The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-20
. Iesssrffona ressrss1Fg.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispaseh.l,

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PETERsBURa. March Is, iS76.f
A negro named Albert Branley was found
/ dead last night Ia q small water.course nea,
| Ma.oaca, In Chesterfield county, just beyond
the river, Albert worked for Mr.. w. Tuck
er. and was 40 industrious and sober, man
1t Is supposed, that be fell Into the branch II
an epileptic fit, and there persisted before ait
could reach him. There 10 no suspicion o
foul play. though a c0roner's inquest was
held over the remains. This is the fourth
dead body that has been found In Chester.
field within the past few days. In no iu-
stance, however, except the one suicide re-
ported, has violence been charged or fonl
play suspected. - a. I..ss ifi...< az 4 q
Bishop Marvin, OF the Methodist Episco.
pal Church. preached last night to. Q large
congregation at the High-Street Meth odiss
Episcopal church. His subject was the final
judgment, which he handled in a mastery
and forcible manner. The Bishop will preach
at the same church tonight and tomorrow
morning. Tomorrow night he will preach
at the Washington-Street, ehurcb, and to.
morrow afternoon be will address the Sun.
day.School Union Youwili see that be has
not bad much opportunitg,to rest since he
came among US. -,,ef tx
General Malone arrived this morning from
New York, and has been In his Office all day
tra1saetine business. Those who have seen
him say be is as cheerful as ever, and conf.
dent that the recent trouble will be adjusted
In a satisfactory nanner.s1lq-. 'HfH1EI y
Two or three days ago Secretary BristeW
created quite sensation among the OIL
Gals. Of The euslomsheuse by dispatching
here a special agent named, H., j, Rose
.,t ha pc+ nh All
standing Of the r firm whose names are
on the backs of the official bonds OF, these
various placemen. IT is said that Collector
George S. Richards refused at first TO dis.
close the names Of his bondsrnep, but finally
consented to do so, when it appeared that
they were nearly at. ,insoIyeDt, and repre-
rserted, altogether, nothing like the amount
for which they made themselves responsible
in the case of default. The same is said to
have been the case. with the security Of nearly
all the other custom-house officials. 10 one
instance THAT Of J. g. johnson, ,gauger) one
of his bondsmen had been dead two years,
and then died -insolvent. What all this
amounts to Pm sure I don't know; but the
disclosure made great hutter in the bosom
OF the custom. house family Of collectors,
deputies, and gaugers. .r9.t....-
Mr.. BENJAMIN NJ. Robertson, an old and
| valued citizen, is Frustrated by an attack OF
pleurisy. .l. -
The polar wave struck US in good earnest
to day, and it has been intensely cold during
the afternoon. Notwithstanding the low
state of the mercury Company A (the Grays)
CALAMITY marched out Of town to target
shooting they bad advertised to come of,
though they did not induce many curious
spectators TO follow them out to the field Of
honor. The name Of the gallant knight who
won the silver cup Of love and beauty bad
not been reported at the latest advices from
the front. $50,
It is stated here that there is no truth in
the published report that Mr.. Charles Per.
kins had been appointed receiver by Judge
Bond for the Atlantic, Mississippi aud Ohio
railroad.
: The City Executive Committee will hold
meeting tonight, at which it is expected the
time will be fixed for the ward meetings to
elect delegates to the Convention that will
nominate Conservative ticket for the NUM-
cipal Offices. "a :xT@EsFr
Hon. E. Fl. Jones, Jr., Of the Lower Ap.
pomattox River Board, has returned to the
city; from an official visit to Washington, and
reports that the prospect is good fol-, an APP
propriation of some size for the deepening
and improvement of the Appomattox. -
= People are still all agog to bear the latest
particulars in regard 10 the railroad, but the
excitement has pretty much suosided. AZ
:. Robin ADAIR.
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