The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-25
PETERSBURG.

.o>~,.cr AwARDED-M0RE CoLohh"
''a ~.,,a,..rs IN ROUTE RESIGNATION OF
rou.cco OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES iN'hS-
T,ox-rn. SPRING MUNICIPAL cAArA'oS
sIvsRwARE USEARTnEp.
trorre.pondence OF the Richmond Disps'emi
'o'''''''' FEBRUARY "a, 1880.
The contract for the new bridge owe, .nc
Meb, rrin river at Hlcksford mas Deen
awarded TO Messrs. Clarke Il Co., OF pau.
more. IL Is TO be OF iron, ana WI, eos'
$4,000. The design calls Tor very nanu
some as well as very substantial s'ruc' I.
IL Is to be finished In ninety days lne
wooden bridge recently burned cost aoou,
$4,000. Nothing has ever been uisco.e.eu
"a TO the origin OF the fire, but the OPINION
Is still adhered TO that 1t was the ACT Vi u"
ncendarv.
The county bridge, which was destroyed
by 6re at the same time, will not be rebuilt
for some time. and the location OF the new
structure will be some distance above the
oti site. Meantime communication between
me divided sections OF the county Il Kept
up by ferry.
Some thirty or forty negro emigrahts from
North Carolina passed through the city inIs
afternoon, on their way 10 ono. Ihere
were more women and children than men IN
the companv, and they seemed To be more
intelligent and generally OF better class
than those who have gone before them.
1t is understood that the owners OF west
Hill warehouse have recommended Colohe'
William NJ. Field, treasurer OF Dinwlddle
county, and Mr.. J. j. Perciyal, OF this cliy,
TO the Governor for appointment as inspect
ors OF tobacco, in place OF Messis. koDert
III. Jones, ST., and William TURNOUT, re-
signed.
The venerable DR.. ThcodeIick Pryor, OF
Nottoway county, Is to commence series
Of religious meetings ut the Old-Street
Presbyterian church in this city THIS week.
10 be continued nightly. DR.. Pryor Is one
of the oldest ministers in East Hanover
Presbytery, and for many years was pastor
OF the Second church in Petersburg.
Captain S. w. Jones, OF ibis city, mas
been granted patent for process and ma
cbinerv for manufacturing tobacco. II is
claimed that by this invention tobacco can
be dipped, dried. and worked into plug in
the space OF one hour. The machine has
been in operation here for some time, and
saves vastly in time and labor.
The spring municipal campaign is begin
ming TO loom up. and though the election is
three months off the people are showing IN
terest in it, There will be double sets OF
Council tickets in each ward, and two cam
didates in the field for each Office 10 be I'LL
ed by the people. This not supposing that
The Republicans will put Candidates in n om-
nation. In all probability that party VIII
be divided in this contest rs it was in The
election last fail. In whatever aspect the
spring election may be viewed, it is ac-
knowledged on all sides that it will be a
very exciting one.
II is reported that farmer OF Chester
field some three or four miles from this city.
while ploughing in his held several days
ago, unearthed a large quantity OF silver
ware, which bad been buried there by some
unknown parties. Ii Is not known 10
whom the silver belongs, but as most OF it
is marked the owner will probably be
found. ROBIN ADAIR.