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r,,r s,.sr,sns co,,Yr- -sEYEaAL aEEfsENTfkRf
:rnSyTcTs--THE CASE or MR.. K1GIAND POST
poSrn--pEATH By DRow SlNa--fsSE RAINS
Tar PAT TsArN--THE LEEsMoNtAEET gS-s
SrprItNuEST--A Mysterious pAxsEL-----,
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rcor-rsnondenc of she Richmond Disrateh.1 81,
''s,T' .Ss&,i,iSsi July 10, 1877.
: The Hastings Court began its grand. Jury
session this morning st 10 o'ciock-Hon. f.
nj. Mann presiding. During the day the
grand {urv. Of which Mr. s. w. Yenable Is
foreman, brought 10 Eve new presentnents
for felony, all against calored individuals,
and returned three others as "n0t true
bi}ls.s, The following cases were tried ana
flisnosed of ! Doctor Taylor, for break
ing into s bar-room and stealing whis-.
Kew. guilty, and sentenced to one year
in the penitentiary Mnl!ic. Jones, for
a u,isdemeanor. guilty, and 9hned so;
Henry Clarke, charged with the same OF
fence in connection With Mollie, escaped !;
Emma Reid, charged with assault. got on
Annie Bland, on charges OF arson, was
turned loose, the. grand Jury mot present.
ing; and EDWARD Jones, indicted for fe!o-
ny in,f the marrying OF two wives, was con-
yicteds and sentenced to three years in the
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The case OF Mr., Reuben Ragland, OF your
city, charged with making an assault on
-t,aptain D. a.. Hinton, the Commonw his
ATTORNEY, was isett Cor trial on the 9th o7
July on account OF the sickness Of mate
rial witness. .. Mr.. George 8. Bernard will
represent the Commonwealth In this case.
Mr.! Ragiand will be defended by General
Il. AZ. Logan, Captain John Lyon land Hon.
A. Nj. Kelley, who were to-day in the city.
The courrresnmes its session at 10 o'clock
tomorrow morning. .H.a az 81
Alittle boy named Alley Bishop, eight years
OF age, was drowned yesterday while bathing
with some small companions in the Apo
nastox river opposite Myers's old distil-
lery. Before aid was sent him, he was gone.
His body was recovered hate in the day, and
was buried to-day from the family residence,
on Church street. : Not long ago the father
OF this boy lost his life. suddenly by an ac-
cident. - ,.ag ~ s,,t. .,,-a.... t;ts eT
One OF the most magnificent rains Of the
season fen to-day in lavish and protracted
abundance. It will be OF incalcnlable benz
tit to all the country hafound.:ntT here were,
indeed, three distinct rains, all heavy, and
the sky seems to promise renewal OF the
same: Al'". ~ iG
The pay-ear of the Atlantic, Mississippi
and Ohio rai,road arrived in the city this
afternoon, in charge OF Messrs. Eubankan
Gregory, for the purpose Of paying oil the
EMPLOYEES another. month OF their current
and one also OF their past wages. u ,,,.,
Miss Anna Dayidson's school excursion
to Weldon was so great success that At
will contribute $50. to the treasury Of the
ee-Monument Association. d3a i y 5r.lth
The law library Of the late Colonel George
w. Boiling was sold ut auction yesterday
y Ia, I. M
Boiling and Generat W. III. F. Lee. Most
OF the books brought much less than their
value. -: n +. - $751; 20
The town is exercised over q mysterious
case, in which there is, Of course, "a woman.
She is said to be. fair and young but has
gotten into trouble from too much conf
dence in mankind. She has, from time TO
time, driven up tothe houses OF people in
the nighttime, alone i'll q hack, and made
appeals for shelter, which were not denied.
The Inst time she descended on. one OF our.
citizens she disappeared from, rtheteyes OF
the police. They are following her trail,
and the mystery, promises to sbayer 10
sequel, perhaps Of the scandalous variety.
The sequel has been told me while yet ]
write: the name Of the distressed damsel is
Mary Brown; ;. Her home is Richmond. She.
is under the surveillance Of the police, in.
Blandford. There is not SO much romance
in the matter as might,hare been imagined,
now that the facts have been developed,
The trial oil O youth named " eber on the
charge OF committing an outrage on the
person of = a little girl is progressing this
afternoon in the Hastings Court.
Mr.. E. q. Booth, tho Centennial candi-
date for Governor, will be out in letter to-
morrow defining his views on the subject
of the public debit" ~ Ef'7 ~. 'ss ~ =
Colonel w. P. Burwell is in the city. 1
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