The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-01-29
letter from Petersburg.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.j

PErERSRuRG, .'auusry %. 1876.
The case Of II. u. Powers, OF Luncnburg
charged with obtaining goods amounting III
value to S242, of Isadore Reinach, under
false pretences. came before Mayor Gregory
this morning. Powers was arrested some
days ago on warrant Issued by Justice
Max Marshall. and was brought here and
confined In Jail. The Mayor after q full
examination Of the evidence, discharged the
accused. who will, il Is stated, bring suit
against Rcinach for false Imprisonment and
damage for libel. During the trial Of the
case. Hon. c. F. Collier, counsel for Mr..
| Powers, administered severe rcbuke TO
Marshall, who, he stated. should be broken
OF his office as justice OF the peace by the
| indoe oc the IIu>tiogs Court for inc0mpa-
| tcncy and unt.ncss.
The claim Of Mr.. J. L. Norris, Of this
CITY. against the United States Government,
| which was presented in the House OF Repre-
| scn,atlvcs few days ago, is for the value Of
| = 10, Of rosewood collins which the Federal
! soldiers seized from his furniture warehouse
after the surrender. They would not go
across the river 10 get lot OF Confederate
pine collins which they had captured, pre-
rcrrn@ 20 steal the private property Of Mr..
Norris. The claim amounts TO some $500.
The counsel Of Mr.. Myers, who was in the
CITY this morning. as was also Judge Hughes,
stated positively 10 your correspondent that
the decision of the Judge was not such IS had
been published, but was out ard ont in favor
Of The defendant, and that it involved the
ruling that the property was not Subjcc to
| the proceedings under libel. This releases
! the diS,illcry from forfeiture to the United
States. but the private liens on it held by
/ Nr,,r-. OrSon Adams and i. a. Traylor
| amount 10 between $4,000 and $4,000,
! which abou. covers the value Of the pro.
! perry.
| News has been received here Of the failure
! Of J. T. A-op. a, Enfield, y. c., for 500, 900.
I / i not believed that he can pay ten cents
! on tha dollar. Mr.. Alsop was agent for the
! r..road a, Enfield. and had invested largely
/ IN bail. ingS aud other Improvements. He
VS. also q merchant. Ii is not krown who
tier his failure involves anybody here.
! |, j stated that iir. J. VI. Robinson, pres
/ iGcn. Of the Bay line OF steamers and o! the
/ JSoauckc and scaboard and Raleigh and Gas.
ton railroads. has it in contemplation to
transport cotton and other produce from
any Ioint in North Carolina along these
! roads. hv way Of Portsmouth aud the James
! river. 10 the Wbarves Of this city as cheap
! - N!cy arc transported now TO Norfolk. II
{
/ The warehouses free Of drayasc. This is
! GOOD news 20 our people. who have been
/ lruy making @ricynus complaints that the
I Icrli charge, Of the Petersburg and Weldon
! railroad Disseminated grierousiy against
| them.
| Thee i brisker trade and expectation
| from thi, city than might be inferred from
| tn. c,y4htng 50 often heard. Within the
I4>t week the shipment OF EGGS to New
! York by the O!d Dominion Line hEe
ACCOUNTED to 1000 dom. Tue shipments Of
peanuts have amounted TO laos bags. or
oTcr 70, 000 huShels-reprcSenlin something
! like 80, 000-iu one week; the whole pro-
! GuceG ard handled by our own neighboriDg
| country people. 4 large lot of tobacco in
! hG.shcad> left to-day for foreign shipment.
| am assured that the shipments Of tobacco,
cotton. paper, ilaXSeed, and peltry were
never heavier since the var.
John Brewer, wclIknown c0lorcd Ca
tc~cr. got himself into trouble day or two
ago 10y invading gcntlc mans house and
threatening little boy. whom he charged
with having slapped his (Brewer's) daughter.
John made IN humble apology, and WAS let
oil with a fine Of five dollars.
The inspections Of tobacco for the week
amount 20 81 hoGsbc9d>: reviews, hogs
heads receipts. % hcgsh,ad.. Inspections:
For 1870. I,5r2 hog-head>; for 1876 Since
October !. 1872 ,l35 hogShcadS.
j. is stated that another effort will be made
to induce the city TO subscribe in behalf Of the
proposed lalrCad between Manson and
Clurbsvilc. ROBIN ADAlR.