The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-10-24
PETERSBURG.

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if'r'''''' OCTOBER 23, 1876.
~, unStine Court this morning the
IN -, enc commonwealth as. George T..
case a. ,yh,tc>, indicted for selling tickets
kN'SS> ,tttnry called "policy," was called,
for tbc absence OF the accused, tried,
snd i /" assessed fine Of 800. and the
lM !""5ard q sentence OF three months,
t9U.:. INVENT in Jail. The accused is a
ini"%V,.,,,,an Of highly respectable family.
y n'"s nnder bond OF $500 for his appear
h' I,r trial. which was declared forfeited
snsS y" Court, Knock having left the city or
D.! ' go, himself. The evidence in the case
'o."1r,;.hra the fact that t'policy " similar
cs' .no, formcrly authorized by the Legisla-
&c ''"' ,hr benefit OF the southern widows
'H'' i~ has for some time been carried
anu w. with drawings twice day. ~
VI t t', George w. Smith, an elderly citi-
."; r",;ainr on Bollinghrook street, and
zen. $50. v,ors Al engineer on the Atlantic,
u" ':. 81 and Ohio railroad, died last
M, 81 PARALYSIS. OF which he had sec
" ".I stack a day or two ago. lie leaves a
@",t iomily. several OF his children being
married. .,;, ,>ort b.yo
,.,ar very large during the past several
alnnrs and have run up to over Thousand
T,o,n. more than al the corresponding GATE
ga. rs.r Sales are made mostly on arrival
for Shipping. ~.
.,-,f church will meet in semi-annual ses-
;'r q, IIicksiord on Wednesday. The seS-
~" viii continue several days, and viii be
o.,sndra by the rcctors Of the churches in
nj. ri,y and adjacent counties.
Efsbop Wingticld, Of California, arrived
:, avn This morning with his lady. He
nil saand one week among his old congre-
meeting OF the Presbytery appointed
-, tbr First Baptist church, OF this city, to
cyan,iar Rev. :. NJ. Murrill preparatory to
~. 3rdina;ion to the ministry was held in
r;,bmond to-day. at which, after all the
iIr.> that have come 10 light, it was decided
49,, % ordain him at this time, and that this
prr>hyterv would not ordain him ut all.
The investigation rs TO the reports and
r5sr1-es against him is still in progress, con-
,r,rnd hv Rev. Mr.. Eaton, OF this city. The
mos, serious charge against him thus far is
lis untrrlihiuncss.
The Petersburg Artillery, sixty men
,,ropr. with their four Napoleon pieces,
Lt,r!u, evening TO visit the Fair at Lynch
}.lr.. They will return on Wednesday.
Tha Petersburg Gravs have accepted the
nri-gtion Of the Roanoke and Tar River
Agricultural Association to visit their Fair
At Weldon this week, and have designated
Taur>iaY as TIE day on which the company
vii, attend .>
Ai;rr the sermon at the Second Baptist
church Yesterday morning Rev. j. +. Hut
,oY. the former pastor, made few remarks
living some interesting facts as to his spe-
r:gl work rs evangelist. During the past
I'm weeks ne has preached at number OF
places. and under his preaching between
,ij and $40 persons have made profession OF
faith. He has now on hand invitations to
.,>>ist II about fifty meetings, many OF which
70 Will be compelled TO decline.
II the Hastings Court tomorrow the suit
oi II. Il. Carroll Us. The Battersea Manu-
featuring Company, Tor $4,000 damages for
injuries sustained while in the employment
ii The company. will be tried. This case
ms been given 10 two iuries at as many pre-
yioyis terms OF the court, but verdict has
never been obtained.
John W. Wright (white), Just sentenced
10 the peniteatiary for ten years for horse
stealing. made an attempt to break Jail last
night. which was prevented by information
conveyed to the iailer by the companion Of
Wright in his cell. Wright has recently
icigncd sickness and demanded to be sent to
hospital for care. or to be allowed the
privilege of the iail-yard, all for the pur-
pose, no doubt, OF escaping from custody.
\ good many of our citizens will have
Goods on exhibition at the Weldon Fair,
which commences tomorrow.
Rev. Or. WithcrSpoon is visiting his bro
ih"r in Mississippi. ROBIN ADAIR.