The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-26

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| Newberry, samuel W. Williams, Charles
Payne. William EgglestOn, VI. y. Farrier,
VI. +. Spessard, Andrew Mccartney, Fran
els +. sorrel. John Trout, David ;. Read.
James Chalmers, Edward Mcllahan, j.
Allen Watts, ". A. Edmund-on, Charles
W. Burnell, William +. Beale, T..
j. Chapman. VI. W. Pettigrew. x. II. Lo-
/ gan, and Joel &. Green, or such of them as
may accept the provisions OF This act. and
I such other persons and corportions as may
become associated with them in the manner
hereinafter provided. shall be. and they are
/ hereby, constituted body polite and
/ corporate by the name Of the Virginia
Iron Belt Railroad Company, and by
that name shall have all the powers,
rights, and franchises Necessary and
proper 20 create, constitute, equip. and
maintain railroad, 10 be known as the
Virginia Iron Belt railroad: beginning at
or near the mouth " Calawba, or az or
near the mouth OF Craig's creek, i'm the
county OF Botetourt, and 10 be run by such
route as the said company may deem most
! eXpedient, through the counties Of Craig
GILES, Bland, Tazewell, and Russell,
passing near Bickley's mills, on the
Saltyille and Coal-Miae railroad. in
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down Clinch river, or through Big
Moceasin zap. in the county OF Scott,
/ to some point on the line Of the state Of
/ Tennessee. And the said company shall
have power TO build any branch roads
which may be necessary to reach valuable
mineral. gypsum. or coal deposits. 50 that
no such branch road shall exceed ten miles
in length, and 10 purchase and hold mine
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furnish tonnage ior the road.
>. This act shall be- IN force from itS pas
SAGE.
ANOTHEE RAILROAD BILL.
Mr. T. Wiley Davis introduced a bin m
the House yesterday 10 incorporate the
Richmond and North Carolina Railroad
Company. IL constitutes Me-srs. james X.
Werth. George y. Harrison, Al. Wedder-
burn. George II. BurWcll, and Henry III.
Harrison. and such persons as they may As
s0ciate with them, body polite and cor
porate. under the name % the Richmond
and North Carolina Railroad Company, Tor
the purpose Of locating. constructing,
equippiug. maintaining, and operating "a
railroad of the same gauge as the Bright
hope Railway Company, with such number
of track, ~ they may desire from some
point on the said BrighthOpe railway 70 q
point on the North Carolina state line. IN
or near the counties OF Halifax. Mccklea-
burg, OF Brunswick. The capital stock 81
the company ! not 10 exceed 2j.000.0 .00O. to
be divided into shares OF SlU0 each. AU-
thOlity /, also granted O. construct branch
roads not 10 exceed twenty-five miles in
length. The building of the road Is 20 Doe
commenced IN three years and completed
within eight years after the passage ~ TIE
bin.
SALARY or JUDGE on CHESTERFIELD.
House bin No. l60. fixing the salary Of
the .Judge OF the County Court Of Chester
field rpatron. Mr. Giddincsl. reported from
the Committee for COurt- of Justice, j. as
follows:
/. Be e euQcted on the General assembly
Of Vugiaia. That the salary Of the judge
of the County Court OF Chesterfield county
shall be 1900 per annum alter the 1T day
of April. lSS3, to be paid ont OF the county
levy of said county.
>. That the act entitled an act 20 rcgu-
llte the salaries OF county iudgos, approved
March Is. 1876. and all other acts or part,
Of acts inconsistent herewith. he. and the
same are hereby, repealed, 20 far as the
same apply to the County Court of Ches-
I ;orhcld.
3. THIS act shall be in force from and
after the lSt day Of April, 1882.
A SUNDAY LAW FOR RAILROADS.
Mr.. Champlain introduced The following
bill in the House Yesterday:
To Proride igqins' the Violation OF Tie
SaJ5aih- Day by Rai.rOad Companies.
Section l. Re i enacted by he Genr1l
assembly oJ Virginia, That II any rail-
road company in the state ol Virginia on
a Sabbath-day be found iahOring II load
ing or unloading IL. freight, dispatching
or receiving IL trains, or shifting It's ear,
employing is clerks, IL servants in labor
or other business except The transporta-
tOn 0f the mails or Of passengers AMI their
baggage. they shall forfeit not les than
800 nor more than $1,000.
section ,. This act shall De force from it,
passage.
SUPREME CorEr OF APPEMs.- stoke.
6c., rs. Oliver and dLs. submitted.
Eihcrid-c'- administrator rs. Parker AMI
ais. submitted.
Bragg, by. lSc., rs. Lamberi's administra-
tor. Argued by Samuel d. Davies and
Colonel John II. Guy for appellants, with
leave 10 John Howard, ESQ, 20 NE note
for appellants in answer 70 note OF W. IL.
Mann FOR appellee.
Vest. .Cc.. rs. Camm and as. Argued
BY Robert Ould, Esq, for appellant, and
W. ". Henry, E-q., for appellee.
Police CoURT.-The following cases were
disposed oi Yesterday:
Madison Sykes (colored), !or being drunk.
was lined 81.
William Scott lcol0redl, charged with a.
,aultng john IIulcher and stealing from
said Hulchcr two bottles II beer, was di--
charged.
David Johnson (colored), charged with
abusing and threatening 20 beat Caroline
Booker. was discharged.
Buck Spot,woOd tcol0redl, charged with
beating his wife, was fined s.. and required
10 give surety for his good behavior.
Margaret Fultz (colored), charged with
obtaining so worth Of groceries from u.
=. Taylor on a forged order. The ease wa,
continued until to-day. and the accused
bailed for her appearance.
Personal. Captain james j. Ner.er, oi
Danyille. seems 10 he booming up a, tie
prospective collector Of internal revenue
In the Fourth district. His petition for the
position i numerOusiy signed by members
Of the Legislature and prominent men IN