The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-06-17
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Letter from Pssershnrx.
correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.


ID
PRTERsRURa. June is, 1872.
The railroad war has now fairly begun,
and promises to lie very spirited and deter
mined. Both sides, hear, express them.
.gIycs with great confidence of the final re-
.uI. and though nothing rs yet has been
done or = definite. character, fair notice has
been given that the issue will be contested in
,hc courts of law.
The following IL ucrhotim copy Of the
notice served late Yesterday evening, on the
PRESIDENT. Treasurer, and Directors of the
Petersburg Railroad Company:
.'PETERsBuRG. June Il. 1872.
=. To he President, Directors, end Urea.
S,,re,-. Of he Petersburg Rdikrond Com.
.pGny:
I'VE. the undersigned, stockholders ia the
Petersburg Railroad Company, hereby no.
tiIr yru aud each of you that we hold the
resolutions passed at the meeting of the
stockholders. SO called, OF said company on
the 18th day Of June, 1872. providing for the
Issue of certificates for certain so-called pre-.
trrrrd stock. aud for the future payment of
q, .cmi-ap,Ia dividend out of the gross re-
,,jris of the company in addition to diyi-
,lcnd ont of the net profits of the said COM
lelnv. and for the payment of the sum of
=. go TO Mr.. Reuben Ragland. and for
Other matters mentioned in said resolutions,
80 bc Illegal and void, rs WAS declared and
protested against in said meeting, and we
warn vou that if the said resolutions or any
OF them shall lie carried into effect we shall
hold YOU and each Of yon individually liable
10 Us and others Interested with us in danl,
ages.
[Siynedl a. G. McIlwaine, D. B. Ten
nant, Robert Leslie by John McGili, attor-
4, nv INV, aD(S; OF
iorncy: John McGill, J. III. Cooper, Robert
\. Martin. George w. Boiling, J. A. John
>tun, John Rowiett, Alexander Donnan,
ANDREW kcvan and Brother; y. NJ. TannOr,
proxy Of Julia G.. rannor; Tappey, Lumsden
X Co.. by William II. Tappey; K. A. Haml-
ton hy X. L. Hamilton. attorney II. W. Pick
rc ly Samunl b. Paul, attorney"
The interest on the subject has been greater
to-day than at amy time heretofore, and many
reports are in circulation as to the status. 1t
i stated that the prote>tantS, constituting Il
minority Of the stockholders who alleged
Themselves TO be agsricvcd, have retained the
services of Judge Crump and Mr.. James; Al
fred Jones, of Richmond, and have received
assurance from them that Mr.. Ragland and
the syndicate had no right whatever in law
to the money allowed on their claim for past
due dividends; and that il such dividends
were due they should he paid to the city.
TIL, trouble seems 10 be to provide any legal
means for the recovery of the amount SO
tlpwcd on the claim at the stockholders
meeting The money has already been paid,
and no process of Injunction can recover it.
1t seems likely that the minority will make
IN effort 10 have the road placed in the hands
Of Il receiver, though it is not clear that even
that course could put them i'll the way of re-
IL, inf IIrpNx NV ~ ntrfn al
should the courts decide that the claim was
moi established.
There have been within the past two or
three DAYS several important transactions in
r.ul estate in and near the city. The site of
the old Mechanics factory, on Swift creek,
with all the lands and appurtenances thereto
belonging, has been sold for $4,000 10 an
a.>o,i:t,ion of gentlemen consisting of MesSrs.
G.. II. Davis, :. L. and II. II. Arlington. Il.
\. Martin &; Co., and Jones Il Plummer.
They will rebuild Immediately, and enter
upon active manufacturing operations.
Fleets foundry. owned mainly by MIR. y. G..
Mclfwainc. hts been purchased by Mc>Srs.
Baker Eancs. i. ". Jones, ,Jr., +. u. II.
Young, and others, who propose to convert
il into CIR factory. These two enterprises
will furnish employment 10 a large number
Of persons. The tenement i'll the iron-tron,
h!orl, occupied by NlcSsrS. K. A. Martin &
Go. his been sold by Mr. 4. Ragh,nd to Mi.
J. Andrew White tor $4,000.
The receipts Of tobacco for the week end
ing to-day were AS log.hcadS: reviews, Is
no,s,hrad,: inspections. 3ij hogshcads total
receipt, trr 1871. G,49l hogShcads; total re-
c"pts for 1872. 3,651 hog>hcads.
In the Mayors Court this morning Ben
and Dudley Lewis dilds Billy two negro
bows. brothers, crcarr,igncd on the charge
81 ,ntcrin. and robhing the residence of MIR.
W. C.. Orr some time ago. There WAS every
reason to believe that the robbery was com.
mjft"d bv Ben. Int n, there was 10 legal cvi
,I,n,'r against him he WAS discharged. Dud'
lev. in whose possession was found the cast
"i Mr.. nrr's gold watch, was sent Oh to b'
indicted, and committed.
There seems TO he q temporary lui III the
congressional fight. The rivals have dis
appeared. no one knows exactly whittier
! cuirc- pendent writing from Mecklcnbilrs
ru,.Iuiy saws that il there Is 40 Conservative
n"uiurr the negro candidate, Williams
will .rt the White vote Of Luncnhurg anC
M.rklrnbur-. About here Colonel jenkins
j. tie Conservative iavoritc; not that they
love his politics more, but SlowclPS less.
\ wagon containing two little girls
daughters OF Mr. =. &. Vincent, was rul
away with on 1lSn street tiiiH Hiofhlhs,, !n,
tiev would have been badly hurt or Killed
except that the team was checked by MaSte
Henry paunill The children were some
what bruised and hurt Us it was.
There was Il heavy storm in the neighbor
hood last night, and great deal of rain Tel
here. The Storm lasted nearly Ill night
General Malone lrls gone up to Lynch
burg.
SO far there has been very little movement
hence in the direction of the summer resorts
ROBIN ApAIE.