The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-10-30
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-nnrN DEATH Or a hno' ....a., ~, :.
,,rcINIAN IN TEXAs--oRGAN la'I os a
,vw COMPANY TO orERATE Tue MAS. l.a.sss.
NJ" ,nIt-woRE TO BE COMMENCED NEXT
THN "r,. FOR ARsoS--A
Nnrrr ASSAULT BY \ NEGRO. !
',,,aruca OF the Richmond Dispatch
I'"' OCTOBER %, 1876.
urs L.ana D., wife OF Mr. Edward d.
D,n,rr,rr, Of this city, died very suddenly
'b n.y. husbands residence, on High street,
M" ~. Her health had been delicate
~ same time. and her physical condition
;ashlr hv reason Of consumption, but her
sro,h was great shock to her family and
Sr;.,ds She arose as usual about s O'Clock,
I'D wa, dressing for breakfast, alone in her
n"u when she was heard to fall heavily to
Tho floor. Members OF the family went TO
t Nv assistance Immediately. She was found
;nscn.ible, and though she s.,bseguentlyr re-
yirrd for few moments, she ated In haii
an hour. Mrs. pinmmcr was ABOUT thirty
"rn yrars OF age, and leaves five children.
ucr funeral will take place Sunday AFTER
MOO, from Grace church. :,
1n;cIliccnce was received to-day OF the
dnqth in Columbus, Texas, OF DR.. George
\. Archer. formerly from this immediate
.crrion Of the state. He was only twenty
Ian, promise. He was son Of Rev. Z. w.
.-chcr, for many years member OF the
Virginia Conference Of the Methodist Epis-
c,nal Church. now attached to the Texas
C,o,srcncr, whose brothers and sisters still
reside in Petersburg.
, meeting OF the old Manchester Cotton
Mills Company will be held on Monday to
receive The report OF the committee APP
al hot n ratS
n, same Mr.. i. Wesley Friend continues
2, PRESIDENT until the affairs Of the company
arr closed up. a
st 4 meeting OF a number OF our capital
~, held to-day new company was organ
led under the name OF the "Old Dolnin-
len Cotton Mills" for the purpose OF ope-
rating the Manchester mill sold on Fri
Glr. The capital stock is to be not less
Than $4,000 nor more than 100000, and
supira;ion VIII he made to the Judge of
our Circuit Court on Monday for charter.
Dir. :. =. Arlington was elected president,
and Mrs>rS. i. 4. Allen, JOHN McGill, j.
Andrew White, David Calender, and j.
Wesley Friend were elected directors for
IA, ensuing year. Captain Edward Graham
;y..> chosen treasurer and agent. It is I'M
Err>tood that work will be commenced in
;le mill on Wednesday next. the lst OF No
y,m3rr.
! tire occurred last night on Washington
street. which destroyed an old frame dwell
in, occupied by negro families. One OF the
tenants was 4 colored man named Austin
Baker. who lost all or nearly all OF his fur
ni,ure. and. il is reported, $50 III money.
Baker had an Insurance on his furniture OF
>5,H. The facts in regard to the origin OF
+t-S hf
tina: the police to-iay arrested Baker On the
charge Of Scttjuo fire to the building. The
prisoner. it is stated, was to have left this
morning for New York to be married.
The sentence ii Mr.. Movers to the peni-
tcli,.ii.a.rr causcs mucn regret among ms
friend. in this city, who Sill cling 10 the
belief that there was no criminal S"lit on
nj. i.y,, and who iad hoped for avery light
sentence ut most. o.
Registration has been going on bri>kly all
Gly. The Radicals have been very active
in bringing up their voters. And so have
the Conservatives. rs 10 that matter.
Mr. j. II. LaI.incyer, saddler and harness.
merchant. while attempting to tit new
bride to 4 horse to-day, was knocked down
by the animal, which became frightened
and ran away. and was considerably bruised
ami injured. !
Hon. Roger \. Pryor, OF New York,
passed through this city this morning on his
way 10 Nottowav county to visit his father.
General Pryor while here expressed the be-
lei ,ha, New York would go for Tildea by
a very heavy majority. 1 may also add in
hi, respect tina, letter received here from
Il prominent Republican in that State tells
the same story.
4 nero nan entered the store OF Messrs.
Hoffman & Morgan, on Bollingbrook street,
to-day, and behaving in somewhat curious
manner. was ordered out. He refused 10
70. saving that he intended to do what his
club had ordered him to do. What this was
i. not stated; but when MIR. Morgan at
tempted to put the fellow ont the latter
made an assault upon and struck him sun
DRY blows. The negro was arrested and
lodged in Jail. 49,
\ colored Tiidcn, Hendricks, and Hinton
Club is 10 be organized in this city. Many
OF OR colored citizens have already signi-
lied their intention to join it. -
The Hastings Court adjourned for the
term to-day. hoBlN ADAih.