The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-19
Petersburg.
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PETERSBURG, August 10. 1874.
THE remains OF the lite Robert Z. Ha;nli..
ton are expected TO arrive in this city Dy Inc
IS o'clock train tomorrow morning. ,ln 4.
will come in charge OF Mr. CayaDagb, the
Chicago CORRESPONDENT of Venabie ~ Co.,
who attended AIR. Hamilton in bis last i'll
uess. and md hts body emb1med for re-
noyal to Virginia. tt is understood now
that the deceased was i'll when he left home,
and was obliged to stop for day at Harrts-
burg, Pa, and rest on bis way TO Chicago.
His death, caused directly By coogestive
chill, was due primarily to oyerworS, for
Khch, as man OF unusual business capacl-
jty, he Had almost a passion. He had been
urged some time ago to take q holiday trip
to the springs or country, but put OFT the
season until too late.
Dir. Hamilton's funeral, the hour FOR
| which has not set been fixed, Will be at
| tended by st. Andrews Society, OF when ne
was member. He was but tTenty.eignt
| years Of age and had beer in business seVens
Intelligence has been received here OF the
| recent death in Memphis OF the wife OF
Mr.. Jesse Martn, who formerly reslied
here, but removed to the West at the
| termination of the late war. Mrs. Mar
tin was lady Of Hanover county,
who's maiden name caDnot ascertain. AS
| a rare compliment to her her funeral was
attended by detachment Of Templars.
Nothing of Importance was done yester-
day at the County Court of Dinwiddie.
Judge Jones, who has been recently quite
I ill, was sufficiently restored to preside.
Stowell made speech to his merry men,
and John Chissel (nesro) harrapgued on the
other side. Joseph w. Watkins. white
| man, was adjudged unatic and ordered 10
| be sent to the asylum. ;,
The Blandford Methodist Sunday school
will picnic somewhere by the banks OF the
noble james some time between the present
writing and the lst of September next.
| a match game of base ball Is being played
this afternoon between the second nine OF
the Athletic Club and the second zine OF the
Old Dominion. This kind Of entertainment
| always draws crowd OF spectators mere.
The Athletics have also challenged the Old
Point Club. By which they were recently 80
badly beaten.
The funeral services of the late Charles
Leon Burch took place to-day from the Cath
Ollie church.
The rush to the mountains continues. The
coaches of the railroad are crowded every
morning with people who are fleeing from
the heat that is come.
There was never the like of melons in this
market since time began, and large quantities
are shipped West daily.
A wealthy farmer of Prince George conn-
tv. residing on james river, recently made
his vii, bedueathing all of bis property to
friend on the sole condition that his body
after death shall be cremated In the most ap.
Lproyed STYLE of the art. He has great hor-
ror of being buried alive, and intends to
provide against the danger In this manner.
The conditions of the will leaked out through
the lawyer, and it appears that the friend Is
not unwilling to comply, when occasion
arises, with the testator's wish.
ROBIS ADAIR