The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-06-13
Letter from Petersburg.
correspondence OF the Richmond Dlspatch.l
PETERsBuRG, juno Il, g I.


PETERSBURG, juno l., 1911.
The people OF the city have been ~ 4 StAt'
of great excitement all day lor-. anHlouSIy
expecting to receive news from fn2 aETc7tC,
iudgcs on trial at Richmond. Various sen
sa!iOnal reports have gotten ABROAD, bu'
nothing definite has been received ut thu
newspaper offices TO satisfy the curiosity o
the multitude that is collected on the streets
Some of these reports are OF very scnsa
tional character. but rs matters, rs they are
seem bad enough 1T present, will not repeal
them. Great gratitude is felt here as to-
wards the legal gentlemen of Richmond who
rendered their valuable services SO ably anG
promptly 10 defend the judges, and the
names Of Walker, Guild, lIundlcy, Necson
and the others have been mentioned by
everybody with praise and thanks.
The reports that went into the country OF
the situation here were of character even
more exaggerated than those excited by the
late illumination. 4 prominent gentleman
from Lunenburg came 20 town to-day, having
heard at Barkeril!e that the marshaIs were
arresting all the people OF the city, and that
troops lad been brought here to prevent
riot.
The rinc-lcadcrs of the conspiracy arc
roughly assailed by tongue and pen on every
hand. The truth is, the men believed to
have ins:igatcd the whole outrage are oil
VIGOROUSLY infamous character. one OF
them has been charged by name IN the pub
lie prints with committing in his own family
a nunielrss crime, and has neither denied Ii
nor resented il. Another, rs appears from
the official records, is already deiaultcr 10
the city to the amount Of $4,000. 1t Is by
the Vaccinations OF these men aud men no
better that all this trouble has come upon
the town.
have heard to-day an instance Of the ex'
tent our political disturbances bave utter
fercd with the material Interests OF the city
and the value OF property. a gentleman
desired to buy house and lot belonging 10
lady. She charged for It $4,000. This
was before the electlon). Alter the election
she raised the price 10 $1,000, in when pro-
portion property rose III value all over the
CITY Immediately after the Conservative trl-
umph. He offered $500, but she refused
il till the arrest OF the Judges yesterday,
when the lady would have taken it, but the
gentleman would not consent 70 close tie
transaction. LII this way haze the political
gamblers been able to disturb and ruin all
our solid Interests.
The 1OllOWlGS Is tue 'lhCiai St'lcucul vi
Collector AtkiuS's account for 1913:
Amount Of tax books for 1873 .......-S36,320 90
mount OF additions 10 personal prop Geo -,
crty books. ............... ...'-....-.. ooo w
Amount OF interest collectcd........... $40 Oo
S37.U26 US
Credit: -----
Cash paid City Treasurer rs per re-
CENTS s2G.S23 81
Amount OF bills paid TO SIR. Farrell,
late collector: ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. COG 10
Amount of bills improperly ASSESSED 2J1 on
Amount of delinquent returns received
Ly Council June lUth................. 9.2l2 81
S37.026 OS
The heat has very considerably al'ated
since the storm OF yesterday, but is still ca
IRENE.
No other news attracts attention while
such eXciLemen: prevails about the judges.
ROBIN ADAlR