The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-06


ELEMENT OF A sUTT-THE IsRAELITEs'
FAR-sUNDAY NOTES MILITARY MOVE
NENT, &C.
fCor,espondence OF the Richmond Dispatch!
February 8. 1883.
The nan Watkins, OF Louisa. who last
week committed suicide, il Is thought, was
nrobably in Charlottesville on the day OF
The deed. as il has been ascertained that
strychnine was sold at one OF our drug
stores to person answering the deScrip-
ton civen OF Watkins, though that was not
the name given by the purchaser OF the
poison.
The spring elections are beginning to
excite some interest, but there Is DISPOSE
ton manifested among the good men OF all
parties to mike no contest, but to unite in
rejecting the present incumbents OF the
fine county offices, who have been found
faithful. efficient, and impartial in the dis
charge Of their duties.
Some months ago the corporate authori-
ties OF Charlottesville instituted a suit
against the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
Company 10 compel the company to open
certain streets and culyertS which were OBJ
structed by their road, to the damage OF
private property on the line OF the road.
The cause was set for Saturday last in the
Circuit Court, but by consent was post
poned until Monday. In the mean time
the magnates OF the road ice-President
Wlckham. General Superintendent Smith,
Engineer Miller-and others came up and
examined into the matter. and upon con-
ference with the Council 4 satisfactory set
Element was arrived at and the suit was
dismissed. The result will be that the COM
pany will open their road to admit the pas
sage Of vehicles and water on tde southern
end Of Union street, and rebuild and make
sufficiently capaciOus to carry off the i'm
mcnse drainage which collects at this point
the culyert at the south end OF School
street. The work is to be commenced in
two weeks from this date. This work will
involve considerable expense, but ii should
have been done years ago.
The Jewish Fair, which has been going
on for five or six days past, closed Saturday
night, having realized over $1,000. A
handsome silk umbrella was voted TO Miss
Gussie Lazarus as the handsOmest lady in
Charlottesville. This article is said to have
brought in over 500. The most popular
man, Mr.. Louis Lazarus, received the
smoking-iatket, and Mr.. j. w. Brown was
distinguished Is the uglieSt man in the
county by being made the recipient OF a
fine silk hat.
Rev. Frank Stringfellow occupied the
pulpit Of the Episcopal church yesterday.
The pastor Of this church, DR.. Hanckel, is
now in New York seeking the restoration
Of his health, which has been so seriously
impaired since Christmas-day.
DR.. Richard Mcllwaine. OF Baltimore,
preached morning and night in the Pres
byterian church.
DR.. Hidden, having returned from his
two weeks Of labor ut stanton, occupied
his pulpit yesterday.
The meetings at the Disciples church,
after an interval Of several days, were re-
sumed on Thursday night, and on Sunday
night three More persons were baptized.
The meetings will continue during the
week.
Colonel Wertenbaker, OF the Third Vlr-
GINA regiment, left to-day for New York,
where he will join General Fitz Lee and
staff and the other field officers Of his bril-
gade. They 20 upon an invitation extend
cd by Colonel Austin, OF the Thirteenth
New York Volunteers, to review that or
ganzation on the 9th instant.
To-day February court began. There Is
a cold northeast rain prevailing, which has
been preceded by hail sufficient to cover
the ground our.