The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-06-19

,ion, which will meet 1T the county court
house on the Sd Of July, for the purpose OF
nominating two representatives for the
House OF Delegates. The meetings will be
held As follows: Sarina, at Town Hall
Fairfield. at Hardnn'S shop; Brookland, Mt
Brune's; and Tuckahoe, at Forks OF Roads.
AN ALLEGED MAIL-RoRBER IN THE RICH
MoHp LETTER. CARRIERS DEPARTMEST-AR-
REST oPeR. G. MosBY.-The presence in
Richmond of two special agents OF the
Post-Office Department IL. l.. Tidball and
W. 7. Henderson, for the past day or two
created anxiety and surprise with some OF
the poSt-oflice employees here, and yeSter-
day their object in visiting the city at this
time was fully developed when a we'll
known letter-carrier was arrested and sent
10 Jail about 5 O'Clock on a very serious
charge.
Complaints OF the loss OF money and the
rif,ing OF letters sent through the mail for
some time past to persons in this city led to
an investigation and caused watch TO be
set upon one OF the carriers-R. 6. MoSby,
of Powhatan county-whoSe route was
west Main and west of Jefferson street
south OF Main, including the nenitentiary
and Hollywood.
Some davs ago registered letter ad-
dressed to a colored woman on Mosby's
route. said TO contain S25. was delivered to
her and receipt taken for the same. Upon
opening the letter no money was found In
il. and complaint Of the fact was made 10
the poSt-office. There were numerous otner
losses, which upon investigation led 10 the
suspicion of his route, and the case was
riyen to Me-srs. Tidball and Henderson to
unravel.
Yesterday morning a letter addressed to
Mr. Sampson Waters, 9l5 Nam street,
west. Richmond, was delivered by the dis
tributng officer Of the city post-ofnce 10
Mosby. This was between ana .
o'clock. The letter contained IS, the
notes making up the amount being
marked. and the whole letter designed
as a decov. Upon investigation IL was
found that the letter had not been delivered
nor was it returned to the post-oHice, and
at $50 P. NJ. Mosby was arrested, and upon
his person was found two dollars OF the de-
coy marked money which was contained in
the letter. He was takeH before United
Sates Commissioner Atkins. and Walvlng
An examination was sent on and held to
bail in the sum of $1,000. Being unable to
give the required amount, he was COM
mitted to jail.
Mosb7, it is said, was an applicant for
Murdock's place, who. IL VIII De felnelu-
hercd, committed suicide few days ago;
and he remarked yesterday. in speaking OF
Murdock, that if he (AIosby) was ever found
in the commission Of such an act as Mur-
dock was guilty of he would suicide Just as
lie did.
Mr.. Mosby was from Powllatan county,
and was lawyer by profession. de
mad been in the employment Of the Gov
aromprt ~ 2 lpttpr-carricr here since
december last, and it is said is well con-
nected. During the war he served in the
Confederate army as major, and was be-
fore the war in the United States navy.
Mosby is about forty years OF age, anu
married man with family.
The pay of these letter-carriers IS about
Sj15 per annum, and it is contended that
that amount being so small they are tempt
ed in consequence to rob the mails.
DEATH IN a SG-CHAIR.-Ursual