The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-25
Petersburg.
,,rr,spondcnce OF The Richmond Disnaich,l

.,rr.snondcnce OF The Richmond DisGaich.l
PETERSBURG, Angus, 23, 1873.
\, ,bc session Of the Hastings Court held
49,, morning tho bond Of Captain Samuel
49,. ,,Ins * sheriff Of the city. was offered
,,r,ntrd by the Judge. The suretieS are
., ..,,lnNinc gentlemen: w. Il. Elan,
,,..l,rn Rarland. J. Il. Stevens, +. NJ.
n,i.bt. J. I. Mason. and I. X. Moore. The
,.',,nt NJ the bond Is $4,000 The bonds
ur W. 4. Moody and Captain Il. {. Don
..r A. deputies nr Mr.. stevens, were at the
,.m5 time given. ..,..
I.nr Council will hold meeting this after
-, ~ ,c,,,nt the official bond Of Mr.. A. B.
,.,,r>. recently appointed City Collector by
4., Mann. The members Of the Council
..,-,i,a,, The suggestion that has been made
So ,h,y have avoided holding session OF
- ,~ hHav 70 keep Mr.. Atkins from enter.
....- r,.nn The duties OF the position TO which
n.. na> been appointed. a.. ...
r,,. p,n>pccls Of the Conservative party
M. ,l;y we're never more tlourshing than
I., are ai present. There has always been
..,..,. md respectable class OF citizens here
.. were seemingly apa.hetic, and whose
..,.r,.>r in politics il has always been bard
excite. These men have shown un-
q, ..,,,i concern in the present campaign,
.at will contribute in every way 10 push
.. .h,. Ticket 10 success III November. We
.>,a.t ~ receive 4 good report from the
>~'h-!d1 section.
Al, committee. consisting of Major
f..sI Lyon. 4. \. Trayor. and Dr. }. W.
,...,tpInr. appointed 10y the court to
., INTO The cnutlition OF the jail, report to-
.., ''uE il was we'll kept aud clean, but WAS
.....r. aud admitted Of the easy escape of
..r mgrd criminals.
ne. tobacco report Tor he week ending
....,. /. A. follows: Inspection. ISL hhds. ;
..,A>.l II hhd>. receipts, 3$7 hhdS. Total
assertions 1872. 2.2S) hhd>. total inSpcc-
..., i>7%. l2.1li hhd>. Total receipts
~. ,rtobrr IL. 1872. 1870 hhds.
Y. anal from Richmond was received this
,.unop IL The great annoyance of the
;.Hf3,.
r,,lorrl man by the name of William
WalArr wa~ thrown from Il wagon to-day
rAi}r ascending the hill opposite the bridge
which rYr>>r> the APPROXIMATION on Dunlop
..r,ri. he nll backwards upon his head.
,rd >u>t3urd severe injuries. which are
uw. la}y,y,r expected la result fatally.
!n. n.,.,h> ana receipts Of tobacco for the
fu>' N,,h 'avr been large. and the market
r4> ruled dull with some decline on most
Md. shipping leaf and manufactured to-
a.,r.n have both bcCu lower.
+, cotton market is excessively dull. and
=. Tie stock in the city Is made up mostly
ui .oor AMI interior grades.
ilr appointment Of Mr.. Moody. the late
,..rh. - hr the first deputy OF Captain
stevens na> excited no little comment on the
-.r.,t to-day. Mr. Moody has until lately
i..n3 prominent Radical. aud is such was
H..u.H.',l ana elected to the office of sheriff
II, H.. It i stated. become a recent ConSer-
,rr.l. convert and has severed all conucc-
.aa with former and late Radical aSSoci,-
ira-. Still. there are many who think Il
tuli.,ry1lil" deputy should have been ap-
tainted 'l the Conservative sheriff. aud the
tx IN the street, has uui subsidized, although
:..: yrolntmcnt has been made.
\ team belonging to Mr.. Cheatcm. OF
N,yEl"riWr". broke through the bridge over
Gravity run. near BURGESS mill, seven
u.'.'> tIpIn town. yesterday, and fell down,
~ n" Great danger of the animals and
drivers. hut. fortunately, >criou> injury did
tu' result Ia either.
tn" rNcur>ion>t> 10 Richmond last night
WI over two hundred and fifty. They IT,
'drrrd much delighted by their trip to the
-r'a' uI>>-mcctlnI.
The negro udd.Frlows will visit Norfolk
"n Monday.
l. j stated that the clerks and hands that
s".t thor positions in consequence of the
consolidation of the Petcl >hur~ and Weldon
add the Richmond and Petersburg railroads
At'e al been employed by the Atlantic, Mis-
>..>lpil and ohio railroad.
captain RVbin"tt, Of the committee to ey
an iur the boiler recently bought for tn,
'iy Water-W ork>. says i, was made of ole
n"n, utterly worthless, and unreliable fol
~t'"h u,r. ROBIN ApAIR.