The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Letter from Petersburg.
correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.

'"''NI"h"'h'Co inc i1chrnond Dispatch.
FFrERsBrRG. March 80. 1872.
This afternoon an 1rishman named Dor
~ay Garrett was run over by the shifting en-
@,n" in the depot yard of the Atlantic. Mis-
>i>>ipni and Ohio railroad. sustaining such
severe injuries that ono or his legs has had to
- amputatcd. The man had no employ
mrut al the deISt. and is said TO have been
,lrtnk nj the fine Of the accident. His con
u,tion is quite critical.
\ pleasant incident occurred to-day, in the
rusontanon OF two elegant and costly gold
loaded canes to Mr.. Charles r. Collier, hate
PRESIDENT. and Captain Il. T.. PeSam, late
neral superintendent, OF the Petersburg
K.ilruad Company. The canes were pre-
,rutcd 10 these gentlemen hy the employees
II the company in testimonial Of the high
respect and esteem III which they are held.
There N> appropriate correspondence, on
}Tr>~jNr ot mutual regard and friendship.
Another Cauc-prcSentaticn occurred yes
r.r,jYN on y somewhat smaller Scale--to wit
>.l,rr-hralcd ~walkin@-stick was presented
g., the Board Of OycrSccrS of the Poor to
S., Superintendent of the A~lmShouSc, Will
'ui Falconrr; on which occasion there
u.rr >~icc,lc> OF consratulation and other
,Hl"i'>jc>,
The N>>pn Of the Board was not.
l.wrycr. in other respects. n lovc-tcaSt.
inn scott icolorcd) and Max Marshall,
.N. irrrprc>>ihlc. got into Il quarrel
,.ut an order which Marshall had
VA for a coffin, and which it afterwards
I'D his ptrpu>C Ia deny having given.
vlrrrujrn The colrrcd individual called his
.-tl white brother Il liar. and protested
..-.li ready Ia assume the responsibility
,.u snd there. or elsewhere, and Ut any
...r time. But Marshall showed no fight,
.. rth, quarrel :" ended.
here are now in the poor-hollSe 81 in
les. II which 81 are colorcd. During the
.v,N ru,. aero died and eleven negroes
seven whites were ordered tu find
.o,.. Expenditures for March. SGGi. 1t
..-r,.. Wed ~ ask m appropriation for next
..-..ut 800.
i, I..ri resolved also 10 ask the City
r.,. E., r~,ilii>h u work-tclI>". where
...,H r.sg3r>" can find employment and
...l .yir>: also, I" rNtrud relief in some
t. destitute persons wh" CANNOT tie re-
.., ,ito The ponr-hnu>c. This latter action
,."n taken in consequence Of the Sll>ltn-
..,r. Tic Relief society.
HnH,id Lewis was acquitted to-day inthe
'r.,I @rart"d him on IN indictment for
.-tu. counterfeit money. The case was
.wit',,i without argument.
rIsgt@. The past week the total inspections
q. fotsir,o Were i15 ho"Slcad> reviews. 30
.,.l'-. II! ho->hcads. Total inspection,
., October iSt, 1871. ISL hogShead>
.r.:if> lor the week previous. l13 hogs
...i-.
}ay Petersburg Law Association was or
..,,t under H. charter on Friday nigh
4. m. following officers Captain Samuc
J, fa,l">. president: Nr. Il. b. Davis, trca
a,r: and captain u. \. ~liintou,,J j. Wc>lc.
H~nnl. !. ;. bernard, and -. a. Lyons
,.,..,>. llir object III the Association Is t
.rnfr,. Il, >lNdy Of law and TO collect 4 law
literary.
l"igr :. :. Wci>i"cr will not hold MOTTO
rN circuit tnntou Monday next, nor Din
wn,!Ii" Circuit Court on the Sih of April. by
f,3,tu II the continued severe illness of hi:
, lie.
w, >a'r> Of cotton have been very bri>l
;'r city for several days past. 1t is csti
f.,ferI that not loss ihan 600 ialcS were sole
. 'Ir city during the past week.
IHiN-iWu deeds were recorded Ill TIT
...h'~ urti,, during the month Of March. am
marriage ~licrfl>rS were issued. OF which
.su wyr, iok,n oft ly c"lnrcd couples.
J'. committee ail"itcd 1T the last annlia
Ting Of the "uld Grays' 10 canvass fol
.,ultr- II 4 new organization, have 50
..l.d .h"It f,ltl names. and The compan,
uf1 l"l"h;il. soon lr rr>'lSsitatcd.
~, rrIl, "ti"u- Of internal revenue in thi
nYh district were alou SGi 300 for TN
..'nj' ui~i r3iin%.
t.-l4"u"w the through trains t"tWcc!
~ lmlu-t,u and .tGuin creek. without chang,
q as. viii commence running.
E-lurd +. RlIchctt. 4 venerable citizen
u'.i Yesterday, al the age of siNlyscNcl
s.I>. RoBiH .ApAIR.