The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-12-07
FROM PETERSBURG.
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hone again or Deok-inteIcsting News
from the south side.
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from the south side.
special Correspondence
PETERSBURG. December 5-Ihe mills
owned by the Upper Appomalio'
Canal Company were offered 40 leas,
today hy Captain Thomas Paunil
nuciioneer This property Is rcckOneC
among The most valuable manufacture.
In this section, consisting OF a me wheat
mill. a cotton gin and we.l-lurnished
cotton factory. The rental which The
company had fxet upon as its lowest
linii was not offered by the bidders, how
ever. and so the Upper Appomaliox pco-
pie withdrew It from the auction. and
announced that they Will operate al The
establishments themselves
Mr. Malone left for Washington last
evening 10 attend meeting OF the Re
publican National Executive Committee
which was 70 be held in that city today
In the past week he has been IN consul
talon here with many Leading Repubii-
cans OF the State. and IL is understood
that the matter of Federal patronage has
been discussed in ali It's bearings Those
who are in his confidence here profess TO
belieye that he viii have he q spOsili0n
OF all the offices IN The state, and they
intimate plainly that an agreement 10
this effect was entered upon prior to the
election AT all events they are deciding
the claims of MessTs. Brady, Cameron,
and Others who enlisted under the ban
ners OF John Wise.
Mr.. George w Pegram, who has for
some years been connected With The rail
roads mere, has resigned the position he
now holds with the Atlantic Coast Line
10 ACCEPT q position with the New York
tobacconist, Lorillard. Mr. Pegram will
manage the Southern business, Of which
Mr.. Charles y. Romano formerly had
charge. Mr Romano has bought an in
terest In the Mamie Fireworks Mauuiac
tory Of this city.
la the Circuit Court to-day the suit of
the Norfolk and Western Railroad
against the county Of Prince George was
called. The papers were submitted, and
Judge Hancock took them for cOnsidera.
ton, reseryng his decision until the next
term This suit is brought by the rail.
road company 10 recover taxes which.
they aliege, were enormously assessed
against that corporation The amount
involved Is about eight hundred dollars
The suits instituted 10y the State against
tax payers Who had used coupons In set
tlement Of State taxes, resulted In IA
pOstponemcnt of all the cases until the
3lst Instant Mr. Alexander Hamilton
OF counsel for the defendants asked
posipOnement until the supreme Couri .
had passed upon similar case, but Judge .
Hancock decided 70 fix definite date
Meantime the sale Of coupons goes on .
briskly here, and the tenders will be made .
with more frequency than ever before.
The bunting grounds near The city are
the isvortte resort OF Northern sports
men and nearly every New York steam
er leaves a party OF Nimrods at CIV
foint. These gentlemen are not as sue
cessiui This year, and big bag OF game
Is yet 10 bo heard of The birds are
very scarce this yeae IN places where
heretofore they were found In abund.
ance.
Mr.. II Y l.. Bird of thla city LETT 10 day
for Lsmbert's Point, having been sp-
pointed freight agent OF The Norfolk and
Western Railroad al that important
point. RANDOM