The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-21
PETERSBURG.

,sr OF XURpERER--ilS LoDGEMENT IN
AhNt rsEsRET IN THE APfoAATToA-THs
JAZZ, .. cpowpED--PR0GRESs OF THE CANVASS
a', ~,,. FOURTH DIsTRICT--RulNS STILL
u ,,nSc-sAw-Mr.L DESTROYED, &c.
,-,,,s,,,ndencc Of the Richmond D!spstch.l
i'"' SEPTEMBER 20, 1876.
,,, psker alias Jack peasants, the DIM
: "a murderer, was safely delivered to
M' "" "arnthorities OF the Jail Of that county
'te .o-Sov. and is now in secure confine-
Ns ,,. awaiting trial for his crime. Jack
me- n~" cr;,ntured in Brunswick county Sunday
wa N;r,, Under the following circumstances :
q Ts,.;rr been exposed all day to the
t lirnre storm. and becoming chilled and
Sr.rb with rain, he applied at the house
q, Robert Walker {colored), near White
T Tt for shelter, and asked the privilege
!, ' warming his body and drying his
"io,br> Walker knew him, and knew that
~ YVES outlawcd rs q murderer, and that q
ward wss offered for his arrest. As soon
- lack was comfortably seated before the
src walker slipped away, and collecting
same friends together, returned and arrest
81 fhe murderer. They kept him in close
rm.,ndv until the following morning, then
ccsrr;rd him before magistrate and
r,,ahished his identity, and received
permission to deliver the prisoner
70 the Dnwiddie authorities. This
they did on yesterday, and will claim, SIS
they are fully entitled TO receive, the reward
nIcred by the Governor for the prisoners
qrrest. 1t is credit to the colored people
,ba; they have arrested this desperate MUIR
Jerrr and delivered him into the hands of
me law The victim OF this man was 8
younr girl who had rejected his base adj
yaucc>. The crime was committed in q
field where. at the time, she was engaged in
planting corn.
The schooner Canton, disabled near New
nor, News during the recent storm, had
inst LEI. this port with cargo Of 1900
bushels Of choice wheat, shipped by Messrs.
rowlc,t. Tanner & Co., OF this city, to Bos-
ion.
The late rains have caused considerable
irsshct in the AppomattoH, but no damage
has resulted or is apprehended here. A
Great many new railroad-ties have been seen
floating by the city during the last day or
rwo. L is learned that they are portion
O. LOT swept away BY the flood from a
noint some miles above the city, which the
owner was just getting ready to float down
through the canal for shipment to the
North.
The CITY is crowded with strangers to-
day, drawn here by Barnum's circus. They
have come in from all the neighboring coun-
ties and from beyond Suffolk. Our streets
have not been so crowded for many years.
The canvass is progressing throughout
the district with increasing force and spirit.
Hinton is speaking every day, and he is as
sisted by orators from this city and by the
n Cot, 1,n To m,
two thousand people ut LawrenceYille,
dred negroes. The people OF Bruns-
wick county gave big barbecue on the oc-
casion. which was partaken OF by both
parties. Yesterday Captain Hinton adj
dressed :. large meeting OF Conservatives at
Farmvillc. and last night Mr.. L. S. Gregory
spoke in the same place. The prospects are
hrich;ening each day. l believe Hinton
could easily win with Jorgcnson alone in
the field against him, but with DeMortie and
Childrcy also running he will be elected by
large plurality.
Mr.. John c. Adams, OF this city, while en-
route to The Centennial, was robbed between
Washington and Baltimore Of his valise,
containing nearly al his clothing and
money.
The fire i still alive in the ruins OF Bry-
ant 4 Co.'S sumac factory, which was
burned some two weeks ago. There were
over 100000 pounds Of sumac in the build
ing. and the leaves are still burning beneath
the ashes and bricks. All attempts to, eX-
iingui>h the fire have proved Intellectual,
and not until all the sumac is destroyed
will the fire go out.
The saw and grist-mill of MeSSrs. Mann
~ Tu.er. in Nottoway county, was washed
away by Il break in the dam two or three
days ago. and some loss entailed. The build
ing and machinery were completely wrecked
and carried away. The loss will reach sew
cral thousand dollars.
Mc>srs. T. J. Gates s. Co., millers OF this
city, are making a second shipment Of flour
10 Rio, and Tor that purpose are loading a
large brig at City Point. They will make
athorough trial OF their flour in the South
American market this year.
ROBIN ADAIR.