The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-28
DANVILLE.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.I

lCout,p ondeIce of the Richmond Dlspatch.I
JANUARY -, 1889.
Mrs HerndOn, Of the Mount Hermon
negbborhood, who was reported rs very
severely burned at the house of Mrs. May
last week, is now reported as getting along
very well. Ii is even thought she will re-
cover the use OF her arms and hands.
AtwO. yeaT-old son of Mr.. Robert Bclcher,
% the Caland's neighborbOOd, in this coun-
Is. was accidentally killed some days ago
by bic playfellow, negro boy about seven
wears Of age. The negro while playing
carelts >ly with Mr.. Belcher'S pistol unin-
tcntiOnally fired it off. The bullet struck
the child in the throat, aud the child died
the next day.
Rev j. X. COnnaliv, OF Ashevile, n. c.,
preached at The Baptist church Sunday
morning and night-ln the morning on the
Fear Of the Lord; at night on " Grieye
Not the Spirit
Major Ballou, the city engineer. reports
that the expenditures Of the city for water
and gaS for one year amounttO about SO, 600.
About 43l tons of coal are used, and the
yield Of gas is 40 cubic feet for the pound
Of coal. Number OF public lamps, Sc
number Of meters i'm use in houses, about
200; length OF gas-mainS, about five miles.
The length OF the water-mains is about
seven miles; number OF tire-hydran's, 81.
During the recent trial of case before
Justice Miller, at Brosyille, in this county,
some ten days ago, a negro man named
Henry Staples contradict, d MI Sam. Shu-
mate as TO some statement Shumate had
made, and was warned by him against
doing 80 second time. Staples peTssting
IN the contradiction, Shumate drew pistol
and attempted 10 shoot him, and be would
have done so il Sheriff L. n. Williams had
not Knocked up the pistol Just As it was
1red. Shumate was fined $40 for contempt
OF court and sent on to the grand jury for
indictment.
The receipts Of tobacco continue TO be
very heavy, aud prices hold up. One ware
hou>eman says that he Is afraid that trade
VIII be slack in the summer, and jOcularly
he ADDS that he expects be will have to x
hshing IN July and August. Some, in pa
rental mood, are afraid people in the coun-
IVY viii get all the value OF their tobacco in
one season, and dispose of it iuiudiciously.
IL WI all come right for all parties.
Thanks are given Hon. George c. Cqbell
ior pushing through bill for the appro-
Irauon of 100000 for the erection OF a
euSlom-hou.e here. 1t seems understood
tn'' IN this building will be established all
Tue apartments which the United States
needs IN Tins city. The arrangements about
Tue pONt-oihce do not begin to be satisiacto-
~ FOR instance, the postmaster says that
',VOO people get their mail at this office du-
mig The year. aud over 300 are waited upon
every day, and yet his business $50 SAYS the
iepOfter) must be done with his customers
N an once the outer room Of which is not
'uueh larger than a chckenc00p, and the
N,h'f room not much larger than the ou,er.
NJ Win much convenience can a lady at
os.'aia hours apply for her mail, 50 much
ao Ptop,e eTammed together in the waiting
tVoa' But | must do the postmaster and
nS ueputies the justice to say that they
lOmers WV ~"9
,' snow fell for minute or two last night.
iais morning tie weather is RAINY and
i ba''. emily. Query put to the Oldest in
teri e0'"- !" h"'e any WIZ
Yuuge stewart. OF Alexandria, is put
a model lelter-wriler.
tritn,ugemenls are being made for q con-
'''" Tor the Ireland sufferers.
ALPHA.