Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1884-10-16
THROUGH THE STATE.
PETERSBURG AND VICINITY.
The Ra,hose ouesuea- The New Bonds 20
b. lssued,


BE- Issued.
scoresroneence Of the Richmond Dsspatch.,
PETERSBURG, October 10, 1884.
The Common Council having voted 10
issue $4,000 In bonds 10 ard Ia the con-
struction q The Virginia and Carolina rail-
road, on the conditions which have been
scccpied by The coinpany-viz.. that the
road shall psss through Petersburg, and
thai no discrimination shall be made against
the city az the matter OF freight and pas
sengcr rates. the Finance Committee will nj
once prcprc The bonds. The bonds are 10
he dated July /, 1884, will run thirty years,
sud bear interest At The rate Of 6 per cent.
paysble seml-snnually. Fifty thousand
dollars oi these bonds will be donated 10
the compsuy - secure right OF way through
the city, sud 10 build . depot. One hun
drc9 thor sand dollars viii he exchanged
with hke amount OF 6rs, mortgage bonds
81 the ccMrany, 20 be given out at the rate
az SAOO0 per mile for the trst twenty miles
completed south from Petersburg. The
only think now 10 bc settled il the line OF
the route through Petersburg. The line
adopted iiy TIE company down Pearl street
snd down Market street has manv objec-
tious. and witt doubtless be changed.
The compsny shows every disposition
spccf aud 10 accommodate itself TO circum-
stances. and this matter is held under adj
Nsemeni until November lst. One thing
IS established, and that is the line will be
changed from Pearl street to the canal
bank. The depot Will either be at the Bs-
lin or on the old site OF the Petersburg
Iron-w orks. according as IL Is determined
10 cross The river near CampbelPs bridge
OF near the Norfolk aud Western shops.
The frsding OF the rOad.bed from Petcrs-
burg for distance Of twenty miles out has
been nearly finished.
The Petersburg Musical ASSOCIATION an
uourees n SORES Of yry interesting eater
,ainmentS for the coming season. The
chOrns is stronger aud better than ever
before and thoroughly drilled.
The Democrats os our city. while disap.
pointed IN the result Of the Ohio election.
src not discouraged. They look upon TIE
Republican victory 10 that Stste rs having
heer purchased. and believe the great bat
ile that is 70 decide The presidential contest
Is 10 be fought elsewhere.
The quarterly term OF the Hastings Court
oi this Oiy begins tomorrow, with the
most important snd interesting docket
both civil and crimiual-known for many
YEAR. Al ;be eases In connection with the
10 come up 81 this term. There may be
postrorCm. nj Of some OF the criminal prose.
cutions. bit the civil suits will doubtless
come 70 a trial. The trustees OF the bank
have large fund in hand awaiting the
ord,r o. e. CouIt. There can be no dis.
tTibulion oi this iuud in the way OF diyi-
dends until the question raised 10y
me state ard other large corporations,
Of ihc validity of the deed made by the
directors. sLan have been settled. Thus
will. therefore. DC the first question OF
importance u be decided. Nuch depends
IN 70. and the State will meet with a hard
fsh. lftle deed should he upset. and the
STATE and other corporations should come
I'm With thoir judgments aud executions.
they would swallow all the funds in t1e
lsnCs Il The trustees. and leave little or
nothing for The general creditors.
Among other eases 10 be tried j. thai OF
1homs> ). Davis, indicted for billing John
ptmar: James A. Jackson (colorcd). for
burning the peanut factories OF Il. {. Marks
sud George Davis, sc.
There was heavy frost III this section
ie>t night. which did considerable damage
90 vegetation. IHe weather to-day is very
cold. ROBIN ADAIR.