The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-31
PETERSBURG.

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OTHER ITEMS.
JULY 80, 1879.
N tho victims of the ice-cream poison
IN this city last week are convaIescing.
F,.b the exception OF Captain Daniel Dod-
w and one Of his daughters--MSss Victo-
10 s Captain Dodson is very low, and his
.,,,5iion Is regarded as extremely critical.
Miss Victoria Dodson is also very III, with
~ change for improvement. All the others
are considered out OF danger.
"' 4 similar case to this occurred here last
,,or number OF ladies and gentlemen
srSo were assembled at social gathering
.,a Of icc-cream and were maze sick-one
member n,c of the company fatally so.
An old citizen relates tnat ne was present
9, wedding festival IN FafmFilie III 100.
'nan some forty or more persons were
va. IN nv eating ice-cream. Several OF
,mc,n died, and many Of the others Suflered
,n no' ,crrihIe effects OF the poison for long
time. r1o.ohor
who is rcuor.ed i'll of ycllow-feyer in Mem
nhis, have received no Intelligence from him
today. and it is hoped that his CONDITION
,,,v I've better. Mr. Hatcher has sister
living in Petersburg, and bis wife and chic,
who recently left Memphis, are in CHESTER
field county. This is the third time be mas
had vellow-fever. He was very I'll In 1913
in Memphis, and was sick again during the
endemic Of last year.
Mr.. ". E. Cnambli>s. OF Hicksiord, who
was para,yzcd last Sunday, remains in an
unchanged condition.
Il is probable that the State Conservative
Committee. at its meeting on the It'll OF
August, will have an interesting and some
what delicate question from Prince George
county to settle. For some time past there
have been two bodies in the county, each
claiming to oe the only authorized EXccu-
tive Committee, and consequently there
have been two Conservative county super
in;cudents. One OF these is Major Mann
page, who is chairman Of one committee,
and Mr.. William Ueartwcl Harrison is
chairman OF the other Under these two
committees the Conservative party OF the
county has been and is still very much
divided. and in the recent election
hed two SETS oil officers in the field. In
order TO settle the differences, which are
working serious injury to the party, Major
PAGE has written Il letter to Mr.. Harrison
advising him OF the meeting OF the State
Executive Committee, and asking him 10
aprcar before that committee to have all
difficulties and differences settled. IL Is BE-
lcyed that unless something is done to heal
The split in The party in Prince George It
will be rs much divided in the fall rs in the
sprin" elections and ii the matters brought
10 the attention oi the State COMMITTEE it Is
hoped some satisfactory settlement may be
accomplished.
4 colorcd man named Daniel Hines,
while preparing 10 descend into the well OF
Mr.. Joseph W. Jordan, in Prince George
county. yesterday, for the purpose OF clean
ing il ont. was thrown to the bottom OF the
well by the breaking OF the chain. He fell
distance OF f"rty-tivc feet. and, strange to
say. escaped with some bruises which are
not Il. all of Il dangerous character. He
was drawn up really more scared than hurt
Mr.. James Il. Blanks. one OF our most
popular ctiZ ms. will leave for Norfolk TO-
morrow. where he has accepted business
engagement.
Tecuusch Tribe Of Red Men will have
their third annual excursion tomorrow tC
Norfolk and Old Point.
Numerous prOtracted meetings are in pro-
rrcSs in The adjacent counties. The attend
anrc, however, is materially interfcrcd with
by reason OF the wet weather.
Rain fell nearly all CT last night. and has
been falling steadily throughout the day.
ROBIN ADAIR.