The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-12
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Letter from Petersburg.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch

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Correspondence of tho Richmond Dispatch.
PETERSBURG. April II, 1872.
letter from Mr.. John Lyon, attorney for
the Petersburg Railroad Company. addressed
TO the President and Board Of Directors OF
the company, will be published Tomorrow,
exhibiting singular condition of things in
The previous management of that line. Some
months ago controversy arose between the
officers OF the company and the United States
revenue officers here In regard to some as
Scssment, which resulted in an examination
n' the books of the company and of the
printed reports of its officers by the revenue
authorities. This examination resulted in
their bringing suit in the United States
Circuit Court ut Richmond against the
company for $4,000 taxes due the Gov
eminent, unpaid and unrcportcd, and S13,-
600 rs the penalty incurred for failure to
make report. The revenue officers alcge
that they found in these reports that the
earnings Of the company since the war had
amounted i'll round numbers to $4,000.
and that the value Of the property of the
road had during the same period increased
S5lE,eOo. The claims preferred against the
company were: FIRST, for taxes upon I'M
divided profits of the company, declared and
paid to stockholders, the city of Peters
burg; second, for taxes upon undivided
profits alleged TO have been carried
to the account of any fund or used
for construction third. for taxes upon
coupon or "thcrpro,n>c> to lay interest; and
fourth. for divers penalties, in 81 900 each.
for failures TO make report. After full invcS-
LEGATION, Mr.. Lyon states that he was satisfied
that the only defence he could make was to
prove by the books of the company and its
officers that the reports did not represent the
comrany's real condition; and that the sup
posed half million Of undivided profits, car
ricd to any fund or used for construction, had
never in fact existed.
Mr.. Lyon therefore compromised the suit
by an acknowledgment Of Indebtedness for
delinquent taxes amounting to SS,I22.45 and
Is, Hu0 penalties. The effort will be made TO
ascertain what stockholders are indebted to
the company for the United States tax not de-
Quoted from their dividends. The city has
already been served with 4 bill for some
$1,000.
General s. +. Cary. of Ohio. delivers an
address on temperance Tomorrow night at
the WaShin9ton-StrcCt Methodist Episcopal
church.
The remains Of Mr.. John y. Ragland were
received to-day from Mobile. and after the
iullclIl stlNictN III ~. ia''i > thtlcn Wtlr
conveyed TO Blandford cemetery and there
inferred.
The uniforms and new boots of the Joe
Scott Hose Company were distributed last
night The brigade j. making ready for the
Semi-;nn,la| washing and inspection on We'd
n,~day next and ii is expected that one hum
drcd and fifty men will appear in line.
Rev. DR.. Moses i. linge. of Richmond.
plcach,> Tonight at the lahh-Street Pres
hytcriau church.
\ revival Of religion is in progress at the
Wesley Methodist Episcopal chapel. under
the mini>ilalion If the Rev. Mr.. Proctor.
There have been many converts.
The weather III, been very warm and
bright to-day. RoBH ApAIK.