The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-27
PETERSBURG.

,.c,,,<c SHOOTING AffAIR-TWo MEN
wnrvDEp--TuE PARTIES BAILED FOR EXAM
>..r,nx-lNTERESTING SUITS IN THE HCST'
,>cs corRT--h RECuSANT WITNESS SENT To
T,u-p1STRlCT CONGRESSIONAL coNEEN'
rTn>-,CTroN OF TIE PETERSBURG DELE
',,~rs--srnCK OF FEANrTS-RoBR1NG DIS
G!IIERN. &C
,,,,--,s,,,o,.rncc Of the Richmond Dlspatcl.l
July 26, 1876.
,s,,,,,inr affair occurred on Bank street
at,crooon which resulted in the wound
;',, ~ rwo men and caused great deal OF
,E.;,nnrn:. The parties engaged were
,t.r. Max. Marshall and Henry Jarvis,
,".,.,,,, whom. it is reported, there has
, ,..,, , difficulty OF some days standing. 1t
.'.n@,.rI ~ the friends OF Mr.. Jarvis that
,h, lime Of the shooting Marshall was
'5,'orciu. upon him with pistol. A num-
i''r -, shots were fired, during which Mar
E,, WAS >Aot through the right leg, the
,'.n ,.,,,qq. Just below the groin and pass
;. ,', or,,,nd The bone and lodging in the
M, aboH an inch below the skin.
p,r,r,3ln F.. {. EaneS. who was en-
L,a,o-;0rto keen the parties apart, was shot
,rrarcl the left thigh. The balls were cut
tr,., the legs OF the wounded men, and
.hrir injuries are not regarded as serious by
,I, rhysician, attending them. On the
,,lr, rj Mr.. Marshall il is alleged by his
friends that he had no pistol. OF one thing,
h,v,yrr. there can be no doubt-viz., that
~, trin.. was rapid and pronliScuouS, and
that the balls left their marks on two or
,hrr, 81 the houses in the vicinity. The
rnpaAataat, were promptly arrested and
ia iaii. whence they were baiicd by the
Nllycr in the sum OF $500 each TO appear for
examination Is soon rs the wounded men
arc sufficiently recovered to attend court.
In the Hastings Court this morning the
iurv in the S,it OF BaSShor Il Co., OF Balti-
more. Is. William II. Tappcy, rendered a
verdict for the plaintiffs. The suit was to
recover oi the defendant the amount OF two
uo,r> ($GGS) given by w. y. McDuhy Il Co.,
cf which firm they claimed Mr.. Tappcy was
=, the time a partner. The defendant re-
sisted on the ground that he was not a part
rrr. Verdict was given Tor the amount
without interest.
The Hastings Court has been engaged all
Gsy in the trial of the case OF Carroll as.
The El;icrSea Manufacturing Company
heinz suit to recover $4,000 for damages
sustained TO the plaintiIl by an accident.
4 this writing the case is still III court.
Tomorrow afternoon the Convention 10
nominate e candidate for Congress III TINS
Ii,trir; will meet in Library Hall. 1t is be-
lcvcd thai Colonel William r. linton VIII
receive the nomination. The delegation
fran prf,y>h,r., held conference this eve
ninc ~ decide upon their course in the
Convention.
The conference expressed Il preference
Tor Hon. Charles +. Collier for permanent
chairman OF the Convention, and unanl-
mo,I>iy endorsed Colonel Hinton for the
nomination for Congress. y good many OF
tL, country delegates have already arrived.
and they are generally favorable to Hinton.
Il ! rrubabic, however, that on the first bal
H., COMPLIMENTARY votes will be cast by Scvc-
raj of the delegations. Brunswick county
will rive complimentary vote to Colonel
t.. Drumgoolc.
Within The past two or three days the
rcauut market has shown unexpected ac-
tivity and advance. Nuts that last week
brought 80 to Sl.45 sold yesterday ut
SIN 10 Sl.Co. Il i estimated that the stock
now held in Norfolk is 5000 bags; in Pc
1er,hur-. 300 bags. and in the counties,
n,Uuu 10 5000 bag>--ln unusually large stock
inr this season I'll the year. In view OF this
In. advance, j. somewhat o! surprise. The
area seeded in nuts this season is largerthan
for wears past. and the promise Is good Tor
large yield.
in the Hastings Court to-day Daniel
Lewis, 4 rrCllSant witness. was nneQ gu
and sent TO jail until further orders. Lewis
was shot some weeks ago, and was recog-
uizcd 10 appear against his assallant. About
the time the trial came on he disappeared
and could not be found.
Scvrra! arrests have been made within the
last day or two Of parties charged with rob.
bing MYERS, di>lilcry, in Blandford, OF
IRON and copper pipe. The distillery has
been closed since its seizure by the United
States authorities. and though it is in charge
OF Waterman, the thieves have managed td
steal from it. ROBIN ADAlR.