The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-04
PETERSBURG.

,urR.lS REIGNElH--DAMAGE by THE FLOOD -
WORK RESUMED on TIRE APPoMATToX RIVER
,,,r s,IE OF wAKEFlELD--SoME SPECIMENS
OF CRIMINAL. EXrENsEs-TlIREE NEGRO IT,
xITICS-DELAYS OF TRAfNs-~REn MEMS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS COLONEL JoSEs's
uriRs--THE CITY AUDITOR, &C.
iCorrcs,,ondcncc of the Richmond Di.patch.l
AUGUST 3. 1877.
1T vas August the third but, contrary
10 the precedent OF the poem, the skies are
ANYTHING but "Quiie far On the contrary,
it is raining now, as it has been pretty much
all day. OF and on. Last night there were
heavy rains II is said that the WATERMAN
along the line OF the railroad between mere
and Weldon has been such rs to food all the
low-crounds. and in some places between
Jarratt's and HickSford 10 considerably
wash The track Hands were promptly sent
ont, however, by the superintendent to re-
pair damages, and the prompt running OF
the trims has not been impcded.
Work has been actively resumed on the
river improvement. The drcdgeS were mt 1t
to-day. ard the stcam-dril has arrived from
Richmond, having been brought on The
stcam-tu@ ". L. Craighill. \ considerable
amount of blasting is 10 DC done ct the pre-
liminary work. upon which the drill will be
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for tho purpose stated.
The auctionerr who sold the Wakefield
property Yesterday hailoocd the price to me
:ls he swept along in n buggy from the place
OF sale, and the information so impaired fell
on the ear with which I do not bear very
we'll | goi il. therefore. little wrong.
The price brought by the estate was 80, 1873.
The house-iract, containing 2933 acres, was
bought hy Mr.. William NJ. Robinson, OF
swift Creek, ut SIG per acre. A tract OF 80
acres was sold 10 Mr.. Luke ". Digger ut
go per acre. These are considered good
prices for the times, though the place l. a
very fine one. Its late owner. Captain Jo-
seyh +. Mason. has been for 4 year or two
past the United States Consul at Dresden.
some very notable instances have lately
taken place here III the course OF judicial
TRIALS. which enforce the arguments now
being made for the reduction Of criminal
cxpcnscs on the part OF the State. One
man was sent TO the penitentiary for = year
;or forging mcal-tickets amounting to dol
lar or two. Two or three cases have oc-
CURED in which Tic second offence OF steal
ing, consisting OF some paltry matter OF =
uair ~ shoes or peck ot meal, has saddicd
The support Of pcnitcntiary convicts on the
sry,c for a wear at least The State officers
did their duty. of course; but II oil such
casts could be more cXpeditiouSly and
chcaply di>puScd OF there would he great
@a!n.
The police hvcd three negro SagTants
night before last. and when they were Scvc-
rally arraigncd this morning, as they had
been separately unprecedented, all three were
found TO De more or less crazy. They were
sent TO the pour-!!oii>c.
The Appona:foX Tribe OF Red Men con-
template 4 picnic excursion at IN early day.
II will take place probably at some point
along the river. -.....
The freight trains Of the Atlantic. Missis-
sinpi and Ohio railroad. Norfolk and Peters
b;lrg division. were delayed this morning
for several hours by reason OF the washing
AWAY or q culycrt by the recent rains. The
damage was Slight. and has been repaired.
The rains along that line or road are reported
10 have been u uncquailcd hcariness.
Three most eSiimable ladies of tins city, i'll
stead Of one. aS reported, come in fora share
II the estate Of the late Colonel Munford
Jones. OF Mississippi. One receives mat
ter OF thirty thousand dollars, and the two
others eight thousand each. . s.-.. -. .-.
Mr.. Luke Digger. who resides at Violet
Bank. in Chesterfield, near the city, while at
mill the other day foY the purpose Of getting
some feed for his CONS, fell through Il trap
door and sustained injuries ut first sup
posed to be very severe. lie is now re-
ported much improved.
The cXprcss-car attached to the through
train from Weldon jumped The track near
The City Hotel this afternoon and ran about
Il hundred yards before the train stopped.
II was put back before any damage WAS
elected. .r.-.......
Mr.. T. l.. II. Young shot this morning ut
4 Ioaiing specimen of red fox which had
somehow strolled into his woodward. in the
lower part OF the city.
\ family OF hornets is said to nave eStab-
lshed themselves in one OF the city lamps.
The policeman who lights the lamp does not
disturb them, and the happieSt understand
ing exists MI round.
The City Auditor has been busy for sew
cral days making out warrants on the City
Treasurer for the salaries OF city officers
and for appropriations made by the Coun-
Gil ut it, last session They are promptly
paid on presentation.
George Johnson lcoorcdj will exercise
his muscles for the next two months In the.
chain-guuS hy reason OF stealing some
money from John Perry. ROBIN ADAlK.
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