The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-06-01
Letter from pete rsbure..
Correspondence OF the Richmond nispatcii.I
.f,.s.& ,gqsss pETERsErrRG NAV Al 1878.

| Correspondence OF the Richmond nispatch.I
zs PETERSBURG. May 81. 1875.
The excitement IN the city and in Din
widdie county relative to the recent high
way robbery is on the increase. 1t was much
| augmented to-day by the announcement that
| the two white men are concealed In dense
| swamp Eear the city, and that efforts to cap
turc them were nearly successful last night.
A squad of policemen got on their track and
| learned that they were encamped in this
swamp. They went in search OF them,
started them, and gave chose. Several shots
were exchanged between the fugitives
and the officers, and 1t is thought from
what has been developed to-day that
one of the former was seriously wounded.
Through their better acquaintance with
i the swamp and the surroundings, and being
| aided by the darkness, they managed to
escape for the time being, but strong eff)rts
arc still being made to effect their capture.
A force Of the city police is after them again
to-day, aud Judge r. q. Jones, Jr., went
out to Dinwidde Courthouse early this
morning to direct the sheriff of the county to
summon large posse of citizens to arrest the
parties. This posse is at work to-day, and
by night or during the night it is believed, If
the robbers have not fled the county, that
they will be surrounded, and captured or
killed.
The name Of one of the alleged highway
men is DR.. PAuson, who lives two or three
miles from Petersburg, and who is very
highly connected IN this section. and hitherto
borne good character. His conduct has
caused great surprise and modification. His
CON paniou is named Wallace. lie is citizen
of Petersburg, and we'll, though not so favor.
ably, known in the community. They are
well armed. and it Is apprebended that some
trouble will be experienced in taking them.
| The two negroes who were their accomplices
! in the robbery were examined before ma
gistra.e OF Dinwiddie on Saturday night, and
sent on to the lal term of the Huslipgs
Court tor trial.
The annual meeting of the Market.Street
Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday.school
was held yesterday morning, and the follow
ing officers elected for the ensuing year
President, j. 2. Williamson; Vice. President.
p. F. CogbIl Secretary, S. w. Jones; Trea.
s,lrer, George W. Camp; Superintendent,
Professor w. B. Csrr.
The Commissioner of Revenue this month
issued licenses amounting to 81 .63S.S9 for the
CITY and 81 ,644 IS for the State, and the
Clerk of the Hastings Court admitted to re-
cord 81 deeds, and issued fourteen marriage
licepses-ten TO white and four to colored
persons.
A meeting of the ministers and deacons
of the upper district of the Portsmouth
BAPTIST Association was held on Saturday at
Shiloh church, in Prince George county.
The opening sermon was preached by Rev.
Vernon PAnson. Mr.. F. H. Robertson, Sr.,
was elected moderator, and DR.. William B.
Daniel clerk. Sapposi church, Dinwiddie,
was selected as The next place of meeting,
and Saturday before the last Sunday in Au-
gust as the time. The pastor Of the First
church in this city was elected to preach the
sermon, with Rev. j. K. Hutson, of the Sec
ond church, alternate. ROBIN HOOP.