The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-14
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fcorre,poncepce Of the Richmond Dispstch.l
SEPTEMBER IS, 1880.
Senator Thomas +. Bayard, Of Delaware,
n,ssed through this city Sunday morning
on his way home from Norfolk. An effort
was made by the Conservative City Execu'
tive Committee 10 get him 10 stop IN Peters
burg and address or people on the politi-
cal issues OF the day, but II Is understood
that he could not accede 10 their wishes. III
no ever comes 10 Petersburg be viii have
such an audience as has seldom been known
in The Cockade city. The Conservatives
have had no genera! ratification meeting IN
petersburg as vet. The Resdiusters had
theirs long ago, and are to have second
meeting this week, TO be addressed ny zap
tain Blair and other speakers.
The Chief OF Police yesterday arrested
one Lewis King (coloreo). who is charged
with felony in Prince Edward county. lie
is the man who. IL Is alleged. some few days
500 seriously beat and cut Mr.. Richardson,
az that county. and then escaped arrest by
fiphi. He has been hiding in Petersburg
for several DAYS. There was q reward OF
500 for bis arrest.
Moses Williams (negro). who was con-
yic,ed In the County Court OF Prince George
last week Of setting fire TO aud burning the
harm OF b. +. Heath, on the night OF Az
gust 22d, and sentenced to ten years i'm
prisonment in the peuiientiary, was taken
over to Richmond to-day for delivery at
that institution.
Rev. Father Wilson. the Catholic pastor
in this city, preached yesterday by invita-
ton in the Union chapel, at Prince george
Courthouse. He was heard atteniiyely by
quite large congregation, most OF whom
were Protestants. The Father expects
soon 10 iuaugurate measures for the erec-
ton OF a Catholic chapel at Blscks.and-
Whites.
Las, night, during the absence Of the
family at church, the residence OF Mr.. j.
w. Smithey. on Wilcox street, was broken
into by thieves. and all the provisions in
the house, together with a quantity Of
wearing apparel and bed-clothiug, were
stolen.
During the week ending Saturday the eX-
ports Of manufactured tobacco FROM this
city amounted TO 50,GS9 pounds. The points
10 which these shipments were made are
New Zealand, Liverpool, London, Gibrsl-
tar, South America, and Australia. The in
iernal revenue collections during the week
in this district were Sl4,101.
Professor Frederic Charles Hair and lady,
OF this city, who have been spending year
in Europe, arrived home on Saturday.
Mr.. Reuben Andrews, an old and we'll
known citizen, the master-in-charge OF the
Petersburg Railroad shops, is reported i'll.
The Petersburg Railroad Company are
making some very decided improvements at
their dep0t-ot in this city. Old sheds and
walls have been removed and the main
building repaired and improved, with the
introduction of new offices for the use Of
the employees and the accommodation OF the
public. BY these alterations additional room
Is secured in the dep0t-yard.
Receiver Pegram expects shortly TO pur-
chase five hundred tons more Of steel rails
to be laid upon the Petersburg railroad,
which will place the track in admirable
condition throughout its entire length. The
road is now in better condition than it has
been for many years. Captain Il. Il. Dunn,
the roadmasier for several years past, has
resigned TO accept the position OF engineer
and superintendent OF q mine IN West Viz
ginia. ROBIN ADAIR.