The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-22
PETERSBURG.

PETERSBURG.
,x.Tn--A RICHMOND LADY FOUND
N ',n IN REn--DEATH OF OLD CfTIzsNs-
,',,,,cr, NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO REV
ecorT-SoT YET AccEPTED--PANFVL
"Dr,prSr--SARRow ESCAPE FROM iN'0-
n,,rs-.Tus FIRST BALE OF COTTON
'''~.,,.,,,ondcncc or the Richmond Dispatch.]
i'"'" AUGUST 81, 1876.
MISC Martha Rnrwcll, Of Richmond, asis-
-; colonel William 7. Burwell, was
t -, dead in her bed this morning at the
l" ,'iIcnrc Of Major Charles 5. Str,ngfellow,
',> ,ig,n. street. It is supposed that du-
q" ,:, -.4 +hr latter part Of the night she was
' .m;csrn with paralysis, and that Death fol-
, H'.,SS alr.ost Instantly. Miss Burwell came
e. ."" mi, civ 4 week or ten days ago to
!" -" her sister. Mrs. Stringfellow,
s,l f. remain with her during Major
".,..'-s;rr,,uow's absence in the mountains.
80 wa. slowly recovering from recent
,,r,ls 81 PARALYSIS, which occurred on a
,.;>i, e. this city. Last night she sat up
. ''; +hn members Of the family until about
,n"'cin,k. and retired without complaining
:, ;,.j;.rosition. About & o'clock her sis
,'-,r,c-rd the chamber to call her up for
3,~.aIfa>;. but finding her sleeping, rs she
.',,urht. - quietly and comfortably, deter
,I;,,%I NO: to disturb her. An hour later
,lc returned to the room. and on calling ana
uI,a;yiro no answer, discovered on eXami-
.,a,;n, I'm. Miss Burwel was dead. The
i'HI,. wa. s,ill warm. indicating that death
had been very recent. The SAD 'nteii!Sence
, ,,.N .,nycyci bv telegraph II her relatives
WA ,r;.uGS in Richmond. Miss Burwell
, wa, between tity-fvc and sixty years Of
Id pf
beatty al character.
Wr.. Catharinc. wife OF Mr. Patrick Han
,.qilgr. died Yesterday after very brief i'll
Mr.. :. y. Longwor:i,, a much-csteemed
.,.;,,n cf Dinwiddie county. whose fine
arm a,ioins the city, died yesterday, aged
lY,y->eyrn wears. OF consumption, after
nro;racted illness.
The congregation OF the First Baptist
church ;y!ll commence repairs on their edi-
4re n III carly day. The building is to be
Wanted inside and outside, and some i'm
i,roycn,nt> added. which will make the
eos, soar $1,000 or $1,000. OF this sum
M lad,> Eavc already raised $500, and the
congregation will contribute the remainder.
rbr >u!rr. which was burned to the base
.,.uc wears a.o. is to be slightly raised.
handsome monument. 70 be erected III
memory o5 The late Rev. Isaac '. Scott, OF
charlotte county. the first pastor OF the Old
S.-rrt PRESBYTERIAN church, in this city, has
i,,.. been completed here. The monument
.yg> erected BY friends. and bears the fol-
Ionin. inscription: "Rcv. Isaac '. Scott,
son q! Rev. W. G.. and VI. II. Scott. Born
~ru.cnl..r Is. 1850; died september 20.
f>51j. Erected by his friends III honor OF
,i> memory As the first minister OF Old
street Presbyterian church, Petersburg,
ya." Mr.. Scott died ut his home. in Char
lo,tc, e tYphoid-icvcr,, having gone thither
immcdia;' " on bis being taken sick here.
Rev. NJ. HOLIDAY has not yet announced
Iii, intention relative 10 the call recently
,ytrnir4 10 him to become the pastor OF
the Byruc->trcct Baptist church, though he
has acknowledged the receipt OF the letter
coniainr. tho call.
! nu:.hcr OF ladies will tomorrow crc-
ning commence icas; for the benefit OF the
Petersburg GrayS. The object is to raise
funds I" enable the company to purchase
tpatc;> and organize drlm-corp>.
The funeral Of William Bowen, al old
citizen 4 Petersburg, and for many years
tha engineer Of the City Water-W orks,
iock Ih..,. Yesterday afternoon from the
Wa>hing,on->trce Methodist Episcopal
church.
Mr.. I>,lac Groomc. an elderly citizen,
while attending TO some work ut Eenable'S
tobacco factory, on Byrnc street. this after
noon. accidentally fell through the hatchway
ii The second llo0r-a distance OF some
twelve or fifteen icct--tO the first floor, and
badly fractured the bone OF his right thigh.
He Nas immediately sent home to be placed
under tn" care OF physicians.
4 hr"r number Of persons from this city
went ont to Chester yesterday TO hear Bishop
pocyrtt and Dr.. Bennett preach. Some
went l.v railroad and some in private con-
yryancr- Among the latter were gentle
man anil TWO ladies, who, on returning.
narrowly escaped serious injuries. In
stopping 10 water their horse in 4 small
stream. In" animal Slipped his bride, and
thu finding himself free started homeward
1t pace which soon increased to the top Of
hi, speed The inmates OF the vehicle, hav-
ing no check upon the animal, were help
ic,, in the vehicle. One Of the ladies jump
cd ont AID sustained slight injuries. The
other k";,' her seat, and the gentleman re-
manned - protect her or share her fate.
The morse ran three miles. passing Il num-
her u vehicles on the road, and was finally
brought ~ Il halt by collision with car
rag" list - 4 gentleman VINO SpfanS from
the latter. by Il blow on the head, threw the
horse bac!, OH his launches.
The negotiations relative to the CONVEX
sion Of WeSthill warehouse into a Changers
warehouse are still pending. The Gran
gers are hacked by 4 strong combination:
and i, is probable may carry their point
Mr.. William Z. Cameron, OF Prince
George county. expects to have the first
tale ol new cotton in market this season.
lie las = twrnty-onc acre field of Peeler
cotton. ilom which he has already picked
some. ROBIN IADAIR.