The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-21
PETERSBURG,

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RAILS YoR THE VIRGINIA AND TENNESSEE
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+, G.. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES TO THE
ALNSHoUSE.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispa,ct.}
.tz july 20, 1877.
II is intended that the cednion OF Ms
homes brigade, which takes place in this
city on the Both instant, the anniversary o!
The battle OF the Crater, shall be grand
occasion. A meeting OF the resident soldiers
:, O: the brigade was held at the courthouse
YESTERDAY afternoon, at which Captain Jonn
r. Patterson presided and Captain John ".
Young acted as secretary. General Mahone,
president OF the Association, was present,
and made a few appropriate remarks. a
Committee on Finance. with captain iounS
as chairman: Reception Committee, Win
CojonelJ. r. Minetree as chairman; ana on
Arrangements. with Captain Patterson as
chairman, were appointed. The annual ad-
dress will be delivered by Colonel William
n stewart. OF Portsmouth. It is desired
that Richmond members OF the Association
who 1psy intend to be present communicate
their names to Mr.. Leroy s. Edwards. Cap
: tain TYLER, or to the secretary here.
The case OF the Commonwealth Us. WaVer-
&, Iy Webber. charged with committing an
outrage on q small girl, was concluded
Yesterday afternoon late by verdict OF
acauittal. The prisoner was defended DY
Major w. F. c. Gregory, OF your city,. i;
The grand jury, after making two or three
more presentnrents in addition to those re-
ported, was discharged this morning.
Some touching incidents occurred in. the
courtroom during the trial OF the youthful
Weber. His aged grandmother sat beside
him and covered him with caresses, and
during the absence OF the jury, who were
for a long time unable to agree upon YER
dict, knelt in her place and offered a ferven
prayer.
-Four hundred tons Of new steel rails
have arrived on the brig Helen n. RowleY,
from New York, for the, Atlantic, Missis-
sippi and Ohio railroad. Two hundred
more tons OF the same order are yet to ar.
rive They are to be laid on the Virginia
and Tennessee division.
The pav-car OF this company LETT this
morning ior. Norfolk. The report that the
employees Were paid one more month OF
their back rations Was n mistake.
The City Treasurer has closed his State
tsx books for 1876 and returned all delin-
ouents to the office OF the Auditor ut Rich.
mond. The delnqhents for State taxes for
that year ia this city are as follows: Capt.
tation, 50, 1855; personal property, S622.9S ;
land. SS3s 49-total, s3,611.47.
Another copious rain fell this morning.
Reports from the adjoining counties repre-
sent that the recent showers have been
plentiful, and have done AN immense good
in quickening and refreshing all manner OF
vegetation. So.
Or. j. NJ. Peasants has recovered from
his recent indispoSition, and has again re-
ported for duty. 49,.
Mr.. Z. G. Booth does not like the express
sion applied TO him in my correspondence
Of this morning. He says that he Is not
candidate for Governor OF Virginia. am
satisfied, however, that il the candidates
now proposed for that office should all be
dropped. and If the Convention should set
tie upon Mr.. Booth as compromise nomi-
nee. he would not be insensible to the
honor. and would not refuse to accept the
responsibilities and the labors OF that SER
vice il called to it by the voice of his fellow
citizens OF Virginia. = 2 -1l ,, sf.v
Among the inmates Of the Jail whose
terms OF Imprisonment have expired Is Mr..
George Knock, who was sentenced some
months ago for indulging in the once popu-
lar and secure amusement OF playing 8 pol
icy,'' on which the: law has lately looked
With so much severity as practically to break
it up.
1t is reported that the Petersburg artil-
lerv company is to be re0rganized at an
early day.
One good effect of the recent showers
has been to advance the watermelon crop.
There have been only a few sporadic
melons in the market so far, and the 1uve-
nile and Senegambian palate has become i'm
patient.
Several Of the hard drinkers OF the city
lately did good thing. In order to get
over the effects Of whiskey they surren dered
themselves to the authorities OF the aims
house to be properly taken care OF until
they get well, when they announce their
purpose OF leading different lives. They
will not lack the warmest encouragement II
they fulfil this promise.
The civil docket will be called tomorrow
in the Hastings Court. ROBIN ADAIR.