The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-09-18
pETERsBUR(4.

erprpircAN NOMINATIONS FOR
sfssio so,sfaYu TWO coLoRED NAN AS
fHe .x.S-pR0sEcUTl0Ns AGAINST THE
csNp ,vpeKrs' TESTIMONY ABOUT THg
a1ls IN uARa0R-A WOMAN SHOT BY A
N, pgRsoxAL- COTTON AND ToBAceo
ssnce OF the Richmond Dlspasch.l
Re SEPTEMBER IL, 1891,
r,e RepnbGcan CTS Convention lstfalght-
i.'s, isst pishtat Scott's Haf and nomi.
ep 700 candidates FOR the lower house OF
aeccsosra. Assembly. Every delegate TO
is SNnSennaa was in his place, ana the
& .hawea much spirit and enthusiasm
he ,rnre. The nominees sre both cal0red
30 "a launch aud consistent Republic
BID Tnpv are u. J. Butts. chair
ops' me CITY Central Committee,
n'a wNlsm II. Sttvens~-Ooih men
81" r,s,ion and Standing amo0g their
o. "a no community. Tbey'accepscd The
r,, n.,i,ps IN brief speeches, promising
ne',,sSr Ron he success OF The cause, and
2 sy;or everything that ssvorS Of ccsli.
e'. ~ tSis contest. Other speeches were
pos Snung he session o, the Convention,
ns'S .hoecl The liberalization OF the
"n,.' >, lshor earnestly during Ibis canysss
Iel'. sneces> OF their principles aud the
iS' sge,niznc OF The ciiy. The present,
hei" n,simea. i a favorable opportunity
hNss baelu,e Of the division 10 the
w "a ,he Democratic PARTY. Opposition
IsussS',irr IKE aliaoce win ReadiusterS
~. urged Of al the speakers.
N, ~ mailer Of the two presentmentS
0e tty for permitting nuisaDces TO
h he barber 10 tbs obstruction Of
e. navigation. the jury IN The Hust-
piy' Court H. night rendered a verdict OF
ms ~cnilfv.~ The eases occupied The at
,,,5 ~ the Court the entire day yester-
Se osd we're elaboralely argued. By the
e3, testimony Of experts IL was deyel.
Sos8 during TIE trial Of the prosecutions
~, The CITY Of Petersburg has from her
tSVsr whsrvcs down 10 snip navigation an
narrowed chaGGel Of twelve feet at mean
srb wafer. with awidih varying from forty
!, one hundred and forty feet. The depth
- H. narticular wharf which was the sub
,st II nuisauce WAS proved to be between
wen and eiXht feet at mean low water.
Comnsrafiyeiy little effort by the city au-
,~bor,ies i'm the proposed work Of eXcaya-
ian In the harbor will make Petersburg a
GOOD shipping port.
Charlss scott (c0lored) was to-day sent on
n The grand Jury for indictment on the
sbsrre Of felony, in shooting a colOred wO-
man mined Harriet Coleman last night. The
difficulty seems 20 have originated in the
rear OF C0leman's yard, during which the
ndsoner was struck over the head with a
He sick and threatened with other bodily
,riary. when be drew bis pistol ana fired.
The ball entered the right arm Of the wo-
nan near ihe elbow, producing a painful
but not SeriOuS wound.
General c. l.. T. Coils, a wealthy lawyer
and broker. Of Pennsylvania, IA credited
VITA bayIng planted The 6rst United States
aig on The COURTHOUSE in this city, when
the Federal troops entered Petersburg on
the memorable ID Of April, 1865. lie en-
tered TIE war poor as a sergeaut.maior, and
was breyeted maiOr-general in front OF Pc
tershurg during the last days Of the siege.
He is now said to be worth over o million.
The exports OF manufactured tobacco
from This city during the week amounted to
l27 3I3 pounds.
New cotton K coming in freely. The re-
efIpls this week were nearly 200 bsles. The
receipts Of tobacco were about 200 hogs.
beads sud the inspections 267 hogsbeads.
The internalreYenue receipts in the Pc
terSburg district for tue week amounted to
S27,ll6.S3. ROBIN ADATR.