The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-16
MANCHESTER. sTEiS.

SALES or LAND.-One Of the evidences Of
the FACT, often asserted, that Manchester is u
growing town, is the impossibility for new
| corners to obtain houses, either for business
or private residences. Parties have been III
town for several days endealoring to rent
the new houses recently erected on Laurel
street by the Marshall Manufacturing Com
pany for their operatives. We are glad tc
know that Il number Of capitalists are about
to commence the erection of Il number of
tcnemcnts. They will be engaged by good
tenants before completed
Sales Of lots Of land near town CONT
nue. at excellent prices, and property and
rents are taking 4 very decided rise. y first
class hotel, to accommodate the largely in
crc;ising transient travel, viii DC one of tfc
New Year institutions.
NErDs btMEDIATE .ATrENrIoH.-Whilc the
condition Of Twelfth and Ninth streets has,
since olIr last notice, been decidedly changed
for The worse. the pavement on both sides OF
Hull street from Old-Town Point to Mavo's
bridge is in Il shocking condition. 1t is not
only disagreeablc, but dangerous at night. II
the town IS too poor to put it in repair, LET
some ono be detailed to carry away the loose
and broken bricks. Persons engaging in Il
ample quantity OF missiles to use in the war
l;rc Let this street receive proper attention.
AS0THEE ROBBERY. Another robbery was
| porpctlatcd on the premises Of Mr.. L. J.
Hewlett. on Tenth street, on Thursday night,
some vandalS invading his premises and c;lr-
| ryin@ OFF nearly his entire stock of fit poul-
| try. most Of which was Of rare breeds and
| very valuable. At ijiiS season of the year
our citizens cannot bc too careful with every
| thing that is movable on their promises.
| pEGsoyAL.--,ir. John y. Snellings, whose
| unfortunate shooting lEtS been before no
| ticcd, was, i'll the carly stage Of tue war, Il
member of the Elliott Grays, and was quite
! popular with liis comrades. Afterwards, as
4 stItler at Ctilpcpcr Courthouse, he rendered
them many kiudncsSt'S At tie rcOrganiZ,-
| ton lie was elected qllartcrmaSter sergeant,
and WAS one Of the most liberal Of the old
uc,nhcls III his efforts o assist in cStablithiuc
the company. DR.. lIontciro, 4 brothcr OF
| 1lr. Andrew Mrntero. Is one Of our most
poriilar physicians and citizens. The affair
produced IL daclCd feeling i'll our coinmu-
nifty. where both men were well known and
admired ior many good traits Of character.
SHALL MArTERs.-tGtcr an absence i'll
foreign lands fnr some years Mr.. Joseph
| iiclilcv has returned home. News of Alan-
chrStcr'S growth reached him, travel where
| he might and hn comes to cast his fortune,
| with Us.
| Manchester rcioccd in some haI!-dozel
marriages This week, and as many couples are
billed Tor IN appearance during the coming
week.
! The prospects o' al carly resumption al
| .ir cedar works are Very iIloyant. quite d
nwlhc! ot' liuds arc Ultt Of employment by
! ihi,, suspension. The opening for enter.
! iri>i!ig capitalists is al excellent one.
CnASGE or CorEr-DAy.-Wc are re-
QUestcd by Judge Lacy 10 state that altcI
! February 1T the regular day for holding
| Chesterfield court will be the first Monday,
aAd timr bis quarterly terms will be held Ill
February. Aiay. August, and November.
PARTICULARS or TIE DEAru or Mr. J.
! TlrEHv WEisrGEH-Wc clip the following
| from tie li"nT3Ai' CTCna.} -lcaia0cl't OF lasl
| week:
Last Wednesday morning Mr.. J. Henry
! WciSi@cr, hocii-kccprr for Brooks. Nicely y
| Co. Frrnt->tTcct merchants. complained O!
| feeling ilnwctl, and did not 90 to his work
He stated that he was suffering from neural
! -il. and during the day took several small
/ doses OF morphine. The opiatc apparently
| did not have the desired effect, aS about ,
O'Clock he went To the drug store OF y. Bar
I.ittaii. on Adams street, and procured -four
morphine powders Of hall Grain each. They
were prepared and handed him, and he re-
| turned home 10 S!r. b. IL. pu!icn'>,a Il few
| doors distant.
| AS soon is lie reached home lie took one
Of the powders. and feeling no relief took
| the other three i'll II short time, and retired
some of the family in an adjoining room
| hearing his unusually heavy and labored
breathing entered his room for the purpose
of seeing il he was worse, it being known
that he was unWcll He was found in an il
sensible condition. and al efforts to arouse
| him were unayailn@. Dr.. 4. +. Taylor wa
| immediately summoned, and upon his arr
val proceeded 1T once to administer the us:
remedies. The deadly opiatc had thorough!
| pcrmcated his system, and in few hours h,
was dead. From The time he was first dis
| covered lie exhibited no signs of conscious.
| ness.
Mr.. Wci.igcr wa. Il native Of Virginia, and
aged about thilty-tiyc years. He was Il mar
rird man. His wife and children had oEly
last Monday started for their former home, III
Manchester, Va, on Il visit. An accom-
pIishcd. cotntly gentleman, he was beloved
and respected by aII who had made his ac'
qllaintmcc during Il sojotrn Of nearly two
wears in our midst. His remains will be for
wartcd to Richmond next Saturday, and will
l,c escorted by the MaSons, of which ilatcr.
nitv he was an honCrcd member
Mention las already been briefly made ol
the affair in oru, columns. The remains have
already arrived and been Inferred. Mr.
Wcisi@er was formerly an officer III the Plant
erS Bank, Richmond. Mr.. Puilcn, at whose
house he died, was formerly of the firm oI
StcbbenS E puIlen, china merchants, Ninth
and Broad streets.