The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-03-16
DANVILLE.

r,rf oF TiIY wATER-POwER SOLD-THS CASE
az cRAIl,u AND THE ARLINGTON PORTER
.aoIplrr OF 1912 GOSE-RoBBER SHOT IN
ROcyINGHAN. =. REPRESENTATIVES, IN
i'm NATIONAL TOBACCO ASSOCIATION
suys or REAL ESTATE GOOD PRICE FOR A
lor OF 1OBACCO--CAPTAlN LUCK.
,corr,.rouaspce of ,he Richmond Dispatch.l
MARCH -, 1882.
pe.>r.. +. +. BouldiD and +. b. With
rrs. n commissioners. have sold 10 Messrs.
G. &. Holland, +. y. Burton, ard {. H..
Conrad a portion Of the Danyillc water
mower property for Sl5.1CS.50 casE-the
amount nd for this portion when put up
a auction I'm several lots on the 10Th Of De
cember. Should this sale bc approved by
the Hastings Court, then the purchasers
propo-c % erect several manufacturing
establishments staightway, q cotton-iac-
tory amongst them. for all OF which work
thew have abundant capital.
David T.. Graham. printer, who shot ut
the porter OF the Arlington Hotel several
times on saturday Misunderstanding twice on
the hand, once on the bOdy-gaye bail YES
terday. Graham, being crazy from liquor
al the time OF the shooting, jumped out Of
window twenty feet from the ground
Immediately afterwards; bnt he had 50 far
recovered Yesterday from the effects OF the
fall - 10 be able 70 walk about. The por-
ter. who va, thought to have been very
seriously hurt, il now going about. The
bullet still remains in his body, however.
Edward Booker, Il soldier OF the war Of
1912, died at his home, near Ridgcway,
Henry county. on the Sth instant. Mr..
Booker was a native Of Cumberland com-
Is. and served i'm the Cumberland Troop"
with John Miller rs captain and the late
Judge Daniel \. Wilson az first lieutenant.
lie had lived over sixty years in Patrick
county.
Parties from Reidsyille, y. c., report thai
Mr.. James Jones. OF Rockingham county,
on the 10th instant shot dead negro man
who had robbed his house and refused 10
surrender when oycrtlken after a race OF
over q quarter OF mile. Jones had his
trial Yesterday, having previously given
himself mp 20 the sheriff, and was acquit-
ted. The name Of the negro has not been
ascoriaincd. II appears TINT when Jonc'
overlook the negro he demanded the stoler
goods, and they were refused. He thcr
demanded that the fellow should accOmpa
ny him 10 magistrate, ana this he refused
making q movement at the same time rs i
reaching for weapon. Jones then, having
his gun in his hand, fred a. the mans
head and killed him instantly.
Messr.. c. G.. Holland, r.. j. Talbot, anC
{. II. Conrad, q committee appointed L
represent the Danyille Board OF Tobacco
Manufacturers ih the National Tobacc,
Association, lett for Washington city las
night.
Messrs. W. II. LirScomb & Brother hav
bought The lot between the residences o
Mr.. j. q. Penn and DR.. II. A. Wiseman
and fronting eighty feet on Main street, 70
si,3jO; Mr.. Penn the two lots in rear O
The above lot, and fronting eighty feet Of
Grove street, for 1870.
Mr.. j. NJ. Smith. OF Madison, y. c.. sol
five cases OF tobacco yesterday ut IN ave
rage Of $50.
Captain J. {. Luck. who was reported q
critically i'll yesterday morning from ps
ralysis, was ont on the streets yesterda
evening, though still bearing traces OF til
stroke. ALPHA.