Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-07
ON THE APPOMATT0X.
THE cocKApE CITY's NEW ELEC-
TRIO RAILWAY.
THE PRELIMINARY WORK.
compIetion Expected by July l"-
&C.,
circuit COurt-Decrees Entere"-
shat at n BurgIar-Personai ana
General.
General.

PETERSBURG, VA, March 6.-CSpe-
cial.)-The preliminary work In the Dulio-
ing Of the new electric street railway
here. which was interrupted by the ia'e
severe spell OF weather, mas peen e
summed. Mr.. Sloan, an expert engineer
with q force Of hands, is now here, ready
to begin operations. After gathering an
necessary data. he will return TO Balt-
more and prepare specifications "hen
bids for the construction of the railway
will be asked for. Mr.. Joseph f. Hay
wood. an expert consulting engineer or
Baltimore and New York, has ehtHe
charge of the whole matter of construc-
ton, and he expects the whole line u
be completed by July LIST. AT any rate
there will be no delay, and the work VIII
be pushed forwarded as rapidly as posi-
bic. The money is already in hand. The
new line will be frst-class in equipment
and service-very much like the line or
the Traction Company. IN Richmond. The
route will be the same as the present,
with the addition of a line to Blandford
Cemetery, and through High or Old street,
to a point near CaInpbells bridge.
CIRCUIT COURT PROCEEDINGS.
The Circuit Court Of Petersburg, Judge
hancock presiding, opened its spring term
to-day. The civil and chancery dockets
were called, and a number Of cases of
more or less Importance were set for trial.
One Of the most interesting Of these cases
is the suit of Virginia l.. DOnahey against
A. Rosenthall, involving a question of
character. in which damages are laid at
SIS, 1000. The trial was hxed for Tuesday,
the 18th instant. Messrs. w. b. McIlwaine
and Hamilton & Mann are counsel for the
plaintiff. and Mr.. r.. b. Davis for the
defendant.
The case Of Briggs e Co, Of Norfolk,
VS.. r. II. Balm, of Dinwiddie, was called.
This was an application made in vacation
to Judge Hancock for an injunction
to restrain the defendant and his agents
from disposing OF lumber to the amount
Of about &C., 900 feet, cut by him under a
contract with the plaintiff, and also for a
mandatory injunction TO compel the de-
PENDANT to deliver the said lumber at GER
tain points TO vessels specified in the
contract. The plaintiff gave notice Of
this application 10 the defendant several
days ago. After preliminary argument it
was ascertained that the parties were not
| ltduF lOl Il near Alihf dAA AAN AoEt WH'
continued until Friday. TO be heard at
the residence Of Judge Hancock.
The following DEGREES were entered:
In the case Of West vs.. West. from Sus-
sex county, ordering the sale Of timber
on a certain tract of land near Wavcrly,
in which infants are interested.
From the same county a decree was
entered setting aside a sale Of a saw
mill and fixtures. made by John \. Bit
tenhouse to the CORTLAND Lumber Com
pany. and ordering the payment Of $500
TO the plaintifs-GeOrge Blow and VIII
liam Mccoy.
The court also entered a decree In the
case of Harrison vs.. Harrison. removed
from Prince George county TO the Circuit
Court of Petersburg, confirming the re-
port Of c.. Shirley Harrison. admins
traitor, showing a compliance with the
order Of the court at the last term, re-
quiring him to deliver certain portraits
and paintings to the parties entitled I'M
der the decree Of the coLrt. These por-
traits and paintings, many Of them being
of distinguished persons of Colonial days,
have been in the possession Of the Harri-
sons for centuries.
GENERAL NEWS.
Mr.. Norman Chance, aged about 20
years. died to-day at his fathers resi-
dence. on Fleet street. of pneumonia. This
makes the seventh member OF this great
iy afflicted family who has died Of the
same disease within the short space Of
one month. The father and a young son
are all that remain of a lately large
household.
Mr.. j.. L. Moss and Miss Kate Aldrldge,
a young couple Of this city, went out 20
Weldon on Saturday, and were married
Yesterday morning at 200 o'clock.
An attempt was made about 1 o'clock
Sunday morning 10 enter and ROB the
residence Of City-Auditor G. y. Gill, on
Sycamore street. Mr.. Gill had been read
ing until after midnight. and had Just
turned out the light IN his room when he
heard some one at the window attempt
ing to raise the sash. The window shade
being down. Mr.. Gill could see the form
OF the thief, but could not distinguish his
features. Mr.. Gill shot at the burglar at
close range. and thinks he could not nave
failed 20 nit him. The thief got away.
The probability is that our city VIII
shortly have a new station-house, the
quarters of the present building being
entirely inadequate in accommodation.
Chairman Heath. Of the Police Commit
tee. and chief Ragland went over to Rich
mond this morning TO visit and inspect
the newly htted-up police headquarters
i'm that city, with the view of getting
some information on the subject.
It is reported that a negro was struck
bv a freight train near Dlsputanta on
Saturday night. and that both OF his legs
were cut OFF.
The river is very high to-day. spreading
over into Chesterfield county and over the
wharves. No material damage, however,
is auticipated.