The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-25
Ma, LEWIS D. CREssHAw does not tfopo
to give any land for she proposed park Il.
!, mANCHEsTER NEWS.

Z A FRiGHTFUI FAIL yesterday shout III
O'Clock &. H., as Johl DrisG6if; Of this place,
and an empioye OF thg s8#ff we're driving
q mule with cart attached over. the free
bridge, and when about half way, the ami
NAL became frightened at the handling of
the iron railing which is being placed in
position, and, becoming nnmanageabie,
backed over into the river, carrying the
driver with him. The mule. was Instantly
killed and the cart demolished but, strange
to say, the driver, who is flfty-nine years
old, escaped unhurt. He SWAIN to rock,
where he remained until he was rescued
from his position by John Royal, Richard
Leary, and Irving Paine. 1-. Q. .. ~
FINGER Cur Orr Monday evening John
Dunn, son Of a: W. Dump, Esq, Hull street
and Second avenue, accidently severed one
of the fingers Of the LEFT hand: The finger
was replaced; ana it Is trusted that perma-
nent injury win not bethe result: ~ -
RUNAWAY ACCIDENT. AS Mr.; John T.:
Perdue, Of Dale township, was going to
quarterly meeting, his horse ran away, break
Ing a valuable buggy and throwing the
driver violently to the ground; inhictiDg
painful but not serious injuries.
ANOTHER Acc1DENT.-Mr. q. NJ. Harris,
constable of Matoaca township, with his
sister-in-law, Miss Lundie, were thrown from
a buggy, Sunday, and both badly bruised.
The buggy was demolished and the horse
badly injured. ~ gr.a-, liz, s,
ILAND DSALEs.-Robertson Bronough- & Go.
report sale of nineteen icres of land near
town, belonging to estate Of Joseph Taylor,
ut St3G per acre. ~ ~. 'f-i ~ @f" ~
House and lot, Bainbridge street between
Ninth and Tenth avenues, tor, $500 cash. 81
House and lot, Fifteenth avenue, for $3.50,
OFFICERS ELscTED.-Hobson Lodge, No
| 16. colored Masons, has elected the following
officers for the ensuing term: william 81
Hughes, W. NJ; James 81. Cunningham
Is. w. i; Richard Coy, j. W.; Henry Ran
dolph. Secretary; Thomas Hewlett, Trea
surer; Richard Baker, S. D.; William Ran
dolpb, j. D.; John Baker, Tiler /; Richard
Graham, Chaplain; Chester Sully and vii
liam Giles, Stewards. 7iA ''
| This Lodge paraded yesterday, installed
officers, and had a grand social relinion il
honor, of St. Johns Day, s.-. i m :,
! Police CoURT.-Justice Foote impose,
and collected fines to the amount of twent,
dollars yesterday, and sent Wash Woodsol
on to the County Court for larceny.
OPENING SEMMEs STREET.-Semmes street
the main thoroughfare to the free bridge
was yesterday being opened from Eleventh
/ to Twelfth avenues, and the work will
continued to the southern corporation
bound. ....,.t ..fz,. ,...-......, ......
| A MERITED TEsrrMoN1AL.-Tbe ladies c
the Presbyterian church and other friend
of Mrs. William a. Campbell, the estimabl
wife of the pastor of that church, have pre-
seuted her with an elegant sewiug-machin
as tribute OF their affection aud regard. i
PERsoNAL.-Iufor1matio was received yer
terday of the serious illness Of Captain Joh
s. Whitworth, the gallant commander of tn
Elliott Grays, and now. master machiuis
Norfolk division Atlantic, Mississippi ant
Ohio railroad. .~'" .tsf =
BAD DRIvING.-The elegant rain Of Nor
day night shows the necessity Of a speed
improvement of the approaches to the fre
bridge, as driving with heavy vehicles is eve
now almost impossible. ..,... -. 49,.