The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-08
PETERSBURG.

1
nvpopr or THE RgCEIvER-INCREAsED RE-
| cr,pre .xp DIMINISHED RxPENsEs-AssIsr-
| Ant RECTOR or GRACE cRURcH-PoIITIoAL
! u,rrens-PIAG RATsING-TIIE APPoMATToN
CREW AT FREDERICKSBURG
| fcor,.snondenee OF The Richmond Disra'ch.I
| July Z, 1870.
Tho third annual report OF Captain g..
pear,m receiver OF the Petersburg rail-
ro,d for the wear ending April Both, has
| heon flied I'm the United states Circuit Court
at Richmond. 10 shows a very gratifying
! condition OF the road IN all respects. Inc
gross earnings for the year amounted 10
5000 t47 lG-an increase OF S26, l2I.33 over
fine preceding year. The operating eX-
penses Of the road, a. compared win the
nreyious wear. show decrease OF
sI2.s9l. The roadway has been much
improved during the year by WIDEN
ing The cuts and entertainments, pallasling'
g.: 40I tons OF new steel rail, covering q
little more than tive miles. have been laid' al
n cost Of Sl9.6Sl, and 26,90i cro>s.ties, al
cost OF Sll,432. An iron bridge ba, Deen
built over Fountain creek, lc6 ieet III
length, at cost OF S2,4l0: an iron bridge
has been built over the Meherrln river az
HIcksford. at cost Of about $1,000; ana
sieam-pumps and tanks have been placed at
stony creek and Meherrin river 10 secure
ah adequate and unfailing supply OF water.
with he exception OF about nine miles OF
old rail the track OF the road is reported IN
GOOD order. and the rolling stock in good
condition. Cars costing $4,000 have been
made at the company's shops during the
wear. While there was an increase In re-
ceipts from passengers, tie main increase
was from freight traffic. No passenger was
injured. nor WAS there any material damage
to the company's property during the year
by accident occurring i'll the running OF
trains.
Ii i expected that an effort will be made
this month in The Unued States Circuit
Court at Richmond by certain parties TO OBJ
tain decree for the sale OF this road. The
city of Petersburg, By action OF the Com
mon Council, will oppose The granting OF
such Decree and the city attorney has been
instructed TO resist any motion that may be
made TO that stock. II is thought that II
the road Is sold il may pass into alien hands
and be used against the interests OF our
people.
am assured By Colonel Brady that
Dolitical considerations had nothing 10 do
with the retirement Of Captain McCourt
from the pO.iion Of deputy collector in his
Office, but that the change was made be-
cause he had falel to execute sufficient
bond. A. required.
The Bishop OF The diocese has assigned
Rev. Edwin AlinsOn to Grace church, in
this city. aS assistant TO Rev. Dr. Gibson.
Mr.. AlinSon is an Englshman by birth.
but comes TO Virginia from the Diocese OF
Iowa, where he had been Ordaped 10 the
Episcopal diaconate by the Bishop OF that |
state. and by whom he i very highly re-
commended. He will enter upon bis du- !
ties at once. Each OF our two large EpiS-
cOpal churches has now an assistant rector. |
The Republican, OF this city yesterday !
raised a Garfield and Arthur pole ana flag !
in PocahontaS. The pole Is about seventy !
i've feet high, and the iIg is quite a large !
one The occasion was celebrated 10y sew |
eral speeches. and harmony and good feet
ing among the brethren engaged in tue AZ
fair.
Political matters are Just now quiet in |
our city and district, and while the Wel- |
Their continues 20 OppreS>iyelY warm IL can |
hardly he expected that any very great en- |
will he exhibited. The call for /
the Democ attic Congressional Convection !
has not vet been issued, bun il j. believed |
that il Will not long be DELAYED. The plans |
Of the Readiuser> in regard TO congress
,ionll nominations VIII not BE- developed |
until after their state Convention. The !
have put DR.. Joi genSen in the !
held, and say that the Rfadiusters will de
tract very little from bis strength.
Mr.. James VI. Quicke, Jr., left last eve
ring for New York, whence he i 10 sail for
England, 10 visit his fathers relatives. He
IS only eighteen years OF age, and makes
he long trip by himself.
The friends OF the AppOmattOX crew are
very iubilant over the good record made by
he Petersburg boys at Fredericksburg on
Tuesday. carrying off as they did the Sc
,Ond prize. In their exercises on the APP
DOmattOX river the crew on several occa-
,ions made a better record, however, than
hey did at Fredericksburg.
ROBIN ADAIR.