The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1865-12-16
VIRGINIA ITEMS.
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VAMGINAA 1TEMSs
"A colored tournament and hall took place II
the suburbs Of Petersburg on Thursday, which
was " largely enjoyed by the colored ropnla
tion," and. says the Express, witnessed Will
evident interest by large number OF whites
Of both sexes"
One hundred and seventy two bales Of COT
ton, 0fty hogsheade OF tobacco and som
wheat, corn, potatoes. &C.. were bronrMrss .. ~
day.
The Petersburgers are buying beef lot nine
and ten cents, and pork for fifteen ana sixteen
the country people bringing '"ese "F"cles
into the city In abundance
Some ..nameless'' person has presented the
Ernreas man with half dozen Southampton
hams Lucky fellow
We hear Of more weddings about 70 come
off than ever We're known before. We bid the
chief operators God speed. 1t helps the clerk
Of the court, does the parson no damage. and
gives a new impetus to trade Of every kind
Express.
At late hour last night we received infor-
nation Of Dr. R. f. Rohinson's death His
remains will reach this city by the early train
from City Point.-Eader.
Robert NJ. Dunlop. Esq, who for the past
three years. has discharged the duties Of Sn-
perintendent Of the Petersburg railroad, re-
signed hts position yesterday, and will leave
the city this morning, on his way to Europe
ID.
The song Of the New Temperance Order is
Coming through the Rye.-Ib.
Major. G eneral Pickett, Of the late Con
federate army. was in the city yesterday.-Ib.
CHARLOTTESVILLE.
A negro man, named Dick. was arrested in
Louisa county on Friday last. Mr. James
Fitz, Jr., it seems, had two horses stolen from
him on Thursday night, and the next morning
started in pursuit. He found his horses at
Mr. OavfSS in the possession OF Dick, who
Also had with him another horse, taken in the
neighborhood. Dick has been engaged in a
regular business Of this sort for considerable
time, and 1t Is probable that he is only one of
an organization who have been carrying horses
of from this county. He is known to have
passed down on the Three Chop road repeat
edly in the past three months with horses
He is now in Jail in this place, and we hope
will get his deserts. -Cnronicle
The evening trains on the Orange railroad
have been discontinued.
pASv1LLH.
The Danville Lyceum met last Friday night.
There was a large attendance. The labor ques-
ton was under discussion. Besides the
gular members who spoke, the audience was
addressed by Messrs. w. T. Sutherlin, George
w. Read, s. S. Bryant and Colonel r. f.
Withers. -DnnriUe Times.
Mr.. Wilkins Bruce has paid thirty thousand
dollars in gold for tract of land near Danville.
Mr.. William Mosely has been selected rs
Judge Of the Freedmen's Court at Danville.
LYNcHBrRG.
Governor johnson, Of Georgia, arrived in
Lynchburg on Tuesday morning, by the Orange
and Alexandria railroad. Next morning he
went westward on the Virginia and Tennessee
road.
The remains Of the late Doctor A. Russell
Meem have been brought from their place of
temporary interment at Harrisonburg. to this
city, and will be buried at the Presbyterian
cemetery to-day .-Ftrytntnm.
LorDorS COUNTY.
mr.
last-Newton Keene presiding. Mathers,
charged with feloniously taking a horse was
sent on for trial
A. H. Settle, of Fauquier, entertained an
audience, on Monday night, with an essay
on the manners and customs of the present
day.
A squad of Federal soldiers have been en-
gagged the past few days in buryins the dead
ON Balls Bluff battlefield They completed
their task on Monday night.
The house and lot in Leesburg known as the
Gilmore property was sold on Tuesday for
seven hundred and seventy dollars-George
r. Head purchaser. ..-.--
A revival of religion has been going on in the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South, of Lees
burg, for the last ten days.-Loudoua Mirror.
ALEXANDRIA.
The remains of the late Colonel S. Wilson
D. @stman, who was killed on the Danville
., " IN accident, last winter, were brought
OH H.. >lace on Saturday last and inferred in
l -, who was tried by a court-mar-
Dry H. - ~. asst summer and sentenced to
llal Ia tnis cry , 'ment in Fort Whipple for
Dne year cornn in Fairfax county, has been
released. :.,,.,,I
Ex-Governor William S. u..n passed . tilro o
this city yesterday mornin. on MS ms way rom
Hon. j. NJ. 30. - HIS 0"eh Oh
visit to this place.
Mr.. Charles Pierre has been apo 'n'ed bag,
cage agent at Gordonsville for the Oh. ana
Alexandria Railroad Company.
The steamer James Guy was sold yesterday
to George Olney for about six thousand ooi
lars and will, we understand, be taken
South. -Gd=ette. -..-
Re-appoint,nent If Judge Moncure.-We are
satisfied from information derived from Rich
mond, that this eminent jurist will be reap i
pointed to the Court of Appeals. This action
of Governor Peirpoint will, we are satisfied,
give universal satisfaction.
We regret to learn that a horse, attached to
a carryall, in which was Mr.. Elzey Payne,
ran away on Wednesday last, causing trac-
ture of his leg.-Herah.
UNIFORM CoINAeE.-The Hon John A. Kas.
son. who has just been made chairman of the
rYo,.o Oororoiftoo IN C0us Weiphta and