The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-20
PETERSBURG.

srxr on FOR xURDEE--GRANp'JrRT
hAs .',,"',,'.rv,>qs--srpnHS DsATH-DAMAGE ny
i,,,'s,,ccssSfCL REyIyAL-rERsoNAI
xArrRRs. n,.,.,. n,.r.,en,
t00'fs'' july 10, 1850.
..sa ~ The Commonwealth rs,
Tue 20 p.,n,v. charged with killing John
S'eopn" tcolorcdl-,he material facts OF
fsrn,e' been given In this cor
WIZ aance-.wa. before the Mayors Court
REORGANIZATION to-day. More tnsn dozen
Ioi 49, uero upon the stand, ana ihe
WIN, 49, occupied from 10 o'clock A. h.
eou mariv > O'Clock L. VI. with The case.
snus 'ncnsed was sent on TO The musings
,.e",, Tor trial for murder, and was conf
.N;,,ad ~ iail. II Is understood that the
"..e ,r,ll come before the grand jury on
Woanssdav az this week, and II an indict-
men, !. found, that the trial Will take pIace
., ,he nresent term Of the court Inc
',r;s,ror will be defended BY able counsel.
rho Grand Jury OF the Hus'ings Court
al. r,ornine nrescn;cd Mcssrs. ;. W. Nen-
III III e. Ca. proprie;orS of large tobacco
J'o,orv on Ryrne street, for creating, and
49,, ci,v Of Petersburg for suffering and
un,,,itting. the nuisance in Dry branch,
dhont which there have recently been such
General ard serious complaints. These cases
ns,,II he tried in the court this week, and
Ill, /, Il expected, elicit some interesting
n,in,s As 10 The privileges and duties OF cili-
lens and city IN such matters.
A colorcd woman named Malinda Stokes.
living on 81. Paufs alley. was found dead
in her room this morning. Her husband
len her alive and returned TO tind her
cor,sc. The deceased hsd teen complain
inc Of main in The head for several days, and
Was subject 10 commissions. Death Is De-
ney,d To have resulted from natural causes.
A gentleman from Sussex county reports
The storm OF last Thursday sftetnoon was
accompa,ned by a severe fall OF bail east OF
Jarrati's deIot-ihc track being about ha'l
n mile wide and some two or three miles IN
length. In this track the corn and cotton
and peas were much damaged ana cuI 10
pieces. :,
James s. Ryan, who Is under arrest In
Richmond. was foi merly and for some
wears merchant in Petersburg, aud mar
RED into a highly respectable family OF this
CITY.
Rev. J. T.. Hutsop, the Virginia Baptist
evangelist. passed through this city day
or two ago on his way TO begin revival
meeting at Jones bOro', Va. he came from
Halifax county, y. c., where he had been
preaching for some ten days at Crowe!PS
CROSSROADS, where about eighty persons
proiessed religion and some siXiy-Odd were
added 10 the church by baptism. WITH one
or two exceptions the converts were adults.
Prayers OF thanksgiving were offered In
Grace (EpiscopaD church in this city yes
teTday FOR the favorable and hopeful condi-
lion OF Bishop Atkinson, OF North caro-
lima, who has been III for some time in Bal
iimore. The last intelligence received here
from the Bishop is that he is cOnyaiescent'
Bishop White was in The city yesterday
visiting bis son, Mr.. Fortesque White
who is gate sick.
Rev. {. W. Dcnsou. ID. D., OF Washing
ton, preached at the First Baptist church
Yesterday morning. His wife is the au
ibOress Of the well-kuogn books "Tbai
Husband Of Mine" and " Thst Wife oil
Mine" She j. sister Of Rev. DR.. An
drews, rector OF Christ church, Washing
ton. ROBIN ADAIR.