The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-31
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Petersburg.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dlspa,ch.l

| -, PETERSBURG, July 80, 1873.
Ihe shooting of Mr.. Adam hIehl by young
Frank Rushmore was reported correctly. in
the main, in The especial dispatch sent you last
night.5 At the corOner's inquest held to-day
however, it was ascertained that only one
shot, instead Of two, as at first reported. had
been fired into the body of the unfortunate
victim of the tragedy. The jury simply
found that Mehl came to his death by shot
fired by Rushmore, but expressed no opinion
ss to the legal character of the shooting,
There prevails il the community quite a
wide difference Of opinion as TO the affair,
and some people consider it murder, whilst
others think Rushmore acted in selfdefence,
meantime he and his family seem to be per.
lectly coola easy in regard to it, and eX-
press themselves as confident that the act
will he proven in selfdefence. The exami.
nation before the Mayor will come off to-
morrow morning.
The streets buzzed yesterday, and, if any,
thing, even more to-day, with excitement
and Interest in the election of delegates to
the Conservative Convention. The meetinga
were generally attended by larger crowds
than have appeared on such occasions since
the close of the war and many went around
TO several meetings after their own clubs
had adjourned. The result proved that the
friends Of General Kemper. including, oil
course, the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio
| railroad influence, were far better organized
and had worked to much better purpose
than had those Of Colonel Withers-which
latter, indeed, appear to have made no ar.
engagements whatever other than the advo.
caey Of bis claims. The delegates in every
ward are believed to be in General kemper's
favor, that party having made a clear
sweep. The following is list Of the dele
gates and alternates:
| First Wrd.-Delegates, j. I. Young and
B. +. Eckles. Alternates, VIM. E. Butcher
and W. j. Bryant.
Second Ward-Delegate, C. S. Stringtel
low. Alternate, j. 4. johnson. H.
! Third Word.-Delegates, B. J. Black anG
J. w. Goodwyn. Alternates, General Will
liam Malone and j. R. Patterson. e..
Fourth Ward.-DelegateS, Z. a. Good
wyn and W. H. Jarvis. Alternates, A. b
Atkins and Frank Potts.
| Fifth Ward.-Deegate, Robert Fl. Jones
Jr. No alternate reported.
Sirth Wdrd.--Delegates, B. B. Vaughan
aud A. S. Archer. Aternates, DR.. Chappel
and S. G. Brister.
The beautiful residence of Captain John
| Lyon, on Tabb street, was sold to-day for
| Alexander Donnan, trustee, for S12, 100, and
was bought by Mr.. w. R. Meyers.
MIR. Thomas Ray, while at work on the
| platform attached to the depot of the Rich
mond and Weldon Railroad route, fell some
| distance on the street and was badly injured
Another accident occurred last night by
which Mr.. William B. Williamson, an en-
ploye of the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio
railroad, was precipitated twenty feet from
the porch of the building in which the
Second Ward Club was meeting. He fell
on the rocks and his leg was broken. His
escape from death was miraculous.
| Yesterday, workmen digging under the
building of Mr. Thomas Walsh, in the Ole
Market square, cXcavated small stone i'm
age, shaped like Il woman, the outlines o
which had, however, by long rust and burial
been somewhat distigured. 1t is believed
by some that the image was relic o
| Captain John Smiths movement in anC
about these parts two centuries ago, ant
was presented by him to the Indians, repre-
senting Queen Elizabeth. Mr.. Walsh ha'
refused $40 for the relic.
Within the past few days, moreover, ur
extensive system of sewers, in a decayct
condition, has been unearthed, and to-day
also, there was an old graveyard discovered
under the foundation Of the new .colorc(
school.hollsc OH Harrison street.
ROBIN ADAIR.