The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-11
E.eteer from Petersburg.
Correspondence or the Richmond Dispatch.l

PETERSBURG. January 10, 1873.
At Greensville County Court, Tuesday,
Charles Avent (eolored), charged with making
an assault with intent to kill upon John
Hole (whlte), was sent to the county Jail for
six months.
At the County Court Of Prince George
yesterday Carter Emory (white), convicted
of breaking into Il ncgro's house and stealing
The property Of said negro, was sent to the
pcnitcntiary for four years, and negro
named Robert Fillmore, charged with house.
breaking in tho nighttime with intent to
commit fclonlous assault, was found guilty
and sentenced TO one years imprisonment In
the State prison.
Charles Sergeant "a white man). strongly
suspected Of being one Of James Banks's
lawiess gang, was examined before Justice
of the peace Of Prince George yesterday and
was discharged through defective evidence.
Two wealthy English gentlemen, Mr..
John Coltinson and Mr.. T.. &. Goodhart, OF
London, have been on visit to the city for
two or three days past. They left this morn
ing for Lynchburg on a special train in COM
pany with General Malone, with whom.
also. he rode around the lines OF the late
military occupation about this city ycstel
day. ....
In addition to large shipments of leaf and
manufactured tobacco, there were shipped
sixty hogshcads Of stems TO foreign ports
during the present week. The shipments of
peanuts and sllmac were also heavy during
the week.
Mr.. Thomas K. Dunn, the city surveyor.
was engaged to-day surveying Halifax street
for the erection of the proposed new street
lamps.
The survey Of the projected new line of
railroad between this city and Richmond,
| and the engineer party Of the Atlantic Mis-
| Si~sippi and Ohio railroad, by which it was
| made. will return tomorrow to the Cum.
| hcrland Gap railroad.
| The annual meeting Of the Petersburg
Mechanics Beneficial Association will lie
held MONDAY night and the anniversary
supper will come oil at later evening OF
the coming week.
There is great complaint al over the city,
and also in the country surrounding, of the
difficulty of procuring negro laborers, and
of their utter unrcliabllity after they arc Gnu
! ptoycd. In the country the negroes refuse
| 10 work at all for wages, though rs much Us
1925 10 $50 per annum is being offered
them. Some few of them are willing to work
| on shares.
\ son Of Mr.. Il. F. Jackson exhibits q
written paper, signed and sealed by Captain
J. {. Brain, and attested by notary public,
| transferring to Mr. jackson the interest of
| that gentleman in the Petersburg Ice Manu-
| featuring Company. \ meeting of the stock
| holders has been called for the 18th instant.
The weather has been very cold to-day,
the wind blowing keen, and another freeze
seems likely.
| Tie lOlluWin" are the special religious an
nouncement> made for Sunday: Rev. ". w.
Duncan will preach at night sermon appro-
PIRATE to new year Gt the WashinCton-Street
Methodist Episcopal church. and at the Mar
kci-Sirect Methodist Episcopal church Rev.
Z. y. Slcdd will preach on tho Early Man
hood Of Christ. There will he no services at
the Tabh-Strcct church.
The following is statement of the move
mcnts of cotton for the week ending today
Receipts, I'LL bales; corresponding week
last year, GU bales ; total since September |,
1872. 1880 bales; same time last year.
| 1899 bales exports, 1,0SJ bales; stock,
400 bales.
\ little girl infant. two or three weeks
old, the daughter of one of our citizens, was
| discovered this morning to have breast full
| of milk. \ doctor was summoned to attend
| to the remarkable case.
Six or seven arrests for stealing have been
made this afternoon, and the persons Gall
| ncgrocs) have been lodged in Jail.
| Betsy Graves (colnrcd), charged with being
crazy on the subject of religion, was OK.
amiucd this evening and discharged.
/ ROBIN ApAlR.