The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-02-03
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Ycr.cr from Petersburg.
-.o.,nscerrc of the Richm"nd Dispatch

.,y GuaGC!i III inc HH'!'' vi P'Ni
Wing from The Finance committee 70
ga. ,.y's stock in the Petersburg ra't-
'.' ,'' ...,,rI,,l hrtwcrn Petersburg and Wei.
'.' '>,,,,.:n,~ 80 {, 80 shares, 10 Mr.. Rcu-
""" ..,nl president of The Comnercai
."' '.9 n4Ik a the rate et So per share.
.~> recommendation &c sell was MOI
-. ,is,.siu- or suspicious, tut there
j., .s:,,,aul<,. attending The propo>cG
,A;.lyit we've, 70 SAY the least. very
TIE Finance Comm'ttc", ln>lHiI
s.r.- rt,,. day before ;hc session OF the
49,. .> ! usual postponed lis meeting
..,. .'...Usy uuoG--aicw hours only h'!"I'
...tr:,.s 4 TIC tuunGl. So carefully MIS-
r.sAt,mru! kept secret that none oi III"
...,fr..urd 1alAlc men Of the city had any
.....,1 hat WAS coming till a few mir
.. .,t,yr the bell rang, when ii got on
....ay and was rapidly huzzcd around
..,.;> Tie fact that there WAS no ol>-
,.o.,y Afforded ether parties who might
.r,. Il. ,v,",hasc thi> stock to put in their
,,,> heidi T. l,c significant Of rings and
.:,..ions. The lobby OF the Council
.~.,-rr WAS crowded with citizens Of the
81. >:.n.ti,l and influential cla>s--gcntic-
$40, g..r..;y.Ntr- seen in the Council meetings.
,.ssiti ~ fore @Ilc!.u Malone, acconpa-
h. Nr~..s. StGthan and Slaughter anu
....ra.!- Ead co!nc down from Lynch
IL h, '.>.,. unA special train: whether
...- ,.f,l, Summoned ~ somebody ad-
-rs ~ Tie secret or moved br Seine III
~, i've sense Of ,lans"r. do not know.
:vo;,>ition WAS presented Ey Mr. Ii.
Ya,,u- !0r The Finance Committee. The
'.u...a, Was carefully drawn up in legal
.-.t >I.ncu ly Mr. EaSand Of the first part,
II Nn-,r.. J. ". pouAan, {. Il. Rainc. K. A.
-.1-. G",. :, Richards. and I. I, Brooks,
........r~- If III" committee. Of the second
.-., ~" rcuor; Of tn" committee accom-
INK The contract (Which pledged Mr.. r..
..;..v $4,000 cash and the rest in deferred
.auua;.l strongly urged tho measure
80 tie -rouud that tie stock was never
.a...; = lc retained as property, but was
r.a ~ Inc Town Hall in lSt9 Tor n specific
--..,a. .ur which $40 shares had already
..,s ssiycy.s,i hy 4 stlc made iu 1864 for Con-
..s-.c money: that tho city would have 10
~ SI"o,~4 principal and interest before
...au"r nnx'. for which it was unpreparcd !;
~ lat TIE price offered was good one
- ~ advance Of The highest market rates.
.a "fy.yt touches niso on tie high rates O
"a IN and the necessity Of relieving the
...!., e. III" people.
GA IL llr>t Est yoic-a motion TO sus-
~. rGins 10 ta|'o Up the contract-thc
.'.s.~nt circumstance was developed that
N'.-, Republicans voted ayc. and oil the
,.a-el'#liyys except Nr, broockS) votcG
~ l,l-t ,hcrc wa 4 ~kim~h against sell
r.. lie, sock AZ all, Alr. X. II. Jones and T.
=. H. lruuc arguing that the city's sitta-
...l iii not seem 10 require il, and that the
... f. should at least lie consulted aDou;
3. HE defeat Of u motion :" defer the mat
- >r!'iri this. however. Then all ctlor;
~... .,.lst. tn ilaS" the stock sold nj auction.
49,. H,l"c st this JI;rciulc moved TO inScit
Vs. L. T.. Eoiling's name Tor Mr.. Ragland,s.
mi 80 Tor So per share. lr. Ra9!and.
,-".I'., i'll at ih. ,l!nc!,jrc. was permitted t.
.....r. ana Denounced the sale OF tie stock
81 -. t"Uaci!-roon AZ auction. Mr. Boil
..' lr.4,sG Al length, l;,yoring decay, ant
Il. .-:rsiag Ills lid !roln the charge Of t,in-
. vut-;a oIIrI'. Air. John Lyon followed,
&I0 ,,a> H"t, il must lc confessed, as happy
.ul effective IS usual. Congressman Plat;
'Hhp i !, city father was mdeniahly th'
,i.taHgr~t man Tor Ia" sal" to H;r. Ea%lanG
'i- >,,.-rh,> werc Very Hdrcit and plausible.
"."iwu l.ar.i ,.~ ",t - bidding against cacl
DID. her. :!.I >rru" rt,>!;"t; without parallel IN
r,r ,H,uj,i;.l history. FINALLY. the hi,
,'"od -! Ay E":i,Md 81 Ly Mir. Boiling.
Sir. htp,1nt SAID he va, hot prepared 10 -
.o-'er, Eat thought Il" could the next day
...a HoUii pledge him>rt IN writing to til"
.r.ro y" had o1crcd. Mr.. Boiling refused I"
tr su obligated. III this stains The affair stood
"h,NiAct oImcii adjourned till ! O clock til
..,1pgr. rr,"rVimr to Itself to close Wit!
~. l;"-j,uj', offer or 70 renew the Auction
.ut III: 80 IL" highest bidder.
,lT. i'aii stated positively on lis honor
'.r,; II" hrI received a5$uTa:ic" from IL,
-nata"rn >ccHriiy Company that the Penn
-'.rE.J Crutga! did no; wait this stock, and
r,Hs not offering for il. one member said
b W"ycr. lie had learned that Mr.. Walters
~ !H>lICc,,d his agent here TO buy nj any
I:,"". III" impression prevails that this Is &
r.2vr O. the iIrcircssihr Scot: 10 aiacontlizC
smother connection. There is a great Gca
I'll IL on tho streets. and much Speculation!
ID. "a lie result. Eut at the present writing
',c!El..u1 i. uncertain and mysterious.
LATER.
Us! after tho opening of the Council thl
;t:,gMouu the sheriff served or the presdcn
.. ne Council Tie notice Of all injunction
requiring the Council to appear before JudS
Wc4s!gcr on Tie 18th iust;nt to show cauS
Wny such Injunction should not he issuct
r-trIiuiHL them from the sale Of the stock
The Injunction Was prayed for by Mr.. 5.
t.ai son OF darcy Paul. The move wa
@"ulE un.Ni'Cctcu, ana ciGticU liucil SUI
H~G and sensation.
i was developed that no security had bcel
T.. ijrcl hy the Judge, ana the stalcmeI
49, made that Mr.. Paul was not Il taN-payc
ol,d not even Z citizen of Petersburg. SOM
Iuy!nlcrs urged that no attention be paid L
Il, IS i was 10 valid restraining order. Mr.
!. l.. y. Young argued that the notice dlt
lrt restrain the Council from selling n pub
T.. cutlery: and the Finance Committee
.3trr retiring TO consider the matter, IL
ported that they recommended that the no
i've !c respected. that counsel nc employed
mi the matter DC fought out vigorously be
tore Judge Wcis.ger'S court.
N'r:'.W lille, Nj. EagIand, saying he did
no: desire 80 purchase iaw suit. statct
I..ou@!i his counsel, Mr.. john Lyon. that ht
wi'Iagcw lis proposition. Mr.. rlitt init
,,..cl "a him that he m:tS bound by his writ.
i.t, Si-mcd. and sealed contract that the
c.y could held him to it; OF if The stocl
WIS srid at auction, could make the partic:
WHO had gotten ont the injunction to make
GOOD to The city any loss incurred thereby.
At last q motion prevailed that the Finance
Committee wait on Judge Wcisigcr and III
IHirc whether bond had been required anl
%jycn 10 protect the city, and to apply Il
Lave the whole matter quaShcd and dis
solved !crc and now. The committee is ab
s,5rt At The time Of writing, and their repoiT
i hain% eagerly awaited.
The negro William Farmer. who was bur
So badly Il fcw days since, died to-day.
i number Of town lots in pOcahontas sole
t1-day II from 80 10 $35 apiece.
bishop Uoggc,t preached an eloquent ser
mon last night before the Methodist ASsocia