Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-01
THROUGH THE STATE.
An IMPORTANT DECISION TO RAIL-
WAY EMPLOYEES.
Petcrsburg's New Pnstor-Tobacco
Exports-Mnrriages and Deaths
During February Ill
Death of n Gallant Confederate.

PETERSBURG, VA, February -
(SpeciaL)-A very important decision az
to laborers, and especially as TO railroad
employees, was rendered at Psrkersburg,
w. Va, on the 18th instant by United
States Judge Jackson. OF the West Vir-
GINA Circuit, IN the case Of the Fidelity
Insurance. Trust and Safe Deposit Com
rany. and the Mercantile Trust Company,
against the Norfolk and Western Rail-
road Company.
A number Of people residing In WesT
Virginia, near the Virginia line, have
been in the habit OF buying up or taking
assi gnments Of claims OF citizens OF Viz
ginia against laboring-men residing In
Virginia. whose wages (up TO @oO per
MONTH are, by the laws OF this state,
protected from distress, levy. or garnish-
ment. These claims they proceeded 10
collect in West Virginia by attaching and
garnisheeing in that State. Railroad cor
porations like the Norfolk and Western,
whose lines run from Virginia into West
Virginia, the employee OF said road being
4 nonresident of West Virginia. losing
the benefit OF his homestead exemption
under the Virginia law.
by recent Act Of Assembly the Legis-
lature of Virginia has made such trans
actions unlawful on the part Of the Nir-
ginia creditor. But thLs legislative action
was on Thursday last reinforced and
made effective IN West Virginia by the
order entered 10y Judge Jackson in the
case above mentioned, Diminishing sundry
attachments. which had for their object
the atta chment OF wages Of the Virginia
employees OF the Norfolk and Western
Railroad Company. ana the practice OF
the parties attempting to thus evade the
law protecting the wages OF laborers has
received death blow.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
The tobacco exports from this CT, du-
ring the month Of February, unocr ne
new bonded warehouse system, amounted
TO 326, 200 pounds.
Rev O. $. Bunting, the new rector OF
81. Paurs Episcopal church. will as
sumo formal charge OF that church to-
morrow, and will preaching morning and
night.
During the month OF February twelve
marriage licenses were issued from the
Clerks office, In this city-two TO white
and ten TO colored couples.
The report OF the Health officer shows
that during the month OF February there
were thirty-two deaths In Petersburg
eight among the white and twenty-four
among the colored populatio
The venerable Mr.. +. II. Booth still
continues critically i'll at his residence,
on Sycamore street
There are now lightweight inmates In
the city Observation-Disclosures white
and ffty-one colored.
DEATH OF A GALLANT CONFEDE-
RATE.
A telegram was received by relatives
here to-day announcing the death' IN
Memphis. Tenn, at an early hour this
morning OF Major Gilbert V. Rambant'
In the Goth year OF his age. The deceased
was born in this city, and lived mere
until his 2lst year. Wien ne removed
to Memphis. where, in his business rela-
lions he rose TO prominence ana influence
being chosen TO the presidency OF the
etock-yards. director I'm several Of the
banks. and president OF the largest IN
surance company In the Mississippi re-
gine. The deceased was major on Gene
raj n. b. Forests STAFF; was taken prison
er at Shiloh and suffered many hardshlps
In Camp Chase. He left Memphis with
the famous MacDonatfs Black-Horse
Cavalry. which did such eminent service
under Forrest, and was with TINS COM
pany In the escape from Fort Donaldson
when the cavalry cut its way through the
Federal lines. go
Major Rambant was with Forrest until
the end OF the war. Socially, he was one
of the most brilliant men in the society
OF Memphis. lie was son OF the late
Captain G. V. Il. Rambant OF TINS CITY,
and his sister, Mrs. William II. Morrison
is the only near relative left here. Major
Rambant was the man who, In one or
the battles of the war, captured Colonel
Robert Ingerson.