The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-09

Correspondence Of the Richmond ni"paic'
PErERSEuRG, August ), 1Si:

CORES pOuGcilrr al the Elclilohu i'li'Nh'
PErERsHuRG. August $, 1872.
Intelligence has been received in this city
of 4 murder that occurred in GrccnsFillc
county on the 9TH instant, the details. OF
which, as far as can be elected, seem TO he
ahont Is follows: A negro man named lur-
n,r su,hcr and his wife, his son. and sons
wife, live IL the same house. hear the Peters
bur. and Weldon railroad, between liciliiclts
and Pleasant Hill dclo!s. close t" the d!Vid'h"
line Of North Carolina and Virginia. ON
Monday la>l Suther, ST., ana yotln" S'lih'f ;
vi;,. u:ary,!lci about 4 watermelon. reollll-
iu,, i'm the formers striking The Etli'r. wien
lIrf husband intcrlcrI for her protection
vh,rcr.puu Suthcr. 81, SciHru Il noe ana
l,l, his son blow about the !i"ad. hr'ah-
inc his neck and. it i said, killing him III
~iaurIy. The murderer has disappeared, ana
lf pit srul wrilln" 10 measures nave 'c'''
Taken Is secure his arrest.
YESTERDAY evening Mr. Duncan MrGre@or,
well known To the tobacco trade OF thi> ch!
and state. WAS assaulted on the IclrISbul
and " cldon railroad, inside OF the rity n'ii-
lis, hvu party Of men who attempted 10 per
pctratc a robbery upon him. Fortunately
Mr.. McGregor was armed aid succeeded IN
rri"hirning his ussai!;titS away.
The Farmers Convention, which taxes
pI,r, nrxl Tuesday, is il:r absorbing topic III
i.u,i,,..>> circles. aud every Indication war
,-,ri. 9, ,IY,i,rii. Success. The directors OF
IN, ,ra,,,my of Music. have @EttInl"usiy
rendered t!.r ,>r II hat building 10 the con
y.uIi,u. and the itl wing: committees haze
i,.r:l a,,;,uinird in pursuance "t resolution
it>~ri l., tlir merchants meeting lisl lllr>'
DAY: finnrc-i. j, t'":r'tt. IL. l.. rum
ur.r, j. L. Young. SIlnlrl j, Hurt, j. A.
.Inhr.ion. and {. W. Sprrr. Entertainment
and N.ruptirt;-G. II. Davis, .ic->r buIton.
! y, rnnprr. ". +. DAVIS. ". IL. iArpry,
r,ir.r II. james. t.. 4. l;ain. james Gil
Lana. ". &. Gr. y. j. Piunnrr, +. =
.Ar.IGny amh \. y. A!sn.
Fin, FEAST and fair Tor IN" lcn"ll I" Nil.
mai church destroyed dirln" lhe war; WIS
r,t,uri,ryd ~ lhr Iadir:, oI Prince George
ral,,;,y Yesterday At lin. county c"'Irl-holSc'
,,.l wa, continued t"-,lay (c"Ilri-dhEl. e.
rcr,lay Rev. j. &. Granhcry delivered IN able
,,i,l,,.-- III he same place III advancement OF
Il,,. Sam. object The Affair. learn, lEl~
nr.,.u rlniurnlly Successful III Il preliminary
! ir,inl 81 view.
YESTERDAY mnruing lr. '. ". Harrison,
! - Prince george county. Mas !Er;Wii from
| his i,nr,N AID hi< r"iltr.i"hc diS!"alri.
lhr Doctor i l,t'otnIl ah"!NI seventy live or
.i-hl wear, ~ a"r. AMI Il Hj, Appltici'uc"
! Al nr>t that lIr ini,ny W"'Ild prove danger
! ,G&. 81 k,>t accounts, however, NJ Was uo-
! iu.s ,y,ll ami entirely ira. irnin danger.
/ ~, city Republican i'N"cil'lt" stihi'''trc
n.y., u.aI>i..- ARRANGEMENTS Tor a Grand loren
i!..i pGu;'c~.jnn and si"crir-.n,hnlE hrN'
ilpnd.lv nior'. IN celebration Of ''ldWrlI ;
>urr.,, M Nunh Carolina. The hIinc$ "l
the >laakrr, ave not yet aln"tnred:
The seventh Annual session OF the Shlloll
rulorcd Baptist Association al irGln AS
sru!Ird here Yesterday. The body was
called ~ ur,trr 10y Elder T.. G. ,"rprew,
Moderator. and PRAYER by Elder W. IL.
ilnIuc.. The att,ndaErc va Large and pro
ry,!Nr- h}u,o!,'rtl>.
Hr. t.. v. 'iy"Hi wa thrown from hi
nai,, !o-,.ar, '':A Ia! i''otI>i; injured.
RrIIN AnAiR.