The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-08-13
PETERSBURG.

TuE STATUS or THE SCHOOL poARD--Rrvr
NUE. RECEIPTS AND EXF0RTS-Two AT.
TENTS AT sUICIDE-PRINCE GEORGE AR
son CAsE-FISmNG FOR CARP-ARRySrS
FOR OUTEAGES-TlE BONNEVILLE CoNyEx-
TON, &C.
correspondence Of tho Richmond Dispatch.
AUGUST II, 1882.
There have been no further deyelop-
mcu,s in The matter OF the School Board.
which the state superintendent, under
authority and instructions from headquar-
tiers az Richmond, refused this week 10
recognize s. q legal body.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. collections i'm the
Petersburg district for The week ending to-
day amounted 10 Sl6.47S. The exports OF
manufactured tobacco for the week were
O. 0S9 pounds.
Within the past two or three DAYS Nicre
have been two attempts 10 commit suicide
in this citv-in both instances ly colorcd
people. The first was that Of a married
man named scrap Lowry. whose affections
seem TO have leon divided u between his
wife and another woman--ihe latter prOba-
hly enjoying The larger share. Her inf
deity 90 him. however. caused such jeal-
Gus feelings IN his breast q, 10 DESTROY his
happiness and desire for lie. Aiming
himself with a pistol he went INTO her pre-
~encc. ard apparently aimed 10 Kill himself
The hall crazcd his head and lodged in the
ceiling Both Lowry and the woman
iliuied. and before anything else could be
done the man was taken in charge by the
police.
Tie second ca~o wa, that 81 Millcy VIII
son. an aged hut respectable colored wO-
man, who /, subject 70 occasional attacks
81 mental alteration. Generally when
these attacks are coming on she las gone to
the jsil and placed herself I'm charge 81 the
Surgeant 10 uc taken care Of. Yesterday
the III came ON suddenly and violently, and
under It's effects she ran ana jumped into
thc river. >uc was rescued, however, and
taken L. the Jail.
The monthly term If Prince George
Court hY,,d thi, week hy reason 81 the
-ickuc,, Of Judge Bate. An effort was
made 10 get Judge Gregory, ~ Chester
Grd. to hold court. bul De could not al
tend. The eases ON the docket had there
fore o. Dr. oyer until september. There j.
one case Of much importance awaiting trial
iu the county. Il Is thct II Joe Ba>, INC
cr.I. who /, charged. on strong circum-
>.aItiai cSideu... with having robbed and
ton burned The store and dwelling n
GEORGE Il. Maddox on the night Of March
.,I. some e thc stolen property ha, been
traced o. B1~> through several parties who
made purchases from him. While the
building w3- in flames the robbers and in
c,ndiaric, aw kcncd the family OF Mr..
. Maddox ly loud knocks on the house. and
them fed. l. j. thus seen that robbery and
NJ, murder Wa their sole intention. When
+ Bs>s found shat he was suspected lac He'd
4 FROM the county. and was arrested some
weeks later In southampton. where he Wa,
+ passing under an assumed name.
MIR. y. L. Powers, wel-knoWn citizen
and q gallant soldier IL The old Twelfth
=. 'meui died in thi, city Yesterday.
Members ii the Fish and Game A>~ocia-
ton several j3y> ago visited the Park lake
with hooks and ines TO ii>hIor German carp.
with view oi testing their qualities for
sporting purposes and q, q food fish. The
..rp which were placed in the lake last
var and year before have grown 10 tine
SIZE Tho report OF the gentlemen i 10
tl.oGrc: thaj the carp l. a game bitter. and
furnishes greater sport than club. The
t,l that Were caught were cooked IN Nall-
o., ,tyle~ hy experienced cooks, and the
4 ,bi j. pronounced fine.
Tho Norfolk sttalion o; colored troops,
composed oi i've companies, under COM
r4ud cf Major william II. Palmer. VIII
visit our city on Monday and parade
through our streets. They will he received
ma entertained 10y orr colored military.
Austin Law, .colorod) was yesterday eX-
AHMED before Justice Perkins. Of Chester
field. and sent on 10 the next term OF the
. County Court 10 bc tired for an outrage
E ,,mmitted last week on the person Of "a
-.r named Polly iiainc,.
David Flower, negro has been arrested
ad committed for trial in Din"iddic
county for attempting to outrage the per-
,.n # a white girl named Emma Cook in
>pYny creek. go,
The institute for colored teachers i, still
% session here. 81,
II look, very much A. though There VIII
i- an animated contest ia The Coalition
Convention * Burkeyiile next "Wednesday
flrr.c congressional nomination. " pres
= .t uo definite prediction can he lh!u' =
..ted. Colonel james u. Brady, Of I'M
is. Will come in - very strong man.
ROBIN ADMR.