The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-28
PETERSBURG.

LIVING
&C.
,ro.rosnouaeuce OF the Richmond Dispatch.i
SEPTEMBER ~, 1882.
ache fall form Of the Circuit Court CT
Nottowav county, which commences to-
morrow. several cases Of interest are to be
tried. involving the rights ana privileges
OF the holders OF cxcursion-tickets' inese
cases are In the nature oil SUITS orouSh. ny
a number OF parties against the NOTION
and Western Railroad company. Inc
parties in question left Lynchburg on an
excursion to Norfolk with the understana,
ing, a. they allege, that their tickets wotiid
be good to return by any tram within
specified time. When they ala return they
were required TO pay regular fare under
penalty OF having to leave the tram.
The company claims that IL the
parties complaining had gotten on tne
train at Norfolk-the destination OF the
excursion-they would have been entitled
10 return to Lynchburg on their tickets.
but il was not intended to give them the
privilege Of getting on the train at any OF
all OF the intermediate stations, because this
would interfere with the local travel OF the
road. IL seems that the plaintiffs left the
excursion party to visit other points, ana
on their return got on the train-some III
Petersburg and some at other STATIONS.
The counsel in the cases are Messrs. Fitz-
gerald and Mckinney for the plaintiffs, and
Messrs. kirkpatrick and Mann for the rail-
road. Two of these cases were brought TO
trial at the last term OF the court, but the
Jury failed TO agree on verdict.
Mr.. j. ID. Osborne, whose sudden death
i'm Louisville on Sunday last has been an
nounced, was a native OF Petersburg. and
has many near relatives residing here.
There is a large tree standing on Wash
ington street, about which cluster some sad
"reminiscences. Under It's branches oc-
Cured two tragedies. During the late war
a Confederate soldier was stabbed and
killed at this spot. While his friends were
gone to the undertaker's for i coffin the
body OF the dead man was removed 10y
some soldiers. Finding the body gone
when they returned, the friends left the
coffin and went away. The coffin was
placed in the loft Of stable near by, where
il has remained ever since, and where it can
be seen now. There are vague supersti-
tons afloat that the ghost Of the dead sol
der sometimes returns to the scene Of the
tragedy and goes to the coffin which was
intended for the body, and it is therefore
kent with care. Several years ago, on the
same spot, well-known young man OF thi,
city, depressed with cares and troubles,
went to this tree and deliberately took his
life with pistol. His grave in BlandfOrd
is always kept beautifully adorned with
flowers by his friends.
Information was received this morning
that considerable damage was done ycstcr-
day to the Scotland Neck railroad, a branch
of the Wilmington and Weldon road run
ming from Halifax, n. c., to Scotland
Neck, by the heavy rain. The exact
locality and extent OF the damage is not
known.
Judge Wesger will take some time To
consider the papers in the matter OF the
motion TO dissolve the Injunction order
granted by Judge Blow, OF Norfolk, re-
straining Jeremiah Steclman from re-
moving n certain large lot Of wood from
Chesterfield county. claimed to have been
purchased by him from the late ID. l.
Porter.
The traveller through Mocklcnhurg and
Luncnburg ut thiS time will see the best
crops the farmers have had for ten years.
The people generally are in good spirits
and the business outlook is very promising
The season nj the Buffalo has been very
satisfactory TO the proprietor, and the
lithia water is growing in popularity every
year. and. by the way, Mr.. Il. ID. Coghill
Of Bovdton, has discovered in the vicinity
OF that town Il mineral spring whcl
promises TO rival the Buffalo. The wafer,
have not been analysed as yet. but they
certainly possess some wonderful mcdici
nal qualities, to which many a citizen II
the vicinity can testify. \ sample OF the
water is already in the hands OF the
chemist. and the analysis will be given tC
the public in short time.
As Is well known. the old RandOph-Ma.
con College is situated near BoydtOn. one
Of the main buildings has been torn down
for the brick, but the other building
still sands, and is now the property OF Or
Cullen, OF Boston, who purchased il from
Colonel Thomas +. Goodc a few years age
for $4,000. 1t is now used as a school f0l
the cOorcd people, and there were some one
hundred students male and femalc) in at.
tendance lust session. The fees are merely
nominal, and the school is doing good
work.
In this connection it may be mentioned
that there is 4 like institution i'm the yicin.
ity OF Chase City, under the supervision o.
the Presbyterian Mission Board OF Pitts
burgh, Pa. This school is also well attend
ed, and with satisfactory results.
The Dispatch some time ago corrected
the report that Hon. Mark Alexander. the
oldest living congressman, is in destitut,
circumstances. The old gentleman live,
with married daughter in Halifax county
and is provided with all the necessary com
forts OF life. He still suffers from a fIac
ture OF the thigh sustained some time ago
and is not able TO walk. His mind is no
so clear, either, of late, and it Is hardly
proable he will last much longer. He i
now ninety-one years OF age, and left hi
scat in Congress about the year 1892, be
lievc.
There has been Il great change OF pOliti
cal sentiment in Mecklcnburg within tn,
past few months, and this is no rockies
assertion. 1t has already been mentioned
in the papers that one gentleman in tina
county had counted at his little post-ofiic
twenty Democratic Rcadjusters who vote,
for Cameron in the late election and VIII,
will vote for Mr.. Massey this fall. This i
OF course single incident, but mysel
met a number Of gentlemen Of like sentj
ment. The gentleman referred to tells M
that he was and is a Democratic Readjuster
but not Republican, and that Readiuster
OF this stripe understand in the Demo
cratic support OF Mr.. Massey an
invitation to the ReHdiusters to COM
back to the Democratic party. | hcart
Mr.. Wise's speech, or rather part OF it
at Boydton. The crowd was not UNUSUAL,
large for court-day, and am sure that no
more than half OF the people present hear(
the speech. There was positively no en-
thusiasm, and the speech fell fiat, although
Mecklenburg was Readiuster stronghold
and gave Cameron 1900 majority.
The people in Lunenburg still discus.
the Standardization duel, and the tree or
which Addison supported himself wher
shot is still in the courthouse. Mis-,
Hatchett is at the home OF her father, and
young Garland is at the store OF Mr. Rns.