The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-27

Dcath OF Mr. James p. Purcell.

AFTERNOON at ten minutes past I O'Clock at
his residence, No. 500 east Grace street.
/ The deceased was born in this city All
/ gust 3, 1921. At sixteen wears o. age he
entered the store Of Alexander Duval A.
/ Co. tAsr. Duyal and Mr. John Purcell-hi,
/ brotherl 10 learn the business OF aa apofhe-
cary. His studious habits and unwayering
J integrity and courtesy made him general
fiTorito there.
IL March, lS4I, he and Mr.. BENJAMIN +.
! Ladd formed a partnership under the name
I OF Purcell Il Ladd. and commenced busi-
les, on their own account. In the August
+ following the ffm oi Duyl & Co. was
/ dissolved, ani Nr. John Purcell ioined
7 Purcell q Ladd, and the Grm-uame was
( changed 10 what 10 has ever since been
/ Purcell. LGdd G Co.
The deceased. a. time would allow, im-
/ proved himself Ly The stldy Of chemistry
and pharmacy. When The house did a pre-
scription-bu,iEcss be had charge of that
/ department.. and won the high regard OF
/ physicians by kis careful and intelligent
/ Uork-a line than which there is none IN
life demanding more o.! special skill and
. observation-disclosures After The prescription
/ business was abandoned Ly the house aud
their entire attention given 70 the whole
sale trade, bis chief duties were in their
/ OF department. But OF late his delicate
. health prevented him Giving 70 his duties
that strict and untiring attention which he
ia his great cOnscientiOusncss wished,
and many days when he desired to be at
the store be- was suffering the pangs OF
rheumatic c0uf.
Last September. hoping that q change Of
/ climate would be beneficial. he resolved to
. 30 with Lis wife on trip 10 the New Eng
land States. In the severe storm and cold
spell that swept over that portion of the
country bis trouble took q bad turn, and
Dc Was sick more OF less afterwards. The
immediate cause o. his last Illness was ure-
mia. and for nearly week previous 20 his
death bis case was regarded as most St.
iIou'. though his family hardly looked for
bis death - soon.
Saturday and sunday forenoon he was
All Dat unconscious. ald at i;l0 sunday
afternoon he died without . struggle, bis
( Iarc looking rs calm rs child's and wear
I ing q tender 2nd picoFent expression.
/ Mr.. Purcell was one Of Ike best Of men.
! lie was as gentle a woman. tie was me
soul of honor. His modesty concealed
/ lca.nin4 that in q more snowy man Woiud
4 have alone giyen distinction. His elr was
never shut to the cry OF the poor and sor-
rowing. and his hand was never closed To-
q deserving charity. For his friends he
alwl7- had genial smile chat made q man
feel De was appreciated; b. was qu.te a
part 0f him. and death itself has scarcely
/ robbed him Of il.
ON the 10Th II October. 1855, Mr. Pur-
ccil WIS married to Mis- Nll'ie =. Gregory
/ laughter OF Judge John u. Gregory now
OF williamsburg. She survives 1in' ana
/ hers was the last voice taat De seemed 10
recognize as De- WA sinking dto death.
/ There are no children OF the union. lAti'
/ only child, son. died. while YET ~ lnIih''
( the first wear OK the war. MIR. John Iur-
F cell and Mr.. Charlie ". Purcell are Dto-
thcrs OF the deceased.
4 The funeral will take place at ll1 o CLOCK
/ tai. morning from II. Peter Cathedral.
/ PorrcEC COrpT- The docket before Police
+ Ju.tice ID. {. Richardson was Q heavy one
+ Yesterday. The majority OF the offenders
were of that class OF thousht!c-S leoi =,
who. DESPITE the warnin-s OF Tie c-Ni
authorities and the cautions cl the press
concluded TO enjoy Christmas ly mQlIsilI
in snch behavior as would hc best cai-ul''eu
m destroy the pleasures oI tu' people
/ around them and tend Go make aii hlaesao!''
/ No matter who they were. In a'i sllch ''''' :
+ ..-leuevfr proof was conclusive the court
sustained the officers OF The police force
and riuidlv enforced the laws ana oiai-
RANGES touching the offences. and Tor 'lii7
+ .~e1i.abe action deserves the tldhAs oi lie
! order-loyirg and llw-abiding plrt or OH
nonri1,isu. The punishment III 2" o,
/ those eases. the most Of VMca were c''-, se.. :.
/ ,--,.4er. +he head II b. drunk and d.soIGery,
,,-.,s n tinc-the extent OF which was gIadu-
'.~d according % thc encrMty oi the
o,rorce-aud Imprisonment ia case OF iii2-
ftii-y q, INV. A irrec number oi oileI
ces,. were disposed OF, among them ths
George Bouldn Ccolored) was hned 7. i
,,d cost for being disorucrly ana aiIemp''
ing 10 rescue o prisouer. e., sea
5vayerlv West lcolored) was hned Flu
,r6 costs for beiag diSorderiy, aLehp l.is
- eraate riot, and violently resisting o'
( iceman Colgin. ...,,,,o
" q. Cardona. charged with a'saa tin2 u
and striking George eimm', was uneI ~ ~
William Martin, Thomas MaIun' ~
I;orc Kinr. and John King. for stohihs u.,
horse of William Wall and lFeaA'h7
-. we're set aside until the 2'th instant ;
-ad Iames willis. William Thompson Al
srsd Lee. Henry Whiie, WASH. IaL.vt
po,'crIv Gibson. John sampson (coioreu'
and William Flanagan (white), VINO were
80, Tor pIaying and exhibiting game e'ii'
VI ..cbuck-a-Iuck." were disposed Oh III
the same manner. ~ s.,,,,
~" sbennard cox, for stealing SO rom
rrali,- Turner. was adjourned over uhsi
/ to-day. po-.on Gaines
,hnrcea with stealing a lot II .weiry IRON
p"b-t 80 Nickols and Mary NIekols, were
~ ~ iail In both cases-nine months III
one aud six in the other.
0" 1,u,es Frps (colored) was tined - TOT ID
.a,I,ins and beating William Forest.
,.oprr,Ry RgpORT FOR TIE WEEK END
-. nrrvNuvR %. ISL Causes OF Ded"'.
~ s,',,,isxv. .,i,. white, cOlored; cancer
P1arod conrestion Of brain, | coloreo,
o,,,s,,r,rtjou. 4 white. 4 colored; Group
1871. dropsy, / colored dysenterv,
S..r,it,. feyer (scarlet), white; ieVer W.
",llt,p ! white. | col0red; heart-disease'
P',o.a2. inflammation of brain, l Whte
.yiYi ~ ,,ge / white: pneumonia, ! wn'ie,
'1e-a1 premature birth, l coiOreI uic' !
- ~ ote,r',cb colored unknown, cor
-. -, whole number OF deaths IN lh'
V.sN' ~, o,,olrsive Of stili-births, JO--white
s@s' eolored. 10. Locality: Marshal
~, va +: Jefferson Ward. 4; Madison
,varJ wa q. Monroe Ward, 4; Clay Nard' II
~ ,,et - y, .on ward, Ii: almshouse. ..
~ ,,,o S, ~ mortality Of whole population
- % % Der 1000 per annnnl; rare 81 ~
'.-I;sy mas -I;iS ~ white population was LAG
i'.o .. Se,s, ner nnnum; rate OF mortaits "
ipeiossd pi noprllatlon was 3J.ss per i,oVo p's
eDroave ]. G.. CABEII., N. d..
'i'''i'N'' President Board Of Health.