The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-02-28
THE STATE AT LARGE.
PETERSBURG.

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coxrIRxATIox BY BISHOP RASD0LPH--VEh-
pyr-r IN THE prsMAL.swAMP LOTTERY
cAsE--suDDgN DEATH OF A wELL-KNoWN
cITrzyy-THE PETERSBURG AND CHESTER
FIELD RAILROAD, &C.
| fCorrcspondcnce OF the Richmond Dispatch'I
FEBRUARY ~, 1854.
RI. Rev. DIR. Randolph. assistant blsnop
! OF the diocese, preached TO very niSe
congregation at st. PauPs church to-day,
and administered the rite OF confirmation
10 nineteen candidates, the majority Oh
them males. Tonight he will preach ana
| confirm at Grace church.
The final proceedings in the matter OF
the Commonwealth rs. James Il. Jusuce,
agent Of the Dismal-Swamp Lottery Com
pany, indicted for selling lottery ticket
OF said company, were had In our Hastings
Court to-day. special jury was empan-
eIIed. the facts ~ proven by the prosecu-
ton and defence in the argument before
the court last week agreed upon, instruc-
tions asked for by the commonwealth
given and those asked for by the defence
refused, and the case was given to the Jury.
The Commonwealth attorney stated 10
the Jury that this was test case, made up
to 90 TO the Supreme Court, and therefore
stated that q mere nominal punishment
would be asked OF the jury. A verdict o!
guilty was rendered, with q sentence OF
imprisonment in Jail for five minutes and
fine OF five dollars.
Counsel for defence moved to set aside
the verdict on the ground that 1t was con-
trary to law and the evidence, and because
the Jury were wrongly instructed. pnis
was, of course. oyerruled. An appeal was
taken. and execution of the sentence was
suspended for sixty days. Counsel Tor tue
defence filed four bills OF exceptions to the
Judges rulings in the case, and the matter
now goes before the Supreme Court.
Captain james Shanks, well-known
and much-respected citizen. died very
Suddenly at his residence, on Old street,
this morning OF neuralgia OF the heart;
aged fifty years. He was for many years
an engineer on the Petersburg and Weldon
cnd MORT TX and Western railroads, and
more recently held the position OF night
foreman at the Norfolk and Western shops
in this CITY. He attended to his duties as
usual last night, and this morning ate
hearty breakfast and walked out on the
street. He soon returned, however, COM
planning OF severe pain in the heart, and
died in few minutes. He leaves widow
and three children. His widow IS the
sister of Rev. z. A. Peterson. OF Rich
mond.
The following gentlemen are named as
cOrporators of the Petersburg and Chester
field railroad, for which charter has been
asked from the Legislature: T. b. Dor
sett, Chesterfield; A. l.. Johnston, Rich
mond; W. J. Ivey. Chesterfield; Judge Il.
RI. Jones, George Beadle, and john c.
Griffin, OF Petersburg; p. {. War
wick, OF Chesterfield, and DR.. George
L. Rives, OF Prince George. The
capital stock OF the company is to
be not less than $4,000 nor more than
$500, 900. Work is to be commenced
within two years. and completed within
twenty years. The road is TO run from
Petersburg Uia Matoaca TO Exeter Mills,
with the privilege OF further extending it.
There seems no doubt that the road will
be built.
Mr.. Henry w. Murray, Grand Master OF
Masons in this State, will pay an official
visit TO the several lodges in this city on
Friday night. ROBIN ADAlR.