The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-03
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Ecttar& fFona Petersbnrg.a ~,
Correspondence of tho Richmond Dtspatch,

- Correspondence of tho Richmond Dispatch.
PETxssBURo, Aprif22, 1872. 1
Judge Underwood has distinguished him
SELF again by interfering with the State
courts for the purpose OF protecting one ,oI
the truly loyal from the consequences OF liis
crimes. AT the, last quarterly term or the
Hastings Cogsst Radical named James 81
Easies was found g,iiity, on his second trial,
OF perjury committed I'm the evidence given
by him before United States COMMISSIONS
y. +. Doggeu, and was sentenced tej tmpris.
onnicnt-in the city Jail for a year. Yester.
DAY "A writ OF hdbeas corpus, procured by
Mr.. John w. Jenkins, the counsel for the
prisoner, was served upon Sheriff Arm.
strong commanding the prisoner to he
brought before him for hearing on the 4tl
instant. 1t Is easy to foretell how the case
will be decided. I'm = =
MIR. James +. Mason has been appointed
agent at this place Of the Powhatan Steam
boat Company uice Il. Ii. Moody, removed.
Mr.. Moody, who had been the agent for seve.
i1i years, and who was quite n popular man,
is reported to have been about $4,000 short
when his accounts came to be settled up, and
as no satisfactory explanation could be made,
he was dismissed the company's service and
has left the city. It is stated that he will not
be prosecuted by the company should he re-
turn. Ills large deficiency is said to have re-
suited from the habit of reckless gambling.
Saturday night the house of Mr.. David
Avery, on Cross street, was entered by rob-
hers, who made their way to the trunk of
the proprietor. in which they found a Bible
containing $500 in notes. This they stole,
along with some articles Of smaller value.
No clue to the thieves has been discovered.
,,,1 nf Hnlsfox Gtrnnf
We're sold for sos to-day to James Fl. McGill.
Seventeen acres of land, lying in Dinwlddie
inst beyond the corporation line, was sold for
sl3 per acre to Mr.. Joseph II. Cooper. An
other small lot near the city sold to Fl. Z. Lee
for r. 40 rcr acre. These figures look small
enough. but are thought to indicate an lnl-
| proyemcnt in realty.
Mr.. William Cameron and lady, of this
city, left this morning for trip around the
world, on which they expect to be absent
eighteen months or two years. Ihey go
hence to San Francisco, and will visit the
Sandwich Islands, Australia, Van Dlemans
land, Ccylon, Japan, China, India, and return
hv way Of Europe. Mr.. Cameron Is one OF
the wcalthiest tolacconists OF the city.
| Intelligence was received here by telegram
TODAY of the death in Mobile of Mr.. John ID.
Racland, formerly of this city. He had been
residing in Mobile for several years. He was
man Of very large wealth, and was widely
known in all commercial circles.
There has been no observance among the
negroes to-day OF the seventh anniv ersary Of
the evacuation of Petersburg, which has beer
generally observed by them heretofore.
The revival Mt Hisl,-Street Methodist Epls
copal church continues. There were four OF
five conversions last night, and many new
mournerS. ....
The Hastings Court has been in session to
day, but has been concerned with civil causes
only.
| Travel has pcrceptibly increased over thu
Petersburg and Petersburg and Richmond
railroads since the through trains were pu
on. ROBIN ADAIR.