The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-25
9itI,mond 9lspatfh.
.x,nsn,y SEPTEMBER s5, 1879.
PETERSBURG.

80 nrcfsIoN RY THE JUDGE OF THE
IH7oa,rcs COURT; A QUESTION OF LOCAL
hVs-,op ,NyolvED--THE CHESTERFIELD
TAAENIn,-rsox--aARRlAGE OF MINISTER
coNs.s,vssp FROM cUsToDy--cITy POLL
pis.a.nrHEE COMPREHENSIVE
W., wv CELEBRATION.
HA"--as,ou3euce Of the Richmond Dispa'ch.s
iC"'e' SEPTEMBER 81. 1870.
,.,sc Hastings Court to-day Judge mann
IL "a his decision on an appeal mace oy
~ NJ Petersburg la question ii1FoN-
i s 70 case O. local taxation. Last May me
n1.-.,r,issioner OF the revenue assessed a
s .1,"n tax on the wagons ana carts
~ u, Wcssr.. T. D. Steward. q. b. Eanes. a.
I. ,Hon & Co. aud Simon Seward, miiiers.
49,. ~ mills are situated Just beyond the city
,,,r;t. In Chesterfield county. The pay
i'", =, ,he taxes was refused, and the par
! ~ ,,err brought before the Mayor on
,'-ocnss 70 compel them 10 do so. IL was
I'D IN defence. that they were not
Thin the Jurisdiction OF me common
Cnnncii ~ their factories were not III re.
.nr.h,1rc. that under the State law they had
,Eo RIGHT. n manufacturers, 10 sell ana &C.
,,,,o,. tho;r Goods anywhere IN the Common
,,co,,h. aud that the wagons used by them
we're not kept or employed in the city for
N;rr The Mayor held that they were not
1,oh,c 10 ilccnse-taS on their wagons ana
carts. rs they were used exclusively for the
80 70 citizens of their goods manufactured
.;.hin the State OF Virginia.
The Common Council, by resolution
n,.,rd ii the August meeting, instructed
iLe CITY Attorney to take an appeal TO the
lIuIjuc> Court. and to-day it came up for
h..rinS before Judge Mann. He reversed
v,vor Camcron's decision on the ground
tnqt the new city charter gave the Councll
The right 10 require the payment OF
I;ccnst-,ax ly owners OF wagons ana carts
rs-d for purposes OF trade In the city. ana
.. me wagons Of the defendants were used
hqbitualy in the city for such purposes,
fb.v were within the jurisdiction OF Tue
Council and liable to the charter provision.
Among The names 10 be brought before
the Chesterfield County Convention to-mor-
row for nomination for the House OF Dele
gates. | understand, is that OF Mr.. ). K
tones. al old and worthy citizen OF Ma
,oaca district He is n firm friend OF thu
MctulIoch bill, and very popular in thl:
section OF the county.
Rev. T.. ?. Wilson and Rev. ". &. Lump
Kin left this afternoon for ilicksford to OH
cil.e 1T the nuptialS OF Rev. l.. A. Guy ant
-.
pastor al Wesley Methodist Epi>copa
e. ancf. in this city. and now has charge q
Tie church at Iiick>ford.
During III" interim between the July ant
S,utcmbrr terms OF the Hastings Court Of
Til, city rlghiy-onr deeds were admitted tt
record in The clerks Office. No term OF The
court was held in August.
Charles Moore the stranger Who was ar.
rested several days ago on suspicion OF
having committed the rnbberies at the Boil.
Uncbrook Hotel last Friday night, has been
Gj>rharccd by the Mayor. The evidence
was not sufficient to justify conviction.
Il seems TO be pretty well understood
;l,t Mcssrs. +. II. Archer and Charles a.
Jackson will be The only candidates before
the people Of Petersburg for nomination
for the House OF Delegates 1T the primary
election on the 30lh OF september. There
j. no doubt Of their nomination IL such is
The ease. and it is believed they will be
elected by IA handsome vote.
The recent election OF delegates in Prince
George county has thrown matters some.
what in the dark as TO the nomination for
The Senate from this district, and under the
circumstances 1t i hard to forecast what the
result Of The Convention will be. Peters.
burg will eject delegates on the last day OF
this month.
The cornerstone OF the new Wesley
Methodist Episcopal church, on Halifax
street, will be laid on Tuesday the Sth OF
October with religious and Masonic cerc-
monies. 1t is understood that Judge Well
ford, Of Richmond, will assist in the Ma
sonic part Of the ceremonies.
The Petersburg Grays to-day celebrated
the anniversary OF their organization by q
dre>s-parade through the principal streets
Tonight they will partake OF their annual
supper. 10 which number OF guests have
been invited. ROBIN ADAIR.