The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-03

LOCAL MATTERS.
UNITED STATES DISTRICT CoURT-Juolge
Hughes presiding.-The following orders
have been entered at this session
In the matter OF S. II. Moses. NJ. NJ. Mar
tin was appointed special commissioner,
and directed to sell all the real estate sur
rendered by the bankrupt.
In the case Of NJ. Slaughter & Son. The
report and account OF the assignee tiled
June lst. 1876, were approved.
In the matter of ID. +. Goodwin. The
assignee and B. 7. Tillar and Joseph b.
Prince. trustees, were ordered to sell the
baukrupt's real estate.
In the matter of FortunatuS Dunn. The
bankrupt was ordered to pay to the assignee
S147GS. with interest and costs, to satisfy
the claim Of W. III. Drewry & Co.
In the matter Of Robert y. Mason. The
assignee filed bis final account and was dis
charged. 81.
In the matter of G. w. f. Smith. The
assignee was directed to allow the bankrupt,
| in the settlement OF the rent due by him,
| the taxes paid by him for the years 1S74-'75,
and to pay the taxes for 1S1j-'I6 out Of the
| balance OF rent when collected. The as
sirucc was ordered to charge the bankrupt
for rent from the time he leased the premises
until the date of his purchase OF the same.
! In the matter OF William j. Robinson.
! The creditors were ordered 10 show cause
on the 18th instant, before the register In
| Petersburg, why the bankrupt's real estate
should not be sold. free of liens, and the
register was directed to take an account OF
the liens.
In the matter Of L. L. Lignor. The as
signcc filed his final account and was dis
charged.
| In the cause Of John 4. Ponton. The
sheriff OF NOttoway county was cnlolned
| from making sale OF certain property levied
! on by him, and ordered to show cause be-
| fore the court at Richmond on the Goth in
stant why he should not pay over to the
assignee the proceeds OF the sale Of the
bankrupt's tobacco.
| In the matter OF L. V. Palmer. The bank.
rupt's discharge was refused, and upon the
petition OF the bankrupt offering thirty
| cents on the dollar to his creditors the regis
| ter was instructed to call meeting OF tho
creditors to consider the proposition.
In the eases of Seth Rockwell, John D.
| Luttrcll, George W. Hanks, and William p
| Nanness. The final accounts OF the assignee
were filed and the assignee discharged. The
assignee was also directed to make deeds to
the purchasers OF the bankrupts' real estate
In the matter Of Regina Ullman. The
assignee was ordered to sell the bankrupts
| stock OF goods and q certain lot on Plum
street between Main and Cary, in this city
! In the matter of William Temple Smith.
Master Commissioner Sheppard, OF Fauquit1
Circuit Court, was directed to ascertain and
report what OF the liabilities OF the bank
rupt are due by him as security for others,
and what as principal obligor.
In la t..rn nf T. .InnpS.
sirnec was directed TO deposit in bank FOL
collection the note given by the purchaser
of the bankrupt's real estate, and the as
SgnCe was ordered to show cause on the
! 10Th instant why the petition OF Turner'S
! administrator should not be granted.
In the matter OF John S. Currell. The
assignee was ordered to settle bis account
| before Master Commissioner Atkins on the
22d OF June, 1876.
In the matter Of William II. Harman
The bankrupt was ordered to pay w. j.
| Gibbs, or his attorney, 5000.
ABOUT THE INSPECTION OF OIL.-There
WAS 4 meeting OF the Council Committee on
! Ordinances Yesterday afternoon In the clerk
office OF the Supreme Court OF Appeals, tc
consider the ordinance in relation to the
fees paid for inspecting oil. Mr.. George l..
| Christian, chairman OF the coMmlttce' pre-
sided.
The oil trade in Richmond and elsewhere
in the State has increased considerably OF
late, and the inspection fees now allowed by
ordinance twenty-five cents per barreD mas
been considered too large by some, and tho
eNpedicncy Of reducing it has for some tune
been under consideration, as the prohts on
oil are 50 close that Richmond could moi
compete with other cities and pay the fee, al
legged to be too high.
The subject was very fully discussed by
the committee, rs we'll rs by NIeSsrs. John
Purcell, i. w. Powers, A. Bodeker, Nc.
Donald. and Richard Fox, City Guager.
1t was finally decided by the committee to
report an ordinance fixing the fee at fifty
cents for sample OF oil, or lot Of five bar
relS, and five cents per barrel for every bar
rel over five. So that in case a dealer has
one hundred barrels to be inspected the fee
that he will have to pay will be five dollars.
| UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT DECISION
Judge Bond yesterday rendered his opinion
in the case Of Venable rs. Richards, collect
or of internal revenue ut Petersburg, which
was argued before him by Colonel w. p.
Burwell and the district attorney. Nenable
hrourht suit in the Circuit Court or Peters
hurr against Richards for $1,000 Of excess
| Of tax paid on snuff. Judge Bond decided
that the case could be removed from the
Circuit Court of Petersburg to the Circuit
Court of the United States.
POLICE COURT, TEsTERDAT.-Frays
Branch and Charles Cox (colore0 were UP
for stealing one horse, valued at Sl5C, from
J. NJ. Hulcher. The theft was clearly pro,
ven. Accused were sent on to the granu
jury. ., ,>i.1,od
Walter Jones and John Hackey, plckeo
up in the street drunk, were discharged.
Joseph f. Taylor was fined - for dlsor-
derly behavior in the First market.
Reuben Cheeks (colored), disorderiy III
the street, was discharged.
WHIT-SUSDAY.-To-mo (Whlt-oun-
day) is the festival of the Church, answer
ing to the Pentecost Of the Jews. ana oD,
served in the Catholic and Episcopal
churches in commemoration OF the desceht
of the Holy Ghost on the apostles on that
day. 1t is the seventh Sunday and forty
ninth day after Easter.
ATTEMPTED RoBBERY.-Thieves attempted
night before last to break into the house OF
1.ok, Ntrsf