The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-10
LYNCHBURG.

rue EXCITEMENT OVER THE PATE or Tue
AILROAD-REPORTs, OPINIONS, AND SPEC"
RELATIONSHIPS NEW NATIONAL BANK-THE
STOCK CALLED FoR--GRAND SECRETARY OF
THE coLoRED MAsoNs-NR. MILLERs Ap'
MTyIsTRAToR - NEMORIAL.DAY - MATRIMo-
NAL, &C.
Correspondence Of the RichmOrd Dspaicbl
FEBRUARY o, 1881.
The action, or rather the inaction, OF The
City Council in declining TO sell the stock
owned by the corporation In the Atlantic,
Mississippi and OH, Railroad Company has
TO some extent diminished the interest OF
the community IN the sale Of the road. II
Siill remains intense. however. II for no
other reasons than that so many OF our pe0-
pie are employed on the line IN various po-
sItiops: and the idea appears to have got
ten out that II General Malone should re-
sumo control OF the line he would remOrse-
lessly apply the guilotinc 10 all employees
who have recently failed to support him.
That would make pretty clean sweep
hereabOuts, for although for long time
most Of the railroad-men appeared TO
remain "Mahone men" even after
his decapitation by Judge Bond, they Icft
him almost in body on the issue OF fOIci-
bic adjUsimcni. The suggestion has been
made in support OF the proposed sale OF the
city's stock that it, retention would open
the way for corruption and other undeSlra-
BILE interference in municipal politics on the
part OF those who might hereafter wish 10
| control the same in the shareholders ses-
sions. think the sentiment Of the COM
munity would decidedly prepOnderate IN
favor Of the redemption OF the road and
the resumption Of it, possession by the
original owners, cXcept-and this Is large
word in this connection eLcept for the fear
| OF the Use Of It's patronage by the president
Of the company in matters OF state and city
gislatOn.
The new national bank will be organized
aS soon as the stock has been paid in, 30
that the requisite amount OF United States
bonds can be deposited with the Comptroller
Of the Treasury. 4 call for payment on
! stock is made in tO-day's papers. There
are sundry reports in regard TO the official
organization, but it would be premature TO
publish them.
Carter J.. Jones, OF Covenant Lodge, a
very respectable coiored citizen, has been
appointed grand secretary OF The Grand
Lodge Of CoIored MaSOns Of Virginia by
tue Grand Master, william II. Hughes, who
visited the city yesterday for that purpose.
The Corporation Court is still in session,
not having yet disposed OF all the criminal
cases on its docket. The case Of james
Ferguson alias Langhorne. charged with
hOusebreaking, has been postponed till the
March term.
Captain John d. Lanehornc has been APP
pointed administrator OF the estate OF tie
late John NJ. Miller.
The Ladies' Memorial Association will
hold a meeting this afternoon at the Second
Presbyterian church TO make preliminary
arrangements for the suitable celebration Of
MemOrial-day.
Mr.. Thomas d. Berry, a leading tobacco
dealer Of Liberty, and son OF Hon. -. W.
Berry, was married yesterday to Miss Ida
W Bell, Of that city, and passed through
Lyuchburg yesterday afternoon en- route for
an extended northern tour.
More mulky weather, and continued fears
that NeDnor and the ground-hOg between
them are arranging 10 bring on an thcr
snow. TELEPHONE.