The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-20

la SEVERE WINTER THrNDkR-sTORh-A MAN
DROWNED IN A SPRING; A CURIOUS CASE
COMBINATIONS AT THE EPISCOPAL
cHCRcugs-LEcTUEE by BISHOP KgANE--
REPUBLICAN, MEETINGS - THE FREEMAN
FORGERY CASE.
correspondence Of the Richmond Dspaichl
FEBRUARY 10, 1881.
severe thupder-storm, lasting about
one hour, passed over our city THIS morn
Ing, commencing about "a O'Clock. The fall
ofArain was unusually heavy, and was ac-
compapied with bail. The streets TODAY
are IS clean ~ though they had been swept
with new brooms. The fishes Of lightning
during and previous to the storm were fire.
quent and very brilliant, and the poals Of
thunder awakened nearly everybody in the
city. For full hour the wind blew very
strong, but no damage was done. This is
the second thunder. Of the winter.
A very curious case q death was brought
| 10 light in BIandiord last evening. Wing
| field Bland, a col0red man, aged thiity-one
yeIrs was found dead about sunset, with
his head under water in spring In that
portion OF the city. Very little information
could be ascertained about the affair, as the
deceased was not seen after O'Clock, at
which time he was on his way from his
place OF business IN town to his home. lie
had been sick for several days, but not SUI
6cieDlly so to keep him from his work. Ii
was At first supposed that the case might M
one OF foul play or of suicide, but the gen
eral impression now is that death was the
result OF accidental drowning. The spring
/ Is walled up with brick, with an open top
aud q drain 10 carry off the overflow Of
water. II furnishes water for many OF the
| families living in the vicinity. 1t il sup
posed that Bland went there TO get drink,
and while kneeling down to sip the water,
either by reason Of int0Xicaton or ht, he
| fell fell into the drain. with his head in the
spring, aud was drowned. An inquest was
held to-day. and a verdict Of accidental
drowning rendered.
Bishop Whittle will visit and administer
| the rite OF confirmation at three OF the Epis-
copal churches in this city tomorrow. In
the morning he will preach and confirm
class at Grace church; in the afternoon he
will visit the Church OF the Good Shepherd,
in Blandford, and at night be will confirm a
class at 81. PaVl's church. II is understood
that quite large class Of candidates will be
presented to the Bishop at each OF these
churches, and, OF course, a. always hereto
! fore, the congregations assembled 10 hear
him will be very large.
Bishop Keane is announced 10 lecture at
the Academy Of Music, in this city, on Tues
day night. His subject will be "The Light
OF the World" In view OF recent discus
siOns on dOcrinal points in the religious
newspapers between the Bishop and several
cf The clergy Of This city, the Bishops lee
turc is looked forward 10 with much inter
est, though 1t is not known that he will even
make reference TO these discussions therein.
| The Republicans OF the Fourth and Fifth
Wards last nigh endorsed Mr.. Il. A. Young
| for the position Of postmaster OF our city.
| All the Republicans have now taken action
on the pOstma,tersbip, Is far rs they could
do 50, and their endorSalions are divided a,
| between MeSSrS. James VI. Donnan, j. A.
| Van Auken, and K. 4. Young. The con-
test between these gentlemen is represented
to be Of somewhat personal character, and
| it may be that in the end some other party
may step in and carry of the prize.
| II has been many years since our people
have enjoyed in one season so MANY fine lee
lures IS they have had this winter. For some
OF the best OF these they are indebted 10 the
Young Mems Christian Association, whose
work in this as in other respects has been
recognized by the community at large a.
productive OF great benefit. The enter
lainments provided by the Association have
been OF varied character-classical. lite
rary, and musical-and have all been at
tended by crowded audiences.
While the sentence OF the COult in the
ca>e OF Needham Il. Freeman, OF Dnwid-
die county, convicted Of forging money
orders. upon which the money was OBJ
tanned in this city, is regarded a lenient
one, great sympathy is nevertheless eX-
pressed for his family; aud if any effort is
made to secure his pardon, there are many
in this section who would cheerfully join
in it.
The internal-revenuc collections in the
Petersburg district for HE week ending to-
day amounted TO S19,6j6.90. The exports
Of manufactured tobacco for the week
amounted 10 1903 pounds.
ROBIN ADATR