The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-10-18
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,,prSsyILbE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES
The ss,,1ss.r--1NDIcrasNTs AND CONNEXIONS.
.o u.Sn CONSERVATIVE ALLY--REPUBLicAS
urr,SG--FATAL CASE OF RuRSTNG--AS
s'rr 1ScENDrARY fIRE--oTHER ITEMS.
o--.<,>,naencc Of the Richmond I,lsratch.I
,io0'''''~ OCTOBER II, 1878.
nh. killing OF the negro Adoiphas Trot-,
ny >. u;rES iord Yesterday afternoon, during
&C. ,ea >, nrorress OF a Republican meeting at
me p piscr hr AIR. William A. Reese, is very
taat rec, recretted by the friends OF TINT gen.
EH." "n and is regarded as q very unfortu-.
ae ." otf,ir in this section Of the State, where
h". s,,-rrnces Of such 3 character are rare
~. peesc. it is understood and claimed,
W.. Ma in seIf-defencc. and only fired his pls-
az" Az af.er blow had been aimed ut his head
". .,,:,s stick by the deceased.
VII rhc csse was set for 4 preliminary eXami-
L., ~ to-day, and Major Charles +. String
. ,l5,o went out to HicGsiord this morning
- art as counsel for Mr.. Reese.
~ Tho quarterly term OF the Hastings Court
mis- city commenced toslay. Judge Mann
orssidnr. The grand jury found 'ndict'
n,,ents in FIVE cases OF felony and one OF mis-
Snmranor. Washington Bland (co'ored)
,,,os sentenced to one year in the penlten-
,;arv for unlawful cutting; and l.. +. Davis
t,vsi;el was sentenced to thirty days Inn
nr;sonment in Jail and to pay me OF %
Tor unlawful cutting and woundinS. other
n..eS will be tried this evening. The COM
ra,s ~nnaltb's docket is unusually small this
.nrm bu, the civil docket is about rs large
as ever. ;,,
,.,IIr IN GREAT force at the Academy OF Mu-
a;c ;n.ui.ght to hear the addresses OF Major
:john v. Daniel. Captain John S. Wise, and
Cnlnne, Samuel F. Coleman. IL Will be the
largest meeting of the campaign.
THE Republicans will hold their 1lrst
,,,oatino in Petersburg on the 26th. when
Jndur Thomas Russell, OF Massachusetts,
i announced 20 speak. Judge Russell has
s,rcady spoken several times about III the
district. and will speak much OF his time IN
hrhali OF DR.. JorgcnSen.
NIGHT or two ago willie. colored man
was attempting TO light the kerosene-lamp
in hi, house, over in Chesterfield county.
,ne lamp exploded. He was badly burned
oi,onf the mead aud hands. and one OF his
children. who was standing near, was burn
cd 10 death.
4 iour-year-od child OF Mr.. B. II. Spiers,
y; tbis city, swallowed sixty china buttons
dav before yesterday, and, rcmarkablc 10
state. suffered no Inconvenience. Inc put
tons have all been recovered.
The freight business over TIC A'iahlic'
Mississippi and OHIO railroad is Immense
and the company is taxed TO It's utmost 10
meet the demands for transportation.
An attempt Was made las. night to burn
Rragg's tobacco-factory, large wooden
building. on Byrne street. The house was
smartly damaged before the flames could be
extinguished. Kerosene was the agent used
in kindling the fire. This Is the third or
fourth incendiary attempt that has recently
been made ia our city. ....,.
The Government is pushing operations
in HE Appomattox, and Il very decided I'M
proycment has been made during the past
few months.
Dir. Joseph T. Mason, orr consul at
Dresden, has obtained leave OF absence
from his duties. and is now on his way to
his home. in this city. ROBIN ADA1H.
P.S. In the examining trial OF William
A. Reese to-day at Hicksiord for the killing
OF Adolpus Trotter, the accused was sent
on to the County Court for trial and baileo
in the sum 81 900.