The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-03
DANVILLE.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.I


MAY l, 1878.
Judge S. J. Mullins and several other
gentlemen of Henry county were in the city
Yesterday. The party that went down to
Milton with Major Sutheriin on Monday
consisted of Judge Mullins, Dr.. j. NJ. Smith,
IT. G.. Richardson, G. 3. Bryant, S. Frank
lin, Zeph. Stultz, w. LII. Norman-all OF
Henry county-and Captain Daniel Cole.
man, OF the Council, and Captain Abner
Anderson, OF the Register. AT Milton the
party called on the venerable Evans Of the
Chronicle, President Holder OF the Milton
and Sutherlin railroad, and Others. On
their return they dined with Naj or Suther.
lin at bis Cloverdale farm.
Miss Rebecca +. Barksdale, who was at
tending school here, has been called home
to attend her father. Rev. A. W. Barksaale.
of Halifax, who is reported to be seriously
ill., Letters received here yesterday say
that he is q great sufferer from bronchial
affection.
The ladies OF the Episcopal church are hold
ing fair, the proceeds Of which are to be
appropriated to the erection OF a new house
OF worship. Amongst the articles which
they have on exhibition is dressing-gow q
made by them for Right Rev. G. &. Penick,
Bishop OF Africa.
Rev. Dir. Holmes, OF the Baptist church,
baptized five persons on Sunday night. He
has received forty three persons for baptism
since the commencement OF the services by
himself and Mr.. Hutson. The special SER
vices at the Main-Street Methodist church
were closed on Sunday night. During the
services one hundred and one persons pro-
fessed conversion, and tifty-two were re-
ceived into the membership OF that church.
Ten have recently been received into the
membership OF the Lynn-Street Methodist
church. and four Of the Presbyterian.
Mr. John Cnattin, from near Kinggold, in
this county, sold at one of the warehouses
a day or two ago his crop OF tobacco,
weighing 1923 pounds, including Jugs and
leaf, for 50, Ill. 37-an average OF Sl9.69 per
hundred. 5.-s tt
1t has been recently reported here that
skeleton OF man has been found in Pat
rick county, on the lands OF GoblintoWn
creek. The general impression Is that 1t Is
the remains OF u young man named turner,
who disappeared from that neighborhood
in The spring OF 1866, and that he was killed
by his father, Tazewell Turner. The hair
OF the skeleton, the peculiarly of the teeth.
and the fractured appearance Of one Of the
arms. were means OF ascertaining that the:
remains were those OF young Turner. Ills
father is known to have been a turbulent
man when under the influence OF liquor,
and, it is said that. he had once shot,at his
son with . rifle, aud with such accurate aim
that the ball passed through his clothing. 1t
is said that Turner has avoided arrest and
gone off.
! The fact that body should have been
buried secretly and remained undiscovered
twelve years is quite remarkable; but the
date at which this body was buried is fixed
with certainty. The neighbors remember
that the lot Of land on which it was buried
was cleared up for cultivation just twelve
years ago, and that pile OF brush was.
burned near where the skeleton was found,
and it was found that in the grave were
chunks OF wood, fire-coals, and ashes. The
manner In, which the skeleton was uneoy-
cred was also remarkable-an obstruction
in a creek had caused the water Of q tribu-
tary to run out from it's regular channel,
and, in passing around in something OF
circuit to wash the dirt of from portions
OF The skeleton. h;s Y 3 5. ALPHA.