Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-10-24
ACTION APPROVED.
TERMS OF SALE OFFERED BY THE Pc
TERsBURc COUNCIL.
All Of tho Proposed Purchasers Absent
Nothing to BE Done Until They he.
turn-Captain Proctor's Funeral.

PETERSBURG, VA. October 2.-(Spe-
cial THE action of the Common Council
last night In the matter of the sale OF the
virginia and Carolina railroad is gem
orally approved. The people OF refers
burg are anxious to have this road built,
but they desire q sufficient guarantee or
It's building from any parties who seek
to purchase the property. Past expert
ence has taught them a valuable lesson
I'm this respect. All previous action OF
the Council I'm all matters relating to
the sale OF the road. the organization OF
a company, &c, &c. was rescinded, ana
in brief terms. a new offer was made by
the Council. requiring cash deposit OF
s25, go as a guarantee of good faith' ana
500. 90 in first mortgage bonds. TO be held
until the road be built and properly
equipped, these bonds to bear per
cent interest. The road Is TO be COM
pIeted by the first OF July. 1896. The
money and stock. as aforementioned
will be held by one OF the banks In
Petersburg.
ALL AWAY.
All OF the representatives OF proposed
purchasers are away from town to-day.
SIR. r. ID. Davis, the resident legal repre-
sentative, Is in Greenesvile county, and
Mr.. McCreery, the visiting legal repre-
sentative, and w. c. Dacy. one of the
leaders Of the syndicate. went to their
homes In the North this morning. NO
thing will. therefore. be done for several
days, until the return OF these gentlemen.
FUNERAL. OF CAPTAIN PROCTOR.
The funeral of the late Captain William
n. Proctor, whose suicide at his home in
Prince George county has been mentioned
in this correspondence. took place at the
grave In Blandford Cemetery this AFTER
noon The ceremonies were very simple
and one of the nobest-hearted Virginia
gentlemen and bravest Of the OLD Con-
Tolerate soldiers was laid to rest IN the
Soldiers Square by reverent ana loving
hands. without the show or ostentatloh
attending the burial OF many much less
worthy than he.
PETERSBURG BASEBALL CLUB
That Petersburg will have first-class
baseball club next season there IL no
doubt The people are contributing I'D
orally for that purpose, and VIII give ~
amount sufficient to secure the very best
players.
KILLED ON THE TRACK.
An unknown negro man, supposed to
on the Relt-Line road, was Killed THIS
morning about o. clock in PocahontaS ny
a freight train on the Richmond and Pc
tersburg railroad. IT is supposed that the
negro was either asleep, or drunk, lying
on the track He was mangled beyond
the head being mashed from
the trunk and his limbs discovered An
inquest was held this morning and a YER
diet Of death by accident was rendered.
IMPORTATION WANTED.
Mr.. Robert Gillian. clerk OF the courts,
this morning received a letter from Mrs.
C. NJ Little. OF Tottenville, Staten Island.
y. Y. requesting Information about one
Walter MacFarland who emigrated from
Dublin many years ago. and who died In
Petersburg about 1880. The writer says
that the sum Of $4,000 was received by
guardians for his young children. and
that any information about the man will
be literally paid for by his grandchildren
in Scotland. Mr.. Gillian examined the
records I'm his office, but could find no
thing about him.
on Thursday Of this week the Mayor
Common Council and number OF invited
guests will visit Norfolk and Lambert
Point as the guests Of the Norfolk and
Western railroad. They will go in a spe-
cal car attached to the morning Cannon
Ball train The city OF Petersburg is
large stakeholder in the Norfolk and
W estern road.
citizen In Petersburg. and one OF the
figures on our streets. Is criti-
caly i'll, with slight hopes of recovery.