The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-07-03
VIRGINIA NEWS.
T.cttcr from Petersburg.
OF the Richmond Dispatch.


PEreRsBuRG, July 2, 1872.
The great Greeley and Brown ratification
meeting. toirl-light procession and tliunina-
ton will take place certainly tomorrow nigl..
Every effort will lie made to render the occ;s-
sion n Grand Success There will be trans
narcncics and m,sSic, 4 procession and light
inc of the streets. speaking at the court
hr,tsc. and other ADMINISTRATIONS, which, il is
ho,rd, will excite popular enthusiasm in be-
halt " the Liberal cause. ilou. John Gnodc.
.yudyc p,Ill, Coloucl u. Il. Berkeley, Colonel
!, W. Hinton Of Norfolk, Hon. Thomas :.
l;nrock and Major John W. Daniel of Lynch
burg, Hon. 4. NJ. Kelley Of Richmond, and
other distinguished speakers are expected to
hC present aud address the people.
The body OF Il little white female child
WI. found near Maurice smiths factory. on
the margin oi the river. this afternoon. hay-
inw aprIrtn'lv been left there hy the rcccd-
inc tide. rhrr, were bruises about the head
of thu. infant Which seemed To Indicate that
it had urrn violently and fuully dealt with.
i i,lry II inquest WAS summoned, and Will
If NJ O'Clock tomorrow morning.
WritN OF in JUNCTION were served to-day
in The City Sergeant on Mr.. ka-Elnd. ples-
dent nf the Petersburg Railroad Company,
and on the treasurer and each Of the drec-
tors. The writ. issued hy Judge Il. Il. Well
ford. OF The Circuit Court of Richmond. IT.
strains, prohibits. and rninins the officers OF
the company 10 transfer to Mr.. Ra~'and, or
~ Mr.. +. T. Brooks. William X. Mallory,
Lancaster. Brown & Co., John Donnan, or
tirr Petersburg Savings and Insurance Com
Iunv. any of the stock styled preferred in
the stockholders meeting of the Eth of
June. Ia luy II Reuben RaSltud the $1,000
voted him ~ compensation for his services
- president ; rc>liain> them from transfer.
rjny any NJ The stock entered IN The iiamc
nl any ol these parties: AMI from paying any
Of the amount ut ~2lJ.1O voted the holders
rr preferred stock for accumulated dividends
and from paving 10 thCrl. or any of them,
any three per cent. or other annual dividend
,rlrailrr Oh ;hr stock entitled preferred.
Il i s%,! that other legal papers will be
served on the parties this evening. The
writ was made rcturlE.hc To Judge Well
iord'> court on the first day of the August
term. Mr.. .Iamr> Alfred Jones. Judge VIII
liam trlrml. ani Capt;lin Samuel Davies. are
tlrratto,nr,~inr the plaintiffs, who are Mr>Sl>.
Grur.r W. Boiling. Robert Lester, {. Is.
Eainr. L. u. Mcllwainr. u. j.. Tenant. and
| \ number of other large Stockholders.
There WAS Il fight to-day between John
Weeks. hate FHiiiii. and Albert Parker Color
| cd, latr lieutenant of police. Weeks has be-
come very yrtinl>ly indignant since ne lost
| III, place and lrr> declared war ON his late
| Eulcal hrui hers and associates, ami 50 cave
offence to Parker this morning. which bed L"
| hr,f blows. Weeks WIS very cNcltCd uu'ln"
| his examination before the Mayor. and was
| once sent Ia EiiI for contempt of court, hut
was finally released on hail OF 800 TO keep
| the peace Tor six months. He has been so
wrought up recently that some people are OF
| opinion that his mind HIS become dclTungcd.
\ negro nau:rd Henry Robinson WAS put
| in riil This morning for being drunk AMI on
he charge OF stealing some money from
Marr,ItlS Slack. When arrested he lrId some
.r,,uiurk> in his mouth and made prctcncc
thai he was rIlrWin- tobacco.
Joseph Carter was arrested this afternoon
tor ihrUatrnu" Ia take the life of Philip
Myrr-: h";h white. he WAS required to
Eve h"ud in 500 to KEEP the peace for six
months.
\ COW belonging to Mr.. William GHlll-
,rr. "A rrvcu,lc official. dropp"d dead to-day
riIIr heat.
The day hp> been very oppressive and SUI
Try. y great many people have allcady fled
/" the springs.
The new city police have begun their
,iuti">, and seem. alt"gcthrr. quite IN i'm
proyclncnt on The old corps.
Mr. William II. burgess holds over AZ city
rulIcrt~r until his successor, Mr.. Farrell. i,
aide 10 rive i satisfactory loud.
hoEI: AuAlK.