The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-02

PErERsBURG, May 81.
Ia the Circuit Court ibis morning, Judge
Weisiger presiding, the jury in the case of
the Commonwealth rs. Daniel Walker,
charged with being an accessory of Sarah
Scott in the murder by poison of her bus
bald. brought in verdict of murder In the
second degree, and fixed his punishment at
nlne years Imprisonment in the peniten-
! tlary' Nr. Page, one of the counsel for the
prisoner. tieda bill of exceptions in his be.
half, claiming that three scssioLs of the court
had been suffered to clapse without the case
being called for trial, during which the wit
ne>Ses for the prosecution bad not been pre-
vented from attending and tes:ifyiny by any
OF the excuses allowed by the law. y SINH
lar bill of exceptions was also filed in the
case of Sarah Scott, ard Judge Weisiger
signed them both and will pronounce SER
tence upon the two couVicts on Monday
morning.
CORPS Of engineers of the Atlantic, Mis-
sissippi and Ohio railroad are apassing over
the entire line of the road at present, re-
,, surveying the route. and marking of all the
property owned by the company at all the
stations. This corps has just reached this
CITY, having made rough sketch Of tho line
between Norfolk and Petersburg. They
Will proceed to operate on the SouthSide d.
vision of the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio
railroad.
Twenty-one carloads of old iron have been
shipped by the Atlantic, Mississippi and
Chic Railroad Company to City Point, the
old rails having been recently replaced By
steel rails OF the newest patent.
The bridge of the Richmond and Peters.
burg railroad over the Appomattox river is
in course Of repair, and the shed on the
other size of the river is being removed to
accommodate the Pullman sleeping cars,
which have not heretofore been able to pass
beneath it without endangering their stove
pipes and their projections.
The physician in attendance Oh Berry
Jones, who was 50 badly crushed on the
Petersburg railroad yesterday, has ascel-
tanned that although his thigh is crushed,
his leg is not otherwise injured, and expects
| to be able to cure him without the desperate
| recourse of amputation.
a Mr.. Russell, employed at the post-office.
has been removed hy Postmaster Greene. and
u colored clerk has been appointed in his
stead.
An incident happened a few days ago in
Prince George county, not far from this city,
| which shows that the male character is not
| always the strongest and the bodest. a
young man was riding along in a huggy with
| young lady, when. passing over a bridge,
the horse attached to the vehicle commenced
| rearing and plunging in a manner that alarm
| ed the gallunt driver, who made haste TO
tumble out. His fair companion gathered
| up the reius and drove the FESTIVE horse over
| the bridge in safety, and then compelled her
recreant escort to walk behind the team fer
| about i've miles while she drove and other
Il Inc
| permitted him to climb in. but he did not
aspire afterwards to run the machine.
The market is said to be as fully supplied
| now with all kinds OF meats and vegetables
as at any time since thecoSe OF the war.
ROBIN ApA1R.
FIRST TRAIN FROM GREESvILLE. s. c., TC
CHARLOTTE, \. G., OVER THE RICHMOND AMI
| ATLANTA AIE-LlSE.-[ Charlotte Observer
May 10 l-Tbe day when the excursion train
| over the Atlanta and Richmond AirLiEc
railroad should run from Greenvile, :. c.,
to Charlotte, freighted with our friends from
the place first named, from Spaltnnbur-. and
other places along the line Of the road, has
for long time been anXiou,ly looked for
ward tc by many who proposed to partici'
pate in the festivities which would accom-
pany that event.
Yesterday that day arrived, and at 3o'clocl
p. VI. sharp the whistle Of the -" B. Y. Sage
WAS distinctly heard as she entered tie
suburbs Of the city. / large crowd had as
sembicd ut the Airline dci ot at the foot q
| Trade street to welcome the visitors who
should be brought from their homes in the
Palmetto State to join with us in celebrating
| this day. which shall be a memorable one i,
the annals Of both Ststcs. The Charlotte
CorueJ Bud, lie comnlttCc OF reception
| with their speaker, Governor Il. Il. Vance
| together with the iEar>hals OF the day, Gene
| raj j. a. Ioung chic, aud Messrs. r. D
Graham, Walter Brem, }. W. Wad.worth
j. W. Miller, J. NJ. Leak, and NJ. {. Mayer
to say nothing Of others who had 20 oflcs0
business, went there to show guests all dut
honor and respect.
| The Observer then tells how the eXcur
sionistS were entertained by Il bali and ban
/ Ql,et. Among the toaS!s were the following
"rhe Atlanta ard Richmond Airline rail
road--!he granGcst Vi our southern cntr:
priscs." Responded to by General hutlI
HarrInscr.
"Buford-thc model President" Re-
spUnd, to by X. Y. McAdeI.
brains, Muscle, aud Money-thc b"s
railroad materlals.' Responded 10 by Mulo
y. II. w eliIoTu.
THE FINEST CHURCH IN AMERICA.-St. Pat
| rick's cathedral, on Fifth avenue AMI Fifty
first and Filty-Secunu streets, and cXtcndin:
| back to Madison avenue, vii! he The fines
church structure not alone III New York, bu
ip the western world. Begua IN 1885,. by Arrb
bsuup Hughes, oil work on 1. was suspended
| ;rOm the outbreak Of the war % the beginning
pf 1894. then II Wae resllmed and the pranC
building. occupying an entire city block, Il
| llow about bali finished. Enormous granite
| bic OK constitute its foundations. On these
! rises the graceful yet grand super.trrcture
| uf the cathedral, which Is CONSTRUCTOR all oil
line marble. With It's rich decorations, is
rose windows, its lines Of f1liated tracery, It's
| clustering Gothic pinnacles, It's veal b OF or
1,anlent, and most ofall, its lofty twin spires
| piel cling the sky at a height above every
! thing else in New York, it closely resembles
the World-famous cathedral ut Cologne. Ii
| will be the largest, the co>tliest and the mos;
| beautiful church in tie United states, It's toia
cast exceedin. s. 100000. Everything IN IL
| construction i; ,aid for before it Is used
The towers at the corners will be rs feel
hi"h- At this enormous height-more thar
| one hundred feet higher than the spire o
! Pearl-SLreet church in this city-the figure OF
| mar, would look >mrll. As the churcl
| stands on the highest land i'll that part
| New York, the workmen they must CARY
steady heads) who finish OFT the spires VII
| have grand view Of the city, the SOUND
the Palisades, the country about, anu th'
| unrivalled bay at the south. The church
itself, built in pure white marble, the mos
bea,lriluI of all material for such Il strife