The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-07-31
4{,flnlo..l (I|lspattI1,
. from Petersburg.

.,,,frnc Of the h''H'''" .''.-
'c,, s,-Ic,nE--A CITIZEN ST DOTS itnon
A>''"'',''yu THE HEAD DOMESTIC INF kh'oIin
,,rse DAMAGE Bf faS "i'""
rt>ASCKS. ETc ETC.
''' rsrrssnrs G July 80, 1879.
,>,,,nuilv had hardly recovered rom
~ !,n,,ppt cons; quept upon tue su'c'ue
tn' ,>>i ,tc r, W. Avcut, wh'ca occut.eu on
OF me 49, unruirs, hen 1t is again thrown
"''"'E" ,,sr hy the announcement that an,
irt' ,r-Mr. Joseph Pearmaa -haa
oihF a. l,ic by shooting bimseh through
iaA'" w. The following are the particulars
The h""' sG:nr: Mr.. Fcarmann. VINO Is
q l, n, and harneSs-makcr by trade,
sA"" TO the house OF If'ena
wen. ,,l,acc Of Mcchsnlc>viile, near
IL j." ,,n,L in Chesterfield county,
s"". .r,y hour Yesterday morning. AL
q y" ,,. decreased and a. times eNcl'a.
!" :" ,hr manner in which he conducted
ti'' '| generally gave rise TO Tears auoos
!'A'>'" ,Nnrs o( the family whom he was
.f,, that his mind was unotianccu' he
NF''''T ;, labor under the impression thal
SCENT" a.nnIa come out from Petersburg
E''", ~ hin, lie ave no inhmauon OF the
"@d ~, o,o of whom he stood 10 fear,
ia, '' .,,,,al times remarked that some one
~" '.,,,,, XIII hun. About the mldase OF
vs. -, was found in his room with
49, =, HI. baud, his collar of, and MS shirt-
H"' M, o,o, as though about in the act OF
>." nts throat. The knife was tsken
Toi. m >rning about O'Clock e
"''.' " ,,',,, down stairs. and procured gun,
"''>' ',;.h Lc re,n,ncd to his room, aSa!nS!
va" ,,.., f one OF the ladies' oil the mousse,
~ it'.,.re lr rould be- prevented shot and
,'' 80" ,;.oscr, The sct was deliberate one,
,,,'N ,,,,uDcd. He had previously re-
AN ..,,, r,,,,r,Ss from the badstcad and
I",t :, an ,n- Il ,nr, and had also removed
t,,,,ra sock from his right foot. Lying
80 ,,.,,u The. mattress, he placcd the muZ,
- the Gun. which was ioadeu
-, hir.l.,b0t. to his throat, ana
",.r'.i IN. trigger with his toe. Inc
, ,orr 4 huge aud CHASTITY wound
,,..,I ,rolr. pi>s,d through the BRAIN, anu
- a., the ION of the skull. OF course Geath
.,,,,nttneou,. The neck was burned
II,.L ny In, powder from The gun. An H.
., ms held at 10 o'clock, and Serd'ct
T.,a,,,d IN accordance with tue ABOVE lact>.
Ir-,. t.r.a>.d had been resident oil refers
I.,,. All hi, he. He leaves wife and three
l.It,,r Il p stated that domestic troubles
r,,,.,; .r.m 10 commi, suicide.
Yn.,j,y ana vicinity was visited oy Sc
,.'..,,,r =, n,.l,t. On the farm of Mr..
WiHru +. Krrbic, about two m les OUT III
TrrviI.i, 4 tine barn and several out-Dullu'
t,g, v.r. hlewn down, and two very hoe
..I.,. which were clught beneath the fall.
;".,,mh.r.. were so severely injured that 1t
i.1h,r,f, rbry will have TO be killed The
r,,sln. crops were also much damaged.
Ttrr,. IA, been no meeting of the Board
n Directors ii the Petersburg ral'Toa1 since
,1, ,in Of the REORGANIZATION, and as lar as
r,r,-,rd there have been no important
ripaqy> among the employee. The suits
1-,v.t, s.aiu,t The road in North Carolina
l.,, been settled satisfactorily to the claim
mi, ly the paymcut Of about onc-hali III
cash. AID The ccmpany'S note for The balance
- four months time. The management VIII
d.ut ail Il prt. at present 10 the clearing OH
Of i,.r,>iug debts. 1t is understood that
while the cDmulny itself is not get prepared
10 pay is .luIy coupons, the holders OF such
vino mist upon prompt settlement VIII nave
them paid with the interest on presentation
al tAr proper place in Richmond.
\ prJ,5actcd meeting Is announced 10 COM
n.ucc at shiloh Baptist church, 10 Dln"id
DE county, 90 sunday, under the charge OF
E,y. G. y. Donaldson, who will be assisted
during the week by Rev. X. /. Hanks. OF
till city.
\ negro thief named John Watkins was
arrested at one Of the juuk-shops of the city
ihi> morning. where he had JH>t disposed OF
some ot his stolen plumber. He broke from
tie officer and fed, being pursued and shot
al several times. He was subsequently cap
urrd underneath CIR in the Atlantic, Mis-
,l>,iaoi and Unio del ., where hc had taken
refuge.
Tie inspections of tobacco at the several
Warehouses IN this city for the week ending
to-day are $50 hogsheads, and the receipts
81 ha.>heads. The total inspections this
y4r 10 date aye G,115 hogsheads, against
) 40 lJr the corresponding period last year'
CAPTAIN John Gibson, commanding The
Ilr2Ston Guards (colorcd). OF Norfolk, has
,li.uily nol,ii d Mayor Gregory OF the H.
t,ulon Of that company TO Tlslt petersburg
IN tic II pioXimo. Mayor Gregory. &C
buuai,,ig.S t.c receipt Of the communlca-
tluu. and hopes the company may have
pleasant the while in our city. The CORE
>uuuul,nrr is very brief and to the point.
The Iaur>lon Guards will be received and
entertained 10y the Petersburg Guards, and
dinner will bc given in honor Of the visitors.
IA interesting revival is in progi at OAK
GIolr Church, near Reams's station, DlnWid
Itr county, conducted by Rev. John Bailey:
ui til, city. Ten penitents were reported
Yesterday.
on HE 1t Of August city bonds to the
uulo,lnl OF SlGl 900 will mature. Provision
Wa ulde some time back by the Council 10
meet these bonds 10y the issue of new ones,
ii which the readers of the Dispatch buye
been advised in this correspondence. The
cjty j. nnw prepared to redeem these bonds
Il, well Is to pay all interest that falls due IN
August.
A. the day for the meeting Of the Council
approaches the anxiety OF the many holding
Office under the city government Increases
The election of city officers takes place on
Monday next. ROBIN HOOD.