The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-07
PETERSBURG.

nx.7u PROM OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES coNviCTs
.,.pr,REp--xyw-YEAR's SERVICES - NEW
COTTON -cANsI,BREAK--DEATH or SOL
DER or 1S12--sUMAC NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
OF A CoIoRgD woMAS-c0NTRACT TO
RICHMOND MAN.
fCorrespondenct OF the Richncnd Dispateh.l
SEPTEMBER 6, 1880.
Lewis Williams (colored), aged forty.bve
Xesrs. died on Second street about noon TO-
dsv az sunstroke. lie was walking along
shc street AZ the time OF his prostration, and
d;ed in a few minutes after he fell. This Is
the frs, ease Of sunstroke this season IN our
civ. though the weather for the past week
or Ten DAYS has been intensely not
Mr.. w. l.. Williams, wet'knowh cut
zen. has been critically III for several Gays.
There is a great deal OF sickness IN inns
section, with many cases OF SLOW iever.
There have been q number OF oeaths from
this disease. a.
The Chief OF Police left this afternoon ior
Richmond, having In charge two escaped
convicts for delivery TO the superintendent
~ tho Penjtcn;iarv. Their names are
James Scott and Richard Carter (segroes).
who ESCAPED from the guard at Clifton
Foree on The Sih OF August. They were
arrested here several days ago while passing
under assumed names. and endeavoring 10
swindle unsuspecting parties out oil money.
The services az the Jewish synagogue IN
this city last evening and this morning on
the occasion OF the observance OF the New
Year were attended by very large congre-
cations, among whom we're many people 81
the various Christian churches. The sing
ing AT this synagogue Is always an interest
ing feature Of the services, but on these
,wo occasions IL was very fine. The choir
is one Of the best In the city.
Our SouthsiCe counties between Peters
hnry and Weldon have all furnished bales
81 cotton of the new crop. Within the
next few days the staple will begin to arrive
very freely. The farmers are bu.Ily picking
in their fields, and anticipate better yield
than last year, providing there Is a favora-
BILE fall season.
Rey. DR.. L. r. Eaton, pastor OF the FIRST
Baptist church in this city, yesterday morn
ing preached the fifth anniversary sermon
of his pastorate. Both the church and sun
day school have largely increased IN men,
bership since he took charge.
The canal AT Ettrick. which runs the Ell
trick cotton. mill. broke through It's embank-
ment on Saturday afternoon, pouring me
water out into the adjacent low-grounds ana
stunning the mill. The breskage was
mept by muSk.rais. The damage viii be
tepaired to-day, and the mill will resume
operations TO morrow.
The death Of the Oldest citizen in Sussex
county occurred last week. His name was
Jonathan Karp, and he was within lew
months Of being one hundred years old.
He was one Of the few survivors in this
section OF the war OF 1912. He retained
hi STRENGTH and mental faculties up TO his
last Illness. Mr.. Reuben Clements, OF tbs
city, and Mr.. William Sadler. OF Chester
field, are TWO Of the patriots OF that war
who live in this section.
The receipts OF sumac in this city for
some time past have been very large, ana
each year the business is increasing IN pro-
portions. The receipts over the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio railroad alone last
week were 100000 pounds, while by other
means this quantity was probably doubled.
Mary Parker (cOlored). aged sixty years,
committed suicide last Thursday by jump
ing into well on the farm OF Samuel F.
Drewry, in Sussex county, during a spell
Of insanity.
During the month Of August 10000 let
tiers and IL, 1857 postal. cards were delivered
from the post-Oflice i'm this city, not includ-
ing the local letters or poslals; and 23,574
letters and 1000 postals were collected by
the carriers.
The total receipts OF cotton at this port
for the year ending September 1st were
20,226 bales, against 2l,G45 bales last year.
Mr.. James Netberwood, Of Richmond,
has been awarded the contract for the stone
work OF the new dam at the water-wOrks
for about go, 1870. ROBIN ADAIR.