The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-19
Personals and Briefs.

Ihe jury sworn in the Chancery Court
10 pass upon the validity OF the Will Of the
late Mrs. Allan. involving the ownership
Of the property at the southeast corner oi
Main and Fifth streets, being unable 10
agree yesterday, were adjourned till to-
morrow.
Some cars that have seen service I'm New
York are now doing duty on the Main.
street line Of the Richmond street railway.
The Danyille Railroad Company are at
work remodeiling Mayo's warehouse and
preparing to use il as freight depot, for
which purpose it is well suited.
Mr.. Massey has returned TO his home in
Albemarle, but will return here the latter
part OF the coming week 10 watch his in
terests. He has great mass Of evidence
now in hand, but all OF it has to be put
into legal shape before it can be used in
the contest.
! The Executive Committee OF the CITY
/ Democratic Committee will meet Tomorrow
night for the consideration OF some new
and important business.
Rev. William +. Hatcher, ID. d, ,hl,as
been at Glade Spring, Washington county.
Va, for ten days assisting Rev. J. X. Har-
rison in protracted meeting. He re-
turned 10 the city on yesterday. He re-
ports 4 great revival at the Glade-S Spring
church, meeting in which the various
denominations heartily united, and in
which there were many conversions. The
meeting is still in progress.
There ought to be great rush Of travel
TO Newport News and Norfolk by the
steamer Ariel at the present low rates Of
fare. Captain Clifford will be found aboard
ready to make everybody happy.
The British brigantine Keslake, 253 tons,
j. y. LeBlancq, cleared for Bahia, Brazil,
yesterday, with 1920 barrels of flour, val
ued at si9,j40.7O, and shipped by the Gal.
lego Mills Manufacturing Company.
In the Century for December the leading
article is on the Supreme Court OF the
United States, and the frontispiece is a fine
picture OF Chief-JuStice Marshall, from
painting by Inman.
Messrs. Il. b. Chaffin & Co., real estate
agents, have just sold the farm in Henrico
county, on the Hermitage road about two
and half miles from the city, containing
fifty acres, and owned by Mr.. J. 4. Bur
CESS, TO Mr.. \. l.. Phillips. for the sum OF
$1,000.
The Democrats OF Richmond have already
Instituted a movement looking to the col
lection Of evidence with regard to the
frauds practiced here by Fair-Count "
people on the day Of election.
1t will be 4 part Of their duty to under
take to demonstrate that Judge Hughes's |
were i'm the face Of the decis- /
ion OF the supreme Court Of the United |
States; that the Smelling receipts were
illegal and void. and that the closing Of the !
polls at the First precinct in Clay Ward |
was great wrong, and that thereby a |
considerable number Of Democrats lost |
their votes.
\ youth named Frank Hayward. re-
siding on Church Hill, while out hunting |
IN Henrico county Yesterday wounded |
himself 50 badly that MS left hand had to |
be amputated.
The people who made bets that CAPTAIN /
John Wise would OF would not get five |
thousand votes more than Massey are anx-
ious to know the exact result OF the late |
but they can't get indisputabe |
information until the Board OF Canyassers |
meet on the 21th-if then.
The colOred man Burke who in fit of |
insanity some three years ago killed his |
wife was reported yesterday as escaped |
from the Central Lunatic Asylum; but the |
police OF the First station having received |
no notification OF the escape. supposed A,
that he must have been recaptured soon /
after he was found missing.