The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-18
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The sr, n,rr-71IE MAYORS DECISION 40 AZ
N '",oroR TRAFrIC-CoSSER'AIlsh
SVNnA, ,,oXu. CONTEMPORARIES fR os-
C"H""" r,,,s p,sTRICT--THE A., NJ. u ..
PEGS ,,,.s,r az THE LAwN-SHlPAsAr oF
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
so,rc Of the Richmond Dlspa'ch.i
Correspondents July Il. 1876.
,.os hoard in the Mayors Court
cast .,;nc which directly interests large
this mo- "', ~ nonulation. Several parties
class o. .a G'n for selling liquor on Sun
were " m',o - these was Mr.. II. L. Morse,
day! ' ';,;yrn, who. desiring to test the law
lcwlSa ',,'h;rct. but admitting the facts
on INC annralcti from the Mayors deci-
cAarCcu,, H." ~ musings Court, MIR. Morse was
sion 20 , -" hy Hon. Charles +. Collier.
r'iEc>''',, ,taniishcd that he closes his
II was the Jewish Sabbath, and
S5H'h w. claimed that under the general
NJ law which cNcmpts persons Keep
s"h""t n"d another day in the week, Mr..
lNG ,,,.,s NOT liable 10 the penalties I'M
MOT, -. The statute. Referring to the
Po,rn a., Constitution and tenor OF state
>p'! ,.,;,n Tor half century. counsel asked
1,H' 1-j,Lsratc consideration OF the Court.
II, ,, ",,' cameron said he had given the
,.., oarriul investigation, and was salts
.N|!' 49,, therr were no exemptions to the
mr." , .':>, 81 the Sunday liquor law. The
'l''@ n,I ,,royisjons in the Code for the OBJ
Irn, ,mno oi the Sabbath were made
~ 3,s.rcnrr 10 4 prevalent religious
j" .;.,,,t and the exemptions there
>,.'ii, we're simply recognition OF the
""-,' ,.,,., srrtS TO observe different
49,. +,,r week, and under the State law
''' ,,.r,l;y for breach Of these regulations
." l.,ht. but the act in relation to sunday
49,. in Eo,lor was police regulation in
..-3.l ia preserve the public order and
,>,c and from the operations OF this act
,,,m,. could la exempted without injury to
society. .o.,a -,
W. W,r,r, who took an appeal. The case
49,. sroI on to the Hastings Court, and
to,J in the sum of 500 required for Morse's
',",r,r,nrr. The decision OF the higher
." '.ai,rt win he awaited with interest.
TI. Mayor this morning imposed fines on
,r,.r,.nt parties 10 the amount OF seventy
IT,, dollars. and collected $3.50.
The conservative voters OF Petersburg
,,i,I hold meetings in their respective wards
.,.morrow night to elect delegates TO the
,.n,.rr,sional Nominating Convention for
III. district. which assemblies in this city on
~, 9Th instant. Several gentlemen have
h,,u mentioned in connection with the
rnmjnuion. but il is Yet too earlyso name
I'm, nominee. In Ill probability he will
rn,nr from Petersburg. The Conservatives
q the district intend to make bold fight for
s,,rcc>>. and with tho proper men to conduct
anactiyc and vigorous campaign the chances
a. rrdccmin@ the district are highly en-
couraging.
pr. .lorgcnson. the postmaster here. will
almost certainly receive the Radical nOmina-
ton.
f i reported here that the application Of
the receivers III the Atlantic, Mississippi and
Ohio railroad 10 the United States Circuit
court for power 10 borrow money has been
withdrawn II is understood that 4 strong
protest AGAINST the granting of such author
itv In, been signed by the divisional bond
holders. which will be presented should
Judge Bond hear the motion.
oar citizens have recently been enjoying
some fine music on the Lawn. 1t has been
the desire OF Il great many for years that
music should be furnished the public du-
ring the Summer evenings. The concerts are
given voluntarily and without remuneration
by the band OF the Artillery company.
The offerings 1t the Tobacco Exchange
to-day embraced about fifty hogShcadS.
Among them was Il crop from Charlotte
county. There was some little more ami
nation in the market. but without change
in prices.
\ large quantity Of toharcO-tiyturcS were
shipped hence 4 day or two ago to Australia
,u New York. They were sent to William
Cameron, Of the wcll-known manufacture
ing firm oi Cameron d Brothers, of this
city.
y Ion Of Major Thomas II. Bond, Collect
oroi City Taxes, fell from his fathers porch
Yesterday morning, while playing, and frac-
,urrd on" ~ his cOllar-boncS.
The weather. though still hot, is much
plcasantcr than it was last week.
ROBIN ADAIR.