The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-07
Aul1lllol,il lspat(h,
,rrnxrspAY AUGUST I, 1878.
PETERSBURG.


IN PROBABLY FATAL AccID EST--A
fAis,o npleGsp BY A RUNAWAY HoRsE--AN
A MY NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. IN THE
49,. INCREASED REyENUE BUSINESS POS
Ss,i cr.rIsT,cs--MEcHANfcs' UNIoN--FEAT
nr MULE TEAM, &C.
-..o.,o,acnce OF the Richmond Dispatch-1
AUGUST 6, 1878.
-. rmmet Warthan met with an acct-
% ~ sycamore street this morning, which
u em. in very painful and probably Sc
I. s,,, in,ur;es. While driving his wagon
To- .r,nt 81 the iron.front building one OF
II, IN ,ora wheels rolled off the axle, frighten.
WV .hn horse. which ran down the street.
ny, ms Warthan was thrown forward by the
..a;annt his clothes by some means getting
49,. on ,he shaft, and his head and chest
s n'Inn beneath the axle, and on the rocks.
, -" his nosition he was dragged for fifty or
. :" Yards before the horse could be
s.a,,nnd ue.yas taken up In bleeding and
..SrhpS;hle condition BY citizens. His head
,mss Isrrih,y cut and bruised, and the skin
".as torn and bruised from his shoulders
"a hack bv the contact with the ROCKS.
The extent OF his injuries has not been as
certained. a
hon, twenty wears, was drowned in the
.nnomattoS yesterday about nine m,ieS
Inynw this city. lie was a member OF the
petersburg Blues. who at that time were on
their way on an excursion to Lower Bran
dnn On board large barge. He fell over
ho,rd and being unable TO swim. was
drowned before assistance could reach him.
Ills, friends have been dragging the river
ior his body all day.
There is a good deal OF sickness in the
city at present. a large proportion OF winch
!. among children. The mortuary record
n last month was large, and 1t Is thought
the August record will exceed 1t.
The business in this internal-revenue dis
trict has increased very much OF late, as
shown by the collections. The receipts OF
the office in July were unusually large, ana
il ANYTHING the receipts for August will be
sill larger. The collections for the five
working DAYS in this month ending to-day
aggregate $50. 900, and the exports OF man
nfaciured tobacco amount to 10000
rounds. The Petersburg district exports
more manufactured tobacco than all the
other districts in the United States.
The postmaster's report for July shows
that during that month 37,02G mail letters
were delivered in this city and %, III letters
were collected by the carriers; mail postal
cards delivered, 1888; collected, 1916 !:
registered letters delivered, 2l4. There are
five le,ter-carriers in Petersburg.
Rev. Henry Williams. Jr., has been APP
pointed a delegate to represent the Baptist
sunday. School Union Association (colored),
Of this city. in the Baptist Sunday-School
Convention 10 be held in Baltimore on the
18th.
1t is stated that the mechanics here are
contemplating the formation Of Me-
chapics' Union. the object OF which Is pro-
lection in their trade.
4 team vi three mules performed a
rather remarkable feat yesterday evening
in the lower part OF the city. They were
running away 1T the time, and, taking TO
the railroad-track leading to the Southern
der0t. they ran for 4 distance OF over one
hundred yards along high cmbankment,
drawing 4 heavy wagon after them. They
kept so closely 10 the track that no accident
occurred.
The Conservative Convention to nomi-
nate candidate for Congress in the Second
district meets here tonight at the Academy
OF Music. \ large number OF delegates
have arrived. and The feeling in political
circles has been pretty lively all day.
ROBIN ADAIR.