The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-15

| ANNUAL MEETING OF THE GAS-L1GHT COM
PANY-SUDDEN DEATH IN PRINCE GEORGE
| AN INTERESTING CASE FOR TR1AL--THE Of
| FICE OF CITY MISUNDERSTANDING FUNE-
l. rAL-ALLEGED VIOLATION OF THE GAME
LAw-rlE VAUGHAN CAsE-MoRE NORTH
| ERN BOYS.
Correspondence OF tie Richmond Dispatcb.I
FEBRUARY Il. 1879.
At the annual meeting. CT the Petersburg
Gas-Lieht Company held to-day Mr. An
drew Kevan was reelected president, Mr.
William F. Spotswood treasurer. and 0lr.
William Il. Baxter superintendent. The
following gentlemen were elected as dlrec-
tors: David 3. Tenant, r. &. Pegram,
DR.. James Dunn, Alexander Donnan, and
George II. Davis.
John Brockwell, 4 citizen OF BlackWatcr
township, in Prince George, died very sud
denly ut the county courthouse yesterday
afternoon, OF congestion, caused ~ the too
free use Of liquor. He came to the court
house in the morning, and during the day
became so much intoxicated that his friends
carried him in one OF the village stores,
where he fell asleep, and apparently re-
NAMED in that condition for several hours.
when an effort was made to awake him and
nut hlm to bed, it WIS discovered that he
was dead and his body nearly cold. 1t was
expected that an inquest would be held to-
day.
Some fine dark leaf tobacco, raised Gin
DinWiddie county, was sold to-day ut
Moore's warehouse, and brought 1919 per
hundred pounds. These are the highest fig
urcs obtained in this market since the COM
mencemcnt Of the new year.
A case Of some interest will come up for
examination before the Mayor tomorrow
morning. former member OF our CON-
mon Council (coorcd). and at one time rep
resenting the city in the House CT Delegates,
is to be tried on warrant charging him
with the larceny OF one mink-skin. 1t is
believed that he will PROVE his Innocence
by showing that he purchased the skin IN
good faith.
The only municipal office in Petersburg
TO be filed ut rhe election in May is that OF
CITY treasurer, which for the past three years
has been so acceptably filled by Mr.. Vir-
rinius Johnson. It is not probable that lie
will have any opposition. The mayor,
under the new charter, is elected for two
years. councilmen for four years, and other
city officers for different terms. With only
one officer to be voted for in May, very little
interest will be shown in the election and Il
very small vote cast unless opposition to the
present incumbent should be brought out,
| which is not likely. The heavy bond re-
| quircd Of the city treasurer very materially
| limits the number OF candidates for the
Office There are not many persons who
can give bond Of s150,000 in these days.
The remains OF Mr.. i. II. Ridley, a we'll
known citizen OF southampton county. who
died day or two ago, were brought to this
city this afternoon, and inferred in Bland
! ford Cemetery, where the family have q
| 10 1,oI or ot n
an escort OF Biandtord Lodge. No. 3, CT
Masons, and was inferred in accordance
with the rites and honors OF the Masonic
order.
The first case under the game laws in this
section will come before the Mayor to-mor-
row morning. The law iorbids the killing
OF deer or the offering for sale OF Venlson
at any time between the 18th day OF Jam
uary and the 1St day OF September. The
sheriff this morning found deer in the
store Of a merchant, offered for sale, ana
summoned him to answer the charge OF
violating the law. He claims that the deer
was tame one, and left with NM by
friend. But the law makes no distinction
as between tame and wild deer. .
The game law generally has oeeh very
strictly observed liz this section. since the
1st of january not single partridge has
| been CUeFcu lOl Saie III oui uiAi NJ ohc' y"
far as known to the authorities, the above is
the first violation OF the law in any OF lis
provisions.
l-Thnre seems to be no Indications OF Il heal
in the Conservative rdnKs III r-rltiv0 george
COUNTY. At meeting held yesterday at the
! Courthouse by one division Of the PARTY a
resolution was adopted TO call meetings IN
the different voting precincts to appoint
delegates to 4 county convention, TO assem-
bic at the Courthouse on March court-dny,
to nominate county officers. No action has
yet been takeu by the other division.
1 Much sympathy Is expressed to-day Tor
! Alex. Vaughan, the Conservative, Judge OF
detection In Fourlh-W Yard precinct, sentenced
I by Judge Hughes to fine and imprisonment
4 for attempted fraad on the ballot-box. Mr.
/ Vaughan has vile and one Child, WHO arc
!. dependent upon bis daily labor for their
! support. It was hopedaiter his conviction
4 that The sentence OF the. Court would BIZ
livery lenient. j s.u.4 Il ~f
/ h Another instalment"ot boys, ranging il
age from twelve to eighteen years, sent on
under the auspices Of the Childrcn's All
Society, OF New York, reached this cit.
/ yesterday. They were sent TO Nottowa'
county, where BONES had previously beer
I obtained for them among the farmers. sew
eral hundred o. these boys are distributes
/ throughout this section, and generally the.
4 have done so well that homes could readil.
4 be foundfor many more among the farmers
RoRIS ADAIR.