The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-19
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-.rysrrxG MISREPRESENTATION foR AL
,sosn ABSTRACTION OF JCsTlcE--THE PUB
Tic SCHOOLS.
.ca.rs.,,ous,nce OF the Richmond Dlspstch.l
SEPTEMBER Is. 1880.
r,a acknowledgements collections In the
po.ersbnrg district for the week ending to-
A., smounted TO sIs,572.7s. The exports
- manufactured tobacco during the week
ending Yesterday amounted 10 oV'Sio
THE Regdjusters held mass-meeung az
Tho Academy of Music last night, over
which General Malone presided, Inc zen.
s.ai made a brief address OF thanks, ana
1Sc,.red his, he bad no doubt OF the sue
ccss ~ The Readjuster electoral ticket In
November. lie and others bad Just re-
,nrred from Richmond, where they had
.been in treaty with their adyeissfies. Inc
conduc, Of the latter, he said. viii give Toe
R,sdins,ers the victory In November. ne
sneechos Of the evening were made by Cap
TAIN Frank <. Blair, OF Wythe county, ana
Colonel Faun,leroy, OF the Valley, Doth OF
whom gave glowing accounts OF lhe sta.c
az feeling IS 10 The Rtadluster ticket III
their respective sections. Tue mat'er OF
The proposed compromise between the Two
uarfies was briefly touched upon by each
Gentleman. Otherwise very little that was
new or important was said. Inc meellns
AZ firsi was quite a large one, but the mum.
her diminished considerably as the speak
inc progressed. There was not very re-
markable exhibition Of enthusiasm on the
occasion.
There was a shipment OF one thousand
bushels Of meal from this city to-day to
Raleigh. y. {. These shipments are made
regularly.
II Is understood that an engagement has
been made by Rev. DR.. Hawthorne, OF
Richmond; Altorney-General Field, Rev.
Dr. Eaton. of this city, and several other
gentlemen, 10 take a dcer-hunt on Monday
in GreensvIlle county. This game Is so
plentiful ont In that section that no doubt
is felt Of a fine days sport.
A ease Of considerable interest is to come
Before Uniied-S States Commissioner Gala
CHER this afternoon. In July last William
II. Pond. a citizen OF Southampton county,
was brought before the Commissioner on
the charge OF violating the United States
revenue laws. The main witness against
him was one J. =. Davis (colored). Du-
ring the progress OF the examination POND
swOre oui-i warrant for the arrest OF Davis.
charging him with having obtained goods
from him under false prelenceS. Davis was
arrested and placed in Jail, and IN his SUBJ
sfquent appearance before the Commits
sloner. having failed 10 give bond TO an
swer the warrant, was attended by an OF
fcer. Pond was sent on for trial at the
October term OF the court, and Davis was
subsequently sent TO southampton county 10
80. Il faV hot NJ 0hQFUn
he was acquitted. but being arrested on an
other charge he was convicted and pun
i,bed. Pond was sent on TO the United
States Court for indictment aud trial. Bail
was fixed at $1,000.
This is the case that has recently been
blazoned forih through the Radical press Of
the North with The view, no doubt, OF
making political capital. a short time ago,
on complaint and oath made by Colonel
James II. Brady. Commissioner Gallagher
issued warrant for the arrest Of w. H..
Pond, charging that the said Pond did in
July last cOrruptly endeavoT TO Distract
and impede fhc due administration OF JUS
tice III the District Court OF the United
States for the Eastern district OF Virginia
by cOrruptly swearing out warrant OF ar
rest for one j. 7. Davis, be being then and
there witness for the United States
IN a complaint against the said Pond
for n violation OF the nteTDal-revenue laws
Of the United States, now pending in the
District Court OF the United STATES at Rich
mOnd: and that said Pond well knew that
there was no ground for the issuing OF said
warrant, and that the same was caused to
be issued and executed by him with intent
TO deter the said Davis from testifyiHg as a
witness, or to unlawfully influence his tes-
tmony in said case. now pending in the
aforesaid court"
Davis was brought 10 this city to-day by
Deputy-Mar,hal Caldwell from Soutbamp-
ton county jail on a habedS corpus issued
by Judge Hughes, and all the witnesses in
the case are in the city. Disirict-Attorney
Lewis Is present TO represent the prosecu-
ton, and Messrs. Bernard and Lyon will
defend the accused. The case attracts a
good deal Of interest.
The attendance at the public schools this
week show'a large increase over the enroll
ment Of pupils during the first week of the
last session. There will be several buh-
died more Of children at these schools this
year than last. ROBIN ADAIR.