The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-04-01
,.stc- from, Petersburg.

,,,,rcc Of he Richmond Dtspatch.i
PETERSBURG. March 81. 1870.
.,,,r SIDE OF rus raAVT.GooDE CONTEST.
~, 49,, ,mina,lou OF witnesses in the Goode
Ut 80 Patti code contest commenced
s'Gt =" =, prince George Courthouse be-
N'-", ,,,c Rate. Mr.. Goodc conducted ms
tore and tx. G overnor Wise represent
own" ~. Plat. The examination wss con
E" =" i,,n,,I in the night, and was comEleteo
l'"1," with the evidence OF MAJOR Mann
Pssc xvv-,xc
rbc Petersburg District Grange OF faIro''s
-, Iu,h,ndry will meet here to-'not'om'
n,;,-rs FOR the ensuing year VIII NC t,'e,,u'
.n4 na-incsS of much importance 20 'ns ",
S.rin this section VIII lie consldcteo. rus
.l,rci. 10 be an election OF business syn
,rn>c position VIII be very respoIs'u'e
,r,, >Ince Il arly all the business liV W VI.
,,,nn,ir> tributary TO petersburg VIII pas
t,,,h h,> hands. There are number oil
.,,fic4n,S Tor the POSITION a!u LUG
H'l.,, ,or the place is likely 10
hr a warm one. men, Tue SUI.
~ establishing Grange bank
r,,,rsh,,r, will b. discussed, and
...I..iJy surn action Will be taken as will
', m -
,',',,.n, towards OF twenty Oranges nave
>,'.',,,..1 far delegates each 10 the District
49, and others are 10 be heard from
,rm ,,.' Trnhsb,li, i, that nearly or quite one
hrr,Jrru delegates will be IN attendance.
DELEGATES APPOINTED.
At a meeting OF the FeSlry OF -. au'
,Au1cb. held lis night. Or. Inouas "ltneiS
Kiss oppoin'rd delegate ("lth Mr. Dafio d.
Tenant ~ Alternate to the EpI>copal Couh-
~ vi,frh assemblies 10 kichmond In MAY.
u- .yanrs w. Claiborne has been elected
.. present Grace church in the Councl!,
,,i.h " iiIam {. LumSden As alternate.
STATISTICS.
hiring the month OF March fourteen mar
-,g,.lccpses were issued from the clerks
of'itr in this city-scveu to white anu seven
10 colorrd persons.
Dnrinc tbc same period tifty-tive deeds
we're admitted 20 record in the clerks office.
The sum of 81, 400 was the highest price
mentioned in any OF the DEEDS.
There are tUrce lunatics confined in the
i,l awaiting admission 10 Ho~ard'sGrove
As,Ilm: and there are seven negroes in the
rlriin. Gang, all doing wolk upon the streets.
During the month the Mayor disposed OF
.igbtv.seven cases brought before him by
the police, classified - follows: Breaches OF
INC Iracc, 40; violations of ordinances, Is !;
,..,i, larceny, 8: !rlony. l; yagraucy, =;
a.,4ulr and battery, 3; lunacf, ), DC. Fines
collected, S31.
The receipts at the office OF the collector
Of internal revenue in March were $40, 800.
The sheriff has bills against between two
and three thousand negroes who have failed
IN ugy their state taxes, most OF whom De Is
,,rsbic 10 locate. 1t is only about election
times that the coorcd brethren can be
readily found.
MISCELLANEOUS.
The Common Council holds its regular
needing tomorrow afternoon. The queS-
lions 10 come hcfo.c The body are likely 10
.,-r4ic a livel. and interesting discussion.
rupiar Lawn is now being bcautited, and
! becoming very popular as place of resort
ror citiz.u>. The grounds have been hand
>ouclv laid OF, the walks travelled. shade.
tres ~ out. and the latest improvement
PROPOSED is The erection Of n fountain IN the
centre If the grounds, which will greatly
enhance The appearance of the Lawn. The
Council will br asked tomorrow to appro-
pirate a 81 tticient amount for this purpose.
Mr.. Edward Wicker, an officer OF the Old
,rrc, lire company, was c,.pssZed in the river
yesterday while fishing, and narrowly
escaped drowning.
Tue southwark. bound mail train was de-
wed some time tui> morning by an accident
- tic freight train on the Petersburg rail.
road. The only dslnagc was one car lost.
ROBIN HOOP.