The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-30


monwealh residing on and near said river,
and who earn liYelihood by fishing; there
fore,
I. Be Il enacted byhc General Assembly
Of Virginid. That 1t shall not be lawful for
any person TO catch any fish IN and from the
waters OF .JamCs river. or any OF it, tribuia-
res below tide-water, by means OF pound,
pike, staked.nets, or fixed apparatus OF like
kind, from the 14th day OF February to the
Both day Il July OF each year.
.. 1t shall not he lawful for any non-resi-
dent OF this State to catch fish IN the waters
Of the james river at any time with pound,
purse, pike. stake-nets, or any fixed appa-
rates Of Ike kind.
3. Any perso.. violating the provisions OF
this act Shall he deemed guilty OF misde-
mcanOr, and oD conviction thereof shall be
! fined not less than 800 nor more than $500,
one half OF same TO 20 TO informant, and
other bali to The Commonwealth.
4. This act shall be in force from its pas
sage.
C0MMCrATIoN FOR EYES.
The following bill, introduced by DIR.
| Witt, has bees reported from the House
Committee on Finance:
Whereas 1t Is represented to the General
Assembly that JOIN a. Brooks. a citizen Of
| virginia. enlisted in the service OF the Con-
/ fcdelate states during the late war. and
! lost both ewes in battle at COggin's Point,
opposite iiarrisOn'S landing, on James
river, and now resides and has resided
since the war in this State: and whereas 1t
| is further represented that the said John A.
| Brooks is very poor and has no means OF
support, and is entirely deprived OF the op-
pOrtunity OF pursuing The ordinary ayoca-
tIons Of life BY HE total loss OF sight, and
has no one or means 10 depend upon for a
support; therefore.
/. Be i cnucted 6y the General ASSembiy
That the Auditor OF Public Accounts i
hereby authorized and directed, upon the
lapplcltion Of the said John \. Brooks, ac-
comDanied by the certificate OF The Judge
Of The county Of Hem ico that the applicant
is citizen Ui his county and lost both eyes
while serving in the army OF the Contede-
rate States, 10 issue a warrant on the irea-
sury for The sum of one hundred and twenty
dollars rs communication for said eyes, to be
paid cut of any money not otherwise ap-
| proptired.
>. This set shall he in force from lis pas
sage.
TOLEDO RAILWAY.
Glr. Mollett's bill "to incorporate the Pc
tersburg. Massanutten and Toledo Railway
Company" which passed the House yes
tcrdav. Incorporates John {. Winghed,
| Uirich Wliio, Jacob y. Li.get. john q.
Cootes, |. i. Branner, =. W. Pugh, D. W.
Basore, :. &. Williams, DR.. Burke Crlsman,
ana :. VI YoSt. Ci Virginia; aud An@u'
| VI. wood. John Hover. BMnet Brau, Oscar
! Burr, James {. Poland, j. Chapllne, y. IL.
! POWnlll. I,aac llaneS. Andrew W. her
/ chcyall. john {. llci,kill. and Robert W.
! GilkcsOn, OF WcSt Virginia, by the name oi
! The Petersburg, Mas,anullen ana loicdo
! Railway. 10 locate, construct. ana maintain
a narrow or broad-@auGe railroad, 70 Dc@ih
ot broadway. on the Valley Branch of the
! Baltimore and Ohio railroad, III ROCKING,
! ham county. in the State CT virginia, ana
to run thence through Brock Gap, by the
most practicable route. TO some polht on
! the Virginia and West Virginia state me-
| i'm the said county OF Rockingham ana
said company are authorized 10 eNtehu
their line eastward, by way oI Ma>sahltI en-,
TO the city OF Petersburg. Va, ana TO Duiiu
4 branch from any point on the said road
north OF the Blue Ridge to washington
city or Georgetown, in the District OF CO.
iun,bir.
PAN sRA BOX.
"The Pandora Box Of Minor Places
las Mr.. Faunteroy 50 aptIy phraSed III ba'
not vet been opened to spread trouble anC
confusion over the Capitol, and there IS n
ce tainry when it will be.
Auditor Massey never did say eyes ol
..no" to the interrogatory II Speaker Lacy
The caucus adjourned >upp0sing that h'
meant to yield. But it was reported yes
terday that he was more refractory y thar
ever. -.
From all that can now bc learned, Audi
tor Massey wilt declare hi. independence o
the caucus. and that very soon. lie =
knoNn - man 81 determination. an(
when he once takes hi, stand clnu0t b'
easily moved. second Auditor Dyson wil
probably pursue the same course. He owe
hi, election not 20 the RcfGiu>tcr>. but t'
the Republicans. The Republican mem
bcr, are inclined to stand by him, but b1y'
been lold that II tie programme OF th'
Committee on spoil, is broken no negroe
will be put upon the penitcntiaIy guard
And. bv The way. since Auditor Massey /
ldccaring that he will run his office to SUI
himself II has come 10 liglt-Or Is at Ieds
rcDorted-ihal Superintendent Williams, o
ltnf pcrdentiary, i inclined 10 bave some
ltbinr 10 say about running that institution
Na-,rS. Massey and DYSON deny that tn
caucus had the right to understand thei
remarks, when they were before 1t lev
niehts ago, as a back-dOwn.'
Treasurer REYNOLDS consented to depos
Mr.. Col,ton. and Is now sorry for 1t. Bu
for his promise, he, too, would proDabl
stand bv MesSrs. Massey and Dy>oa, am
insist uDOn the right to manage his oW
office.
CONSERVATIVE CONFERENCE.
The Conservative members OF the Gene
raj assembly met last evening IN The Senat
chamber and had a general interchange
views on the situation in Virginia. IN
only action taken, however, was determ
nation to oppose the proposed amendmen
TO the Constitution looking to a repeal
the clause requiring prepayment OF tb
clplation tax.
: Adjourned.
YORK RIVER RAILROAD.
: Mr. Sneaker Lacy Yesterday introduced
} hill in the House 10 authorize the Rel
; mond. York River and Chesapeake Railwa
Companv TO issue 5000 Of 6 per cen
bonds. and 10 mortgage its road therefor
The bill was referred.
REUNION OF THE GEGMANIA CLCB.-Tf
third annual rCuniOn of Germania Clul
which is composed OF some OF Richmond
prominent German young men, took pac
last night a. Sanger Halle. y large an
brilliant assembage was present. and I'll
nrooramme was OF a dramatic, musical. an
terpsichorean character, beginning wit
the one.act drama OF Nimrod The Might
Hunter" which was eXcelently rendered
; followed by the Animal Quatette' all !
characters- Cat, c. IL. Phillips; Hen, NJ.
Richter; Dog, L. Hoffman; schweIn'