The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-02-17
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/ Pursuant to published call, large !. ~
ing Of the citizens Of the town and tfein,s
was held IN the courthouse tonight, a
which, N. II. Massie, Esq presided, aud M
NJ. DuPrc acted at secretary. The object o
the meeting was understood to be TO con
slider the action of the Town Corncil in pc
tilioning the Legislature TO
EXTEND TIE CORPORATE LIMITS
Of the town, thereby securing to the town
city charter.
Mr.. Goodman. antieXtenson;s'. was cslled
upon for information, and gave the houraa.
RIGS Of the proposed extension, 81 the same
time stating that contemplation had been
signed by many of the citizens inside and
outside the corporation.
Mayor Cochran stated that the object Of
The extension was to relieve the people to
some extent OF the onerous taxation to which
they were now subjected. Those whom the
Council wished to bring In the town were
enjoying the benefits Of the town without
bearing any Of The burdens The cost of city
government would not be as much "a the
taxes paid to the county, while il would re-
li,yc us entirely Of this odioas and unjust
u.
la:ion inside the corporate limits 10 be about
1000, while the population To be brought in
would carry il over the 5000 necessary 10
>csnre city charter.
After som" discussion. and questions for
information being answered, MI. +. NJ.
Wills offered the following resolution
Eesolrcd, That a committee Of five be
aupointcd by the Chair who shall take into
consideration the adyi*ahiity Of extending
TIE limits of the corporation as now pro-
posed by our town authorities, or to any
other extent; and, also. rs 10 whether any
change in our present town charter Is Gesi-
raoc, and report 10 another meeting oil the
citizens of. our town to be held OH next Fri
day night. Goth instant"
After some discussion the resolution WAS
Adopted. and the following committee WAS
appuintcd: +. VI. Wills, Dr. John Thorn
lev. John Wood ,Jr., William I. Early, 5. V.
Suuth:l.
DR.. O'Ncal offered the following resolu-
,ica, which WAS adopted:
{. ReSolrcd, That the Mayor and Council
he requested TO appoint some competent
person 10 take an accurate census OF the pop
l|a;ion Included il the present corporate
limits
On motion the meeting then adJourhea 10
Friday night next.
MR.. y. P. TRIST,
the pos;master In Alexandria, whose death
ncrurrcd last Wednesday, was well-known
,,cr,. having been, in 1928 80, connected
with the Virginia -iGrocdtc rs proprietor.
He married a sister Of our distinguished
co,,utyman Colonel JEFF. Randolph.
Some Young men staying in Mr.. Bibb'S
| store herring an unusual noise in Dr. john
| sons warehouse, in the rear, went out, and
succeeded i'll capturing
| A coIoRED GESTLENAN-BCRGLAR,
who had made an entrance INTO saia ouiidihg
on "relonious deeds intent" They marched
him towards the .jiil, aud were getting along
quite comfortably, when it crept INTO the
| brain of our Sene gambian friend that IN view
| of the unhealthy condition of the AFORESAID
lodging. house, rs portrayed IN the recent re-
port OF the grand jury, his precious health
MIGHT he sacrificed, not to mention the pos.
,ibi,ty Of an extended term where he would
be compelled to do that which all colored
neople dcspise-work for his bread-coA-
cIud,d he would rather risk the uncertain
fire of his guard, which he did. boiling ON
| Court street. under the full tire of q couple
OF six-shooiers. and made good bis escape.
In YOUR admirable article on "NirglnEa
| Fiddlcrs" you mention
THOMAS JEFFERSON
rs a performer on that instrument. Old per-
sons vet living here have beard him play,
aud represent him AS all excellent fiddler. \
little auccdote in this connection. though
possibly oft told. may not be amiss. 1t is SAID
| that the house in which he was born, near
Shadwcl, was destroyed by fire in lI64.
| Mr.. Jefferson was conducting case in court
at Charlottesville at the time, and servant
was sent TO inform him OF the loss OF the
house, the library, &C.. by the fire. Mr.. Jei.
frrson asked, "But did you save notnlnS
80, YES, massa. we save your hddie." III
Scots, Robert and james, sons oil Jesse Scotl,
mentioned, are still living here, anu Doug
good service with the bow yet. Inc lorme'
IS upwards of seventy years CID. QulP.