The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-13
Petersburg.

SCHEME FOR THE IMPROVEMENT OF ROANOKE
FOR The BENEFIT OF oRpHANs--RELIGIoUs-
ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.l
PETERSBURG, June II, 1873
Colonel William Turner, editor Of the
Roanoke Valley, published at GAINESVILLE,
in Mecklenburg county, has been in the city
for several days endeavoring to interest the
merchants and capitalists here In the scheme
for the Improvement Of the Roanoke river
between GAINESVILLE and CASTOR, or Weldon.
Colonel Turner addressed meeting OF the
Board Of Trade held at the Tobacco Ex-
change this morning, in which he urged the
importance of the scheme and explained the
means by which it was proposed to accom-
plish it. After this address the following
resolutions were unanimously adopted:
Whereas we deem the navigation of the
Roanoke river by steam of vast Importance
not only to the now land.locked people Of
Mvcklenburg, Lunenburg, and Brunswick,
Va, and Granville, Warren, and Halifax, N.
c., but to the commercial interest of the peo.
pie of Petersburg, those counties, repre-
sentipg advantages in climate, soil, and d.
yersity Of crops unsurpassed on the CONT
nent, q population Of 100000, who are
deeply interested in this work, and who are,
from the impoverished condition produced
by the war, unable to carry through this i'm
portant improvement therefore
RESOLVED, /. That petition from this
Board be sent to the Hon. Secretary of War
stating fully the advantages to be given to
the people of the border counties of the two
States of Virginia and North Carolina by the
Improvement of Roanoke river for steam.
boat navigation, and requesting him to have
the survey made by the United States Corps
OF Coast Surveyors.
Resolved, 2. That committee be appoint
ed to correspond with the Hon. Secretary,
and urge upon him the great importance of
this work, and report to future meeting Of
this Board.
On motion Of Captain W. E. Hinton,
RESOLVED, That the Chair appoint COM
mittee of three to confer with our senator's
and representatives in Congress, requesting
them to use their influence In carrying out
this work. Adopted.
Messrs. W. E. Hinton, Jr., SVilliam r.
Mallory, and --, were appointed Oh this
committee. dc
Colonel Turner also succeeded, under
stand, IN securing the promise of active en-
enlargement from several Of the capitalists
Of the city. .''.'' rr..r .''.i.'
Detective O'Dwyer, of Richmond, to-day
telegraphed officer Donnau to ascertain If a
certain gold watch, Of which, description
was given, and which had been stolen in
your city, had not been pawned in certain
shop here. The shop was visited, and it was
discovered that the watch had been spouted
for $6 and never called for, and had then
been sold to the notorious Max Marshall,
who in turn had disposed Of it to somebody
else. The tilue-piece was finally tracked
put, however, and recovered, and is i'll the
hands of officer Donnan.
The race yesterday at the Fair Grounds
For, the benefit of the orphans of the city was
IN every way success. There was large
crowd present, and good deal Of money
was taken in. .a,,.s slt2.-s s., f.,..
Rev. Or. William E. Hatcher, who is fore
most in all good works, preached last Sum-
lay to the fragment of what WIS formerly
fourishing congregation at Mt Lebanon
church, in Nottoway county. The sum of
sA00 was subscribed towards repairing the
church edifce, and Dr.. Hatcher gave notice
hat he would, when they were ready, come
up and re6rganize the church and preach for
hem from time to time during the summer.
!, Rev. e. NJ. Peterson will preach Sunday
next the last of his series of sermons adj
dressed to young men, on which occasion
he subject will be the "Young Mans
Guide"
The following gentlemen were elected
officers and directors of the Academy of
Music at meeting Of the stockholders held
asst night: President, H. G. Davis Vice
President, w. +. Hinton. Sr. Directors:
81! P. Parker, j. Q. Jackson, Alexander DON
pap, j. B. Eye, George II. Davis, and N. It.
Pafteson. ."-.t ~
The sheriff yesterday levied on certain
sill KS ut the office OF the Domestic sewing.
lnachine 10 meet unpaid taxes due by the
late agent OF the company, NJ. B. Tapley.
lnithe evening, when everybody had left the
Office but small boy, Tapley went there
and got the silks, and SO released them. But
to-day the officer levied on Tapley's ftlrni-
ture, and SO got even.
At the County Court of Prince George
today Judgment was given against the secll-
rites OF the township collector. Tatum, who
was robbed of 81 200 some time sgo.
Z ., ..aam, ., ROBIN ADAlR.
& BOston Affairs. F~1 -
BosToN, June 12.-Tbe. Annual Meeting