The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-10
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,rr--rogTUSATE ESCAPE OF
.>e,SsR's ING. 'T -op,cco REcEPTs--HEAvr.
cal1nf . SERIOUS AccIpENffS pfSwIp--
r,N-SToEN -'n.y--pEPARTUREo OF DRLE-
nIE-~AEkonrru,o r wEII.-KNowN AAE---THE.
ss--NNf,,,nrvT-cUR PUBLIC PARK &c. &
BRITISH NA.,r ,,,, If the Richmond Dispaseh.1
rCorr@EF|'''''''> PETERSBURG, May 0, 1876. ii
hold AN inquest this morning
The nee s'' hndv OF James +. huhaai, VINO ho
over i.mouncd yesterday ai.e,n'Sn n,,no sre
was HF"" short distance pesoW Iau,pnears
:irtf The deceased was nat,S9 Q. h saa,-
bridge r'nouldcr by trade, but mas peen
aaod' ~. work working in this city Tor the past
living Az" ,'a,r.. He went home ABOUT %
eleven 2. ,d afternoon and took several
O'clock i,,, rh;Idrcn out in small boat on
0! hi, N'" ri. wife, feeling. uneasy abeue
The T'siM;c her husband back and TOOK the
them '"' I.,,,r Deceased showed out from
Children ''"'' Nv himself. aud afterwards was
sA''f ai ,'m oyrrboard and sink. The body
st'n 10 a. .',,,cd in few minutes, still warm,
-, ,a'6, showing some signs OF life.
SD IL .s.,~,s to restore consciousness fail
Bui al .., w., ;1rv rendered a verdict OF acci-
81. t.|,.,n,ninc. Bv the accident widow
acGi|,' az Tttlr children are left in almost
1a.I'r>, .o GENTS of tobacco this week have
!" wore liberal than for some time past,
t2," .' '.''. scenes are lively about the ware
81. 49, with ready buyers and firmer
.'I,..' n The market. The season up to
!e.'"57 IT, has been very trying one for
III, ,:nr and this fact accounts for the re-
Nn.,T,,l, receipts at this market. ~...
cS%' ,srv heavy rain fell here last night and
.Ihnnrninr. washing all rubbish and dirt
- onr streets. and damaging some OF the
PIX leading IRON the city to the counties.
,.,n farmers will not need any more rain
-. some time to come. Several bridges
.srs washed away in the neighboring coun-
I1go wilson. Richmond bird, was SEN
.s,frd to the chain-Sang for SIXTY DAYS
,~d ,hirty-nine laShes at the whlppinS-post,
~ The Mayor, this morning, for larceny.
The observation-disclosures were opened IL
a,' .,yeral wards OF the city to-day, but the
s5ai,;ons and transfers have been compara
.:,,i, few. AMI the registrars have had but
Ii.,lr work 10 do.
M Mr. charles Clay, aged about twenty-five
-.3-s citizen OF Dinwiddie, was thrown
;-o,, his horse while returning from White
Az. church on Sunday, and received in!u
s G'' which !; is thought will prove fatal
IL; H. ives thrown against atree on the road
~, md his skull fractured and right hiI
disocAted.
Thr Ladies Memorial Association have
l.r;irI IA invite Or. John r. Powell, o.
Atlanta. Ca. to deliver the Grafton here or
nov, mcmorial-day June 9th), and are max
inc arrangements for a more elaborate OBJ
sn~ya7cr OF that occasion than usual.
large number OF delegates from thu
c,nrrhr> and societies in this city left thi:
,nn-nipg, 10 attend the session Of the State
Tg,ti>t IcolorrtD Convention, which com
mrncc< IN Lynchhure tomorrow. Extrs
roachcs were attached to the regular mai
train for their accommodation. There ara
= great many colorcd benevolent societies In
Petersburg, all OF which are entitled to del.
cratcs. and all OF which send contributions
for The various purposes OF the Conven.
ton.
Tho death is announced OF Mr.. Hugh
porrjyal. venerable and esteemed citizen
Of Brunswick county, which event occurred
two or three days ago ut his home, in Law.
rlnrcyiIc. The deceased was the father OF
Mr.. J. ]. Percival, Of this city.
The adjourned meeting OF the British
Association will be held at s O'Clock to-
morrow night at the Bollingbrook Hotel to
the arrangements for the celebra-
ton Of the anniversary OF the Queens birth
day on the 24th instant. 1t is understood
the committee have been very successful in
their collection Of money for the banquet,
and lhal there is no doubt that the celebra-
ton Of the occasion will surpasS all previous
ones in magnitude and elegance.
Ncs,rS. George ". Hall, Of Powhatan
Tribe, No. II: L. J. Clark, Of AppomattoN,
80. -; William NJ. Evans, OF Tecumseh,
40. "a: and 2. \. McEnery, grand chief OF
T4mpum, are expected to represent the
tribes 81 this city at the Great Council o!
Red Men. which begins its annual session
n Norfolk tomorrow.
More attention has been given b!
he authorities in the past year or 81
q the Improvement OF Poplar Lawl
lam ever before, and the place is no
,nlH growing in beauty and taste, but /
apdly growing in public favor as popula
'c>ort. In a short while it will be one Of th
land>omc>t parks in the State.
ROBIN ADAIR.