The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-13
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XIII, Ms wIFE-pR. BATEa's FAhhn hh,
CONSIDERATION AND C0NfiRsAlloH ,
pAcco SALES DEATH or HOMELESS ''"-
oRED Observation-Disclosures
ICor,espondence OF the iiicbmond Dispa,vn.I
MARCH II, 1888.
The Board of Supervisors OF Bedioiu
county have acceded to the request OF tne
Richmond and Allegheny Railroad oolh-
pany presented by Major Daniel It's com,
sci. that the taxes due TO the county D! 'hc
company might be applied III the con-
sfrlction aud repair Of county roaus 'ea"
ing TO or near the railroad stations anu
Judge Davis has appointed tnree CONN :,
sioners- Messrs. William j. Burks' H. =
Turpin. .Jr., and Robert II. D0uglass-Io
examine all the roads leading from LlDerl!
TO Big Island, and TO report necessal! hlc' !.
ations. and TO propose new ROADS WIN cost
OF construction and probable damage ~
land-proprictors. The Court likewise APP
nointed Jane, VI. Harris commissioner
70 receive III op0-als for the CONSTRUCTION u
road from BO0nsborO' to Pediar station
rho commissioners are 20 report u tl'
noyt form Of the court. The amount mus
to no onpropriafcd will Lc about $4,000.
ON Saturday evening colored man
,omod Thomas Anderson administered q
SAVAGE beating 10 his wife in the street
without interference, and after reaching
home repeated the performance ana "o'lhu
I'D bv attempting To- shoot her. lie hilssc',
his aim. however. and the woman cscapFu
and med ont warrant for his arrest,
which was piaccd i'm the hands oil IN Of
floor hut Anderson could not De lolihd.
Yesterday morning the woman presented
herself nj police headquarters and WIN
drew The warrant having been prevailed
mon 10 do 80 by her belligcrtnt husband.
LAST night large congregation was NJ
fractcd TO the Methodist Protestant church.
tbr occasion being The farewell sermon OF
tLe pustor. Rev. l.. W. Bates, ID. ID. Df.
Bates was sent 10 Lynchburg liye years
AGO ~ the successor Of Rev. Mr.. Graham
who ha, recently created 20 much exert :
mcnt and IN feeling in the Newark O.. 81
church. and soon succeeded IN heailhS
differences created in the congregation hclc
by his predecessor. lie has wisely admin
i.tercd the affair, Of the church. and leaves
his charge united and harmonious. II Is
understood that nm eGort will be made To
have Rev. David Greenfield, a former ra>-
for returned TO the church here. Mr..
Charles W. Button, u the IHgi7iGn' l.
delegate TO the Conference. which convene.
Wednesday at Westminster, Md, ana
leaves for that place tonight with Dr.
Bates.
Blshop Whitlc and Rev. Henderson
Sutcr are expected 10 arrive in the citl
this afternoon in time for the exercise
incident to the conservation OF Epiphany
chapel Tuesday morning and me connrih"'
ton oi several claSseS Of candidates luts'
day and "Wednesday evenings.
OnIy 1910 pounds OF leaf tobacco were
sold here last week, bCne q decrease IRON
| The sales Of the previous week OF @f'|5'
pounds. The excess in number 81 pounu'
/ sold to daic over corresponding period oI
the last Tobacco year is $4,000.
/ Asa DickcrsOn (cOlorcd) arrived hcr'
/ Friday evening from the Southwest q
r0pfc TO Farmyille, but was physically nm
able fo prosecute hi, journey, being badly
/ afflicted with an attack OF pneumonia. Il'
wa, given quarters at the statiou-holl'c
where he died Saturday. He had been en-
Moved on the NcW-Riyer railroad. III, re
mains were Inferred i'm the old Methodist
! erlye-vard At public expense.
4 member oi the Board OF Fire Commi~
/ Sioucrs stated this morning That Inc boaI'
will not have perfected plan Tor the rcor
eanization OF the fire department on palC
| ba,i. i'm less than thirty days.
when ! wrote Sat rday It va, though
/ that Mr.. John VI. Obey WAS out OF danger
but later in the day his brothers were agail
summoned To Richmond. and Telegram
received by Colonel Kirkwood Otey Tn
morning represents the condition OF Mr.
John Otey u, almost hopeless.
Mrs. Or. Watts. Of Portsmouth. who's
sad death was announced in saturday
D,Spaich, has numerous friends in Lynch
burg, who are greatly distressed TO learn
OF her demise. She and her sister. Mrs
Judge l.. II. Watts, visited here hcfor
their marriages. aud being lovely in pcrsol
and highly cultured were universally ad
mircd in society circles.
MYERS Brothers * 60. have determine
TO take TO Richmond with them a many o
their old hand, as viii consent 10 20.
lnternal-rcycnuc collection, Tor Ia
week amounted TO S29.S,0.jj.
The condition Of Mrs. AmblJ. who wa
recently paralyzcd, continues quite serious
Her son. Mr.. Philip Amber. Of Buckine
ham, Is here. BEAUMONT.