The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-22
Eetacr frcys, Petersburg.
Correspondence Of the Richmond dispatch
pErcpSRI-pc JopI,arr 81 49,

PETERSBURG, January 81, 1878.
To-day was held a called meeting of tho
Petersburg Ice Manufacturing Company
Captain John G.. Brain. president Of the
company. was in attendance. and made a
statement Of the disposition which he had
effected Of his interest in the concern to Mr..
K. +. Jackson. The statements heretofore
made in this correspondence in regard to this
transaction and Cart Brains Connection with
the company were fully borne out by the de-
vclopments and statements made in the meet
ing. The upsllot of it all was. the company
WAS broken up, all the stockholders having
entirely lost faith in the enterprise. Captain
Brain. however, represents that he will put
ur Il machine for Mr.. jackson some time in
the fall and that Mr.. jackson will undertake
The manufacture Of artificial ice. He also
states that he will assume and discharge all
the debts contracted Ivy the company (oi
which he was president and half OF whose
stock nc owncdD.
\ week or ten days ago man, who signed
his name j. II. Simonson and who pretended
| To lr superintendent Of Public Schools in
| the Nt,,H District of Texas Tin which State,
| m prsS1Ht. il is stated there were but three
school districts. arrived in the city and put
,lp at .Jarratt'> Hotel. His manners were
! llbttt X ltIlI ShlttN llbI l'ANiibls az" IN
-ayc no evidence of the culture which was
to hv expected OF II man who occupied such
a pn>itiru. .Aftcr he had been here few
DAYS articles Of clothing belonging 10
| other quests Of the hotel and some even
| whr! belonged to the servants, were
missed aud found in his room, a circuul-
stance which seemed to annoy him greatly.
| Finally. after horrowin" money aud bilking
[ 4 b,,., 4 fI v.hnlp Of
| his board, he disappeared, taking with him
Il handsome talma, TO which he had no right
save that Of possession.
Another inpostor 10y the name of Price
has been victmiziny unsuspecting persons in
this city lately. He bears Il letter of intro
,luc.ion from DR.. Manning. of Weldon (pro-
cured hy false prctencCS), and is dcad-bcallnG
around in 4 ZOOS" and lively fashion.
II i stated that the dead body of Matlow
| Bailey. the colorrd mall who was killed yes
| crlay by mule, WAS robbed Of his watch
and pnckct-hook ny some wretch before ii
| was delivered TO his friends. lie lett large
| family in almost destitute circumstances.
| \ teachers institute was held to-day at
| the High School OH Union street, ut which
| interesting addresses We're mide by Dr.
| Rulincr, State superintendent of public
schools: Superintendent Binford, of Rich.
| moud. and other gentlemen. In consequence
| of these exercises Ca full report of which
| las not vet been rcccivctU there was holiday
| to-day in all tie pGhli: schools OF tie city,
| aud all the teachers We're in attendance ut the
| institute.
| 4 movement las been set on foot by Rev
| Father Wilson, who /. at present in charge
Of st. JcScph'> Catholic church in this city,
TO erect Il monument over the remains OF tbs
late Very Reverend Father Thomas MuivCy,
| yicar-gcncral OF the Catholic Diocese OF Viz.
ginia.
The spirit Of Improvement is still abroad
| in the city. Ii is stated that number oil
| tenement houses, with all the modern con-
rcnieuccS and improvements, are Snon to he
erected on the site of Mr.. Spicer's factory, on
Cross street, destroyed by fire in December
The store of Mr.. Charles Leonard. on Bank
| street. i also soon 10 be enlarged and 4
handsome new front erected to it.
Mrs. Giles ". Payne WHO removed 10 Bal
| tilnorc from this city some time ago, died in
the former place Sunday. Her remains will
| be brought to her former home here and in.
tered in the cemetery ut Blandt0rd.
The steamer Stout, of the Clyde line, al.
| rived to-day at City Point from Philadel
| phia, having been exactly one calendar month
| on the way, There were aboard the Stout
| a number OF consignmen!s to business houses
| here, for which they have long been sadly
| sighing.
The rain has been falling, sometimes
| heavily. almost throughout the entire day.
The river is still somewhat swollen, but h,l.
| done no damage.
The stockholders of the Citizens Bank hold
| their annual session tonight to elect direc
tors, officers, dc. The Relief Association
meets also tonight.
| A number OF knights OF Pvthas passe(
through the city to-day en- route to Norfolk
| R0EIS AFFAIR