The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-09
PETERSBURG.
Adjourned

THE BRITISH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES AFFA1E5
PETERSBURG RAILRoAD-THE LIBRARY AS
r sOCIATION-THE RICHMOND MAILS-sALE OF
A sToRE-PHYsICrANs ICK-CONsERvATIvE
FLAGs HAULED DowS--AvENERABLE GRAND
Observation-Disclosures BURNED, &C.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.]
!. MARCH 8, 1877.
Sir Edward Thornton, her Maiesty's
Minister at Washington, has given almost
positive assurances that he will attend the
international British celebration in this city
in May next. Lord Dufferin, Governor
General Of Canada, to whom beautifully
engrossed invitation to be present on that
occasion WINS recently forwarded through
Sir Edward Thornton, has not been hcarc
from.
Prince George County Court is in session
to-day, and q number Of trivial cases on the
criminal docket have been disposed Of. The
Board OF Supervisors Of the county have de-
termlped to build new courthouse. l""t
The negroes who recently escaped from
the Dinwiddie Jail are believed to be still
lurking around in the swamps OF the
county, which afford them secure shelter.
The annual meeting OF the stockholders
of the Petersburg railroad will be held at
the office OF the company in this city on
l
| no change in the management Of the road
Cantain r. G. Pegram acting as president.
The annual meeting OF the Petersburg
Library Association will be held tonight,
when the report OF the Board Of Managers
will be presented and officers elected for
the ensuing year. This Association owns
fine, large brick building at the corner OF
Bollingbrook and Sycamore streets, ana
there are some four or five thousand vol
umes in the Library. With the proper
support that such an institution ought tc
receive in a community Of this size the
Association might accomplish great dea
of good.
| Nv request Of many of the businessmen
Of this city the post-otfice authorities here
have consented to deliver the mails iron
Richmond as soon as they arrive, instead o
as heretofore holding them for two hours II
deliver with the Norfolk mails.
The three-story brick building fronting
% feet on Sycamore street, lately occupied
by the Singer Sewing Machine Company
was sold at auction to-day under deere
Of the Hastings Court, and was bought b.
Mr. Richard Harrison for 1890. YER
low price. =.
for many weeks been confined at thel
homes by illness-yiz., DR.. John Herber
Claiborne and DR.. Joseph W. Smith.
Nearly every seat on the first floor OF tn
Academy Of Music has been reserved 10
Miss Kate Claxton's performance tonight
She will have q very full house.
All the Observation-Disclosures flags in TIL
city except one have been hauled down
only, however, after the announcement {
the decision OF the Electoral GGmmiSsi or
One OF our citizens was taken up /
Prince George county yesterday for hun
Ing on posted i,,,.l and was fined $3.50 b
a Justice. He had only killed one robin.
X lady residing in Chesterfield county
near this city, now upwards OF eighty year
OF age, has over seventy grandchildren.
The fine residence Of Mr.. William Coz
in Chesterfield county two miles from n
tersburg, was destroyed by. fire this eve
ming. it was formerly and for many yeal
the home Of the late Judge Cox. The los
is nearly covered by insurance.
: ---. ROBIN ADAIR.