The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-06
YirI,nnond lispatth.
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PETERSBURG.

800 .sp,ouS ACClpESr---A CUTTING
TNNF'" ,T NrGur--A REVEREND BLACK
NfKN rur BRITISH OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
SHEh' ,,,, DELINQUENT BRIDEGROOM En-
Tlt" r.,sy REpoRT--MISoR MATTERS.
FI'"H ,..,,.,oncc Of the Richmond Dispssch.}
!r"'T'S'''' PETERSBURG, May 5, 1876.
,,,,,.or5 Fortune, general Inspector
MT. h" nn The Atlantic, Mississippi and
81 car a.,,6 met with painful and Sc
Ono ', ',;3cnt thiS morning. While the train
r:oU> - .,or was approaching the depot in
from N ,.,' ur Fortune was leaning out
TIL, 'H' nnr OF the windows OF a
IhTnU-n coach watching hot box
la>>c'~' :; The wheels. lie was leaning
q Nh' ,.rs, br could safely venture, and
oU' 8, ' ',' was 81 intcntly fixed upon the
his &, %., w. was iorgctiul Of danger. His
ho> ' ,,',, N violent contact with the iron
lc:1 ,%" ~ , watcr-tank on the side OF the
rs, "'I .,,,tIr, him scnscleSS. On the ar
zach. - ,nr ;rain at the depot he was re-
Ti'" - >, the Bollinghrook Hotel, where
i"',, w.. distance was summoned. An
~'7'::- ...,.n showed wound several inches
tNs''.',.I ~ Ihc side Of the head just above
II .,r and fracture Of the skull. His
u. ,;.;,,, WAS Of such 4 character rs to jus
O /.
49,, 49,, ,r.ah,rg. by telegraph.
3" or.r-cs,!on occurred ut = late hour last
-, Tween William II. Marshall (white)
H. b., I,n,,< walker "a colored hack-drivcr)
.1.e hire al 4 hack. which resulted in
49, hr;ngr twice cut in the back by
,,.-tq) The latter was arrested, and after
A"-i,ation in the Mayors Court this
>-,.;y.e WAS sent on for indictment for I'M
.afrI cutting 10y the grand jury ut the next
.,.,r,rrIy fern OF the Hastings Court. Inc
....-.,i WAS admitted 10 bail IN the sum OF
,,rsr inr lii> appearance.
r.y. Or. William Brown l. announced 10
rr,,rh At the Second Presbyterian church
~ sunday. in the absence OF the pastor.
win, i j., fnr South on two months leave OF
r.y. Holm ii. Gaines, formerly the pastor
,t',,., ~ the cnlored churches in this city,
,,r, wa, compelled 10 resign his charge by
lesson o.; certain unpleasant scandals, re-
,.,.ly obtained from the poSt-ottice ut City
r.:n: valuable letter addressed to one
I,r,,s ". Gaines. The discovery that the
,".r had been wrongly obtained Ivy the
r.,.r..pd black sheep was fortunately made
-, IN, no.;-ol!icc authorities in time to re-
r,yrr il. hut there was no prosecution OF
-. ott,.nt,rr. who is now represented 20 be
,.r.ariu- in Boston.
TN, Laullrt committee OF the British
association are making the most satisfactory
,rarr,>> in their arrangements for the APP
,.rnIr,jn-, celebration OF the Queens birth
il,y Very liberal contributions have been
made in thi. city Tor the purpose, and it is
,,ro,o.rd t. make the celebration memo
I.h.r oUr.
TIN. ladies u the First Baptist church
,ropr<a giving a icc-cream festival next
week to raise funds to paint their church.
A1onS.ryativc mass-mcctinS is to be held
in ,l. Fourth Ward next week, at which the
c,YIija:r> Tor Office will be invited to
speak
Rev. Hr. blackwell, OF Lynchburg, lee
.gr,d 10 a good audience AT Library Hall
Ia, ni-ht on the PHILOSOPHY OF Sorrow
#, discussed The origin. uses, and effects Of
sorrow 1t length and in Il Very interesting
manner
Mr.. John T. Clark, the delinquent bride
gronla. If whom mention has been made in
hi. CORES ondcnce. has been heard from.
H. writes from Baltimore. stating that his
sudden disappearance on the day on which
hi> wedding was to have taken place was
moi TO escape marrying the lady. He met
with many friends on the day in question,
AMI awokc Ia lind himself in Baltimore.
Tn" chilly weather several days ago, it Is
stated. seriously injured the tender vegeta-
tton ia this ncighborhOod.
There Was rumor on the streets last eve
un- u another murder in Dinwiddic coun-
y. hH investigation proves the reports I'M
true They originated in difficulty which
occurred. but in which neither combatant
Vas much hurt.
\ frame dwelling on Old street, belong
Ing tu Ncrgcr'S estate, was sold ut auction
lhi, afternoon for 5000. ROBIN ADAIR.