The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-13

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,t.lsArAhi SHooTIws AFFaAY III Trcr I,,oz
lnWEHHtTrlAA shooting afftir 10 i}icb : III
suited IN the killing of' d cHlHtrH n Z
/ 5IaHe BOILING Johnson, by another named
3saie hM Mlltiamsbn,h occurred OF, iMHn.
gay nighs last at the farm of Mi. M M6f1rae
a9af, IN Tuekahoe' towhship, about foSr
nnleS lrom" Short P ttmp 1T Seems Chat
3aa 1eellng has existed FIR u lorg tffnd heS
tltWeuF Williamson oand 'lJohns5h 'WbfSh I
! bad been erestly' Increased taceGt1t oh III.
court of'tte eharge i1iiadei nv WiiIbiint AZ
tsshal JOHNSON had stolen a ibbcket. Book
from his (Williaihsons 81 wife Willie Sb4 Whs
SICK ma eonfhed To her .bed!,','''7 l." It''T
ehns9n :" subsequently made several
threats against W ilIihihs6n, and ia Monday
night ne (W.) )but'a 'an' etd to- che oiiarrel Nv
killing htsantagohist. Lite that eytbimaWil.
lahgns0n' Wife, siiw' johnson apbFoachino
|sisa llosise md fearing that he ffaiehk h;fys
evil ilIte5 In his heart, She at 0iiCe tbld er
up. his gun.. ;nd Heht,1 but t6 meet Hin
Mnitits fjtit a. ft8fitnt,,i WilIrlms6fi Srsv :
head and fred!a" TIE While load takfnS af; !;
] feet hit5okhsdh's left side. He, ran a2onnt
ttftp yaftls ahd then fell dead. 4" i77T''7'GSfN'
/ The hext morning Williamson was ssna ar. !.
,as!ctr md Held tIhtil aI inqHest w;s wNi3fh hSId
it whfcfi1ie stated that he had Killed Tnihn,'
son, ilio oscn dtitnce. The iliffgyo oFelndefed 4
tertlict tiilt the deeeased had come to lis
death FROM a:,ttnsshor Would fired from tie
Aantt 0fi WHffamsoti.n;' SubsequentIy q, pre-
Gmili;tty ieSa1hinHttf0n' OF, the case was held
N Juatite u t. Jones, ~ho.Hin considera-
lion OF the ttstimonY,ldecided to. commit
WiIlams!p tatil tbb9 hsAF grand Jury term
.Gonstable Mann brought The , prisoner ei e: 70 70
Richindnd Yesterday, ''m9rnIng and turned
him oyeft0 thff ofTiefrss ssipf iof The eouHtyjaiL .
ITHE, IS . s1sx- PSI SIT Mar has
Doh AfhtSD I I1''elflralyzed ,by.a h1ck from a
s, s III snSffS5s p SEn9E r T. ~ Gfssn. soS o
Henrco county, droye his marketrcart to
Ricbmond with q. load, Of vegetables AZ:
tor disposing ot, what be had to sell, Grow
field commenced drinking pretty freely,
and soon, 'becanie, SO much, intoxicated
that it was -. with difficulty be. could
navigate at. all. Getting N into his
cart he went on safe as. far as Cary, be.
| tween 18Th aud .14th streets, at Which place
he fell from his cart, and in enleavoring to
get up was kicked on the spine, jIlst below
his neck, and between his shoulders. . Al
| most Instantly the blow. which was very
| severe, pro1uced paralysis OF. both arms,
1r0n1 Wnlcn ne was lying IN y helpless con
| dition at the first ,station-house, ut q late
hour last evening. He was kindly cared tor
lby P PoIiceman Brooks, who fed him with bis
own hahds, alter Crowtisl sld =, had gotten
sobeF.,..,, .,,He will probably be, taken to his
home to DAY. - y. -..1.-.n ~. -... ,.,,o .
| THE J1IEs RIVER IMPRoyEMENTs.-- In no
ticing the satisfactory progress of the work
of clearing out our harbor and river chan
mel, few days ago, we inadvertently omit
4 ted to state that the improvements referred
TO were accomplished by means of tue libe-
ralappropriation OF the United States Gov
arnment, and tinder the, Immediate super
vision OF" "Colbnel ,ciafghill, of the Engineer
Corps. The libefalfty Of the Government
in furnishing the means for this great work
has before been, The Subject Of comment in
these columns. ~ = '"' "'''' .'''" -
We have. only to add that Colonel Craig
bill has entered most heartily into the sspnft
of the Work, and has pushed it forward with
m enterprise exceeding the Exploitation OF
the most 'sahgIihe.. he has been assisted
bNt Captain w. C. Turpin, an X.Confedo.
rate engincnr. etiieery whose knowledge OF
thefop9igsraaR1y.o y.ot tbs river apd the where
abouts and Character OF the obstructions
and whose SIKH rs an engineer have reIfder-
ed bis services almost invaluable. ''..',"i