The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-05-10
PETERSBURG POINTS.
Internal Revenue Observation-Disclosures Mat
ters--County Nominations.

ters--County Nominations.
PETERSBURG. VA May e.-lSpecial. The
United States internal revenue collections
from the Second district Of Virginia for the
past week were as follows:
Cigars and cigarettes. S11, 1880; tobacco,
S23 ,230.1 specials, 81, 1892. Total. $780,
33947.
The greatest interest is felt here in the mat
ter of the Virginia and CaYolina railroad in
asmuch as the city Of Petersburg Is interested
in this road 70 the amount Of about one hun
dred and fifty thousand dollars. The general
impression is that the road from Ridgeway
~ c. 10 Petersburg Will be built by John ).
Robinson. president Of the SeabOard and
Roanoke railroad as he owns all of the con-
nectiOns from Rldgeway south. and with the
Virginia and Carolina road he would have the
shortest all. rail route from Atlanta. Ga, TO
New York. Should President Robinson build
the Virginia and Carolina road TO Petersburg
and the Norfolk and Western Company
should extend their line from Petersburg TO
Richmond, as there is some probability they
will do, then the through route would be
complete. 1t is said that the Norfolk and
Western Company are contemplating build
ing "a line from CTewe or Sutherlands 70
Richmond themselves, or from Petersburg TO
Richmond if these two cities will take half OF
the stock
The resolutions adopted at the recent meet
ing of the stockholders OK the Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company held in Roanoke,
authorizes that the preferred and common
shareholders of the company of record May
20. 1891, be given the right TO purchase at
So. so per share new preferred stock IN the
ratio of twenty-one new shares for every one
hundred shares of stock registered in their
name on May 20, 1891. The city OF Petersburg
owns $500 shares Of common stock In this
.f,l,, hoe fgr
years.
A couple of weeks or more ago the Republi-
cans of Prince George county held a cOnven-
ton and nominated a ticket for county officers
with the exception of sheriff, which was left
blank The convention. which was COM
posed of twenty-five delegates, reassem-
bled at the county courthouse on
yesterday, and nominated Mr., Lewis Young
blood for sheriff which Office he now fills.
A good deal of interest is being manifested
In this county as TO the result of the election.
A lively interest is felt in Dinwiddie county as
10 who will be the successful candidates for
the offices in that county. Colonel William
Fields. who has been nominated for
the Office of county treasurer by both Demo-
Gratis and II epublicans has held the Office for
the past twenty years. In 1871 Colonel Field
was appointed treasurer of the county on ac-
count of the candidate who was elected TO the
Office not being able TO give the required
bond. Under the old law the sheriff OF the
county did the business that the treasurer
does now in addition to serving the court.
After serving out the term for which he was
appointed Colonel Field was elected treas
urer of the county, and has served in that
capacity up to the present time
The Confederate monument and statue
turned out from the works of the Petersburg
Granite Quarrying Company 10 be placed in
one of the public parks at Pensacola, Fla,
was shipped to-day TO its destinatson.
The following officers of Silverdale Lodge,
Good Tcmplars, have been installed for the
next term George W. Graves. chief templar;
Miss Daisy Moore, vice-templar; Edward
King, ST., chaplain; H. 7. Faison. secretary;
MISS Lucy Haywood, assistant, secretary;
Mrs. II. ID. Saunders. financial secretary;
Miss Lottie TAYLOR, treasurer; W. Moore,
superintendent OF juvenile templars; Miss
Minnie Cooley, inside guard; II. d. Sanders,
sentinel w. u. Brockwell. past chief