The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-06-25
LETTER FROM PETERSBURG.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch
PETERSBURG, June q, 1866.

PETERSBURG, June q, 1866.
The Hastings Court, which has been il
session since Thursday. has disposed OF
heavy civil docket, and tried some ten OF
q dozen criminal cases. The court meets
arain 10 morrow for the special purpose o.
classifying the magistrates for duty. IL
has frequently been difficult matter Il
obtain court promptly, because there ha'
hitherto been no systematic action among
the magistrates in regard TO their attend
ance. The desired system, which viii Sc
cure prompt and full attendance will pro
badly be adopted tomorrow.
Another attempt was made To break jan
YESTERDAY morning, as l learn, by prison
ers in the cells Of the ground floor. The.
tore the plank flooring up, and removed
the iron bars from their windows, but thclI
efforts were discovered in time to prevent
an escape. As this was done In the DAY
time, when men were at work on the jail
and a special police force guarding 1t, II J.
believed that it was AZ much malicious
attempt to diSfgure the building As 1t was
a real cndtavor to escape.
Rev. IL. Petty, for one year past the pastor
ofthe Second Baptist Church inthis city, re-.
signed his charge on Friday evening last
and his resignation was accepted by Ills
congregation. His flock were unanimously
against parting with him, and 1t was only
after the most positive assurance that he
had determined to enter another field "i
labor that they |ere induced to give him
ND. Mr.. Petty il young man of sterling
worth and virtue, and has done good ser
ts,'u nhaf Pa ii
dence here. He goes, i understand, to
the Eastern Shore, after preaching his fare
well sermon to-day, and administering the
rite of baptism tonight. His relations
both with his late flock and the comnu.
nity. have been of the most pleasant
character.
The Daily Express, whose office and ma
terial were recently destroyed by fire
will not make its reappearance unit
Tuesday morning, owing, as ! am informed
by the proprietors, to the non-arrlVal o
important material, which should have
reached them Yesterday. Much sympathy
has been expressed for the calamity that
befcl the office, and there is IN anxious
desire to see an early resumption of the
paper. -,
"A
Market late yesterday afternoon, which
but for the prompt and timely interference
of the police might have resulted seriously
One of our young citizens, Mr. David Bis
sett, while walking in the vicinity. wa'
rudely iostled by one or two negroes, o
whom he demanded some explanation
His demand was met with abuse and
curses, and probably challenge to give
satisfaction in some other way than by
making an apology. A fight at once en-.
sned, in which Mr.. Bissett dealt his oppo-
nents some heavy blows. The police in
terfered and prevented general row,
which was fast brewing among the negroes
who crowded the market square. Richard
Poole, a negro from Baltimore, and Martin
Brown, negro Of this city, were subsc-
quently arrested and lodged in Jail for
boldly endeavoring to incite the negroes to
riot by attacking the police and such
white persons as were near. The matter
will be investigated by the Mayor to-mor-
row morning.
Another inccndary fire occurred yestcr-
day morning about o'clock, by which q
stable on the premises of Mrs. Josephus
Hurt, on Old street, occupied as a carpen-
ter shop by negroes, was burned. Some
tools, timber, and furniture--not Of much
value, however--were destroyed. 1t was
noticed that when the reel Of the Old street
Fire Company was brought out to be taken
70 the fire, IL was SO tied mp as to cause
some delay in unwrapping the hose.
The inspections Of tobacco at the several
warehouses during the past week largel,
exceeded two hundred hogsheads.
in the absence Of Rev. Mr.. Rutherford, pas
TOR ofthe Tabb-street Presbyterian Church
Rev. Mr.. Pritchard, of the First Baptis
Church, Oficiated to the two congrega
tons In the former edifce. Rev. Mr.. Glib
son, rector ofGraee Church, is still alb
sent. SN0wDES.