The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-11-26
virginia Historical Society.
A CURIOUS OLD VOLUME PRESENTED BY JANE
LYONS, JR.


A CURIOUS OLD VOLUME PRESENTED BY JANE
LYONS, JR.
4 meeting Of the Executive Committee
OF the Virginia Historical Society was helC
Yesterday. Present Messrs. Curry (chair
mani, Valentine, Barney. Brock, Andcr
son, Cabell, Palmer, Kelley, OFT, Henry
and Barksdale recording secretary.
A number Of gifts OF books were report
ed, also an ancient velum document, writ
ten in a character that no scholar OF thi:
section to whom il has been submitted la:
been able 10 read, and which, from the
similarity 10 Gaelic print, is supposed tC
be in that language. 1t is presented by
James Lyons, Jr., Esq, OF Richmond, Va,
to whom it was lineally descended from his
great-great-g grandfather, Hon. Peter Lyons
a native of Ireland, county Of Cork, whose
most honorable judicial career in Virgins
extended over lengthy period OF service
Letters were read by the Corresponding
Secretary from MOncure Daniel Conway,
Esq, London, England; Colonel John
[ Lewis PeytOn, StauntOn, Va. Thomas NJ.
| Clcemann, Esq, Philadelphia, Pa, and
others, expressing interest in the welfare
of the Society.
Letters were also read from the follow
I ing gentlemen accepting membership in
the Society: Thomas Nj. Cleemann, Esq,
/ Philadelphia, Pa; Colonel Henry Il. Pey-
/ ton, Loudoun county, Va; Hon. Thomas
| Smith. Warrenton, Va; General William
/ :. Stryker, Trenton, \. j.. Governor Will
| liam II. Hamilton, Hagcrstown, Nd; and
/ Hon. Stephen Salisbury, Ii. d., Worces-
! ter, Mass.
The following gentlemen were elected TO
] 4
way, Esq, London, Eng. Members-Dr.
William VI. WitherS, Richmond, Va.
Messrs. Daniel Baugh and Edwin Il.
Baugh, Philadelphia, Pa; Mcssrs. Robert
w. RalstOn and Henry NJ. Ralston, Chica-
90, III.
Adjourned to meet on Friday, December
I'd, at l O'Clock i. Nj.
KILLED BY A RAILROAD TRAIN.-A white
man named Brooks was run over and
killed yesterday morning at 6 O'Clock about
a mile above Ashland 10y the fast mail. Mr..
Brooks was married man with 4 family,
and lived on DR.. Lees farm, SIX miles
above Ashland.
TIE WEATHER.-The weather yesterday
was OF the cold variety. The thermometer
fF.) recorded 1So at sunrise, indicating the
coolest weather Of the season so far, and
ice was plentiful.
The "oldest inhabitant" said yesterday
that according TO his observation there was
ALWAYS a cold spell during the third week
in November. But he added that 1t was
not generally Of long duration, and was
almost invariably followed by spell OF
pleasant weather, frequently many days OF
"Iudian summer"
SUPREME COURT OF APPEALs.-Willard
Us. Worsham's. personal representative.
Submitted.
Waltens as. Farmers Bank OF Virginia
and ais. Argued by NJ. NJ. Gillian for ap-
pellant and +. w. Christian for appellees
and submitted.
Gill and ais. Us. City Of Richmond. Dis
missed
Wood and Groner rs. Powell. Dis
missed.
POLICE CoURT. The following cases were
of yesterday:
buck Spotswood (colored), charged with
breaking and entering the house OF John
Murphy and stealing one lot OF cigars, val-
ned at 300. Acquitted. He was also ac-
united of the charge Of breaking and en-
.erine the saloon OF Peter EulSer and COM
hitting larceny therein.
Susan Kraigie was jailed for thir'y days
or being drunk
c. C. Ligon was fined g for being
Trunk. :.
Patscy Yancey (colored), drunk and dis
orderly. Fined $3.50.
Horace Garnett, disorderly in the streets,
vas fined 81.
HI. winston, charged with feloniously
ntering the dwelling-house OF q. III.
,halkley and stealing therefrom one coat,
sIued at s25. the property OF Il. ii. Chalk
~. was sent on to the grand jury. =,
Iucien Davis (colored), charged with
reaking and entering the shoeshop OF w.
+ Anderson and stealing one shotgun,
lree pairs of mems shoes, and one pair OF
ldy's shoes, all OF the value OF w, was
mt on to the grand jury.
J. Frank Taylor, drunk, was lined " II