The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-18
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poy .yyox--,reH PRICES FOR TOBACCO
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Observation-Disclosures an ATLASfie, a'S''s
s,rrs aSD OaIo RAILROAD srock.
rr,~respcndcnce OF the Richmond issoa.cn9
te'''' MARCH IL, 1ss0.
a,r,eerpu was received to-day from ffa'.
,t...re announcipg che extreasc Wncss Oh
NJ James n. Wilson, brother OF nrv.
Tsss,er Thomas j. wilson, OF tais cry. ine
Father ldR on the FIRST tram 10 at'enu q. US
,y.dsiAe. Mr.. Wilson has bees 10 oeo,'n,"s
hsaItb for some time, being vic''m 81 co"-
sumption. . ~ G.
patrics.'s day here. Though there u quae
a large Irish element IN our CITY, ,nen. 49,
notion some years been any regu,m Iy.Y Ia a,i
jzed association among them. Tue o'o III
80 Nevertheless many true son OF the
G,cen lie has quietly gwen toast to the
mamorv Of his patron saint to-day.
monument pbysieisn residing near
ueems,s station, in Din widdie county. was
sfxty.taree wears old to day. IL has Deen
his i,nyaryine custom for nearly balf a cen
.,urv 10 celebrate st. Patridk's day and tho
anniversary OF his own birth by having
Irish potato pudding for dinner.
The Appomattox river Il some hye or SIX
feet above ordinary high-water marx, ana
today the water is cncroaching upon the
wbaryes. There is. however, no fears or
authorizations OF a serious freshet, or one 10
do any material damage. The streams be-
tween Petersburg and Weldon are also
ouite high in consequence OF the late con-
timed rains, but no INJURY has thus lar
been reported.
The rainy spell and the bad roads have
together materially diminished the receipts
OF loose tobacco during the past Few days.
The best prices yet realized in our market
for dark grades Of loose we're obtained yes
ierday and to-day. From S13.25 TO S14.25
were obtained on several large lots sent IN
from Dinwidde county. Such figures are,
of course, highly satisfactory to the plant
ers.
The congregation Of Wesley Methodist
Episcopa church to-day vacated the build
ing in which they have so long been accus-
toned to meet aud worship, and moved
their iurDiture into their new edl1ce, nj Inc
corner Of Hickory and Halifax streets.
This building is not yet completed. but The
basement can be used The old house will
| be converted into public school. and VIII
be opened for that purpose next Mond1v.
Ii is stated that the evidence against
Charles Holloway and Aaron Taylor COLOR
ed) now in Jail in Snrry county, charged
with the murder of Richard Newly. is alto
gether circumstantial. Newly was shot one
day while working in field near his home,
but no one saw the person who fired the
gun. A short time before, however, the
two prisoners were seen in that nelghbor-
hood, and Holloway had, moreover, been
seen TO load his gun with slugs and balls,
with which. to all appearances, Newly was
killed. There had been some difficulty be-
tween Holloway and Newly. These are
about the main circumstances on which the
accused were arrested and sent on for trial.
There has recently been notable advance
in Atlantic, Mississippi aud Ohio railroad
stock, which for a long while was held as
almost valueless and unquOtable on the
market. To-day Sc per share was offered
for it on our streets, and but little dispose
ton was shown to sell at that price. am
not informed as to the cause OF this sudden
advance. ROBIN ADAlR.