The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-06
LYNCHBuRG.

PROPOSED sALE or THE cfTY's STOCK IN THE
RAILROAD COUNCIL MEkTING-AcTfOx DE-
FERRED-AcQU or A sAMPLE'NtR-
CBANT-socIkTY ANUsraENTs AND rus RE-
CENT EPgEssION-T0BAcc0, &C.
correspondence OF The Richmond Dispaich.i
FEBRuARY5 5, 1881.
The City Council held u meeting yester-
day afternoon 10 take into consideration
proposition made through Mr.. II. A. krise.
u banker Of the city. TO bry The 4, 10 shares
OF stock owaed by the corporation IN the
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio Railroad
Company. Mr.. Krise proposes 10 buy the
whole lot at $50 per share. Nv invitation OF
the members MIR. \. VI. Davis, another
banker Of the city who was present, al
dressed the Council. and opposed any sale
OF the stock. TIE Council, after other de-
suitory discussion, adjourned Ill This after
noon to resume the discussion and perhaps
take action.
The impression appears TO be that Gene
raj Malone has made some arrangement
with parties at New York which VIII enable
him 10 resume control OF the railroad, OF
which nc Is still president, and which viii
prevent the advertised sale from coming of.
Obviously enough, II the b0ndholders can
be satisfied with respect TO tb@r afrcarage,
OF Interest. the court will baye 10 OCCASION
OF longer control OF the line aud Us reve-
nues, and the stockholders will have the
right Of resnming possession ana direction.
The management OF the receivers has been
very popular here, nd regret is generally
expressed at the prospective change OF al
miuistratIOn.
A case Of general interest and importance
was disposed OF Yesterday In the Hastings
Court. A man named j. n. Leonard, OF
means aud respectable character, was pre-
scented on the charge OF selling goods by
sample without license. He was defended
by Captaiu Thomas Whitehead, who, in the
course Of his argument. asked the Court to
instruct the jury that the act OF the General
Assembly lcyying tax on nonresident
sample-merchantS was contrary to the Con-
stitution Of the United States. Judge Gar
land refused TO instruct, as requested; but
the jury brought in verdict OF acqultlal,
to the general pleasure OF businessmen.
Since the Improvement in the weather
and the decrease in the prevalence OF Seri-
Gus illness in The community there has been
a revival OF interest in the social pleasures
and reIaXations which had lately been much
ignored. The attendance on the Garland
Literary Cub last night was an instance OF
Of more than usual interest and variety.
Other clubs have been organized, and the
depression recently 50 prevalent Is bccOin-
ing less painful.
Emory Gordon. a son OF Mr.. j. /. Cor
don, lessee OF the street railWa', was badly
burned by an explosion OF gunrowdcr a
few DAYS ago at kenmore sc lOoi, at AM
herst Courthouse, Of which institution he
Is pupil. Mr.. Gordon has removed bN
family 10 this city, and has entirely ldent'
fed himself with i. as one Of its citizens.
Tobacco is beginning TO come IN more
freely since the Improvement OF The roads,
and prices rule pretty steady, without
marked change.
Mr. samuel o. McCOrklc, recently report
ed dangerously i'll, is much better. His dis
ease was acute rheumatism.
The Opera-Ilouse it is stated. has been
leased TO Mr.. ThOma, II. Simpson, who hl>
been manager Of the company since its
organiz l,ion. The new arrangement pro-
mlSes the best results. Mr.. Simpson has
tbe experience, popularity, and tact TO make
a good manager, and WILL a. sole lessee,
have entire re- possibility, without The need
OF consulting any official BODY as heretofore.
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