The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-14
letter frDHn Petersburg.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispstch.7
PETERSBURG. Aug, II. 1871.

correspondence OF the Itlcainonu DispStch.l
PETERSBURG. Aug. II, 1871.
4 negro Child by the name OF Bette
Wells came 10 her death in 4 singular man
ncr last thursday near the house Of Mir. Is.
K. Glll-. in Chesterfield county, near this
city. Bette. a child three ear, OF age, was
playing with a number OF negro chidren-
on" Mason Cox among them IA boy eleven
Years uld). when Cox i'll play took hund-
lul Of dirt and threw il torcibiy AT the little
girl. II struck her in the mouth, and
,auSrd almost instantaneous death. Mason
Was arrested, and 4 cUronerS inquest sum
noncd and held over the dead BODY. There
were 10 witnesses of the act except little
negro children. The jury brought i'll YER
dict that the deceased came To her death
from the effects OF Il blow given by Mason
Cox. whom they acquit OF any intention to
Kill ur iutllct serious injury. The boy was
thrrcupou released. The mother of the
dead child is employed as cook in the fam
lly Of Mr.. ellis.
II seems likely that the city is TO have Il
rU!olcd hose company, growing out Of the
ha>ly and angry action threatened by SOME
OF the members of the Botiugbrook com.
pany. THIS company the B0llingbrook)
has been an organization ever since the
Year l193-bciug probably the oldest fire
Steamers Yesterday by the Fire Department
Committee OF the City Council, the Boil
lnghrook company failed to receive the
finest engine Qne . Resolution y, to which
they considered themselves, Tor various
reasons. entitled, and for which they ap-
pied. They threaten, therefore, to dis
tIAnd but it is to be hoped that they will
not permit many suns to 80 down on their
wrath.
The fire brigade here is somewhat affected
hy The high political feeling which per-
Nades The town, and the small politicians
cndtayor 10 use it as an clement of strength
III the little games they are always play lug.
1t Is sad that Il member of the committee
Inquired which one of the two companies
applying for the Resolution was truly loyal,
A. If that circumstance would affect his de-
clsion. The brigade, you know, is under
The control of the Common Council.
There is also some talk OF the organiza-
ton OF negro military company, to be
oihcered by eX-United States soldiers.
am sorry TO report that the merchants
here do not support their Produce Ex-
change and Board of Trade with the ener-
Getic interest and unanimous action which
they ought to exhibit. The Produce EX.
change, recently organized, is now very
SHINY attended. Two of the principal
buyers OF the city, Messrs. kevan & Co.,
and Davis, Roper d Co., never did consent
10 go into it; and the sellers, we learn,
now consider themselves tree to sell in or
out ofthe Exchange, as occasion offers. In
their effort 10 make Petersburg a great
wheat market, and to keep up prices,
the commission merchants appear to have
oyerShot the mark. Wheat is held here for
lUc. higher than i'll Richmond. and have
IL to-day from prominent business man
that the milcrs of the city are going else
where to purchase. Messrs. Kevan u Co.
and Mr.. Riddle have bought in Richmond !;
Mcssrs. Davis, Roper g. Co. in Baltimore.
These facts are significant.
Still, great deal of business is being done
here, and men who know, and are capable
Of Judging intcllgcnLly, and incapable of
making incorrect representations, say that
tGe business prospects of the city were
never more encouraging than now.
ROBIN ADAIR