The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-21
PETERSBURG.

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a,ax-~py.a-g or Mas. EEsSR j. MAE Sstta---:
y,t4sF,T,1. ACCIDENT ESCAPE taF a.
rsYxs,Y---uTasT1sa a5f THE EgE.Nf'ur---ESs-
y,,.,,I,ryyTsgs ssass MEAT 1Tz'afs.
rra--ss,saa,scsres of tine EaSsiu1oad Iispascaa
May 90. 1S77s.
William Ksss seofuretl4, sigse eiseais TWEEN
+,,.sxgo ysars committed sfIscfue SiTnSias
r,oruiYr ssv drowning himself III sfe Alssssts-
,-,y.rrr. 5ss lefs his hnyae IN Jsocatientas
FREE some sEigfg misunderstanding with
l,3s fstsser. threatening -fe 20 ant t'roTfl
s,;,,Sats sxayiur gaasie such threats
arsrre. and believing tins 20 DE
s,I,t an Idle. uscariingias enc, his IafheT
+,,la him "a no aisescs. 90n reaching 1sest1s-;
5,n,,tas bris:ne. Riaek s-as sesn 70 mpssfst The
--gifinc and threw MS tlat OF into the riyer
He wigs ,isse heard 10 sSy TINT me meant 10
frn11, in fSseS, x; ailG. quickly following MS
wards. ils sprauS mite the aiigry current
3,s;,yr Stssrr.sl yle.SssIls were on the bridge
s. tj,e tine. but not very ciese TO him, amt
si, graS seen fy Number OF people
fl,jS,t and tr le vicinity Cd the bridge.
;TIt,e deed s,s committed isst Us the esciErs
siar; trriy fer IfchmDRa was moving OF,
md fssl, messengers crowded iethe windows
,,,,t IS,ntfnruss az She cars to mct a view az
+srs ttreysTiis.. READ. Ever effort was made
~, rseTfe MIN. int without synii. Tie cr,r-s
vzylc rs;ss So swift aaG strong tEaf u was
feEr,d !n.aessiisie 10 reach nm quickly The
lspf,xr was recovered ;yi,nIIt IN npur iater.
hut IN view al al the facts IN the ease an
lnnrest was aacHleG unnecessary.
tjshe deceased evidently refenteG him OF
MS YelhR. after t8aehiEr the water, and on
rising 10 the slITfaee he cried Tor assistafiet
and struggled Violently 10 keep himself
,,bo,e water ap was we.ikmiutteu. and
once or twiee b@lare attempted 10 drown
himself
CsIntslin Hugh z. Walker, wtrnse Illness
zvas nserfisned III This correspondence last
week. died f-estsreiav mBrnia@ ~aitolt II
O'Clock. Hnd his flIpera. teok place from
81 pau!'s church TO-DAY IL u O'Clock.
F9e WIS about tt3iTy-eight years OF
..-,. and was one o6 our most llopuiar
unC esteemed vUlIIs citizens. Ste WIS =
native of ;Si:sseX eeIintE, and served during
tf,s war In the Thirteenth Virginia cavalry
81 tfIr close Of the war he moved TO Peters
f1,Irr anu established himself IN the III
s1r,1,ucn business. m which he WIS enli-s
ueu1,v successful. He was general agent
anCl atifIIsieT iuy the fTlnkiin COMPANY OF
1shilaiatp:ria He married 4 daughter Of
Cantain Daniel Datison, OF this csss, few
years a-n. WIN. with twoc!liiGrell, survives
hin. The funeral to-day was very iargssaiv
attended.
Wash. jackson tcoluredl WAS brought 10
ms home IN this citc yesterday morning
with one ct his :Iru,s badly crushed. He
was employed rs Il train iIund on the At
lu,itic MissIssiuuj anG Ohio raiircaG- and
or S;Iturr.ay. wiIile coaniiug ears at Parnpti-
inns depot, he was caught between Two 81
the cars and v.srv painfully injured.
81 The result u tsle revival In progress II
iue ITg--ispn- sETesi. tcolored3 Baptist church
II ttEts city sgrne forty of' tfrv candidates
were Yesterday baptized By the .Easrar-
The farli7 al Mr.. Robertson fucker,
while ont riding Yesterday afternoon, rlaite
i narrow escape from accident by the rim
nlnc :tvCy7nf ting horses and breaking q the
ca-riage II bile descending Cemetery ELL
TIE !orses became frightened and ran fllilJ
q Quarter or thIrd ai & mile. when the iron:
a---i=-Lree broke. The occupants o. the cur
riuna ken; ,!:eir seats white she horses
ulungea along sumo distance further, until
stoDl,ed. and THUS escaped injury.
an adjourned meeting 81 the Common
Council, was held this afternoon 10 receive
reports from tiie Finance Committee rs To
tae resources OF the CRY, an from the CHAIR
men OF the other committees rs 90 the pro-
i,aD!g gzI,cuCiit,Ires OF their respective de-
parrrneuts fartlle next fiscal yeal. Some OF
the committees. however, not being ready.
In. Council adjourned without action until
next AGutav night. 4
i petition WIS sent TO the Council, signed
ny representatives o. each OF the religious
denominations II the city, I1r1ayiE / nat body
not 70 tax the church Isarsonages, isut TO.
place .suchlIrorFeriy on the same feoting with
the TrruperTy NJ Masnns, 0dd-FeIiows. and
otier like benevolent associations. Referred
70 the Finance Committee for report.
Federal gtecnraiioti-Eay will he observed
nerp This wear with more than the ordinary
ceremonies. and il is Trnhnbie IN Gration
wilt he GeilperedaI Poplar-arove Cemetery.
ROBIN Ap&Ig.