Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-02
LYNCHBURG.
au.rxrss AND NEWS IN THE HILL
CITY.
rne Tobacco xarket-Ths Earthquake
Industrial Expenses Railroad Thieves
captured-Fell Dead

correspondence Of the Richmond plspa'cn'l
SEPTEMBER l, 1886.
The sales Of tobacco for the past week
exhibit a decline Of $4,000 pounds
over the preceding week, although the
ssls. reached SAL, 300. The bulk OF
the offerings were of inferior grades
nth some medium and . small quanti-
ty OF good shipping, while there was
great deal, to use the language OF an
operator, that vas too mean Tor goat
10 cbaw." Prices ruled about as the
psst week; though there's no Disgusting
the fact that the market is stagnant,
both because of supplies already in the
hands of the manufacturers as wen as
Of the inferior quality being brought 70
market. Prospects with regard to the
incoming crop continue not only favor
able but very cheering. lnternal-reye-
nue receipts have fallen off during the
week about 81 500.
The earthquake Of last night is an
absorbing subject Of conversation on
the streets this morning. The relation
of relative experiences exhibit some
amusing contretemps. The writer was
engaged in "shoving pencil" at the
time of the visitation, when the motion
felt was so similar to that occasioned
by two heavy power-presses in motion
Immediately underneath that he'paid
no attention to it until the cries Of
some negroes on the lot, who thought
the "last day" had come, attracted
his attention. Repairing to the Noryel-
Arlington Hotel be found many of the
guests and habitues of the house con-
gregated on the sidewalk in an evident
state of excitement. Most OF the
bank. clerks on Main street were at
their desks, and lost no time in gaining
the middle of the street. At the office
of the News the employees did the
same thing, while the compositors OF
the Vrginian were only arrested IN
their descent from the fourth story Of
that large building by a subsistence OF
the shock. Judging from the evident
alarm Of the darkies this morning, the
Lime. Kiln Clubs" Of this locality
will not be without a subject for dis
cussion for long time to come.
For years the Norfolk and Western
Railroad Company has been greatly
annoyed by thieves at the depots on
the line of the road. In order to ferret
out these nefarious transactions they
employed a detective of their own, who
seems to have been peculiarly success
full in reaching these depredators. He
has made Central depot, in Montgom-
cry county, his headquarters, and
worked from that point. The results
are that John Hilton, Of Giles county,
was arrested, tried before Montgomery
County Court last Saturday, convicted,
and sent to the penitentiary for one
year. John Vickers, an ex-cOnvict,
arrested in Tszewell, was also convict
ed in the same court Monday AMI
awarded three and a half years in the
penitentiary. John and Thomas Young
ard Ben. Caldwell, Of Tazewell, have
also been arrested and indicted by the
grand jury Of the same county, and
will probably be convicted.
Justice Radford, Of the Forest neigh
boIhood, in Bedford, has caused the
arrest and committal to the Jail of that
county Of two negroes, whose names
was unable to obtain, charged with
an attempt to wreck passenger train
on the Norfolk and Western railroad
near Forest. The evidence is said to be
conclusive against them.
Mrs. Turner, wife of John Turner,
bridge. builder on the Norfolk and
Western railroad, fell dead at her home,
near Sbanersville, suburb of this city,
yesterday afternoon.
Our public schools, Of which every
Lynchburger is justly proud, will re-
sumo their sessions on Monday next.
REX.