Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-02-15
THE RIGHT OF WAY.
FROM THE COUNTY COURT TO sU-
PREME COURT AND BACK AGAIN.
A Hard Contested case--Death from SIN
GUAR Cause Revenue Collections
IN the Second District.


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Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispstch.l
PETERSBURG, VA, February H.--The liti-
CATION between the Postal Telegraph liable
Company on the one side and the Norfolk
and Western Railroad Company and the
Western Union Telegraph Company on the
other side, growing out of the Postal Com
pany's proceedings to obtain by condemna-
ton telegraph right of Why along and on
the roadway of the railroad company,
which has been in progress for about two
years in all Of the County Courts along the
line of the Norfolk and Western Railroad
Company from Prince George to Norfolk
county inclusive, and has found It's way
into the Supreme Court Of Appeals, after
passing through the Circuit Courts of
Prince George and Petersburg and the
Chancery Court Of Richmond. has been re-
sumed by the Postal Company IN the Coun-
ty Court of Prince George.
PRoTRACrTD LITIGATION.
In July Of 1889, after hard and pro-
tracted contest in that court, the County
Court Of Prince George ruled every point
against the railroad company, and appoint
cd commissioners to view theline proposed
to be taken and assess the railroad COM
pealed to the Circuit Court OF Prince
George. and the case was removed to the
Circuit Court of Petersburg. This court,
after another hard contest between the
parties, decided against the Postal Com
pany, and dismissed the proceedings. Inc
contest before Judge Riyes IN the County
Court of Prince George had continued for
seven DAYS, the Court listening patiently to
most elaborate argument, hearing large
number of pleas, denying some and grant
ing the filing of others
AN APPEAL TAKEN.
The Postal took an appeal from Judge
Hancock's decision to the Court Of APP
peals, which court, after third hard con-
test, decided that the case was premature
" appealed from the County Court; thet
the writ of error and supersededs. was i'm
proyidently granted, and remanded the case
back TO the County Court.
BACK TO THE FIRST COURT.
The case now being back in the County
Court of Prince George, Hon. Timothy
Rives, Judge of said court, for the conye-
nience of all parties interested this morn
ing heard the parties by counsel in the
Hustings- Court room in this city, with the
understanding that his opinion will be
given on Monday next, or some other day
Of the present term Of his court when the
Judge shall be on the bench at Prince
entered before the Judge at the opening of
the proceedings to-day--viZ., by the Postal
Company to appoint day for the commits
sloners to meet and condemn the right or
way: and by the railroad company to sum-
marily dismiss the whole proceedings.
THE coUNsEL.
These questions, with others bearing
upon the case, were deliberately argued by
j. Samuel Parrish, Esq.,, for the Postal,
and by Major Robert Stiles, Judge A. Il;
Holiday, and Messrs. George y. Bernard
and John J. Cooke for the railroad COM
pany and its ally IN the contest, the West
ern Union Telegraph Company.
MYSTERIOUS DEATH.
A twelve-year-old girl, the daughter OF
colored parents named Claiborne, living
on Jones street, died suddenly last night
under rather singular circumstances. she
was sitting with her mother by the hre,
when she was suddenly taken i'll aud died
before a physician could reach her. 1t was
discovered that she had been chewing
some brown paper and had swallowed the
spittle as well as the pulp; ms Is sald 70
have been the cause Of her death, but
whether from the effects of any poisonous
ingredients or from choking has not been
diVulged.
INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTIONS.
The total internal revenue collections in
the Second district during the fiscal week
were as follows; Manufactured tobacco,
So, O60. 90; cigars and cigarettes, $8,S50.S5;
brandy stamps, S177.9O; special taxes,
S15.40-total, S32, l0l.H.
DnwIDDIK POLITICS.
The Democratic Executive Commi ttee of
DipWiddie county will meet at the court
house on Monday to determine the time OF
holding the county convention for the
- Il laAa 4ar4 n arIn
offices. AS has been previously stated IN
this correspondence, the number OF a5pl-
rants for Office III this county is large and
the work of the convention will be deli
cate, as well as one of great interest. The
greatest interest hangs upon the nomina-
ton for Sheriff, for which there are some
eight or ten candidates. The county Is be-
lieved 10 DO reliably Democratic, especially
in view of the fact that the Republican
party is badly split.
BREAD CAST UPON TIE WATERS.
A lady of this city recently laid aside
sum of money to make purchase for her.
self. A day or two ago q mendlcant APP
peared at her door and appealed for aid.
The appeal was not in vain, as the kind
hearted lady, ever ready TO help those in
need, unhesitatingly placed into the hands
of the applicant the fund she had laid
aside, feeling that she could better do
without it than the unfortunate one who
had come to her for assistance. She had
forgotten the matter, when subsequently
she went 10 examine some old receipts and
to destroy those that were out of date.
During the examination q sum OF money
fell from among the papers-exactly the
amount she had given IN charity and OF
which she had no cognizance, having no
knowledge of how it got there or how
long it had lain concealed among her pa
pers.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
Rev. z. Z. Smith (colored), who was Min
lister to Liberia under Cleveland's Admin
istration. has been In this city for some
days, and both preached and lectured. He
took occasion to call upon the master OF
one of our Masonic lodges, and to express
his thanks for the action of the white Ma
sons in laying the cornerstone of the Ia
bernacle (colored) Baptist church, after
the colored Masons, to whom application
had been made, had refused to do 30.
General Stith Boiling, our postmaster.
met with quire painful accident day or
two ago while attending TO the removal
of some tobacco at Oaks Warehouse. bis
right hand was badly injured.
Right Rev. j. II. ID. Wingfeld, bishop OF
Northern California, is expected here in
day or two to visit his old congregation
and friends.
MIR. Edwin FL. Beasley and bride ('aee Miss
Virgie Allen have returned home.
The sales of loose tobacco this week ag-
gregated over half a million pounds.
Sussex is the first county in this section
TO elect delegates to the State convention
of Republican League Clubs.
RUNNING A TRAIN RECKLESSLY.