The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-15
prTERsBURG.

sr,TAI, CASE. OF, PARAl.Y-
DEATHS sr, nnaTgs AMONG LADIES N
SIs-'n.'r I.or-a uouRs--FATM. RAILROAD AC-
TwEN' n,Iyr,1y KEROSENE ACCIDENT
ClpENr ~ Observation-Disclosures OF THE
REL'Gio~Toy cREw-CoLoRED oDp-FEL-
nws, REUNION, &C.
io"s ,ona.nc, Of the Richmond Dspatch.l
tCc'ses'' July Il. 1879.
Noon husy in our midst, and |
lsN., W. las, three or fcnr days has claim |
a.a'" ,h OF victims, old and young. |
II WI" nf,rrnoou there were three funerals
Sunaa .;,s and there were three more to- |
IN 'He W. nnr or more are appointed for to-
morrow: .,.u,, Nrs Louisa WYATT,
,,,dnw lady. aged about siSty years. re-
ding on Old >uce'. 'ciI hei no ~
stu nth little girl as companlon' TO
fahs ", w., :. Pridc's Spring" few squares
W".N :, enjoy the fresh air ana get
GI,'<"', on, water. A few minutes after
so'''S RI, soring she fell 10 The ground
''n-sa She was removed 10 the house
'fr;snd near by until arrangements
o. or. 10 made TO send her home. She died
co1, coz" on reaching her chamber. She
i". !,.os srrcral married children in the city.
sunday morning Mrs. Lucy A. Seymour,
- ec,y-two wears. wife Of Mr.. Richard
S-rmour. died at her hu>hand'S residence,
np EoIliHgbrook street. OF consumption.
Sh. WAS lady widely known and much re-
sncc.cd, and native OF DInWluule county.
= .r,c funerals OF both Of these ladies took
,ia,c mi. morning from the First Baptist
lih,rch In the absence OF the Rev. DR..
r~,n, who is visiting New.I York, and owing
".h. illness OF Rev. W. 3. Bradshaw, pas
."r r. the Second Baptist church, Rev. r.
~ Cr;fitl. of Charlotte, y. g., VINO IS here
=. hrj.f visit. conducted the sad services.
Mrs Kate sykes. also 4 member OF the
r;-st Rants. church, died this morning
stnn, 2 o'clock OF typhoid-fever after an
'.n,sS OF only 4 few days. She was
S,mrh,r. Of Mr.. Is. NJ. Robertson, formerly
=; chesterfield county. and the WIDOW OF
,bc laIe &. \. sykes, one OF the FOUNDERS OF
,to Inner news paper. She has relatives re-
sizing n Richmond and Manchester. Her
daughter. Miss Maggie, aged about c'%h-
TON wears, is lvin" extremely i'll OF the
same disease, and serious appreDenslohsa are
tel; - 10 her condition.
Mrs. Mary WiskerSnD, an elderly widow
lady residing on Commerce street, at
,nn,,,,cl this morning 20 kindle the wood
il, her cook-Stove with Kerosene oil. Pro-
Lghgy from the too free Use Of the oil the
stove was blown partially to pieces, and
Mrs. WilkerSon'S clothes were set on fire.
Before she could be relieved The upper por-
ton OF her body WAS very painfully and
badly burned.
colorpd man named George Washing
ton German boarded the Sunday morning
eycursjou train from this city to Richmond.
Aiirr the train had crossed the river, and
while passing through PocahontaS, he at
TEMPTED 10 jump oil. He fell partly upon
The Track and the wheels passed over both
4 49, l.ly
wounded man was placed i'll one OF the
company's cars and brought back to this
side OF the river, where both legs were am
piia:cd. He was subsequently, sent out to
The almshousc for care and treatment. The
shock to his system was so great. and the
loss OF blood SO severe, that he died last
night.
In the MAYORS Court this morning Kate
Dickinson tcoiorcd) was sentenced TO three
mor.hs' Imprisonment in the city jail and
10 pay u tine Of so for assaulling and
wounding another coiored woman with 4
rock.
Rev. Or. c. r. Hams, rector OF St. Paufs
church, left this morning. on leave or ab-
sepce granted him by the vcStry. He has
gonc,o Newport TO spend several weeks.
His family have gone to the mountains TO
remain during his absence.
Rev. DR.. 7. D. Witherspoon. pastor of
the Tabb-Strcet Presbyterian church, also
left the city today 10 be absent for several
weeks. He announced to his congregation
last nieht that his pulpit would be filled
during his absence by Rcv. DR.. Richardson,
OF Richmond.
The crew OF the AppomattoH Boat Club,
who are 10 take part in the regatta ut Fred
ericksburg tomorrow, left to-day for that
city, carrying their boat with them. The
other members OF the Club will follow to-
morrow. The crew is an experienced and
well.pracliced one. and expect 10 make 4
good showing in the race.
The race between two Petersburg horses,
which was arranged TO take place at the
FAIRGROUNDS track on Wednesday, and
which as test OF speed between two favo-
rite animals. has been withdrawn, as is
stated, by reason of in injury received by
one ii the horses. The race was for I
nolHina! purse o! two hundred dollars, but
the sum Of nearly or quite $1,000 was bet
outside on the result. The race not COM
ing of, these bets, presume, will be with
drawn.
4 fatal disease has carried off number
OF fine cows in this city during the past
few days.
The tive lodges OF colnred Odd-Fel!oWs
oil this city are paradinS this afternoon
with banners, regalia, and music. The &C.
caSion is the annual rednion OF the brethren.
At the FAIRGROUNDS they will hear an adj
dress by Rev. Brother Stinson, OF the
Union.Street Methodist church; after which
refreshments will be served; Some two or
three hundred members Of the order are in
line
The condition OF Mr.. John Enniss, whose
illness has been reported, is said to be worse
to-day. He is yerging on ninety years OF
age. The funeral OF his son-in-law, Mr..
Blake Pittman. aged siXty-four years. took
place Yesterday afternoon. ROBIN ADAIR.