The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-03-27
VIRGINIA. NEWS
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10 ( Ps7EgsBrRGs March 90 1879 T.
Civil causes Of no general inuortance 4,
interest have engaged the attention or fht
Hastings Court to-day. The judge granite
new trial to William Wilson and Fred. Mac
lin, convicted of perjury last week. ID1,t In.
not appointed the day to hear It, -. 4. =
Mr.. A. Is. Henderson, the CORRESPONDENT n
the New York Herald, who was captured ne
Gently by the LowreS gang of outlaws, passed
through the city this morning on his way
home to New York. He oonycIsed yery
freely with the officers of the train aud such
other persons as had any desire to hear his
version Of his capture, detention, and re.
lease. He hid with him heavy dOuble-bar
relied shotgun, which had been the means OF
Staying many peaceful citizen of Robson
in the outlaws hands, and which was pre-.
scented to him by them. You have doubt
less learned through other sources whatever
is startling and new in Mr.. Hcnderson's
story OF the "swamp angels" Of Lumber
ton.
A member of our City Council, whose
forte is economy, is mcdlating somewhat
visionary scheme which he means to intro.
tiucc and urge at the next session Of the hon.
orablc body to which he belongs, the object
Of which scheme is to place II limit on the
fees charged by physicians for their PROBES
Sional services. This gentleman insists that
poor men cannot afford to pay more thnn
twenty-five cents or fifty cents at the outside
for such visits, and that doctors ought
not to Ike permitted by law TO charge
amy more. If that proposition Is pro-
nounccd impracticable or in violation of i'll
dividua rights, our councilman will eli.
tlcavor to have Il number of physicians en-
poyed hy The city, whose business it thall he
to attend to The poor and iaboring class OF
the city--not the paupers-to be paid small
Sum for each visit and prescription. AS Wis.
ionary as the plan appears, there can be no
doubt of the intention of the gentleman re-
trrrcd TO. 10 introduce it. and to press its
passage hy all the influence he commands
This morning about o'clock Il man named
Charles Ramkcy, residing on Halifax street
died quite suddenly. He was going about
as usual yesterday evening, but awoke hi
wife about r. O'Clock at night, saying he was
unable to sleep. He continued to grow
worse. till death cnsued. His disease was Of
pulmonary character, and he died from suf
location.
The members Of two Of tho fire companies
of the city, having recently had some cause
Of disagreement and ili-fcelinS between them
were making swift preparations this morning
| to adjourn the quarrel over the river to be
settled by general free fight. Their move
| mcnts were discovered and reported, how
| ever, and the party were arrested and bound
! over to keep the peace.
| Delegates to the Sunday-School Convention
| ut Iynchburg: From EttrickS church,. f
Williams and j. Il. Ritter; alternatcS, j. 3
| Shackleiord and Joseph II. Williams. Frcn
Matoaca--Thomas }. Radcliffe and j. W
Collier; alternates, A. S. Tucker and S. a
Holt.
General Harry Hcth has received much
| attention in town to-day from his old com
radcs-in-arms of the Third army corps.
| RCBIN ApAIR.