The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-24
RirIlmoutl 1lspatth,
NOVEMBER "a, 1876
PETERSBURG.

/ EJICkpAoo A%N.
n., SUIT pEcrDED-THE RIGHTS OF NEWS
3,rrrs THE DINwlDDIE ASSAULT - no
.n,rrs or THE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
Srcr OF PETERSBURG -GESERAI. ROGER A.
,,yoy-ASSUAL MEETING OF The MEDICAL.
..,rrlry-HEAvy RECEIPTS OF TOBACCO
.oa~TING-MATCH.
.-zc>pondcucc OF tho Richmond Dispasch.j
NOVEMBER %, 1915.
--,o libel suit OF II. II. Tomlinson as. J.
NcN. which had been pending in the
rG-,o; Court Of Luncnburg county, was
I,.,drd at the November term OF the court
t., . verdict in favor OF the defendant.
,,,nr time last year parcel OF to-
t ,S,,,I belonging to Mr.. Timhnson was
i.,;rd on Ivy an officer Of the county,
,.s;>h the former removed after forc,-
"" nn,rv into the barn (his own)
y" r;nh the tobacco was. For this act
IL. -. r.,,,I;nsnn was sent on by justice OF the
l",I,,', - no tried for felony, and on this
lSawo S,a W Ne was acquitted. Mr.. j. b. Bell
,"an ,.:yhn1 for publication in the Inder-Ap-
iu' ,f,ha facts in connection with the preti-
tt ;.,ory summation before the Justice, upon
. .''ti; after his acquitta. Mr.. Tomiinson
,ro,,rnl suit for libel, laying damages AT
:, hnn The jury rendered verdict Tor
-. 5.irndant. TWAS claimed by the pam
~ While admitting the facts puhilShea' that
.'', |,,rr,.Dn ndcnt or editor OF any newspa-
,r rq1 no right to publish anything con-
!a,n.,rI with preliminary trial although
The >Ime might he true. .,,. .,
Mr. George Roltfe, OF pinW!daie, VINO
was assaulted while asleep in bed IN MS
:, ~, NIGHT before last, is reported TO be
.,iN improving to-day. His physician
,ri,E. the skull was not fractured. Had
,br axe struck >quarely upon the head death
' '. ;reyitahlv cnSucti. Nothing has yet
f,.,, seen OF heard OF the negro who COM
,ni,teI the deed. 1t is believed he came in
,hn direction Of Petersburg, but II he did
h.. has managed TO concca! himself very
well.
lanes johnson ;colorcdi. who was shot i'll
~, head Yesterday by George FEELS (coi-
n-,iy. is reported better to-day. The ball
has not been extracted, but 1t Is believed
the wound will not prove fatal.
The sheriff and his deputies have been
hu,v to-day Summonin@ grand and petit
iuroors for the December term Of the Cir
r,,it Court. which commences on the 1St
nroylmo. There are no criminal cases on
~, docket. but the civil cases will occupy
.Ic attention OF the court for some days.
The Indc- tomorrow morning Will pub
rsh letter from General Roger \. Pryor
cn,haticallv DENYING the sentiments inn
r,ricd 70 him hv the National Republican,
and ounouncn. that he voted for Tilden
and Hendricks The report was published
in some OF the Radical press that he voted
f,r HAYES, which his friends here were very
>,rry n here. During his recent visit 20
pc,cr>bur. General Pryor expressed the
hone and belief that Tildcn would be elect
ID, and IN effort was made to induce nm
- deliver an address before his old con-
,-iturntS during the campaign
The annual meeting OF the Medical Facu!-
= Of Peters, burg was held last night. and
the following officers elected for the ensuing
wear: President, DR.. Thomas WitherS
Hjre-preSidcntS. Drs. w. T.. Earwood and
V. l.. BAYLOR: Recording Secretary, DR.. {.
Y Robinson: corresponding Secretary
DR. !. H. Claiborne. Court Medicale DrS.
Thomas WithcrS. James Dunn, ID. W.
La<,itcr. j. W. Claiborne, and Hugh Stock
dell. After the business OF the meeting the
Faculty parfook Of their annual supper al
the Bniin-i,rouk Hotel. The State Medical
Society will hold It's annual meeting in Pc
tr.>Hurg next year, and the Faculty here
viii make suitable arrangements for the
reception and entertainment OF the visitors.
I'll" receipts ui loose tobacco this week
have been tremendous. and the sales very
large II was impossible to-day to get
through with the sales at more than two OF
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. some eight hundred
or a thousand parcels were offered. The
priccS realized were from IS to 81, accord
Ing 10 quality. The other two warehouses
vii! have the preference IN sales tomorrow
The day has been very disagreeable fol
ou-or-door duties. Rain has been falling
since noon.
There was pleasant little trotting-matci
At the FAIRGROUNDS this afternoon between
two horses entered by Messrs. Julius Lei
bert and ". s. McCance for q purse oil
fifty dollars. The latter's horse won.
ROBIN ADAIH.