The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-05

SICKNESS RESULTING FROM THE WEATHER,
THREE DEATHS IN ONE fAMiLY-iNSFANCEs
OF THE hFrRCrS OF THE COLD-CtIllNG
ARRAY BETWEEN PRINTERs-THE BENLNo-
LENT ASSOCIATION eGANlzsD-PERsONAL--
WV coUHT-sFFICES ANU THE NEW SCHOOL
BUILDING.
tCorrcspondcnce OF the Richmond plspstch.l
JANUARY 4, 1881.
A good deal OF serious sickness has at
tended the recent severe weather. ana tue
ore yalcncc OF colds, coughs, and other less
dangerous forms Of indiSposiiion 10 The CITY
has been incalCulable. One OF our worlhie,t
and most prominent citizens. Mr.. n. X.
Rovman. has been bereaycd OF three inter-
cstinp children in little more than three
months time. The frs, fell victim 10
rapid consumption. The next died OF dlph-
liberia. Mr.. Bowman, appfehending that
the disease may have been due to some ma
lariaI influence about the house where he
resided. removed TO new house in another
quarter OF the city. The hope was fallacious.
Another bow was soon seized with the
dreadful disease in its most malignant form,
and died in a few days, despite the utmost
efforts Of professional skill IN attendahce'
II is stated that during the severe weather
Of last week It was not an uncommon tElhg
for kerosene oil to freeze lii llghted lamps,
aud 10 put the tight ont. by thus iaiiing 10
feed the wick. This is even. reported TO
have happened in rooms III which stoves
were burning.
Cantain W. 4. Horton, The oldest con-
duc,or IN the employ OF the Atlantic, MIS-
,is>ippi and Ohio Railroad Company, bad
bis ears badly frozen during the sEeii
while assisting brother-cOnductOr i'll the
Inc fran I'm
the track.
The snow in great palt disappeared on
Yesterday from the streets, leaving an
amount and kind OF sIush and mud in its
Mace that was worse than the first infiic.
tiou. In the fields around the city the
snow still lies an unbroken white eXpanse.
Mr.. Gordon has set 10 work TO day to open
I'D the western terminus OF the street rail-
way, which has stopped running ever since
the "big suow" OF last week.
Late last night an afiray occur ed in the
composition.rOom OF the Pirginion office
between two. priGiers, named respectively
Charles Il. Burks and William Snead, the
latter an empioye OF the Office. BurkS dew
knife on Snead in the course Of the fight
and inflicted severe stabs and cuts on his
breast, arms. and back. They were
promptly dressed by DR.. Benjamin Black
ford. but the condition OF the wounded
man is regarded as critical. Burks was ar
rested short time after, and Is now IN con-
fnement awaiting his examination.
The benevolent association organized
Yesterday in the School-hOuse OF st. PauPs
church determined not to have any soup
house, as was opened last year, but TO estab-
li>h derOt OF general supplies, and solicit
contributions. Many generous responses
were made at once on the part OF charltably-
dis oosed gentlemen and ladies. Mrs. Judge
u. T.. Spence was reelected president; Mrs.
G.. w. Smith, Mrs. John ID. Lanshorne, ana
Mrs. Max Guggenheimer, yice-presidents /;
Mrs. James L. Payne, treasurer; Mrs. Il.
II. Jenkins, secretary; aud Mrs. colonel
Kirk Otey and Mrs. c. NJ. Blackboard visit
ing committee.
some twenty children were provided for
by the distribution yesterday OF clothing
and other supplies by the DOrcas Society OF
the Court-Strcct Methodist Episcopal
church.
Information has been received here that
Dr.. George Preston, who has been COM
Melting his medical education at the Unlver-
| 81 Of Vienna for several years past, Is in
ROME on his way home.
| The Office OF The clerk Of Judge Rives's
court has been removed into Hocombe
Hall, where the court itself will hold its
sessions hereaftCr.
The new public-schoOl building on Fifth
street will soon be ready for occupation, the
new heating apparatus being now perfected.
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