The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-09


Eoyal Land Company. whose headquarters
are at llarrSonburg, and which is composed
principally Of northern capitalists, have pur-
chased the Fredericksburg and Orange rail-
road. and that the amount agreed upon IS
something over $4,000. $4,000 OF Which Is
10 hc paid in hand. 1t Is a part OF the con-
tract that $40 600 worth OF iron Is to be
placed on the road within thirty days, and
the entire Improvement from trederlcks-
burg 10 Orange Courthouse completed
within twelve months.
4 curiou. petition has been presented in
New York to set aside the will OF the late Slr.
Stewart The petitioner states that the tesla
tor. in his will, asserts that he left no BLOOD
relations, and this assertion he does not wish
20 leave undiSputed. The petitioner goes
on 10 say that he is Il first cousin OF Mr..
stewart. declares that he disavows any de-
sire to make trouble in hope that he may get
pecrniury reward. but desires to stand pro-
perry before the world, he having frequent
IL and with pride declared his relationship
10 SIr. Stewart He, therefore, prays ror
such an adjudication - will ludlcially settle
his status.
Mrs. William O. Avery, wife OF the
trcacherous department clerk who was III
league with the ST. Louis whiskey ring, has
been quite successful in securing sigma
lures OF newspaper correspondents to a
petition looking to the pardon OF her nus
band. She las assurances from the Presl-
dent that if she receives recommendations
Ior Executive celnency in this quarter he
viii MT withhold it-so it is stated.
Numcrously-signed petitions for ana
against The Baltimore chicken-leg ordinance
l,r, / arr
Tttitoa- asking the Mayor TO withhold MS
SIGNATURE to the ordinance (Which prohibits
tie sale Of fowl tied by the legs urge tiat l.
would he greater cruelty TO continc them IN
cooU>. They are signed by dealers i'll fcwls
and quite number OF well-knoWn polltl-
C,au>.
Nr. Thomas Tildcn, of New York, Il neaI
kll,!.;tu OF The Governor, has recently
bought the DUPONT plantation, about two
mile. southeast from Ocala. Mr.. Tllden has
divided il up into five and ten-aere lots,
which he STYLES "villa sites" The choicest
lot viii he reserved as the winter abode OF
Mr.. samuel j. Tilden after he retires from
the presidential chair in 1885, Charleston
IS. c. Journal Of Commerce, IN.
The mover OF Il defeated proposition in
the Connecticut Legislature to prohibit
tltlpNtHtll lTUiif iiSA'DSA" S"'S
The curious reason that it was very COM
mon practice OF congregations inducing
clergymcn to accept a low salary, with the
condition that they shall be elected to the
Legislature, and thus get $500 more.
The production OF malt liquors in the
United States during 1875 was S,743, ia
barrels, Il Slight decrease from that OF the
preceding year.
Al the twensy-seyenth annual meeting OF
the American Medical Association DIR. j. 5.
Wexford represented Virginia on the Com
lnittcc on Nominations. -,
1t is reported that the Prince OF Wales
has kept well within the sum voted byPar-'
Lament for his Indian trip.
Dan Rice was one OF the orators on Deco
ration-day at 1ronton, Ohio. - rs
Brown, the mind-reader," has been pro-
nounced failure in Baltimore.