The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-07
VIRGINIA. NEWS.
Letter from Petersburg.
correspondence Of the Richmond Gf.pai.b

-; PETERSBURG, June 6. 1872.
| Inc Visit To-day Qf i!cprinters OF the In.
| tcraticna' Typographical Unian las been u
great success, the lTngranElc having been
carried ont smoothly, and 10 accident &C.
CURLING To mar the harmony Of the occasion,
nc Eisitofs We're met sc the der6. at 10
clock ny The printers Of Petersburg Union.
NO. 70, IN body, and under The direction of
IN energetic committee, were quickly sent OF
IN conveyanccs to Jarratt's Hotel, where mn
ii"nr was spent in intsoductons and con-
ecsatcn, and in pattaking Of liquid
refreshments. Carriages were again put
IN rcqri>ition, and the entire partv,
numbering something over hundred,
rode around the lines of fortifics-
ton, visited the cemetery and old church
in Bhndford, and at the Crater dismounied
| and spent Some time examining that historic
field, and scraping for bullets In the sides of
the Notifications. Thence the typos proceeded
to the Soutl,sde railroad deE0t, where an
| extra train OF three of the most elegant and
| Sumptuolls coaches of the Atlantic, Missis-
'ippi and Ohio railroad had been placed ut
The diSioSa! OF the cXctrSioniStS for u trip to
| City Point. number of The officers Of the
company went along with the printers,
whose visit, though rapid and brief. was
very satisfactory and pleasant. Returning,
they We're again conveyed to Jar
| rats, where, ut 3 O'Clock, after ample
time for preparation and rest had
been allowed, al elegant banquet was served.
10 which ail the delegates, their hosts OF the
Petersburg Union, and u number of invited
guests sat down. After the dinner, an en-
thi!siastc delegate proposed in II cordil
speech the health of Petersburg, to which
| appropriate responses were nude. There
| Hlter the whole company marched two by
two to the Richmond depot and departed
| hence, giving expression to the utmost plea
| sure and satisfaction. ut the results of their
visit.
While mt the Fair Grounds, hack ran
upon and it," another, and damaged the We
hiclc somcHhat; the occupants, however,
| Fortunately escaping without Injury.
| The fine brick residence Oil Franklin
street belonging to the estate OF the late
| Peter j. DeNo>s was sold ut auction to-day
| TO Mr.. &. Il. tlamberlaynr, wealthy banker
| Of New York, who proposes to establish his
permanent home here. The price paid was
| $500.
| One hundred and siXty-!hrcc immigrants.
passed through the city to-day OH the Atlail-
tic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad on their way.
| These were all either Scotch or English, and
seemed healthy and thrifty, and of Il sub
Stantial and respectable class. Some OF them
will settle in Virginia ana some will go fur
| thcr west.
| At the meeting OF the Common Council
yesterday MIR. G.. Baker Raine, chairman Of
the Gas Committee, stated that the commit
tee had contracted with the company for gas
for three years at the rate OF three dollars per
thousand feet; the reduction being due to
! the removal Of the Government tax. Several
members were not satisfied at the terms, and
the contract was remanded to the committee
| to be entered into for one year only.
Charles Ii. Porter made speech here last
| night in the interests of his candidacy for
| Congress, and violently assaulted the revenue
| ring. which is ut present inilnicsil to his
| claims.
Yesterday dog believed to be mad was
| shot and killed on Washington street
|. During the month OF May there were
eighteen intelmcnts in BEndford--seyenteen
white. ROBIN ADAlR.