The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-04
INominatIon for AIexandriG Senate
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"a Especial telegram ioithe DispatchI 81
AIExAHDnrA, Va, September s.Tht
Senatorial Convention w hfeb met here to
day adopted the following resolutions /:
That this Convention doth recognize The
settiement made under the EcCElloch biz
as binding upon the conservative party Of
this senatorial district and the nominee 'oi
this Convention. .
4. That the nominee of this Convention is
regarded as pledged to maintain the princi.
Piles OF said bill, and to resist all measures
looking to fts repeal. j. 81. Il
FL. Smith,;o Alexandra, was nomina-
ted by acclamation aud accepted the. plat
form. Judge. n. w. Thomas, OF Fairfax,
presided, aud warmly approved the resolu-
tions. ~! 49,. 81 - : -
A so.Calied LUpntie Charged with the
. Murder Of MIR. GatlfnE. 80 -
Especial telegram TO the. Dispatch.]
J. NEwsoM's,4 September S.-lt sts@ reported
here to-day that white man living near Dir.
James H. 5Gatling's is suspected of his muir.
der. and was arrested late yesterday eve
ming on the strongest known circumstantial
evidence. His name is Bill Vann. Heis a
pretended lunatic, aud is said to have threat
ened Mr. Gatling's life. When arrested he
had stain Of blood on his coat and q large
piece cut out OF the tail, which is also sup
posed to have been stained with blood. Ac.
cused was seen early in the morning going
in the direction OF the hog-pen with dou-
ble-barrel gun and club, but neither could
be found when heiwas arrested. Consider
able excitement. prevails, especially among
the citizens OF Hereford county, n. c.,
where the atroeious. deed was committed.
. e., I;.& Yeilow.Fever.
NINE NEW CASES AND FOUR DEATHS AT MEM
-, ..g.t1a PHIs.
MEMPHIS, September 3.-Nine cases
four white and five colored.-were reported
to the Board of Health this morning. Four
deaths have occurred since last night-yiz.,
Julia Castonover, James Laners, Frank E.
Graves, and Calvin C. Moore. The last
named died at Bantyn Station, six miles
east OF this city. The weather is warm.
.s LATEST FROM MEMPHIS.
MEMPHIS, q September 3.-Twenty-si1
cases in all, equally divided between whites
and colored, were reported to-day. -Four
additional deaths have occurred-Mrs.
Ryan, Otto Sartorious, and two colored.
The Towards assigned twenty-five more
nurses, to duty to-day. General j. S. Skif-
fington is very low tonight. He will hard
ly recover. ,..
i, The Thermometer to-day has ranged be-
tween 66 and $50. a'.. '
III FROM NEW ORLEANS.
NEW ORLEANS, September 3.-One new
case was reported to the Board OF Health
to-day, that OF Harry Shelton, aged six
wears, AT TAG Magazine street, taken August
both. -.-. =. g..
The Board of Health to-day issued an or.
der putting in force the rules aud regula-
tons recommended by the National BOARD
OF Health. ~ - -
Dr.A. n. Bell. sanitary inspector Of the
National Board OF Health, has arrived here
to see that all vessels leaving the port oil
New Orleans for ports on the Mississippi
river be properly Inspected under the ma
tional quarantine laws. ..
CONDITION OF GENERAL HOODS CHILDREN
NEW ORLEANS, September 3.-Genera
Hoods two sick children are reported i'm
proving. Ine otnerS continue wei.
THR NATIONAL. BOARD OF HEALTH REFUSES TIC
FURNISH RATIoNs FoRREFUGEEs IN CAMP.
WASHINGTON, September 3.-The Ma
tional Board of Health has finally refused
the request of the State Treasurer OF Ten.
nessee for money to purchase rations fol
Memphis refugees in camp near that city
The Board holds that the law limits tbeil
expenditures to measures which are intend.
ed to prevent the spread OF the fever to
other States, and that feeding refugees in
cam D after certain limited time is not such
measure. Members OF the Board say they
have tried to construe the law as Literally
as possible. ''f........
+ -. HAvANA's FEVER MORTALITY.
HAVANA, September 3.-Seventy-eight
deaths from yellow-iever occurred here last
week, decrease of seventeen from the pre-
vlous- week. - 49,. -..
. .-s r.. fI = - =, = 49,