The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-29
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correspondence or = Richmond Dispatcb.
fETERss, q, March %, 1872.
Inc only case Of any consequence heard
to-day in the Court of Hu,tnvs was tho
suit of J. Renach against the powhatan
Steamboat Company, for damages in the sI,,n
o! $500, that being tho estimated value of
certain boots and shoes shipped Mfr. Reinach
from Baltimore over the Powhatan line, and
alleged to have been not received. The YER
oict OF the jury was adverse TO the company,
which will be mulctcd in the sum specified
and for The costs Of the suit. The only case
OF amy Importance which remains untried is
one involving question in bankruptcy. The
court will be in session several DAYS longer.
At meeting OF the directory of the Pc.
tclSl,lrg Railroad Company held yesterday
Mr.. William K. Mallory was elected vice
president. It Is not We; certain that Captain
Tosh will accept the position Of assistant ST.
periniendcn:. TO which he was recently elect.
ed. Heat first declined it positively, but has
been induced to take the matter under recon.
Sidcration.
Some feeling has been excited by q dis
covcry OF the fact that the gravel now being
used to grade our streets Is brought from a lot
in Pocahontas. Just across the river, used as
graveyard within few years past, ind that
human bones and pieces of skull were being
constantly spread OH the streets by the city
carts. Your correspondent visited the lot,
ana verified the story, which IS, itSecms, by no
means creditab!e to the city authorities. The
graveyard was used for the interment of the
dead rs late rs the closing years of the
war, when Blandford was inaccessible
and dangerous; and the laborers sometimes
div now into collins but little crumbled, COLI
Sr,, Inl l,,t Hal
These, however, of course, are not desc
Grated, but it is Sacrilcgious 10 disturb any
of these now forgotten and neglected sleep
ers. The cart-drivers told me that when
they found they had brought over bones in
their loads they picked them up piousIy and
carried them back, and there reinforced
them. There is still quite 4 pile of bones and
portions Of skeletons collected in the gravel
quarry.
Cotton is very lively to-day. One Of our
large city houses sold to-,lay go bales, and
expected to sell GOO more; and yesterday sold
IL bales. The market is quite still and trans
actions free and active.
Company 4 has been making its first
public parade in full dress uniform this after
noon. About forty men were in line, and
their appearance. drill, and discipline, are
excellent and soldierly.
am glad 10 report that Rev. j. E. Hut
son. pastor Of the Byrne-Street Baptist
church, has recovered from the more serious
features Of his recent attack of sickness. and
i now believed 10 he ont Of danger.
Mamie Blackwell (negro man, found
guilty OF stealing 500 from Bat Blanton
also colorcdl. was sent 10 the city Jail by the
mayor this morning Tor ninety days. The
mayor also had locked up two old pcniten-
tiary birds who hive been prowlng around
for some days. and believed TO be intent on
mischief.
Our approaching municipal election ap-
pears to excite but little general interest even
among the Republic ms. No candidates have
yet been announced, and we hear no more
talk Al present Of the Peoples purity"
Rolls ADAIR.