The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-31
PrTERsBURG.

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TALLY IN ULY-A wASDERER fo.Np
COLoRED CANDIDATES FOR The ssNAi"A'A"
NOMINATION, ETC.
Correspondence OF the f!ichmond Disoa,.n,'
July 30, 1888.
Further particulars Of the attempted
murder OF Mr.. Richard Moring. In Notto-
way county, on Friday last, have Deen re-
ceived. Mr.. Moring is young, energesic
man, and n tenant on the farm OF MI
Charles Harper, near the Courthouse. vi
Thursday last he had some trouble Win
negro named Cornelius about fence. ana
struck him, The negro did not strike back,
but boldly threatened Moring that he would
"1x him. Early the following morning,
as Dir. Moring went into the stable to feed
the horses, he found this negro standing
Just inside the door. apparently await
ing his entrance. He said nothing,
but passed in. AS he did so the negro
struck him a powerful blow on the head
with q heavy rock which he held in his
hand. and felled him insensble to the
ground. The negro then pulled out
knife. and sticking the blade in Mornings
neck drew it across the face, indicting long
anu UEtD hOuUus thth''s 'h'VNo"
the right ear. He then made another cut
lower down on the neck, evidently intend
ing to reach the throat. lie fortunately
missed the large blOod-yessels, and to TINS
good luck Mr.. Moring owes bis NE.
When found his condition was very bad,
but he has since greatly improved, ana IL
is thought will recover. The negro has
been arrested and is in jail.
The report OF the health officer shows
that during the month ending July 18th
GO deaths occurred in this city, OF which
% were among the white and AZ among the
colored population. The rate OF mortality
among the colored population is given at
400 per 1000 per annum, and OF the
white 22.00 per / 200 per annum.
Master Edward Best, aged about seyen-
teen wears. who mysteriously disappeared
from his home, in this city, on Saturday
morning, was found last evening some
twenty miles out on the Petersburg rail-
road. He Is a son OF Rev. w. d. Best. OF
Gloucester county. lie left home Saturday
morning to 20 to market TO make some
purchases for his mother, and did not re-
tury. His unexplained absence caused
great uneasiness, as it was feared that some
serious accident had befallen him. He had
bis market-basket with him when found.
While the colored CoaIitionists OF Prince
George are working for the nomination OF
T.. d. Bland for the Senate, the colorcd
people OF Petersburg favor the nomination
Of Joseph =. Evans (colored) a call,
signed by over two hundred names, the
colored ministers among them, has been
made upon Evans to allow the use OF his
name before the Convention, and he has
consented. Evans was at one time senator
from this district, and has for several years
been a letter-carrier. 1t is evident that the
colored people intend to make strong
fight for the nomination OF one OF their
race for the senate.
A dog belonging to somebody in Peters
burg followed the circus company to Cor
louisville, and the proprietor, Mr.. Ma
than, telegraphed back to know what to do
with the animal. no satisfactory answer
was returned, as il is not known to whom
the dog belongs. ROBIN ADAIR.