The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-04-02
PETERSBURG.

-,. vursKEY.LAw-fMFoRTA OPINION he
r,yYBSD-wlTAr OFFICERS OF CORPORA
IRON ARE NOT LIABLE TO GARNIsHMENT-
Observation-Disclosures DIOCESE - THEE
r1usugp--rHa COUNCIL AND CITY EN-
cr~rrp-pERso NAI- PROPOSED NEW
CHrHCH--oTHER ITEMS.
,f,or-csn,ndcnce OF the Richmond Dispaichl
MARCH 81, 1877.
!, is stated that several OF our large retail
1inunr.d dealers will decline to take ont licenses
of,er their present ones expire. They ailcge
that they cannot stand the MoHctt-punch bill.
,ndrf f. NJ. Mann. OF the Hastings Court,
rendered decision to-day in the case OF At
Sins BROTHERS against the Petersburg ka,l-
road Company. The case Is very impor-
tart ono and was fully argued few days
o|,n nv General George j. Hundley, OF Rich
.@n,I fnr The plainttfS. and Colonel W. w.
cnrsn, for the defendants. Both Of these
gentlemen were present to-day. and also n
nnmhcr Of the members OF the bar OF this
civ. 10 hear tbeSdccision. -..
The plaintiffs having recovered judy
mcnt AGAINST The defendants for the sum OF
$50. 300 09. sued ont process OF sarniSh-
Incnt. suggesting that by reason Of their
lien OF their writ Of Teri .facidS there was a
liability on W. L. Taylor. treasurer; Viii
liam II. Brown, ticket and freight agent :;
and X. y. Sully. general freight agent of
said company. In obedience to this process
the PARTIES abovc-named appeared in court,
and answered the same by giving the
amounts in their hands respectively belong
ing 10 said company.
The question before the Court was whe-
Their or not the treasurer and ticket agent Of
this company. with reference 10 this case,
are third persons; or do they stand in such
relation 10 the defendant company rs that
thrr punishment is in fact but the garnish-
incnt OF the defendant company itself. The
Court, in 4 lengthy and elaborately-wr
opinion. held that upon principle and au-
thority the treasurer cannot be so charged;
and that by parity OF reasoning thc'ticket
agent OF said company occupies a similar
relation TO tho company rs that OF the treas
urcr: that the .abovc-named officers OF the
corporation must in this respect be consid-
cred * the corporation itself, and they cam
not therefore be charged as garniSheeS, for
the reason they qu0ad hoe are the same.
The plaiutit.s excepted to the opinion OF
the Court, and the case will now go to the
Supreme Court of Virginia for final deci-
sion, the question never having before been
raised III that CONT.
The amount Of fines collected in the
Mayors Court this month was 1929, and
the number OF cases disposed OF 119. OF
these. Sc were for breach Of the peace and
s. for violations OF city ordinances.
Nine marriage licenses were issued from
the clerks Office this month-three to white
and >iN TO colorcd coupleS-a remarkably
small number for community OF this size.
Rev. DR.. Gibson, it is expected, will at
tend the Episcopal conyocation to be held
II Lawrenccvile next week. Rev. DR..
cl, -in nj.
and sick, will not. One OF the questions OF
interest before the convention will be that
Of the formation Of a SouthSide diocese.
II may here be remarked that there is 4
strongly developed feeling throughout this
section in favor OF division OF the diocese.
The police flushed thief last night on
Federal street. and fired at him seven times.
The fellow, however, escaped. He was sup
l0>,d TO be one OF the parties who recently
robbed the store Of W. II. Dewberry. in
Blandford.
The Common Councilmcn are, almost to
man, opposed to having any city engineer,
a, proposed by the bill now before the L.
siSlaturc amending our city charter. When
the present Council came into Office, the Or
dinance creating the office OF city engineer
was repealed. The provisions OF the amend
ment nov. pending, requiring that the Coun-
eli shall, ell he petition OF majority or the
Zeal estate owne.rs Of the city, appoint an
engineer, will virtual y prevent any APP
pointment.
United States Marshal RamSdel., unuer-
stand, has purchased 4 farm in Chester iela
county, aud viii shortly remove there 1roli
this city 10 live. His term of office IS mar
Shall does not expire for year hence.
\ meeting OF the congregation Of Wesley
Methodist Episcopal church, on Halifax
street, Of which Rev. L. y. Guy is pastor,
will hold 4 meeting Tomorrow afternoon to
take steps looking to the erection OF new
church, either on the site OF the present
building or near by.
\ merchant OF this city to-day received
m order from New York for a barrel OF
meal.
The Circuit Court OF Nottoway, spring
term, commences Monday. There are no
important cases on the docket.
The Sergeant OF this city over twenty
five years ago loaned q fine vest to cltI-
zen 10 wear 10 wedding. The vest was
never returned, and the matter was long ago
forgotten. Yesterday The borrower visited
the Sergeant and insisted on paying him the
value OF the vest and interest. 1t was OF
course declined.
Rev. Mir. HOLIDAY will administer baptism
TO number Of candidates at the Second
Baptist church tomorrow night.
The Waver!y farm, in Prince George
county, was divided and sold at auction in
this city to-day. The homestead, 491 acres,
was bought by Mrs. +. c. Bryant for 81
600; the sar-mill tract, 1873 acres, by VI. l..
Phillips for 81 800; and the " Brickhouse"
tract, GOO acres, by George l.. Taylor for
$1,000. ROBIN ADAIR.