The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-14
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rrFTHsgAED ELECTION CASES.
rCorrespofdence OF the Richmond Utspateh.J
February 10, 1879. s
An effort ia being naGde, witt fair pros
poets OF success, to establish clrc lating
library In our city. Il number OF gentle
men have interested themselves 10 the mat
Ter and have subscribed towards the object.
Since the destruction by fire OF the Library
building last; fail we have had no pubic
library here, and the need OF one Is appa-
rently felt.
Last night between 8 and Z o'clock o
Young man named Charles Watkins, while
.endeayoring to board q vessel near the
wharf, fell overheard Being good SWIM
rner, he was enabled to keep himself above y e
water until ropes were thrown to MIN py
the crew. by means OF which be was lifted
up on the wharf. s...4y.
The appropriation OF $4,000 for the Inn
provement OF the Appomattox TiYer-as
agreed upon by the congressional commit
tee-is regarded as an amount far below the
actual necessities OF the work. Gentlemen
from this city appeared before the commit,
tee and urged larger appropriation, put
their representations seemed to be WITH.
out avail. The late heavy fresbet lessened
the depth OF water on, the bars near the city
several feet, which. in view OF the tact that
the city has no dredges, viii give the Gov
eminent additional workto what 1t Is now
doing further down the stream. -
E For an hour or two last night very
bright light was observed north OF this city
in the direction Of Chesterfield. The i'm
pression was that it was caused by the burn
ing OF O dwelling-house some miles away,
but up to this evening no account CT any
such fire has been received. -.
AT the February term OF the DinWIddle
County Court, which commences next Mon
day. the case OF the Commonwealth Us. DR..
b. c. Powell, for cutting Mr. r.. q. Shell,
will be tried. Mr.. Shell has entirely re-
covered from. bis, wound, and, it. is'under-
stood has never eX pressed any desire TO
have Or. Powell prosecuted. 40. ..4i sa ~
The valentine business 10 this commu-
.nity has thus far been very light. The
letter-carriers have bad very little extra
weight to carry out. The custom OF the
day is rapidly falling into disuse here
MIR. B. AZ. Harris, the representative OF
Richmond commercial house, who was ar
rested here several days ago on the charge
of selling goods by sample without Ii
cense, to-day gave bail In the sum OF $500
for his appearance at the April term OF the
Hastings Court. / e.,.-3t ".a
. The horse market is opening quite briskly.
and numbers Of animals are being shipped
through and from this city to different por-
tions of. North Carolina. Within the past
two years this business has grown into one
of considerable importance and profit in
Petersburg. ,,Yrari .~tt .a. ....
Judge Hughes's decision on wednesday
in the Petersburg election cases is regarded
with much favor here. This prosecution in
the case of the Fifth Ward judges has all the
time been looked upon by fair-mnded peo-
pie as one without proper foundation, and
partaking more OF malice than OF justice.
From eight hundred to one thousand or
more bales OF cotton are daily carried east
through this city on the Atlantic, MiSsis-
sippi and Ohio railroad, and the capacity Of
the company seems pretty well taxed to
meet the demands for transportation east
and west. ROBIN ADAIR.