The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-15
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ANNUAL MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS OF THE
PETERSBURG RAILROAD CoMPANY-ANoThsh
FUGITIVE FROM JrsT7cE-THE SUSSEX ARSON
cAsg--PETERsBURU AZ THE SITE FOR PUB
Lie MISUNDERSTANDING or STEAM
pREDGEs--rnE CENTRAL LUxATlc ASYLUM.
correspondence OF tic Richmond Dispatch.I
MARCH II, 1882.
The report OF President Il. L. ID. Myers,
OF which I sent brief abstract to the DIS
patch Yesterday morning, will be presented
10 the annual meeting OF the stockholders
OF the Petersburg Railroad Company TO DC
held In this city tomorrow afternoon. Tue
receipts Of the road for the months OF JAN
iary and February OF this year show such
a gratifying increase over the correspond
ing months OF last year that 1t Is believed,
n the same ratio OF increase should be con-
tinued, and there Is no reason to appre-
bend that II will not, the receipts
of the road this year will exceed those
of any year since 1859, when the property
was having such a fine dividend. The road
has now over twcnty-cight miles laid in
steel rails, with $40 tons more OF rails Just
received to be laid. From the superinten-
dents report 1t Is learned that the total in
crease IN tonnage last year was 81 per cent,
and the total increase OF revenue therefore
% per cent; increase Of revenue from ex-
press, % per cent; from mails, 1l2 per
cent; from local passengers, 6.5 per cent;
and from through passengers, 17.5 per cent.
The sergeant yesterday received an order
from the clerk OF Franklin county, Va, for
the arrest OF George w. Hollywood, who IL
under indictment for unlawful shooting in
that county, and who is now fugitive
from justice. The party was In Petersburg
few days ago, but has since left for parts
unknown.
No arrests have yet been made OF parties
suspected OF choroforming the family OF
Mr.. George X. Mattox, in Sussex county,
last Thursday night. and then pillaging the
store and burning the store and dwelling.
There are strong suspicious, however,
which may lead to the detection OF the gull
~ parties. The case will he put in the
hands Of detective.
Three cOlored people-two males and
one female-were lodged in our Jail this
morning as lunatics. The two men are
said TO be very wild, and are crazed on the
subject of religion.
From what / have been able to learn a
strong, and probably successful, effort will
be made to have the new Normal School
located at Petersburg. 1t is said that the
opposing sites offered will be Burkevillc
and the old RandOlph-Macon property, in
Mecklenburg county; but 1t is thought
that Petersburg offers the best advantages
in all respects for such an institution, and
that the prospects are favorable for our
city.
There are some obstacles in the way Of
the removal OF William and Mary College
to Petersburg at this time, but these. it is
believed, may be removed by proper legis-
lation.
The steam-dredges Rappahannock and
Cambridge, belonging to Mr. G.. III. Ferris,
arrived at this port yesterday TO execute
the Government contract for dredging
channel through our harbor and digging
q turn-basin ut the upper end. Before
commencing this work, however, it has
been deemed best to remove certain shoals
i'm the channel about two miles below the
city, which were formed by the late fresliet.
For this purpose one Of the dredges was
taken down to-day.
The Board OF Directors Of the Central
Lunatic Asylum will meet here on the 22d
instant to select site for the new asylum
buildings. 1t is expected that II will re-
quire two or three days for the Board to
examine all the property that may be
offered. When their work is done con-
ference will probably be had with the Com
mon Council in reference to making an APP
for the purchase Of the site.
ROBIN ADAIR.