The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-10-11

Ryi.fs.--Before the next term OF the City
Court n fence will have been placed around
Courthouse Square, thus shutting of privi-
leges which have been enjoyed by Man.
chester cows, dogs, and pigs from time inn
memorial.
The Baptist church Is soon to have new
steps Of granite. The recently added iron
raiIing-ience around the church was but
the beginning OF various contemplated inn
movements 10 the structure. Rev. Or.
Derieux Is the efficient pastor In charge.
The citizens are disturbed in their Sum-
hers by the frog chorus which proceeds
nightly with undertaking regularity from
the city reservoir.
The gypsies have their usual fall en-
campment near our city limits. They arc
bound south. travelling before the frost.
They seem to be perfect nomads.
Mr.. II. Il. w. Beattie has returned to
his home, in this city, from two months
visit to Canada, in improved health.
The Council has reelected Sidney Per
due superintendent Of Maury cemetery,
The work OF exhuming the bodies OF the
February victims OF the fearful Grove
Shaft coal-mine explosion continues
Several spans OF projected addition TO
the Dauville railroad will soon cross the
dock opposite Mayo's warehouse. Surveys
for the track have already been made and
the work commenced.
Miss Mildred Shackicford, who has been
for some time past deemed insane, mas
been partially examined before Mayor
TAYLOR and Justices Perdue and Meredith
with view 10 her commitment TO one OF
the agylums for treatment. DIS We'siger
and Ingram were summoned TO TESTIFY.
She was committed for further inquiry as
to her mental status.
Judge Gregory. Of Chesterfield County
Court, will on Thursday appoint election
officers for the county.
Bette Beazley says, in correcting police
paragraph in this column on the 10Th ::
"There was no proof before the court that
/ either abused Harriet Smith OF her chill
dren, as she charged me with in her COM
plant. / was discharged, as the warrant
will show, and the aforesaid Harriet Smith
was made to pay the cost OF her warrant
and also required 10 give bond for her good
behavior for six months in the sum OF 500.
am satisfied that your reporter did not de
signedly make this error to do me HARM"
The Chesterfield supervisors have laid
on the table communication OF the Board
of Supervisors OF Amelia county notifying
them that the said supervisors had agreed
TO make an appropriation towards building
an iron bridge across the AppomattoX river
between the two counties 10 supplant the
present dilapidated wooden structure.
An inquest was held yesterday by the
County Coroner over the remains OF Philo
Parkins, n colored boy, who died Sunday
afternoon along the line Of the Petersburg
railroad about two miles from Manchester
from the effects Of heavy wound on the
head received in some mysterious way.
His relatives were OF the opinion that he
came to his death by being struck by 4
passing train. The jury returned a ver-
dict that death ensued from the wound,
and that the wound was received in q way
unknown to them.
Rev. William G.. Lumpkin, formerly pas
tor of the Methodist church here, is visit
ing friends in this city.
Mr.. William Rice and Miss Ada Nun
nally, popular young couple OF this city,
were united in marriage yesterday evening
at the residence of the bride. in the pre-
sence of large number OF friends Of the
happy couple.
On the opening of the public free schools
on Monday nearly twice the number OF
colored children presented themselves for
enrolment as scholars rs did at the last seS-
sion. The school accommodation for this
class Of scholars win have to be increased.
The Corporation Court will convene on
next Monday. Several suits for damages,
including one against q riverside factory
and one against the Danville Railroad
Company, are on the docket.
A meeting OF the City School Board will
be held next on the third Tuesday night of
this month.
The suffragans Of Chesterfield were adj
dressed Monday ut the courthouse by
State-Auditor Allen, Hon. G. ID. Wise, and
Major S. NJ. Page. Allen mouthed out
some Malone utterances and subsidized.
There was little left OF him when Wise
and Page had concluded their arguments.