The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-01-15
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TUESDAY Y tJAkY ~ y 1875.
PETERSBURG,

nprTH OF ANOTHER OLD ciT1zES NJ PAINFUL
Z, ACCIDENT TO YoUSG LADY, DIED OF BIS
YSyueIss- SUSPENSION or a NEWSPAPER
prr.pfr ToPrcs--RAILn0AD AccInENT--AS-
yrAI. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ROOF. ELECTION
rt,oyrcsr,ondefcc OF the Richmond Dispatea.a
JANUARY Ia, 1885,
Mr. Samuel Lecture, an old and worthy
4 .;t;yeu. and a member OF the Common
Conneii from the First Ward, died at his
.residence. ia Blandfora, yesterday morn
Ing. after brief illness. Before and during
the war Mr.. Lecture was repeatedly elected
to The Council. and in that body made hin1-
sell faithful representative OF the people:
He yeas a mechanic, and by hard tabor ana
industry, combined with intelligence, pc.
came n master In his trade. Ills death VIII
he sincerely regretted in the community:
Ms. Lecture was about sSxty.tsso years OF
age; was q prominent Oud-Fet,ow, anu .
member OF the Mechanic Association, which
Tonight holds its annual banquet.
Mr., John FL. Atkinson, whose death was
Z. announced In my last letter, was anatiye OF
New Kent county, but had been resident
os Petersburg for nearly or quite hall q CEN
tury. Truly death has been busy In our
midst since the commencement OF winter,
aDd Il is remarked on all sides that not be-
fore have so many OF our citizens been so
suddeuly taken OH in SO short n period.
A very painful accident is reported to
have occurred several days ago to Miss Susie
Bland in Prince George county. While at
tempting to draw bucket OF water from q
we'll the handle OF the windiaSs slipped
from her hand, and, turning backward,
struck her with such force on the forehead
as to fracture the skull and knock her in-
sensible to the ground. She is most csti-
riable aud cultivated young lady, aged
about twenty-iour years. 1t Is feared the
injuries may prove fatal.
Dir. Is. j. Rogers, ST., OF Brunswick
county, whose serious injury by the TALL OF
tree q few days ago was noticed in this
correspondence, died last week. he was
about sixty-two years OF age, and was one
a, the most prominent and esteemed citi-
zens of that section. The injuries he re-
ceived were not only external but internal,
and he never recovered consciousness after
being carried home. 1850
The Evening Sun newspaper, the publ
cation OF which was commenced five months
ago to-day, suspended with its issue OF this
afternoon Cause Lack OF the patronage
which il deserved. It has been pretty we'll
established by experience that an afternoon
PAPER in Petersburg cannot be made sue
cess. Mr.. +. V. Morton, the 'slocal'' OF
the Sun, kept up his department admirably,
and gained tine reputation as news
gatherer.
Rcv.J. H. Riddick aud Rev. j. Powell
Garland, pastors Of Methodist churches in
this city, preached Sunday night on the
subject Of the duration of future punish
,nent. The previous Sunday night Rev.
T. r. Eaton preached on the same subject.
The engine OF one Of the freight trains
coming east on the Atlantic, Mississippi and
Ohio railroad last night ran into the rear
OF another train near AppomattoX station,
and sustained some 'iniury-not serious,
however. - .<l. -n .sf=.
The annual report Of the treasurer OF the
Mechanic Association shows the cash on
hand to be S1,43T. There was paid ont last
year for additions to the library $3.50.
The frcshct in the Roanoke river is SUBJ
siding to-day. The new bridge was pushed
several inches out OF line by the water, and
yesterday passengers were taken across in
hand-cars. 1t viii be quickly richted. !,
At meeting OF the Sunday-School Society
OF the Washington-Street Methodist Episco-
pal church held yesterday Mr.. James B.
Blanks was elected president; j. n. Stark,
secretary; and L. G. Bagley, treasurer.
This IS one OF the most fourishing schools
in the city, and has one OF the largest and
best libraries. ROBIN ADAIR.