The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-16
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-rru.r nEsuI.Ts IL TIRE DEATH
,rs,T '.A.rooSE or TFE cockADs CITY
oy \ He r,nCrIoS HAS DIFFICULTY
JCnGSS ,,,roR. vRtCH rs AFTERWARDS
WIN - ,u,c,EiY-n1CuMoND MILITARY
.E1Ttk' ,nnsrss or MAYOR GRRGoRY----
NI>IT"N ,,.TrERs-ax. M.PHEus BOILING
CNrE," r,,rT,C STRoKH--THE RADICAL
Va Hr,s1axAI NOMINATION, &C.
coN"'"' ,,.,,, Of The Richmond D,srateh.i
Correspondence MAY Is. 1875.
.ycniny a negro man named
IN >U m'tE, wa. made the victim OF grim
Henry h'.,lc hy number OF his race IN =
rra't'c'' ! !,~r and har-room kept by Mr..
Cr>'cf' Washington street. Henry
TSlnrT' ,..yc been kind OF Merry An
seems .,1 ,,' =, Da>sion for strong drink. He
d'T.,, fine sore 10 buy some hour ler his
Nj T. while there he challenged various
!','.., friends TO treat him 10 "hiskeS, anu
9. ~ ,,,,,..q~rrtlr without malice, ana mercy
i2St' ~ Him talk and see nm caPer, KEEP.
u .La, ,. !, into him until ne had swallowed
Hon'r.~,- md sill. Then nc fell, ana nad
s+"| ,.,,.,r,l. Afterwards ne was carried
10 ~ ',n,,.,. - William Whlfe, ana suose-
q w. ., n, own shanty, near the r ar
,,'..,,,,,, where he died tins morning, nav
l''E t,.r,, wholly insensibie IN the mean
,"- u,,.A> had been Conservative, ana
'.".' WIRE reports that he hao peen
'"' -. I'm. Tie evidence before the coro-
.h:, evening showed nothing or the
H'," - yyYr TOOK place yesterday. which
,s.,. ., the time to considerable cNclte-
... nov. happily, we'll passed away. Inc
''.' -, .,,r.rinn grew out OF publication
ra Radical paper, the citizen, last Satur-
.cyr~,,y rriiicisins and abusing GER
- ot DR.. iua.cs Of election appointed ny
Co.,. r'o,in. Mr.. W. ". Farier under
- ,,,..,r these insulting references 10 De
,ts, :, himself. and this led to rencontrc
..,.-i,y noon at Curling. corner between
i..,ona'M Mr.. George Eubank. who Is one OF
$780, ,,.i;,ar. ui the Citizen. Other persons
t-uun ia;o il, and numerous blows
w.. f,...,,yed and received. which, lortu-
..,. ,.r,.not ~ \ serious character. 1t
49,, ..;f ,A2. = pi>tol was drawn by some OF
;, ,,-.y Au,rrhcnding that Eubsnk WAS
,.l' ,i-,rEri hv more than one person,
raj conservative young men took his
,,r, =, sr. lair play. When the fight was
.'.,r~,,,,,,j ,bc parties agreed to 90 into
49,, .,,,.,;rl n The afternoon to settle it. and
IA :. sfr..acr,l hy many friends, by whom
~, quarrel ua- satisfactorily adjusted with
90 t,-,l,r combat. 1t Is stated that the
....' IN ..!r,;jun w2s written by j. A. II.
Van Ausra.
rN. ,s.y i.a> presented 4 very lively aIe
,,..~,rr. ,,-!ay hy reason OF the visit OF
i.,r,tny q. II the First Virginia infantry,
- p;,,v, ,ad. ana the Swan and Atlantic
p,,,.H4u clubs. q the same city. The
'',r;,,,, ,,t> ln-f NJ the depot by detach'
,"art g., Tie Petersburg Artillery, under
JirYfeDgnr >EankS. and by the Petersburg
Gr,y. .trm;nnv A.. under Lieutenant
Eir,a,<. Tnrv were escorted up the prin
,irg' ,,rc,i. with flags dying and band:
,'ayins-. attracting much attention and adj
'nir;tion fr.m the sidewalks and windows
COMPANY g w;.> hospitality entertained n
-. t;r-n>' asuory. having been welcomed
in IN address hy Mayor Gregory, to which
Colonel William :. Gilman responded. Aitel
IL, r"frc> hnrnt> were discussed the party
Of visitor. proceeded 10 the FAIRGROUNDS
wiirr. I'll" match game between the two
baseball clubs took place. Quite large
number ri oar Iown-people went out also
T. enjoy the sport. and the grounds were
it'll .! pleased spectators during the day
The i~,,." Il the baseball battle Is not ycl
known.
The funeral Of the late Robert Anthony
who died Saturday night OF consumption,
took place this afternoon.
The pulpit Of the Tabb-Street Presbyte
.,ln church was occupied yesterday morn
in lv Rev Or. j. c. Hiden, OF the BaptiS
church. VINO preached al the First BaptiS
church al night. Rev. DR.. Samson preached
1t the last-namcd church in the morning
and delivered l lecture to the Young Men:
Christian Association in the afternoon.
Il i stated here that Mr.. Alpheus Boil
ing. editor oi the !SouthSide Sentinel, Ia
lately suffered Il paralytc stroke, from which
il !, hoped. he may ere long wholly recover
Til" Radical congressional nomination il
thi> district is giving rise to hot and nois
discussion at Dinwiddie Courthouse to-day
4 determined effort is being put forth by tn
friends 81 De Mortie (colored) to secure hlI
the nomination. and his clainS will be pre-
s"ntcd to-day by Carter, Boyd, and Jane
GOODWIN tall colorcd), "a well rs by him
rrIi, t. the >ovcreignS OF old Dnwiddie.
!, is stated that tickets to the British bar
qUct in honor OF the Queens birthday
which viii he celebrated here on the 25t
instant, viii be two dollars, or three dollar
for u ticket admitting gentleman and lady
About four hundred dollars has alread
been raised, and the occasion is expected t
be one OF great prestige and success.
General Mahone has Signiiied his accept
ance OF the presidency OF the Agricultur:
Society. ROBIN ADAIR.
BUCKINGHAM COUNTY