The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-25
.. r,o,,, Petersburg.
rorrcspondcncc Of the Richmond thS'suS"l
90 prrxRssuRG, January %, 1874.

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PETERSBURG, January 20, 1919.
Tur uusr,S0s COURT
;.r,6 IN session to-day. Judge r.. NJ,
S ,,'' mrcsI,1iug. and though the prihc'pai
F''"" ", - f,r trisl at this session were o's
rs>'S ~ ~ Yesterday, there was another great
poSc" ~ =, The courthouse to-day AID gen.
CoH'' ,'',1r,.. manifested in the exercises.
era. '" ',,,, ,,o.,e>>cs loose negro poputa'
iV''. 'o,.,ri Il hundred, whose chci dei'sh'
..n H vain orcupation appear 10 CONSIST vi AZ
.'''" thr Mavof'> aud the ulStihSs louis
49, ,Sa"rv Hu,lcr tcolore9) was 'rled 'n.s
.,,ir,;rl. on the charge OF cutting y; f.
n ,,,' '.', rvbitc) on the 25th of Decemper
-, ,Iqs found guilty, and sentenced 10 three
.aa,r,, imprisonment In the penitentiary. a
,.,,, trial was asked for by the coun>c' LOT
trr defendant Captain r. G. Tesram)' ou'
ga. refused by the court. ,u, n
Tl,ophilus Allen and Wesley allen toio'
.,1r. and ucgroes) were arraigned on the
>,r,or,-, Of killing an old negro ("hose name
fnrSrt) Il appeared from the tes1ltnonH
thai The parties had had scn1he on d.!i
strrc, and thu, the old man, VINO was oest''
trtr was shortly after moved 10 Tue poo''
h,;sr, where be very suddenly anu s'nSu-
Wv died. Thcre being no evidence 10 suS'
,.ir The charge against lac Aliens, on Mot'oh
y. tin. Commonwca!;h's attorney they were
discharged.
moTutn-.
,,.,,.,J III unusual degree Of interest, and
,.r,,-ar.rd until II O'Clock at night
TG,, ;unrru. Judge Mann decided tn admit
i4rk,,p to bail in the amount Of 81, 900.
which was promptly furnished.
ASAp ACCIDENT
c,r..--r1 This morning, by which Rev. John
H,,.y. a minister Of the Methodist Church
j. ra.,.r Of several mission chapels around
-. ,.,,, lost an interesting little daughter
Thu rh.I, whose name was Ellen Ann Lee
I;v,r.y. and whose age was six years, was
l,n ~ herself Tor 4 lew moments ut break
a.. Il; q o'clock this morning, aud her clothes
,L.r-, ire from the CRATE III front OF which
IN. W1, sitting. she was soon envcloped ID
f,1,r,. Only tho lower part OF the body
W. n.dly burned, but she appears to have
Inhaled The flames. and died in four hours,
SITTER suffering tearfully, despite the most
sSjlul rIor,> OF DR.. J. II. Claiborne, who
at,,nard her. Mr.. Bailey, who is much
beloved and useful member Of the ministry,
has the sympathy Of the whole community
il tins ailllctlon.
DELINQUENT TAXES.
The city will seIi out its delinquent tax
paycrs on the 18Th of February.
BISHOP wlSGrlrLp's SUCCESSOR.
The yrStry OF y. Pauls church have not
vet received any answer, learn, to the lnYl-
t4.ion extended ~ them TO Rev. w. 0. HUI
l!nrN, rector ol Trinity church, Staunlon, to
succeed Right Rev. Bishop Wingteld in the
pulpit Of s.. Pauls.
THE RECEIPTS OF COTTON
f3r The week ending to-day were 90 bales.
For the CORES ponding week OF last year
LOO bulcs. The stock Oh hand is $3.50
bales.
TIE NEWS PUBLISHING COMPANY.
Tie stockholders of the News Publishing
Company. at a meeting held to-day, elected
Tie following Board of Directors Messrs.
". Gordon McCabe. j. &. Drake, John Il.
Patterson, Richard b. Davis, and I. /. S.rail-
nan.
LAND SALE.
The Well-known tract Of land in Prince
George county known as Jordan's Point
wa, sold at auction to-day TO MIR. John Mc-
Gill. of this city. The tract contains 223
acres, and sold for $50 per acre.
ADJUSTMENTS.
learn that number Of "alligators " will
come over tonight from Richmond to par
take of the Inequalities of one Of our lead
ing citizens.
A good many entertainments have been
announced to appear here at an early day,
and our people expect 10 enjoy reasonably
merry time before the Lcnten season.
ROBIN ADAIR.