The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-11-05

when his father last visited n1m-apout d
month ago-he was affected to tears as the
old man spoke to him kindly through the
prison bars. But not until now hiss he
seemed to realize that death was nearer to
him than to other mortals. But now it has
flashed across his mind, and simultaneously
it would seem that an arrow Of conviction
had pierced his stubborn heart. May God
forgive him!
A RESPITE.
By the sentence of the Circuit Court Of
Henrico Phillips was to have been hung
Tomorrow between the hours Of II NJ. and
6P.M. Yesterday afternoon, however, his
counsel we're successful in procuring from
the Governor respite, by which the exc,
cution is delayed for sixty days: Ihls If
in view of the fact that the decision OF the
Court of Appeals is so unexpected to the
prisoner, and it is desired to afford him
every opportunity to prepare for death.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCIAL called meet
ing of the Board of Directors of the Cham
her of Commerce took place yesterday at.
ternoon. After the usual preliminary bu'
siness Mr.. David I. Burr announced the
following standing committees for the en-
suing year-Viz.: -
On Arbitration.-W. S. Donnan, I. W
| McCance, w. G.. Ferguson, W. B. Warwick,
and r. A. Mills.
On Commerce. Purcell, William Il.
Palmer, j. II. Martin, P. A. Franklin, and
J. A. Scott. -..-. .--...-
On Manufactures. E. Blankenship,
L. D. Crenshaw, Richard Irby, L. Il. Fray
ser, and W. E. Tanner.
On Mines.-T. w. McCance, Albert Ord
way, I. M. Logan, Archer Anderson, and
William H. Crew.
On Inland Trade-J. R. Branch, T. G
Peyton, Abner F. Harvey, G. L. Wortham
and A. s. Lee.
On Finance.-W. B. Isaacs, T. s. Bald
win, NJ. Rosenbaum, John II. Tyler, and Z
w. Pickrell.
On Outward Trade.-Isaac Davenport
E. 0. Noting, P. Haxall, Charles Howard.
and A. Elicit.
On Printing. Weisiger, James
Woodhouse, NJ. Millhiser, J. ]. Wilson, and
c. D. Hill. ......
On Accoqnts.-A. 7. Stokes, E. T. James,
J. B. Cary, j. B. Dupuy, and j. j. Wag-
goner. a
On Rooms.-T. J. Peyton, William H.
Palmer, and P. Weisiger.
A communication from the National
Board of Trade stating that the first annual
meeting of that Board would take place in
Cincinnati on Wednesday, ID day of De-
cember, etc., was received, and laid on the
table for action at the next regular meet
ing.
Major 7. G. Peyton offered the following
preamble and resolutions, which were
adopted after remarks by several memb bers,
during the course of which Colonel ]. b.
Branch stated that there had been dis
tinct proposition made to the Board of Pub
lie Works by parties outside of the State
for the purchase of the interest of the Com
monwealth in the Virginia and Tennessee
railroad, and that the sum offered was ST.
100000 in State bonds and S500,000 in
cash.
Whereas it appears to be desirable that
there should be q general expression OF
public opinion as to- the course which the
State should pursue in relation to the con-
troll and management Of her system of in
ternal improvements,
al. Be 1t resolved as the sense Of this
Board, That her climate, position, harbors,
and other natural advantages, have made
Virginia the shortest and best outlet from
the great West to the ocean and when the
capital shall have been obtained to COM
plete her system of improvements, already
more than half finished, the great stream
of intercourse and trade to and from the
interior and the seaboard will flow through
these channels.
"2. ReS0lved, That the true policy of
Virginia is to preserve intact the unity Of
her lines-thus running east and west.
and to prevent as far as possible any diver
sion from these routes across her borders.
"3. ResolUed, That this policy is indis-
pensable to her progress in wealth and
population and in all the elements which
constitute basis for increased revenue and
enhanced value of property. 4 rigid ad-
herence to it will promote the growth of her
cities, gradually fill up her counties with
new settlers, and ere long lead TO the estab-
lishment of direct foreign trade from her
eastern waters.
" 4. ReSolued, That no consideration for
which the State might yield the control of
any part of these through routes could
furnish an equivalent for the loss which
would result and the gloom it would throw
over the prospects of her communities
through all the future.
"5. RESOLVED, That we regard the union
of the railroads from Bristol to Norfolk
under one management to be not only of
advantage economically to those roads, but
matter of the gravest general concern in
its bearing upon the fate Of our State and
her ability hereafter to pay off the heavy
Indebtedness contracted, to great extent,
in making these connected lines Of i'm
proyement."
After which the Board adjourned to meet
on Wednesday the 1lth Of October.
CAUGHT IN THE ACT.-Yesterday morn
ing about o'clock, while one of the pro-
prietors was in the back part Of Stevens,
Pegram s. Co.'s store, on Broad street, and
the present clerk had stepped out for a mo-
ment, a colored boy named j. Henry An
derson slipped in, and had his hand in the
money-drawer, when the clerk returned
unexpectedly and caught him. He had
gotten but o small sum of money, which he
was seen to put in his shoe.
COMPLETION OF THE TUCKAHOE AQUE-
DUCT.-Ihe report OF the Board or Dlrec-
tors of the James River and Kanawha Ca
nal Company states that the aqueduct over
Tuckahoe creek, which was destroyed in
August last, was completed on yesterday,
and that navigation over it will be resumed
to-day.
FOUL CRIME.-Ned Roper, negro, and
Jane Alexander, white woman, were yes
terday convicted by the county court Of
foul crime. They were sentenced to pay