The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-02-27
PETERSBURG.

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LARGE CLASSES CONrIRMED-sAD DEATH of
vouxu MAN SERIOUS PERSONAL Diffr
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RACY TO ESCAPE JAIL THwAkftp-Nh"
RIVER RAILROAD.
frorrcs,s,paencc OF the Richmond Disparh.i
FEBRUARY 90, 1888.
Bishop Whittle visited Grace church yes,
tarIav morning and confirmed n class OF
iortycfiye persons-nearly all adu',s-o'
whom twenty-eight were females ana sew
enfecn males. At night he confirmed
class OF TWENTY-FIVE at st. PaliPs. ms
makes total OF one hundred and SIX per-
Sans confirmed by the Bishop In the Epis.
ronal churches OF this city during the past
two SUNDAYS, Of whom thirty were colored:
II tho Bishops classes in other sections OF
the state correspond with those In Peters
hury he will have large additions to the
Church TO report at the May meeting OF the
f:o,lncjl. The Bishop preached at Grace
church, but not at st. Pauls, having peen
advised by his physician not to preach ~
night.
Mr.. William s. Moody, most estimable
and worthy young citizen. died yesterday
from the effects Of very painful injuries
accidentally received several days ago. lie
was employed as chief baker in the manu-
FEATURING establishment OF Messrs. ;. H..
| Marks Il Co., on Sycamore street. Whlle
nj work last Thursday one Of his arms was
caught between the rollers OF a patent
kneeding-machine and was terribly torn
and crushed from the hand up to the shout
der. The shock TO his system was so great
that amputation was deemed unwise, ana
he finally sank under its effects. lie was
about twenty-four years OF age. and had
been married some two or three years.
difficulty occurred last evening on
Barlow alley between two white citlzens-
William Carroll and John Sheley--:n which
the former was feled TO the ground by q
blow on the head with brick thrown by
the latter, and quite severely injured. The
difficulty is alleged to have originated in q
discussion about woman, and 1t is report
ed that Carroll first threw brick at Shell
lev, when the latter picked it up and
Knocked him down with it. The affair
caused good deal Of excitement in the
vicinity, and it was several times reported
that Carroll had died OF his injuries; but
he is alive and doing very well. Mr.. Shell
lev was arrested this morning and taken
before the Mayor, who admitted him to hail
IN the sum Of 800 for his appearance for
examination on Wednesday.
The monthly meeting OF the Methodist
Sunday-School Union Association was held
Yesterday afternoon. The reports sub
mitted show that the average register du-
ring the past month was l,l5l, and The
average attendance $50. The smallness OF
the average is accounted for by the incle-
ment weather during the month.
The receipts OF cotton at this port have
very visibly increased during the past two
or three weeks, but we are still about 5000
bales behind in comparison with the re-
ceipts for the corresponding period OF last
year.
The inspections OF tobacco here since the
1st Of October amount to over 1000 hogs
heads. The sales Of loose last week were
about 100000 pounds.
A conspiracy among number OF prison.
crs confined in one Of the cells OF the Jail
to oyerpower the jailer and make their es-
cape was fortunately discovered last eve
ming i'm time TO prevent their designs from
being carried into execution. In the cell
were one or two negroes serving out sem
fences, and two or three United States prl-
sOners awaiting trial. When the iailer APP
preached the door TO administer medicine
to one OF the men who was complaining OF
sickness he heard one OF the inmates
cry out, ''Fall back; he has got
club" This aroused the officers sus-
picions and put him on his guard,
and thereby probably saved himself
from assault and injury. An investigation
OF the matter developed the fact that the
prisoners had determined to effect their
escape II possible. To accomplish this one
Of the number was to feign sickness, and
when the iailer responded to the call for
his relief the prisoners were to throw a
blanket over his head. overpOwer him,
lock him up in the cell, and then make
rush for the doors above. This attack
would have been made but for the appear
ance of the club in the iailer's hands and
his caution after hearing the remark made
by one of the prisoners rs above quoted.
1t is stated that about five miles OF the
New-River division OF the Norfolk and
Western railroad remain TO be completed,
and it is not thought that the movement OF
coal will be commenced before the latter
part of March OF the first OF April. The
Norfolk and Western Company have de-
termined TO spend large amount OF mo-
ney in improvements along its line-nota-
bly, in the completion and perfection OF the
great machine-shopS at Roanoke.
ROBIN ADAIR.