The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-06
LUMBER DEALERS ASSIGN
n,,1 FILED BY COOPER & sPo1S-
MOOD, OF PETERSBURG.
TIL. x.w York Loan and Trust Co. ASK '''
the App iotment of Receiver lot ~"
Petersburg ard Asylum Railroad.

pr-rERsRt1RG. VA. Feb. 5.-SpeS1aa
- - rooner A. Spotswood, luiipe.
,a,,... p, mis- city made an aS7lshiii'
=, a. IN Mr. Alexander Hamilton -,
80. ,I,he deed assigns all OF the Piof''
- ,ho orp, real and personal, III 49,. 49,,
and certain farms in the cvuiiN
D W , - and Sussex for the behen1
=, 49,, creditors. The liabilities Of the
an, ore about $500; assets not gwen
Recover Asked For.
:, the Hastings Court today Messrs'
,.,,rper Mcclure, and Ralston' OF Ne"
york and Mr.. ". i. McRae, OF fe'e
t,,ro counsel for the Farmers hoa"
"a ,rrust Company, OF New York pre-
sao,aa an order asking for the appoint
,nent Of a receiver 10 take possession Oh
rhe Petersburg and Asylum railway
,rhe court ord red the order 10 be enterep'
and the Petersburg and Asylum haii"'S
Company was summoned TO appear ps
fore the court on the 1th day OF fep-
ruary and show cause why the prayer
OF the plaintiffs bnl should not u"
granted. an Injunction Issued as prayed
bv the plaintin, and a receiver be APP
nointed to take possession Of the properly
of the said Petersburg and Asylum Kat
way Company or the said plaintin De
ulaced personally IN possession thereon.
'rhe mortgage Indebtedness Of the rodd
is about 10000. This road runs from
petersburg to Granite Grove, in binwia-
die county. about two miles and hall
from Petersburg.
spec.ni Election Monday.
Az the last meeting Of the Common
Council this resolution was adopted;
Resolved. That the question Of the
removal OF the Petersburg and Weldon
Railroad Company's depot from its pres
ent location be submitted to vote oi the
free holders of the city. before any actioh
is taken on IT 10y the Council In pur-
suance of the foregoing resolution Mayor
Collier to-day issued an order that a
special election be held at the usual
voting places in the city. beginning at
sunrise and closing at sunset on Mon
day. the 18th day Of February, 1891. az
which only free holders Of said city shall
be allowed 10 vote upon the question
stated in the aforesaid resolution. me
election shall be by ballot. as in other
elections. on which there shall be printed
or written. or partly printed. or partly
written either the words, FOR the re-
uoval of the Petersburg and Weldon
Railroad Companys depot and railroad
tracks from the present location or
the words. Against the removal OF the
petersburg and Weldon Railroad Com
nanv's depot and railroad tracks from
tbeir present location, as the case may
he only the regular qualified AID regis
tered voters will be allowed 10 vote, ana
therefore females owning property VIII
be dcbarred from voting on the question
In the Hastings Court TODAY Hon. i
4. Hancock qualified as Circuit Court
nudge before Hon. y. NJ. Bernard, and in
the Circuit Court Hon. y " Bernard
oualhed as judge Of the Hastings Court
before Hon. b. \. Hancock
Nr ~ foN
Mr.. James #. Dalton, one Of Peters
burgs most prominent and progressive
merchants, is critically i'll at his home In
this city with kidney trouble. pr Ben
Johnson. Of Richmond. was telephoned for
yesterday morning, and came over in the
afternoon and held consultation with
DR. John Herbert Claiborne as To wha,
was best to be done for the patient. Mr.
Dalton was thought somewhat better to-
day.
Bi.bop Randolph.
Bishop Randolph will administer tho
rite of confirmation at the Good Shepherd
Memorial Episcopal church on next sun
day night
The eases Of =. Sanguenetti and Nat
! Powers charged with the larceny of be
tween $50 and 500 from Mrs. Mary
fIenebry. was called in the Mayors Cour
this morning but by request Of counse
/ for the accused was continued to Wed
nesday next. The Mayor refused 10 allow
| ball.
Fifteen coupon cases will he tried IN th'
Hastings Court Of this city on FRIDAY
next These will be the first cases trie'
since the passage Of the bill doing away
with the trial of coupon cases 10y separate
juries.
Last Saturday evening Nelson Ratchet
(colored). who resides IN Dinwiddie coun
~. was cutting down a tree, when s
fell apon his ten-year-oii son and crush
"a him TO death
Or. l.. G. Powell superintendent OF tn
public schools Of Dinwiddie county. com
pleted to-day his inspection Of IN
schools in that county of which Their
are seventy-siX. lie reports all IN
| schools i'm good condition.