The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-04-23
PETERSBURG.

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PETERSBURG.
PAYMENT OF CLAIM AGAINST ihs Vi
v1crs FOR THE ESTlARf--REcofER
or TIE BODY OF YOUNG fARREIr.--TaE Pm
rrRssrRc; BIBLE SoCIETY--A NORTH CARO-
,IxI rHtiIT-CCLTUIIST--PAIS ACCIDENT
INTERESTING INSURANCE CASE-sERAoN
az ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND ARREST OF
rur Tp1gvES--ARGEST. AFTER CONVICTION,
ETC.
fforrcspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.]
APRIL 81, 1877.
In accordance with the decision OF the
Snnremc Court in the suit OF Applegarth's
o5n,;nistratar Us. The City Of Petersburg
involving about s., 800, for the sinking OF a
schooner at one OF the wharves OF the city.
the Finance Committee to-day instructed
Tho Treasurer to pay on account OF the
,,,a;n the sum Of $1,000. The balance will
no Daid at the expiration OF thirty days.
or The eight persons tried for felony at
,bc present tcrm OF the Hastings Court the
commonwealth attorney secured convlc-
ton IN every case. Seven or them were
sentenced 10 the pcnitcntiary. and one to
the CITY Jail. The seven conyicts will be
taken over 10 the rcnitcntiary by the early
train on Monday. The whole time occupied
in the trial Of these felony cases did not cN-
coed six hours. There remain only three
miSdcmeanor cases to be disposed OF.
The body Of the late Louis y. Farrell,
who was drowned near the wharf Of the
PoWhatan Steamboat Company on the night
Of Thursday the 10Th instant, was found
floating in the river near Bates's Spring.
about two miles below the city, this after
II nd h..ot, hpr
and his family and friends notified. 1t is
probable an inquest will be held upon the
BODY nj the place where it was found. \
reward Of fifty dollars was offered for the
recovery Of the body. but it held good for
only one dav--Saturday the 18th.
The annual meeting Of the Petersburg
Bible Society will be held on Sunday after
noon nj 81 O'Clock at the WaShington-Strcet
Methodist Episcopal church. Rev. DR.. Je-
ter, OF Richmond, and one or more OF the
ministers OF this city, will deliver adj
dresses. This Society has N active col
portcur ut work in the adjacent section,
through whom it has been the instrument
Of the distribution OF large number OF
Bibles. tracts. and religious reading to
families destitute OF such privileges, and
also OF accomplishing much good otherwise.
1t is now believed that the fruit crop in
this section is safe. and prospects are good
for a very abundant one. 1t is not often
that il IS killed or injured after the 18th or
Goth OF April.
Mr.. &. 5. Bells, q northern settler re-
siding near LittIeton, y. c., is in the city
TO- day on his way North. Mr.. Bells has an
orchard OF some $4,000 or 10000 peach
trees. embracing over one hundred differ
cnt varieties. de is gong North to make
arrangements io- his shipments and sales.
He ships altogether by rail. and expects to
realize $4,000 or $4,000 by his sales. He
has also large strawberry fields and fine
vineyard. HIS success in Embarrassing in
the Old North State has aroused the inter
cstS Of the people there in that culture.
A colored man named CrenShaw was very
nearly killed near Rcams's station day or
two ago bv IN accident occurring while lie
was cutting cord-wood on Mr.. Spiers'S
farm. 4 tree which he had fc!lcd lodged
against smaller tree. and in cutting the
latter it flew back. striking him on the
head, knocking him scn>cleSs and causing
painful injuries.
Among the important cases set for trial in
the Hastings Court next week is the suit OF
T. l.. JohnSon's heirs rs. the Life Insurance
Company OF Virginia for $4,000, the amount
of policy on the life OF the late T. l.. John
son. Leigh Il. Page, Esq, Of Richmond,
and Major Charles 5. Strlncfcllow, OF this
city, are counsel for the plaintiffs; Mcssrs.
II. G.. Pegram aud s. B. Paul for the defen-
dant company. The case OF Mr.. Reuben
Ragland will not be tried before next Satur-
day or Monday. Mr.. Ragland will, learn,
be defended by 4. NJ. Kelley, Esq, and
General T. NJ. Logan, of Richmond.
At the request OF the Friends Of Temper
ance. Rev. Il. r. Eaton, pastor Of the First
Baptist church, will deliver il special SER
mon on "Tcmpcrancc on Sunday night.
Mr.. Eaton is one of the most iorcible speak
ers and original thinkers Of the times.
The crib OF MIR. l.. Z. Jordan, in Prince
George county, was broken open by three
negroes and considerable quantity Of corn
stolen. The thieves were traced in the dl-
rcction OF Petersburg, one OF them arrested
before he reached the CITY, and the other
two were caught in town. They were
turned over to officers OF the county, taken
before magistrate, and sent on to court
for trial.
Dr.. Curry had q very large audience at
the First Baptist church last night, and his
lecture on Egypt" was heard with pro-
found interest.
George Knock (white). who was tried and
convicted Mt the October term OF TIE Hust-
ings Court for dealing in "policy" (the
trial having taken place in his absence), was
arrested last night ~ he was getting on the
train to 90 to Richmond. He has been liv-
ing in North Carolina since his indictment.
His sentence was three months imprison-
ment in Jail and 800 fine. -
The concert for the benefit Of Miss Mary
l.. Tuck, the brilliant young artistic OF Pc
tcrsburg, to assist her to go in training for
the cultivation OF her voice, will take place
on Tuesday night. She will be assisted by
Professor +. G., Hair and amateurs of this
and other cities. ROBIN ADAR.