The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-12-06
T.ctfer from Stanton.

ttnrc-poHd-uCc OF the Richmond Di>patch.l
l,.I,fH!--TIour.RO PERFORMANCE rKOuID
Irrn ~ THE NAYOa-BoARD or DIRECTORS
If TIE WESTERN LCEATIC ASYLUM UNION
rEiuT OF TIE CHESAPEAKE AND ONO AND
VALLEY RALRoADS-vEATHEK- DEAD.
S7AuSroS. December 5. 1915.
Mr. Kelley. formerly contractor will
Colonel \. W. Hartman, on the Valley rait
read, was kicked in the side by Il mule on
,a>l "Wednesday whilst at the sale Of the ct.
Irts OF Condor & Co., contractors. who had
finished their work. He was leadinga mule
.,a halter when the mule began capering,
~ citing Mr.. Kelley behind him. kicked
h;,a In IL" side. breaking two OF his ribs. Ii
N.r- thought at The time that NJ. Kelley was
ut much hurt, but il turned out afterwards
49, TIE hurt was very serious one, and 1t
j. feared will prove fatal.
4 very large number Of our citizens,
wa.,y and coIorcd. were highly amused last
tuesday by the performance OF the Dor
yic Brothers on 4 tight-rope stretched
ac.o>- AUGUSTA street. The performance
Wa 70 lave been repeated yesterday after
noon. but was prohibited 10y the Mayor. is
il caused a blockade al the streets, which
m.crlplcd With business operations.
NJ ING recent ElttiiA- vi tiIS p''i" vi ~
!"tlor> Of the Western Lunatic Asylum the
report III the superintendent, Dr. FRANCES
/. >trltNng. WAS read, which showed lhat
during the past Two years the number OF
Patients cared for had been 449, ana that
there are noN in the asylum Isl male and
ii4 lcuiic patients. The superintendent
thinks The erection OF another asylum
very important. rs he estimates tnat
there arc fully thrxc hundred insane white
PERSONS III Virginia who are uncared FOR,
and many of them homeless and iriendseSs
wanderers. During the past year SI,S9o.03
has been expended in repairs anu improve"
mcnts, and the balance now remaining in
the treasury over and above all eXpendl-
lures is $j,33j.227I.
The Board elected the following officers
for the ensuing year President, Major II.
NJ. Bell; Secretary, n. Il. Trout. EXecu"
tive Committee: Messrs. W. \. Burke, W.
Il. Fl. Lynn, and y. h. Trout.
Or. Francis L. Stribling was reelected SUI
rerintendent, and his salary raised to 81 ,3UO
per auuum. All the other officers OF the ill.,
s,ituion were reelected with the exception
ol treasurer. which Office was abolished, and
the National Valley Bank selected as the
place OF dcIo.t for the funds OF the asylum
The question OF union depot OF the
Chesulr axe and Ohio railroad and the Val
Icy railroad at this place will probably be
decided to-day. Robert Garrett, president
OF the Valley railroad; William heyser,
vice. president Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Richard Norris, director Of the Valley rail-
road. and James l.. Randolph. chief ensl'
n.ri Of the Baltimore and ohio, arrived III
ans city last night, aud will hive conslllta'
iiou with Nicc-PrrSidcnt WlCkhau, Of thu
CA,.aprakc and Ohio railroad, With regard
70 the above question.
The very warm weather we have Lad fol
the past several days has proved, as the
WrathcrWise say, "a weather breeder" III
turned cool ana cloudy hast night. aud this
morring The snowtl flakes are falling thicE
and fast, but melt as they fall.
One Of the large hogs Killed at the Hes'.
crn Lunatic Asylum last Monday weighed
U9J pounds and one killed by Mr.. Lev
Shaver, Of our city, On The same day, weighed
JST pounds.
it j, reported here this morning that Il
man named ilulnbert was found dead IN The
road last nigh, near Mrs. McCuc's, about
ei"ht or ten miles from Siaunton. No par
ucuIarS have yet been heard. MAX.