The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-26
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PErERsBUR9, August 25, 1873.
| A negro named Alexander jackson wa,
fatally shot near Church Road crossing. Din
widdie county, OF Saturday night and dice
on Sunday morning. The. negro had beer
| detected by worthy citizen named William
Crowderr, IN depredations committed on hi,
oats and grain. He procured warrant 70,
the arrest OF Jackson, which wis served or
the negro by Constable Ben. Davis, who, q,
jackson showed an evident indistpsition tc
| DC taken into custody, deemed 1t most pru,
dent TO provide an extra guard. Mr.. James
ford was summoned for that service. and
| the negro was put in bis CUSTODY while
awaiting his removal to Jail. jackson started
| TO RUN, and was shot bya Colts revolver in
| the hands of Mr.. Ford, the ball striking him
under the right shoulder.blade and passing
through the right lung, the sack containing
tue heart. and lodging in the left lung. AZ
ter the Negroes death MIR. Ford delivered
h'thSett up to magistrate. who dismissed
| the case, considering the killing Unsuitable
under the circumstances. Major w. F. C.
| Gregory has been retained by young Ford
aS legal adviser, and will. if the matter is
| carried further, defend him.
Kew. :. A. Steel. chaplain OF the Uniyer-
sisy OF Virginia. preached yesterday at thu.
Markct.Strect Methodist Episcopal church a
very able and effective sermon from Romans
/. 10th verse. Mr.. Steel is very young, but
gives promise Of great usefulness and dis.
! tineticn In the pulpit. There was in attend.
| ance large and much gratited cobgrega-
| ton. -..-
\ fair quorum of the City Council held a
! meeting this afternoon, and accepted the off
| cial bond of MIR. A. b. Atkins, us City Col
iec'or. in the SUN Of $4,000.
There is yet n good deal of feeling cx-
mbited over the recent appointment of Mir.
w. \. Moody rs deputy for the nnwIv-ap-
pointed sheriff. MIR. Moody was elected
sheriff OF the Radical ticket, but cast the
office in consequence of official denqucncies
and his surrender by the gentlemen on his
bond. The appointment was made, how
ever, on the recommendation of Judge
Mann. the clerk Of the court, and many
lawyers and leading citizens, and was
| made for the reason that Captain Stevens's
want Of experience rendered it necessary
for time to have skilled assistance in dis
charging the duties of the Office, and il is
stated further there had been DO other appli-
cations made except by the two parties aD-
pointed. An Indignation meeting was called
rs he held in the First Ward tonight. but it
is hoped that counsel> of prudence and mode
ration will prevail and that nothing will be
done to disturb the harmony Of the party
AlcSsrs. RoWlctt g. ,Jannor received to-
day the first specimens Of new cotton from
North Carolina. 1t WAS grown by Reney
Whitehead. near Weldon. The first cotton
boil of the season grown in Virginia was
also seen to-day, and was from the farm Of
Mr.. +. II. Young, near the city.
A protractcd meeting is in progress at
Trinity (Methodist EpiscopaD church.
Rev. Mr.. Burton, of King and Queen.
preached to large congregation yesterday,
at the ByrneStrcet Baptist church.
The Mayor having determined to rigor-
ouSly enforce the law which requires bar
rooms and saloons to suspend operations on
sunday. has had an issue against him by
the Jewish proprietorS Of two such places,
who insist Oil their religious right TO attend
to business on that day. The Mayor gives
notice that he does not respect this claim,
and will punish all alike who violate the
law; his argument being, while Hebrews
ara protected in the exercise of other voca-
| tons on Sunday, they have no right to vio-
late the llw by the sale of liquor.
William Henry Carter (colored). charged
with ieIoniou>y cutting one William Henry
johnson. was examined and sent on to the
the Hastings Court. Both are coIored.
Three robberieS were committed i'll the
city to-day. by one, Mr.. Joseph Ford,
butcher. lost SO. The thief succeeded III
escaping. BY another Mr.. William Russell
had 800 stolen from him. and Mr.. i. Ruifin
lost $3.50. The latter, however, was reco-
ycrcd, and the thief arrested.
TIE young men of the city will meet to
organize "kemper kampaign klub" at
the courthouse OH Thursday.
ROBIN ADAIR.