The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-04-13
LYNCHBURG.

RAIN AND THUNDER-OFFTCERS OF THE HOME
GUARD NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. TO YORK
TOWN AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS AT
THE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OF PAR
TIES Is BEDFORD COURT CHARGED WITH
MIDNIGHT ASSAULT.
[Correspondence OF The Richmond Dispatch
APRIL II, 1881.
Quite ALVEY Thunderstorm usnered IN
the day this morning, accompanied by a
heavy rain, which has been irreguarly con-
tinued throughout the morning.
The annual election OF officers OF the
Lyncbburg Home Guard Company q,
Eleventh Virginia regiment, in the late
wary took place last night, and resulted rs
follows: Captain, Colonel Kirk Otey; First
Lieutenant. w. &. BiggFrs; Second Lieu
tenant, Ridgeway Holt; Third Lieutenant,
Edwin A. Bggers; Recording Secretary,
Charles 4. Calhoun, Jr.; Financial Secre-
tary, T.. n. Eubank; Treasurer, h. f.
Menefee; Surgeon, DR.. +. A. Craighll'.
The non. commits toned officers have not yet
been appointed.
II j. stated that the Home Guard contrl-
buted tbirty-four commissioned officers 10
the service Of the Confederate States from
its ranks during the war. This splendid
organization Will be very apt to visit Rich
mond during the exercises proposed 10 be
had there in connection with the CeOten'
Mai celebration.
The Norfolk and Western RAILROAD Conn
many will soon have issued an announce
ment Offering great inducements OF reduced
fares TO persons i'm the South and West who
nav desire TO attend the Yorktown celebra-
lion aud to visit the city OF Richmond at
that time over that line and it, connections.
Mr.. Aurelus Christian. CONFERENCE.-The
attorney, whose recent severe illness has
Leen reported, was out 90 the street ycster-
dav for the first time in several weeks.
CAPTAIN Charles W. Statham, who has just
returned to the city from a trip TO Arp0-
mattOX, reports that the tobacco-plan's OF
that section were not st all hurt by the re.
cent severely cold weather.
Late experiments with the machinery
OF The new water.wOrkS appear to have
gwen greater satisfaction than those first
made, and it is promised that the works
will soon be turned over, in good condition
and ready for operation, TO the Water Com
miltee OF the City Council.
Information from Liberty is TO the effect
that the grand Jury in Judge Dayls's court
have presented four Of the persons ldenti-
tied with recent outrages reported to baYe
been ptrpetralCd in the southern part OF
the county. 1t was thought that larger
number OF these ALLEGED marauders could
be ferre!ed out, but the witnesses summon
ed could only swear 10 four of them, and
those in connection with tue assault on
negro blacksmith named Robertson, who
was severely whipped by them.
f. j. KimbalI, Esq, the newly-elected
president OF the shenandoah Valley Rail-
road Company, has written both to \. Me-
Donald, Esq, and Msior John w. Daniel,
OF the committee recently appointed by the
City Council in regard to the southern con-
tlnualion OF that line and its point Of June
,lre with the Norfolk and Western. lie
states that it is purely 4 question OF engl'
neering, and that the decision has not yet
been made by the proper authorities as to
which is the preferable and most practicable
route.
Rev. DR.. Bates and bis flmily are still
quite i'll from the effects Of eating piece Of
liver for breakils, saturday. II is begun to
be thought that the ca>e was really one OF
metallic poisoning, though how it was
brought about is not yet known. The mat
ter will he thoroughly investigated at the
proper time.
An officer OF the Corporation Court OF
Danyile is in the city to-day, summoniDg Il
panel Of forty yeniremen to compose the
Jury for the trial OF DeiIrnette for the MUIR
der OF his sister. TELEPHONE.