The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-10
PETERSBURG.


n.sr.pn,y ATTEMPTS TO WRECK TWO PAS
srSavR TRANSACTION AND TOBACCO RE-
cy,prs-pYATHs IN TIE coMNuNITY--nL-
xrss OPP OLD CITIZENS - THIEVES Dis
cu,parD--ymGINIA AND CAROLINA RAIL-
MISUNDERSTANDING THE COUNCIL TO BRING
THE ROAD TO PETERSBURG.
x.,orrcs,sondcnce OF the Richmond Dispatch.I
July ., 1888.
Two dastardly but fortunately unsuc-
,.ossful ATTEMPTS were made Saturday night
ON the wilmington and Weldon railroad TO
wreck the south and north-bound fast
mail trains. The attempts were made a
short distance beyond Wilson. and the first
effort was TO wreck the fast train going
south. which passed that point about 8
O'clock, A number OF rails were piled
across the track, which the engine ran into,
Int knocked of without accident. save slight
injury 20 the pilot, Information OF the
fact was communicated TO the conductor
of the ncrth-bound fast mail when the two
trains met. some distance beyond, aud the
engineer was instructed TO keep q strict
watch for any attempt OF the kind that
might be made on that train. When it
reached the vicinity the speed Of the train
was slackened, but no distractions were
discovered About mile further on, how
ever. the engine ran into n pile OF rails
which had been placed on the track, but in
this instance. ms in the former, The rails
were Knocked from the track without acct
dent TO the train. These two attempts,
made on the same night, eyinced deter
mination n wreck either one or both OF
the fast mail trains. There is no clue to
the perpetrators of the outrage.
Mrs Laura T.. Ncwsom, reict OF the late
John G.. NCwsom. died quite suddenly last
evening, at her residence. on Halifax street,
aged fortv-iive years. Her health had long
been delicate. but death was not anticipated
by her friends.
our city is still about ! 100 bales behind
i'm It's cotton receipts, rs compared with
this date last wear. 1t is not believed that
this difference will be made up by the close
of the cotton year. The receipts Of tobacco
since the LIST Of October amount to $3.50
hogsheads, and the inspections to $500
both in excess Of last year. The internal
revenue receipts last week were very small.
and the exports of tobacco much less than
usual.
Mr.. Alexander Wright, an old and we'll
known citizen, died yesterday afternoon at
his residence. on Byrne street; aged sixty
nine years. lie was for great many years
the foreman OF the Mount Airy shops OF
the Petersburg and Weldon Railroad Com
pany, and leaves large family OF children,
some OF whom reside in Richmond.
DIR. Thomas L. Scott, nearly eighty years
OF age. and for thrty-tive years o prac-
ticing physician of this city, Is mOmenta-
rilv expected TO die. He was born in DIM
widdie county. and when Il young man
was deputy sheriff Of that county. He was
a near relative Of the late General Winfield
Scott. and an uncle of General p. Il.
Starke. of Brunswick county. Another Of
our old CITIZENSHIP. Henry Thacker-is
also extremely i'll.
James Walker, a negro who was con-
yicted in the Hastings Court OF this city
OF breaking into and robbing the freight
cars Of the Norfolk and Western railroad,
and sentenced TO six months imprison-
meut in Jail, finished his sentence to-day,
and was Immediately arrested and taken
over TO Richmond, where he is wanted for
robbing the cars OF the Richmond and ALLIE
ghany road. James Hastings and Matthew
Owens, two other noted thieves, will be
discharged from the jail tomorrow.
A petition addressed to the Common
Council is now being circulated among
our citizens and businessmen, and is be-
ing numeTously signed, representing to
that body that in their Judgment it is OF
the highest importance to the prosperity OF
our city that the Virginia and Carolina
railroad shall come 10 Petersburg, and not
pass, as has been proposed, some miles to
the west Of the city, and expressing the
belief that the proposition made to the re-
cent meeting Of the Council, TO give to the
railroad company $4,000 Of the bonds OF
the city, and TO exchange the bonds OF the
city TO the amount OF 100000 for the first
mortgage bonds Of said company, upon
the condition precedent that the rail-
road shall be completed from Peters,
burg to North Carolina, or some ar
rangement OF like characters not I'M
reasonable. in view OF the vital Importance
OF the matter. The petitioners, therefore,
ask that the Council will lose no time in
making all proper arrangements with the
said railroad company TO have the road
come TO Petersburg.
The sum OF $4,000, which it is proposed
to give the company, is for the purchase
OF right of way through and the build
ing of depots for the company in the city.
ROBIN ADAIR.