The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-13

Brisfs.-Thc remains OF Blanche, the
little daughter Of X. +. and Laura Swift,
who died In this city on Monday, after
brief illness. were taken yesterday evening
to Louisa county for final interment. The
bcreaved parents have the sympathy OF the
entire community.
The Richmond and Danville Railroad
Company are preparing to make their con.
nection with the Mayo warehouse LOT, and
will have erected soon a number OF car
sheds and other conyeniences therein to
facilitate transportation scaward. 1t Is UNI
derstood that the track along the line OF
the old gas-holder will give place to one
across the dock connection In order to
lessen the grade in that particular locality,
which has always proved hard burthen 10
outgoing and incoming trains In ascending
and descending, and thereby one way or
another overcoming the force OF gravity.
The tobacco trade OF Manchester was
never more lively than now, despite the
talk about reduction OF the tax on the
manufactured product. The factories are
now in operation, and several who have
long since ceased operations are being
fitted up for their old-timc industry.
There are two cigar factories In the city
turning out goodly number Of cigars and
smoking tobacco Of admirable brands.
Manchester was noted tobacco market
before the first American Revolution, and
so continued till within q comparatively
brief interval of years.
The members OF the Olympic Boat Club
are making big preparations TO commence
the summer campaign in boating not only
on the bosom OF the James, but also OH
other streams OF the Commonwealth. Iney
hone TO win in future contests, but they
have not heretofore been successful, de-
snite their best exertions and the expendi-
t,,re OF all the muscle ut their command.
The large roll OF pupils on the honorable
list i'm the colored schools recently shows
that class OF our population fully alive TO
the benefits OF education. DR.. Binga, oil
the Baptist church, is in charge.
II is said that ex-Mayor Gentry talks OF set
Ting in Alexandria. This is distinctively
Virginia settlement, whose Masons' lodge
was presided over by George Washington,
whose past history is full Of glorious memo
ries, az Is its present worthy OF all accept
ance. Mayor Gentry would make worthy
and useful citizen, and find coDgenial ele-
ments with which he could readily assimi-
late.
There were five vessels at the Bermuda
Hundreds wharf yesterday waiting the re-
ception Of cargoes of coal, cord-wood, rail-
road-ties, and hoop-poles, after which they
would sail TO New York.
At the session of Chesterfield County
Court, commencing Monday, the grand
Jury made the following indictments:
Solomon Jones (colored), for murder;
true bill.
George Woodson (colored). for house
breaking and larceny; true bill.
Adelburt Taylor (colored), for forgery
true bill.
The case OF Solomon Jones, who was
charged with the murder of his son, Wa
set for Friday, and that OF George Wood
soon, indicted for house-breaking and lar
ceny, for Yesterday, but was not tried.
The case Of the Commonwealth rs. Jack
jenkins, indicted short time ago fol
lascivious and felonieus assault, was called
Monday, when the prisoner, through his
counsel, elected to be tried at the next
term OF the Circuit Court.