The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-09
Letter srom Petersburg.

Letter srom Petersburg.
correspondence Of the Richmond Daspatch.J
PETERssuRa, January s, 1878.
Captain j. Z. Bralne, president Of the Pc
tersburg Ice Manufacturing Company, ha
addressed card to the Appedt, Of this city
characterizing the statements made In tbi
corr dependence (and in both Of the papers 0
this city,, that he had sold out bis stock II
that enterprise to Mr.. Il. +. Jackson, as bein,
false and unfounded. Captain Braine state!
that no stock has yet been issued by tn,
COMPANY, and will not be until after the pay
Dent of tour instruments, and says he nevel
owned or held S17 500 worth Of stocl
in the organization. Your correspond
ept can only urge that the statement wa:
based (as expressly said IN the letter. OH
reports which We're generally current on
the streets. Furthermore, Mr.. Jackson was
himself responsible for the information
furnished a reporter of the city press. who
took the trouble Of interviewing him on the
subiecs. that there had ts been such tgsnSacI
zion, though the amount passed was not spe-
cited. II is still, stated By officials OF the
company that there has been some transfer.
partial or temporary, of Captain Braine,s IN
terest in the company. A meeting OF the
stockholders Of the company will be held a,
an early day, at which Captain Braine Will
set forth the present status OF tho enterprise,
which, he SAYS, Is "a "tiXcd fact"
An adjourned session Of the City Council
was held this afternoon, at which some I'm.
rortant matters were disposed Of The
Finance Committee reported adversely upon
the claim of the Petersburg Railroad Com.
paily to have returned TO it about E, 0O0p'id
The city as taxes in July, 1870; the prece'
dent involving also the annual payment OF
some $4,000 as taxes to the city. The CON-
papy also petitioned to recover the amount
Of taxes and penalties incurred by it in re-
spect to such taxes paid 10 the United
states upon dividends paid to the city
az u stockhoder in said company, said divi-
bends having been paid to the city long all
terror to the payment by said company to
The United States Of said taxes and pc.
nsities. The amount of taxes so claimed
Is some 81, 959; upon which, also, the com
miitee report adversely. These reports Of
the committee were based on the opinion Of
the City Attorney, Mr.. w. L. Watkins, ap
proved by Mr.. Alexander Donnan. Two
members Of the Finance Committee. Messrs
Brooks and Mallory, did not take part ii
the meeting Of the committee, as they are
large stockholders and directors of The Pc
tersburg Railroad Company. MIR. Watkins
declines to give an opinion as to whether the
railroad is wholly exempt from taxation by
the city, and says that question can be de-
termined by the courts alone.
A resolution introduced by MIR. William;
(culoredj that the name Of Poplar LaWr
be changed to Poplar Park was laid on th'
table, Williams was prominently spoken
as Radical candidate for Congress last May
but has disappointed the expectations OF hi
friends in his career in the Council, having
never made speech of any moment. or III
troduced any measure OF Importance.
A lady, Mrs. Robinett, was buried yester
day who had been q member OF the Metho
dist church for seventy years. She was owe
niuety years old, and left seventy-tive grand
children.
A kitchen on Pine street was destroyed
by fire this morning. Loss slight.
Rev. DR.. Hatcher and Rev. II. Peti
preached memorial sermon Yesterday a
Shiloh church. in Prince George, which wa
rc5rsaUizcd last fall with fifty members
The bad weather kept most Of the coDgrcgi
ton away, but contribution Of Sl25 K
tbs memorial fund was lifted, and 1t wa
promiset that it should be raised to $780,
4 youHg man named Jones, 4 mechanic
employed by Tappey, Lumsden & Co., ha
fallen heir to 5000, left him by All uncle il
NORTH Carolina aud another citizen, whos'
nativity Is Austria, has received $4,000 with
ia the pastfew days from his aunt in thu
country. 1t is stated here that the Chester
field coai pits are flooded with water. Tit
coal supply here is very low.
RoRIS AFFAIR