The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-12
PETERSBURG POINTS.
Election by the Grays-The Musical
Association.

Association.
PETERSBURG. Va, Mar Special. E.
The case of the Commonwealth against
John Rice. charged with being an accom-
plce in breaking into the house Of II. m.
Brown. in Chesterfield county. was tried in
tine County Court OF Chesterfield yesterday.
The jury rendered 20 verdict Of not guilty,
and the accused was discharged. The cases
of James MaddON and William Brown. thc
two bows charged with breaking into and
entering the house, were 10 have been tried
to-day.
40 meeting Of the Petersburg Grays
held last night, Mr.. james VI. DOnan, WAS
reelected Lieutenant of ihe company.
Mr.. Richard b. Davis. of this city. counsel
for Randall Watson. (cUlOred). who is 20 hc
hanged at EmpOria on the DIST inst. Will
apply 60 tine supreme Court of Appeals in a
few DAYS for "a new trial for the condemned
man.
The stockholders Of the Petersburg and
Norfolk Steamboat Line have elected Gen.
I'D. Guncr. OF Norfolk, and Mr.. W. l..
WilkersOn. of Charles City county. meme
bcrs off the board of directors of tAe come
pany.
The Democratic Executive Committee
held q meeting last night. and decided that
10 was unwise at this time tO consider the
is understood that twenty-five petitions ore
being circulated for signatures for a pri-
mary.
MIR. II. G. Hardy and Mrs. Hardy viii
leave tomorrow for Austin. Texas, and
viii Doe gone about six weeks.
The Richmond and pctersIsug Railroad
Company are getting ready tO extend their
ward in pOcahontas $50 feet from it present
limits. THE extension t0 De made Viii ne
ccssitate the taking down ol some of the
houses boo that vicinity. and some OF those
who occupy these houses have removed ip
/ other quarters.
The chorus Of the Petersburg Musical AS
s0ciatiOn contemplate. giving two grand
works. "lho Orai0ri0 Elijah by Mcndcl--
s0hn. and "Arminiu-.' by Max bruch, az
the Academy of Music. free tO The suuscrD-
or. of the Petersburg Musical Association
course. some weeks before the festival, ln
order that the subscriber, may better az
preciatc The music and ihe festival.
The split in the congregation of the llar-
ri-0n-strcct Baptist Church lcolocdl, which
Rev. &. B. N. Gordon i. the PASTOR ana The
phase the matter has taken. are much rcslci-
ted bv the best element in the church
None of the.siriking operator" 900 ihe IT.
trick and Battersca cotton factories have
vet returned t1 work. 10 is understood that
Inc few operatives iu the Mai0aca factory
who struck on yesterday returned lO work
this morning.
Bayard Commandory. Knights Templar,
of Roanoke. Will visit Appomlit0N COM
manderv. so. o. Cf this city, ON Wednesday
the 18Th instant ard will bring about TWEEN
tv men. They will De given collation. 40
the hall of AppomattoX Commandery on
IahD street.
Tine Chamber of Commerce held meet
..I. ..II
inc tine status Of the city of Ieier-Durg.
with the Virginia and Carolnar0ad was sub
miued. says the present purchasers OF the
road can carry Oul their undertaking, they
are tO make "a new first mortgage upon
the whole road. and franchises for an
am0unt not exceeding $4,000 per
mile. under which the city is t0
receive bonds for the principal of Aes
/ claim. Ssl .O00. and bonds for interest on DO
/ from January ], 1850, iiil August l1. lo,,-
the day of sale. Slo,-9i; total, siV2,2si.
and bonds for the interest ON TINS con-
pounded amount from August lO, ISIS, io
/ january l. $780, SSl2.l31: 20 this
amount Of bonds, Sll0105, the
city will be entitled under the new
mortgage carrying interest at q per
cent. from January lst. $780, besides the
franchises of the company which are mort
/ oaeed for the claims of the city. the prop
erty of the road so mOrigaeed consists oi all
/ the land acquired by the former company
/ for the location OF los line and The erection OF
/ its terminal depot within the city OF Peters.
burg from its terminus in the city t0 ihe
/ North Carolina line and on me work and
improvements that have been pat upon thl
/ line. The amount of land thus acquired
and the works and Improvements put
upon it by the former company have
cost the sum of S2I,00O under thl
act of February %, lssO, amend
ing the charter OF the companyi int
purchaser has twelve months allowed MN
/ 10 complete, equip and put IN operation
twenty miles of the railroad. and Two year
allowed him % complete. equip and put in
operation thirty additional miles OF the ran
road. and three years allowed hlh
10 complete. equip and put in operation
/ the whole road from the city of ietershuf-
10 the line of the state of North Carolina
| These times specified in such act begin u
run from the turning over 90 the purchase
of the property and franchises ot the ROAD
This has not get been DONE so the chafle
rights are so FAR preserved.
The congregation Of the Harrison stree
BAPTIST church. (cOl0red) Of which Rev. 4
| b. ". Gordon, is pastor, held "a meeting "a
night I'm the basement OF the church Will
closed doors. Gordon with dOWncast iea
tures. appeared before the congregation
and rendered his resignation which was ac
cepted.