The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-26
PETERSBURG.

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,-,xa AFFAIR 'NrEIScE oE ,S .ns'G, EN-
teo'.Sr.-nrAvY ROBBERY AND ARREST OF
1SH s"u,rr-EXCHANGE OF fUIPlrs-SANi-
fTh vr,srHEs--A HUNG IURT--TnE NAY
ftNl. -roPlAH.GRovE CEMETEEr- ne
E&S'.. - A sEa!NARr--oTHER ITEMS.
4 ~" ...fcncc OF the Richmond Oispatch.l
Ea''S APRIL %. 1879.
r,,,naS lIalstcad, a citizen Of Peters
y.,',> hrcn arrested in Prince George
~. ' -. lodged in the jill for assaulting
! s.aS:,,,ing Mr.. Miles Murphy. Halstead,
8. N' ,:,i considering himself injured by
/ : >," made about him by Murphy,
..GG ' ,.r at,nrnoon attacked the latter near
u>,tf"%::s Crn>s-rcad with Il stick, striking
.As'!0$" blows, and irilicting wounds
l1 $50 hosd. 4 hystandcr intcrfcrcd,
ga -, ~, rfq,S,cad drew his risto! and fired
o% a ,.,,f Ike bail taking effect III the
N.Y. N.Y. The wound inflicted By the pis-
,,'"'",,.' considered DANGEROUS, nor as Scri-
= - 49, r,,o,ds on the head caused by
4. ' ,,"rca woman named Sally Harrison,
A, 'rn1 * cook at the house OF Mr.. Alien
t@.'G; = Prince George county, was found
e., in Mfr. gees garden last evening.
g~1 .uprnscd TO have been caused pY
~ ,hr heart, from which she was
>-.'ts, 80 broke ont Yesterday on the Clare
..tc on James river. which burned
E'''' .no, 6stcen hundred acres OF land,
C''. . ~, timber and icncingto a large
~. >Ca'' ,..,, y, N,ior r II. Glass. edi.
IL. . ,'~ po>,, who has been critically i'll
OF N'N - n T1nv r,,,rh
,,o,',, ,,, tia, he is regarded as virtually
al; o. DANCER. o,,oroa uonor named
,,nn Ta,ior employed IN tne family OF
!."'" VIRGINIA 4. Schank, OF this city, stole
'.',. - worth u c!ot!hns ana household
a.-". and packing them IN large trunk
G's' .,.t>. belonging to that lady drove to
a.' 49,, and took the midnight train for
=. ...,n Il was asccrtained that she
~ Il iiary>burg, y. {. An officer
> =. ~. there last night and captured her
49, al the ,to!"n property. ana returned
:',, ,rs,i lga city This afternoon.
r., DR., +. y. WithCrSpoon. OF this city,
:r': u-, Moses y. IIogc, OF Richmond.
-. 49,. 'vr,,ar.n pulpi;S on sunday. DIR. lioSe
m.sno,cd The invitation TO deliver tie
''.~,,,} I'd Tres before the Petersburg Bible
(.
..;y SUNDAY afternoon.
r@. E1ari Of Health is taking very active
,....,,jnn9r, treasures for maintaining tue
! health Il the community during the
.,,.,.,rr mouths. Every possible nuisance
.tru. aha,cti. and The four city PHYSICIANS
=. been .;ycu authority 10 make a thor
...r, ,a>rncti,n OF nj! premises in their re-
..,-c,:y, d;>.r.clS. An officer will be de-
lid % as. each one al them in this
III. inry in HE case OF John 4. Jones.
....l inr Shooting 1t V. II. EanCS while
..,.gI;.u- him with cnwhidc. have rs yet
.... pu4bNr /" ayrcr on II verdict. They
~. lr called into coltrt again tomorrow 10
49, ~.sln ii l@r:t i any possibility Of agree
..@'.
y.r ;rop'c oi Petersburg will have to
~. far .nc oitircr only NJ the May election.
: o,lir. o: ti:y Treasurer is the only one
IL. ncd. and % lar there is but one an
.@,i candidate for the position, Mr..
ys.a'3> johnson, the present incumbent
r.. N,ni required l,y law TO be- furnished
,,,., officer is 81 large that it dcters pco-
i,N,u running Tor The place.
r.. Government is making some i'm
,.}tmrN'> Al The National Cemetery at
Poplar Grove. in ninwlddie county. The
.r,14,nro OF tie keeper is to be enlarged.
nd Man>ara roof placed upon it, and
oa"r improvements are to he made to the
.-o3Nd>. The cemetery is really bcauti-
.vL spot, and Is kept in perfect condition.
TIE viii 81 The late Dr.. Thomas Withers
IN, been admitted to probate, and Mai or
'.arlr, ;. >svIngfcl!ow, OF this city, and
Y. v Adams. Esd, OF West Virginia,
80 qualified IL executors. 1t is reported
80, anon. the requests is n liberal one to
t. Episcopal Theological Seminary.
l. !, believed that We will have 4 fair crop
= al. the fruits in this section. The
n4nac> and pears were thinned out by the
Isl. cold spell. but enough OF the fruit IS
- 10 furnish good Yield.
Mi. Jane Pond and his son, who were so
severely injured by the fall OF Mr.. III. w.
"#1M>'> cavpcntcr-shop building We'd
->ay afternoon, are getting along COM
.:..AIy. and Both will probably recover.
!. yUuny mans back was not broken, rs
4. -: thought, but his injuries are cX-
&....% paiHfgi. ROBIN ADAlE.