The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-12-04
Letter from Stanton.

1Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.1 : !
THE VALLEY RAILROAD sUT-PRoMoTIoN OF
RAILROAD CONDUCToR-MU 81 AL-WATER"
woRKs' TRUsTEEs-oIyIL DAMAGES FOR AS
AUTHORIZATIONS FOR THE YOUNG MEMS
CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION STATE CONVENTION,
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SrAUNToN, VA, December 3, 1875.
The case Of the syndicate against the Val.
ley Railroad Company-the sung members
being now reduced to Messrs. Mcmahon d.
Green and Mr.. It. X, Menifee-w will close in
the Circuit Court tonight with the speech OF
Hon. John Randolph Tucker, who will I'M
nediately thereafter leave for Washington.
Judge McLaughton to-day instructed the
jury that the chief engineers estimate Of the
work done must be regarded as the award,
and could only be impeached by evidence Of
fraud. AS the suit is for $4,000, the differ
ence between the chief engineers estimate
and the claim of the contractors, the instruc.
ton is very important. 49,
The WortDipgton pump, for the water
works here, which came from New York
over the Valley railroad, took three cars to
bring it. 1t weighed St, S7S pounds, and the
freight was $39S.50. tsfg. s.sr ~
Captain John II. Woodward, the popular
conductor on the Chesapeake and Ohio rail.
road, has been appointed ticket agent here.
MIR. John TiIghman, the baggsge.master on
his train, will be promoted to the duties OF
conductor. Mr.. Tyson, receiver of the road,
went through yesterday westward on a tour
of inspection. ....,...
Staunton has been furnishing Richmond
| with some first-rate musicians. Mr.. Robert
Cowan, the newly.appointed organist OF the
Monumental church, is son OF Mrs. ia
Meta Cowap, of this city, and Professor
Stuart Turner, the organist of the Second
Baptist church, is son of Professor y. a
Turner, professor, of music at the Deaf,
Dumb and Blind Institution. Miss sue
Ridenour, the blind vocalist, Is graduate
of the same institution.
Rev. Maeduff Simpson, late of Ireland,
has been invited, and accepted the invita-
ton, to deliver the address T. eeore the Young
Mems Christian Association of Roanoke
College on the 2ist Of February 'nexs. -. r.
The City Council has appointed Hon. a.
Fl. Ell. Stuart, Thomas A. Bledsoe, Of the Ma
tional Valley Bank, and ex-senator D.. a..
Waddell trustees of the new water-Works.
A civil suit brought In the Circuit Court
here by W. A. Reid, constable, against Ed.
ward Burke, a well.knoWn citizen, for 20, O0U
damages for an assault, ended Friday BY a
verdict for $3.50 for the plaintiff. Mr.. Burke
had been previously fined seVenty.five dol
lars for the same assault. <f1
Christmas is looming up. a restaurants
keeper last week pun chased an immense
punch.bowl 10, Richmond, with over one
hundred figures on it, to get ready for the
event. :. !,
A revival is. going on at the Methodist
church here under the preaching of the, pas
tor, Rev. DR.. John S. Martin.
z Arrangements have been made for holding
the sessions of the Yonng Mems Christian
Association State Convention in the Luthe.
ran church-a handsome house ofaworship
on Main street. Delegates when they arrive
on Wednesday evening will report atathe
Young Mems Christian Association rooms,
on Augusls street, where they will hnd q
committee ia waiting to assign them to guar"
tiers. The committee are Messrs. Charles
Grsttan, f. r. stribling, j. w. Todd, and
George Harlan. ;'A 80. 49,. ~
The town walked up this morning 10 find
the payemepts glazed with sleet, and naTiga.
ton Is almost impossible. ..:s fst
Captain John N. Opie. the contestants for
She seat awarded Hon. "A. H. 81. Stuart In
the House, leaves for Richmond this morn
ing to look after bis interest. The petition
in the case has been filed by Captain s. u.
Phillips, Mr. Opie's counsel, and with the
last deposition pertaining to it has been sent
- Richmond. PEW. z