The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-03


MORE WET WEATHER AND GREAT DEAL OF IT
CoNyICTS FOR THE WASHINGTON, CINCINNATI
AND ST LOUIS SARRow-GAUGE RAILROAD
SPRINGS TRAvEL-A ARRESTED FOR SELLING
GOODS WITHOUT License, AND FINED FOR RE-
SlSTiSG AN OFFICER.
STANTON, August ,, 1875.
1t seems that it Will never stop raining,
and but for an occasional show of promise Z"
in the sky we might begin TO fear that we
were again entering upon long wet spell
Ike that which did so much damage ut an
earlier period of the worlds history.
day since the 18th Of July. On
last Saturday there were several right heavy
storms during the day, and yesterday the
clouds hung low and heavy, and cold, pene.
traiing mist fell all day. At night it rained
again right heavily, but only for a short
while, and this morning it continues to driz-
ze With the clouds still overhansing US dark
aud heavy. The farmers bave been much
delayed in getting their wheat crop ready
for the market, and as get very little new
wheat has been offered-nOt enough to indi-
cate What the market price will likely be.
One day last week about fifty convicts
were taken through here to the gap west OF
work on the Washington, Cincinnati and St.
Louis Narrow. Gauge railroad, which is
beng pushed forward with much energy
from uarrisonburg to Monterey.
The travel through here TO the springs
last week was quite large, and all the springs
in the mountains are said to be we'll attend
ed. The Stribling Springs, in this county,
thirteen miles from Siaunton, has, am told,
larger number Of visitors than it has ever
had before. Richmond. | understand, is
largely represented.
There was considerable excitement in our
city on last Saturday caused by the arrest of
MIR. Frank Rahm By policeman Gregory on
the charge of selling goods without license.
He was brought before Mr. Henry p. Cease,
q justice of the peace, who during the ill
ness of Mayor Trout has been acting as
mayor. The circumstances of the case as de-
veloped at the trial seem to be about as fol.
lows: A brother of policeman Gregory su.
pecied that Mr.. Rahm was selling goods
without license, and watched him during the
d,y, and late in the evening policeman
Gregory approached Mr.. Rabm in the furni'
ture-room of MesSrs. Bickle d Brother, and
said to him, 81 understand you are selling
goods in the State of Virginia. to which
Mr.. Rabm replied that he did not know it
was any of bis business if he was. Gregory
then offered to arrest him, and Mr.. Rahm re.
fused to be arrested unless Gregory showed
some authority for doing so, which Gregory
did not do beyond merely saying II am an
officer" He then left Mr.. Rahm for short
time and returned accompanied by bis bro.
tbef. AS they approached Mr.. Rahm be
said, ar don't want to get you into any
trouble, gentlemen. nor do want to get into
any trouble myself" and with that be put
his band in the breast.pocket Of his coat to
get out his license, which ne had with him,
but as he did SO he was grabbed
on either side, and after scuffie
was thrown down and secured with
nippers. During the scuffls he told
them several times tina. he had license, and
afterwards Mr.. BickIe took out his pocket
book and showed bis license to them, but
they said it was too late. and he must go be-
fore The Mayor. These are about the facts
of the case as developed at the trial, and yet,
miraJie dictu, Mr.. Rahm was 6ned I'VE
dollars aud costs for resisting an officer.
Great Indignation was felt among citizens
generally ut the treatment to which Mr..
Rahm had been subjected, and many went
to him and expressed their regret for what
bad happened and their sympathy for biD.
Mr.. Rahn, formerly OF Richmond, is now
connected with furniture.house IN Clncln'
nati- MAX.