The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-19
gltlulullll dispatch.
WEDNESDAY,. FEBRUARY 10, 1879.
PETERSBURG I1 3 4. ~ I

.,..c.rScE of 5EgADJUsTRRs - DISwinDIEi
go ,,n,,yTy CoURT--TRtAB AND, AcopiTrAt. OF
G. powELL-FAT&I. hCCIpEET--.B0
IN ny An fNG1SE--CURioUs. C0SsfaS-
%syy--flRsr SABBATH SCHOOL. .sl
..u.s,.udence OF the Richmond Dispateh.l. a
'' ''0''' FEBRUARY Is, 1872
~ :, !, r.ner.ed that . conference or the re-
.,.. ~ n tnjs city will be hcsd to,aforsow
ae t!St N sdoDt measures looking TO the ap-
nsa1 az delegates to represent them |
p, no = sdinssers' convention which Is to
II !" in Richmond on the 18th 'nstaas:
:, r. nrnbap,c that the appointments VIII PEI
reo3r NJ q public Eeeiips TO be bei0 az, tue
Academy Of Music !. 80. r,s.,.
..; tnS Co,,n,y, Court, which commenced
Miae,s was was unusually large, by reason
.na intsres, felt in the case Of DR.. Eagene
~ ~ Do Seven charged with cutting Mr. R.C'
go ,,;ch IL was understood, woula ther
SUE" s,n 49,, f,r trial. The indictment, as sen
.o. ~, ,I,ra,,d iury. was made for malicious
!" .,, .I The grand jury brought in "no
go hin and asked THAI an lndictmen
r ~ FOR unlawful cutting. without in
a. a.. .nl,iu Tits was done, and u true bill
s e., !. iurv was 'enpane,ied and thu
81 ~ Tho case comineneed.5 The eyidenct
a,:";.r,, was substantially. The same as tht
s sa'," heretofore given in full in this CORE
5,5.nre The two gentlemen had some
sp, o"oi n, the hotel dinncr-table OF
T~a.r,bpr court-day, during which Mr.
~ conceived himself 10 have beer
;.",,i,nd bv Or. Powell, and remark
-, - me latter that he would see hin
80 dinner. A few minutes later tht
A.'., mo. n the door o. the hotel
5,.sen Dr. Powell told Mr.sShell il he con
a;dered himself acgrieved or lnsulted be
I'D thcn hive redress. Dir, She'll struck
unwa,I;in the face. and Powell cut She'll in
,ha sido with his pocket.kniIe. DrrPowell
,rosahlv defended by Mr.. E. ]. Wilson AND
iion~ Charles F. Collier, of this city. z! A!
,ta conclusion Of the latter's argument the
Cnprf adjourned over until 10 O'Clock to-
Sov When tire court met this morninE,
Nr nranch T. EpcS, the Comm wealth'S
attorney, closed for the prosecution. The
irrr. after an absence OF 4 lew minutes, re-
;,rned with verdict OF ''Eot guilty." and
NJ poweIl was discharged. The verdict,
i * said, is very generally approved.
shortly before O'clock this afternoon, as
The northern-bound mail and passenger
rain was passing through the city between
n. southern and the Richmond depot, the
orcine struck andkii:cda colored boy. aged
haiween ten and twelve years, named VIII
fam Moss, son 0! Louisa Mess, living in
8lauGford. The accident occurred in The
emf near the east end OF Franklin street
When the boy was first seen by the en-.
riuerr be was no: on the track. but he soon
i,uped Ruon he road, and. waving bis hat
rsn ahead OF tue engine for some distance,
not even irving to ret out Of the way. The
engineer reversed steam and put on the
brakes. but owing to the carelesSncss oil
the youth the accident seemed unayoida-
be. &c was struck by the pilot and
dragged some distance. receiving Injuries
which resulted in death in 4 few minutes.
4 merchant Of THIS city day or TWO ago
received from farmer in one Of the ada
cent counties barrel OF eggs on consign'
ment. In the barrel was alsua lot OF silver,
amounting 10 about $50, which the con
Sgnor took that means of sending, with ,di
rectioGs 10 pay OF some 81 his debts in the
city. ....''''-- ..,t...
At the sixty.secoGd annual meeting oi
the First Sabbath School Society OF Peters.
burg, held Sunday afternoon at the Tabb'
Street church. Hon. Charles +. Collier wa:
reelected president; John Donnan, vice
president; c. E. Burton, librarian; Al
fred WithefSpoon, treasurer; and u. b
Vaughan. .Jr.. secretary. The number OF off
GERS and teachers in the school is 2G, anC
The number OF scholars al. This was the
First Sabbath school established in Peters
burg, and when it was started member:
OF all the evangelical den ominatlons tool
part in it. ROBIN ADAIR.