The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-22
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Letter from Petersburg.

II SoffesEohafncc OF the Richmond Dispatch.
ss.,, 3. PErRRsB1Ro, JUNO a. ISL.
The grand Jury of the IIust fngs Cont tlii,
morning foundsat true bin ia etlle fndictanc,,1
Drought ag1liiist Max NiafsEsfI for perjury.
Marshall, 1t will be remembered, made affi.
davit some weeks ago that he had fi,een set
upon, tilted, and intiinidatcd BIZ two re.
spectacle citizens, Messfs. George, Davis and
Maurice Levy, and had them slIn,I,po,ted TO
appear before tile United States Connb-
sIoHer to answer for aviolaiion Of the kikl,Iy
or supplemental enforcement act, These
charges were brought on cath before; Com
missioner JeHkinsaiid in the Mayors Court,
Inc prosecutions of. these. gentlemen was
Withdrawn by Marshall after he found ont
IL was TOO frivolous and VIGOROUSLY false to
DC entertained even in Undcrwood's court,
ana That he would be severely brought t0
ACCOUNT Tor bis false swearing. His repent
ance came, however, too late to save him.
and he will have to answer i'm court on tie
10Th instant for the crime of wilfuI and cor
rupt perjury, rs alleged in the Indictment.
I: The; grand jury asked the court also D.,
issue ,subpGnas for several specified Wit
nesscs whom they wished to examine with
reference to certain special acts of Mayor
Wood. 1t is understood that the grand iilly
intend, TO investigate statements aud charge,
several times openly and publicly made fbS
captain y. +. Boisse.tu, that when lie n,oiss-
Scal) was in the detective service Wood wis
guilty on several occasions Of abstracting and
cmbeZzllnS. the public funds COLLECTED fu,
fnes. &c. Tfie case will be Investigated next
week, the court having all jour1rcd until sioii-
day morning. r 'iEft u - f.'ei.t
= Mr.. William 4. Moody, City Sergeant elect
did not appear In court to-day with his
bondsmen to qualify according to his re-
quest and appointment. 1t seems that he
has some difficulty i'll getting sufficient bonds
men, and the court has'not yet accepted those
who haNebee offered as sound and good
men. ..,, -3-.s.,. -sss, - g. - =
. Movements Of cotton for the week ending
June 2lst, 1872: Receipts, Al bales; same
week last year, 81 bales; total since Septenl-
her 1st, q, G3i bales; same time last year.
1882 bales; exports, ! bales; stock, 797
bales. NJ = -'''rrf,' -
The negro Mark Wicks, charged with
swindling, was yesterday found guilty, and
sentenced to six years. Imprisonment in tile
penitcntiary; and the boy Dudley Lewis
(colored), for the robbery of Mr. W. c. Orr,
was sentenced to Imprisonment in the same
for the term Of five years. 't'.' ~: .ir'- '~
Rev. W. w. Walker, Of Westmorcland
county, who made such brilliant reput:l-
ton rs an orator in the campaign of 1869, is
expected to preach on Sunday in the WASH
ington-Strcet Methodist church. Rev. r.
n. Slcdd, Of Lyncllburg, will preach in the
Markct-Street Methodist Episcopal church
for Rev George w. I.anghorne. who willoc-
cupy Mr.. sledd's pulpit in Lynchburg. The
other nulpits of the city will be filed by the
usual inCrmbcnts. r &. s'F.dH-
The =Market-Street Methodist Episcopal
church. is soon to be thoroughly repaired
and rcnoYutcd, and 5000 has already been
contributed for the purpose. i'll
There is to be Radical mass meeting at
tho courthouse tonight, when lively time
may be expected among the congressional
rivals. - '.
One Of our revenue officials confcsscs to
having been bled to the tune of $500 in
behalf of Grants canvass.
The inspectorship Of tobacco which Max
Marshall held has been abolished, and lie
loses the place in consequence, OF course.
This longest day Of the year has been terri
bly, hot. ROBIN ADAIR.