The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-08-07

lowing real estate
Lot on corner of Twelfth street and
Eagle alley, 40 by 100 feet, at SS6 per front
foot. Thomas NJ. Hewitt purchaser.
Lot in rear of the foregoing, fronting "a
feet on Eagle alley, 40 feet deep, at s3l so
per front foot. William Christian pur-
chaser.
Two other lots on Eagle alley, adjoining
the last named lot, 4G by 40 feet, at 33l 80
rcr front foot. G.. A. Wallace purchaser.
Lot Il feet 10 inches by l02 feet deep,
ON the north side of Main street, next be-
low the lot recently purchased by the
Planters Bank, at the corner of Twelfth
street, sold for 1891 per front foot. VI. l..
Straus purchaser.
Lot ON Bank street, occupied by J. ID.
Browne, 90 by 80 feet, sold for 800 per
front foot. Thomas NJ. Hewitt purchaser.
Lot next adjoining, occupied by j. ID.
! HammcrSlcy, 90 by - feet, sold for Sll0
per front foot. Thomas NJ. Hewitt pur-
chaser.
Messrs. Grubbs & Williams sold on Sa-
turClay the large framed tenement known
rs the old "Glcbc House." beautifully
located on south side OF Grace street, be-
tween Twenty-sccond and Twenty third,
with the lot belonging thereto, 26f by go
! feet, for $4,000.
! They also sold 621 acres Of land in
Chesterfield, three and half miles south
Of Coaficld, embracing the entire surface
aud fivc-sixths of the minerals, if any, for
@l2,00O.
They also sold four lots on west Seven
tccnth street, between Franklin and Grace,
each 81 by 40 feet for $1,000.
! They also sold two lots in Pcttcolas'S
plan of Sidney, 90 by l2O feet, Tor 500
! each.
| Also, two lots on Clay street, near
Buchanan's spring, 90 by 100 feet, for 5000.
SOLDIER DRowNED.-About 10 o'clock
OH Sunday night drunken United States
soldier was seen staggering about ncai the
dock at the foot of Seventeenth street. In
a short time he was heard To fall III the
water, and parties went t" his assistance.
He could not be seen, and half an hour
elapsed before his body was recovered.
When taken out OF the water IL was taken
10 the Libby for identification, but no one
there knew him. The body was sent t"
camp. Coroner Little was summoned, who
viewed the body, but did not think an in
quest necessary. II" is supposed to be one
Of the new recruits recently arrived here.
Drowned At SEA.-Wc learn that
passenger on board the steamship llatt"raS,
which reached this port yesterday after
noon, fell overheard OF Barncgat, and was
drowned. The captain II the steamer re-
fused to give our reporter the name OF the
4 l,,t =
from Petersburg.
Ml~EKAnIY PETTY TmEFT.-Onc Of the
lowest and most petty "t thcit> oi which
wr have ever heard has been committed
within the last few days At st. Johns
Church. The first knowledge. or even >,iS
picon, that any one had ut the theft was
on SUNDAY last. Dr.. John Knox, upon cH-
tcring his pew to attend services, noticed
that the metal plate bearing his name and
the number of the pew had been taken oil.
Upon examination ii was found that
rood many others had been taken oil. The
plates were obtained hy tie congregation
before the war, AT considerable expense,
and were very handsomely gotten up, pre-
Scntng the appearance "i silver. Nocluc
has as yet been obtained to the theft, but
We presume il can hc by an inspection Of
some ol the junk shops in the lower ror-
ton of the city.
IEyfNb County CoCEr.-Thc County
| Court OF lIcnrco aud Grand jury met
Yesterday. The case of John ID. Shepherd,
charged with stabbing Charles l.. Tinslcy,
was tried and sent on Tor further trial II
the next term of the CircHit Court.
/ Sheriff Hoffman qualified and entered
/ into his official bond.
! Mr.. George V. Case qualified as deputy
! sheriff and .iailcr.
Indictments were entered against the
| following parties:
Daniel Strain negro, for assault and
/ battery.
Gloucester Martin, negro, for beating
! his wife.
Joseph August and Richard Croncy for
stealing watcrmelons from DR.. Deanc'S
patch.
James d. Mitchell, Samuel Melton, and
| William Alley, for robbimg Il negro OH Il
highway.
MEcHASrcSvILIE TURNPIKE CoMrANY.-
\ meeting Of the directors of this COM
panv was held yesterday for the purpose
OF clccting toll-gathercr.
There were seventeen applicants for the
place. Mr.. L. \. Bowlcs. a one-legged
Confederate soldier, was elected.
The following resolutions were unani-
mou>ly adopted
R,solcfd, That, in consideration of Cap
tain J. Is. kccScc's long connection and
faithful performance oi his duties as toll
gathcrcr on the Mechanicsvillc turnpike,
and our estimate of him aS friend and
gcntlcman, that the president of the New
Mcchanicsvillc Turnpike Company tcnvcr
to Captain Jacob b. kceSce a free ticket
on the said road.
RtSoir,d, That We regret that we could
not retain the valuable services OF Captain
kcesec aS toll-gathcrer on our road.
RfSOired, That the secretary bo requested
to furnish Captain kccscc with copy Of
the above resolutions.
The meeting then adjourned to meet
on Saturday next mt ~ o'clock. The
regular meeting of the stockholders will
be held on the first Monday in September.
\ Pleasant Arr,IR.-Ycstcrlav. after
the Hcnriro County Corr' had adjourned.
Mr.. p. II. Huffman, th" ncwly-pualilicd
sheriff, surprised the members Of III"
court, bar, and Jury, ly an invitation to
dine with him at TIC >hcrih's cGicc. Ac-
cordingly the party adjourned 10 the Office,
where a fine dinner. composed Of all the
nice things Of the season weakened watcr
includcd) was laid ont for them. Magis.
trates, lawyers, and iurymcn don't often
| ,,.ot NTH Sucb Surpris,,S as these and il