The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-08
VIRGINIA NEWS.
Aestsr from Petersburg.


The body Of the unfortunate Benjamin
styles, Of whose tragic des,h near the city
on Tuesday ni2ht you have already pub.
iishcd M account. was removed to-day
TO his residence by the members Of his fun
lily and there inferred. No inquest was
considered Necessary, an informal eXalnina-
ton having led to the conclusion that death
was the result OF natural causes.
A meeting In the inter est of the proposed
Petersburg and North Carolina railroad
was held to-day at the office OF the Ner-
chants National Bank. The charter re-
quires the four resident directors Of the
company TO be present at any meeting of
the corporators. This morning but two,
Messrs. Jonesand W. Z. Hinton, Jr., were
Ia Observation-Disclosures W. F. Mallory In
the Chair. The meeting was therefore nd
journcd until tonight, when. It is hoped,
Messrs. Boiling and Donnan viii be present.
The proposed line Is to extend from this
city through Dinwiddie, Brunswick, and
Mecklenburg counties, and its expected
terminus Ia Greensboro. N. G.. The gen.
tlemen present at the informal preliminary
conference this morning all spoke with the
utmost earDestness Of the roads great i'm
portanee 10 the city and with san.
2uine confidence of its early eonstruc
ton. The proposition Of corporate sub
scription Of $500. 900 to its capital stock by
the city was defeated some time since by o
heavy majority; but 1t appears that the
Radical leaders were offended because none
of their party were elected directors, and
therefore their influence against the enter
prise, inducing the negroes TO vote against
the subscription. A new spirit will ERE
long be breathed into the company, and
better auspices will attend the next effort
to construct the line.
The Agricultural Society will hold an
adjourned meeting here Saturday, and
there are vigorous preparations already
making for the carrying out Of the rival
parties plans. 1t is TO be hoped that there
will be no more scandalous personal COLI
sions. The farmers and gar deners, appre-
hensiye that the town-people arc assuming
too much control, will come In, organized
and united, and prepared TO urge their
Chains.
We are to have conference Of the CO.
lored Methodist Church In this city next
week.
The body Of Mr.. John 81. Dunlop, who
died in Louisville few days ago, was
inferred here to-day, and there was large
funeral proce sSion.
The weather has greatly moderated and
become quite pleasant. ROBIN ADAIR.
A SAD SToRY-MYsTER1oUs DEATH OF A
VIRGINIA LADY-W AS IT Foul PLAY?-The
Lynchburg Tirginian copies the article
which we republished Wednesday under
the above caption, and adds to 1t:
This lady was daughter of Mr.. ]. NJ.
Phillips, of Botet0urt county, where Platter
found and married her. The facts as slated
TALLY true. Mrs. Platter lived for long time
after the war with her brOther-in-laW, MIR.
NJ. q. Jackson, who is foreman at this
office. The editor of this paper secured
her free ticket over the Orange road and
gave her the letter to the Methodist Pro-
testsnt minister referred to, who kindly
sent her in his carriage to the residence Of
her husband, worthless wretch, who re-
ceived her very coolly and manifested q
disposition to shake her off. Mrs. Platter
returned TO this city during the past sum-
mer while suffering from al attack Of ague
and fever. We believe that it was not her
intention TO return to her husband, but re-
Ceiving letter last week to the effect that
he was lying ut the point Of death, she
posted off like q faithful wife to see him.
Mrs. Platter was good woman and men,
Der Of tie Baptist church in this city. She
wassa wronged and outraged wife, and
if she committed suicide was impelled
thereto 10y the brutal treatment received
HUH ucl t-IeC lluS illSlN DCCll III
feeble health, which doubtless affected her
spirits.
From the Easton Star we take the fol-
lowing later intelligence. The Star says !:
"Ou Sunday Justice Stewart held an IN
quest over the body Of Mrs. Eliza c. Pla-
ter, who was found dead on Sunday morn
ing about one hundred and fifty yards from
Mr.. j. X. Plater's house, about three miles
from Easton. She had OH her usual clothes
and furs, and some bed-cothes wrapped
around her. BY her was found vial Of
chlorotorm and Il paper labeled strychnine.
She and MIR. Platter did not live together
Her relatives resided ut Lynchburg, Va.
She arrived here on Friday, and went out
to Mr.. Platel's on Saturday morning. AS
soon rs she arrived Elr. Platter lett home.
The jury rendered verdict that she came
to her death by poison administered by
herself"
MAI. RoBDER ARIEsTED.-In July last
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