The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-02-28

Br;efs.-Rey. George &. Nanderslice
preached at the Methodist church OF this
city on Sunday. The sacred cdifice was
crowded on the occasion. The other city
pulplts were filed by resident pastors.
The city coroner, DR.. :. |. Ingram, was
notified Sunday morning OF the discovery
I'm the falls Of the James in the vicinity OF
the Richmond and DanVille railroad bridge
OF the decomp0sing remains OF white
man. name unknown. They were found
lodged i'm clump OF willow bushes and
attention was directed TO them by casual
hoatmsn noticing flock OF buzzards hover
ing over the spot. Subsequently lnyestl-
cation showed that the remains (Which
were much mutilated) were those OF David
Jones. OF North Carolina. who was formerly
cDployed at the Tredegar Works, and
during some time in January at
tempted 10 cross from those works
on the railway connecting them with
the island and the Chesterfield shore, and
was not thereafter seen or heard from.
II l. supposed that Jones's fatal plunge
WIS made while on that portion OF the
bridge connecting the southern SIDE OF the
island with the Chesterfield shore. The
descent there is vertical decline OF forty
five feet, and the bottom is OF James-rivcr
granite, covered at usual tide with only
foot of swiitly-coursing water. Jones fell
on this, was crushed 10 death, or stunned
and borne away he was sufiocated. Much
Of his flesh had been eaten by fishes, and
portions of bis clothing were torn off and
washed away. The remains presented u
most wretched appearance. Dr. Ingram
declined interference, as they were in the
jurisdiction Of the Coroner OF Richmond.
DIR. TAYLOR. who occupies the latter Office,
had them cared for Visiting The place him
self, and declined to bold IN inquest.
March the 4th will be the one hundred
and fourth anniversary OF the birth OF the
eminent Irish patriot, Robert Emmett.
The anniversary OF another illustrious BEN
cfactor of the "gem Of the sea" II. Pat
rick, will occur on March 18th. Both have
Manchester friends who hold them in rev.
erence.
An important meeting OF the City School
BOARD will be held tonight at "a O'Clock.
An investigation of Mayo's bridge was
being proceeded with yesterday with Il
view TO report on its strength, capacity
for the bearing of weight, and general du-
rability.
Only three marTiage-licenSes were issued
last week from the office of the clerk of the
Hastings Court.
The Improvement OF various sidewalks
in this city by Tredegar cinderS continues,
10 the manifest improvement OF walking
facilities.
such il the state Of health Of Manchester
that our Board of Health. appointed in
view Of the pendency Of the smallpox as
IN epidemic in our midst, have nothing
10 do.
City Treasurer Joseph W. Bronaugb, Jr.,
and lady have returned home.
There is not single United States build
ing in Manchester, unless the ancient
structure on Hull street used a. the post
Office can be so called by implication.
The Richmond and Allegheny railway
connection between the basin depot and
the shiplocks will be, when completed, one
Of the most altitudinous roadways in thi,
vicinity. The necessary stone piers arc all
finished, and the other work is making sat.
isfactory progress. Some huge timbers al,
being used.
An ardent admirer OF decorative art, ant
OF aesthetic tendencies generally, went int
a Hull-street restaurant yesterday, anC
called for sunflower soup and fried lily
with tube-rose sauce. He was furnished
with ten-cent specimen Of the Englisl
renaissance in the shape OF q Gibson whis
key punch, and seemed satisfied.
Reports continue to be received in thi
city OF the damage done to out-bouses
fencing. and valuable fruit-trees in Chester
field by the wind-storm of Tuesday last
Judging from the representations made,
the borean demonstration was as near a
tornado rs is usually seen in this latitude
Seventh street leading to the James
River Free bridge Is now the most thor
nltOhlv-frcnuentpd street of tho CITY
All the riverside factories are working
fun force aud time. In a manufacturing
point OF view times were never better there.