The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-08
PETERSBURG.

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,,,r AN PISTOL EXCITING STREET Rem.
Vro<TKE-aaNT SHOTS AND NO bnoopa ~,
VS. W., CONFERENCE.-The CONTEST FOR TO-
BIZ" nrn. cpIEI-No ELECTION TUE coNsER-
fA>U MEETING -PEHsoSAL-PoSTAL STA
'..srrcs-A ACCIDENT, &C. 4
',,..s,eodence of the Richmond Dispaseh.j
icoFTSS'N MARCH Z, 1879.
nxr;tinr rencontre occurred To-Day
Al AZ, y and / O'Clock at the corner OF
be,Sad and River streets. The part'es 10
seeVs ~ were Nessrs. John Jones ana
iac Snrson Eanes. The difficulty had MS
~ :rin in the fact that in the Mayors court
o. or, corning MIR. Eanes was arraIgneo upon
iN,s .arrant sworn out by the wife OF ihr.
go charging him with the larceny o,
JV", dollars belonging to ner, anu
wv, che alleged was stolen from TUG
,.nr in her store. AFTER an acA1 ',.a
of"n.. =, the witnesses the Mayor ans
lsa,'o na E,nes, declaring that tue evr
GH"' ,css not sufficient to convict mar
4 4smos went to his place OF pusines So
" ~ pivrr street. where soon alse'"a'us =.
". followed by Esnes, VINO was u..o."p.,
':ni hy some friends. Eanes III tne ,hen
.;rna had procured a cowhiac, WIN VIZ" .;
I,,' coming up with Jones, ne sewers. t,u.s ,.
, or the latter. Jones stepped o"ch, me"
-. Distol, and fred at very SNORT i".Ss ~
lanes. and following TINS nuihoei 81 t sh
were exchanged by the TWO pa,.Ies The
y,..s;J by Jones and four by Eanes. Inc
~. Arw wild, however, and neither party
'a' %rr, The police appearing on the
was IVA" nrrcs.cd and diSarmed the combat
se'H'' carried them before magistrate,
ans . 80" them to give bond in the sum
va" e, ~ nHN each 70 keep the peace and appear
VI .re Hayor tomorrow morning.
before "odnct seems to have been caused
EantS >o,sn Of injury IN being charged with
t' a.S The affair caused q good deal OF
nyc,trmant for time. u.a
y, & mentioned as 4 curious coincidence
:. sonnection with this case that gentle
, IL" last night dreamed that he was 10 Wit
.D. shooting affair between two parties.
ifc ,ygs within 4 few feet Of the spot where
.l,r shooting occurred.
the Tobacco Association held long Ses-
s;on Today. in the effort to elect an auc-
,iorccr at the Exchange. Eight ballots were
rq.i without result. Two candidates were
yorgd ior-Mr. Thomas d. Moss and Cap
Tain James r. Tosh. The voting on each
h.Ilo, was the Same-19 Tor Moss, IS for
To>h. Twenty votes is necessary TO choice.
Each side stood manfuily 10 its candidate.
Finally further haIIotinS was postponed I'M
ii! Ire meeting OF tie Association TO De heid
next Friday. ,,,.
o. ,ac Academy OF Music WAS one OF the
Iar,o., and most respectable ever held there.
1,hn .nr1chcs were able and TO the point,
and The endorsement Of the bill now pend
IN, IN ;Lc Legislature to settle the State
dob: was hearty and unanimous. Refer
fncr made by the speakers 10 increase taxa.
tior. # Necessary, 10 meet the interest was
warmly applauded. 1t is hoped the meeting
win have good effect.
1fr. John McGill. vino has been on visit
ri >omc weeks TO England and Scotland,
arrived home safely this morning. Captain
rank T. Walker and his bride also reached
lAn city to-day.
The total number OF ma!-lettcrs delivered
~ The carriers in this city last month was
- fa-, and of postal 1872. Letters
collected, 1881: postal cards, 5,SGS. The
number OF registered letters delivered was
a33.
\ negro named William Green, while
n1s,iDr along Union street this morning,
wa, taken with 4 spasm, and falling to the
pavement was severely hurt. His tongue
was caught between his teeth and badly
cut.
The four negroes charged in Sussex
county with rl0tOuS cOnuGct were DeloIe
the County Court Yesterday for trial, but
Al the instance Of the Commonwealth the
cases were continued until the next term.
The Christian Association meetings are
still crowded, and the accommodations OF
The largest church in the city are scarcely
sufficient TO seat the people who 60 to the
services. The meeting this afternoon was
lei By Rev. W. Z. Bradshaw, OF the Baptist
Church assisted by other clergy. Next
week the meetings will be transferred 10
tie FIRST Baptist church.
The Palhlinders," who were billed to
appear here tonight and tomorrow night,
il j. learned, have jumped the city. They
switched Off ut ~ eldon for Norfolk, and go
directly on to Baltimore.
Tue fine weather OF the past few days has
started farmin. and gardening operations
gHi!e brskly. ROBIN ADA1R.