The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-06
PETERSBURG.

,rnr N SCSSIx COUNTY, ARfEet AND
Tut .rss,oS OF TIVE MISUNDERSTANDING
coz. co.,, ~, AID or Rt.SpoLPR-EAcoNC oLLsaE--
lIornpss.cAII. IN AID OF TBE KNIGHTS OF
"nn N MEMPHIS - TACTORY-IMPRoVE.
FREDERICKSBURG. Nv, DISTRICT CONFERENCE,
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4 lN''' AUGUST 5, 1879.
>. r,derprs Of the woman Maggie
I ~ "a child. in Sussex county, have been
I-r.s,,,d and lodged IN the Jail IN that coun,
!. The;r names ale Frank Baker ano
t,,ns Stands. Strange 10 say, they were
.n.n'%s,ed not far from TIC scene OF the TRACE
- - n,,d srcm not 10 have made an euort 60
W. "a ,rnes Stands was formerly the whe
y, no lanes Rose, who, becoming tlrea VI
VI, y. an1 cnamored OF one Maggie INNS
~ ',n.,.a hnr away and took the latter 10 DIE
"au and embraces. The act seems TO nave
"rn,,scd dccn cumilv and jealousy IN Tue
hosom OF the Stands woman against Tue
n,n who had superscdcd her in tue anec,
,:n,s o; her husband, and she chersheo
,hc.. feelings until a favorable oPpof-
.,,u,tr offered TO avengc her wrong
Eriday last James Rose came 10 re-
,nrsbrr-, and during his absence shahos,
.,rcompaulcd BY Frank Baker, went
n his house and murdered the inmates
Egker shot Maggie TinnS WITH gun, XIII
my her almost INSTANTLY, and Shanus WIN
q >uatlc nearly chopped oil the head OF tue
infant child. The murder was not aiscof,
cred until Saturday, when Rose returned
home and found the woman and child lying
dead in his house. He gave the alarm ana
suspicion being directed against Shands anu
Raj cr, search was made for them, ana theE
were arrested Yesterday not far from the
scene Of their crime. They confessed 10
having committed The murder.
IL The annual meeting Of The Murfrces
horo' District Conference, held in Gate:
county. y. c., last Saturday, addresses were
made by Drs. Laflerty and Bennett, and The
sum al $500 MAS subscribed towards paying
rbe debt Of Randolph Macon College. Rev
Wilata Grant, NJ. &. Brinklcv. n. Baughan
and II. c. Williams were elected delegates
"a The Virginia Annual Conference.
The lodges OF knights OF Honor in this
city have received q circular from the Su.
nrcme Dictator OF the Supreme Lodge, ma
King dlstrcS, call upon them in behalf OF
tlc distressed brethren in Memphis. Last
year. with member ship Of some G00 IN
Meaphis, 10S members died, upon whom
dcat!-benetitS to the amount OF S2lo,00O
were paid. Aside from this, Sl5,000 was
contributed for the support and rellei OF
the living. This year there are some 100 OF
800 members vi the order in Memphis,
many OF whom are unable to leave the city
for want OF means TO support themselves an
families elsewhere. Believing that it Is bott
wise and humane to eXpend the means O!
thc order in saving the lives OF member:
rather than in paying benefits upon thel
death. it has been decided to make ever.
po,,ihic effort 10 remove all members 1ron
the infected city to places of safety; ant
measures have already been inauSurated L
accomplish this end. 70 raise this relic
fund, each lodge in the country is calle'
upon TO send fifty cents for each AM
every member 10 the Supreme Treasurer
Pctcisbur. Lodge will take action on TIL
circular at its meeting Thursday night
and will doubtless promptly and wIllnSi
respond II the di>trcss-call
Important improvements have recent
been made TO the Daitcrsea cotton-factory
in this city. wheel. will MOI only enhance tn
value Of The property, bat increase the con
yenienccS for manufacturing.
All the Methodist clergy in this city LEI
this afternoon for Ilick-tord TO attend TIT
annual meeting OF the Petersburg DiStrlc
Conference, which commences tomorrow
A number Of delegates from the churches il
the adjacent counties also went out. Th
Conference will be in session some three O
four days.
The Edison telephone was to-day intro
tluccd into the several stations OF the Fire
Department in this city, and 1t is expected
the police stations Will also be given tbt
same privilege. ROBIN ADAlR.