The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-12-01
PAGE COUNTY.

INDICTED FOR MURDER AND PoIsoNlNo--"iI.D
Fowl IN THE MouSTAINs-H0s. JOHN T..
massey ON GrEss-HE SAYS liz WILL
TAKE HIS sRAT--DEATH OF VENERABLE
METHoDIsT--A Baptist MINISTER CALLED
TO NEW YORK CITY, &c., &C.
Itorrcspondcncc OF the Richmond Dispafcb.I
LUnAY, Va, November 20. 1883.
Judee Newman has been holding his
courf here all this week. The grand Jury
has made several important indictments,
among which Is that OF colored woman
named Lena Washington. for the murder
az her child, which was found dead In
Uawk's.Bill creek, which runs through
the town. The child had bunch OF grass
stuffed In IT, mouth, which II was Thought
had sutiocated it. II not, the water had
completed the preparation oil the crime.
Another indictment was that OF Annie
Poindexter, colored girl, for poisoning
with arsenic two persons. Becky Jeiiries
and daughter, with whom she lved.
They narrowly escaped with their lives.
Sportsmen say that the like OF wild tur-
KEYS was never seen In this section before.
The woods and mountains are full OF them.
An old negro woman was walking along q
woods path the other day near Delaplsne,
when dog frightened flock Of wild tur-
keys. and one of them aIighted in bush
near her. She jumped up, caught 1t by
the LEGS, and soon had Us head of.
Mr.. George Looing, next TO the Oldest
citizen in Page. was buried here yester-
day. He was eighty-nine years old. came
TO this place some sixty years ago. was then
the only Methodist in Page county. and
has been an active member Of that Church
for more than half a century. He has
raised thirteen children, ten OF whom sur
yivc him, the oldest OF whom. Mrs. John
w. Watson, is siXty-seven years old. lie
has seventy-two descendants.
Hon. John L. Massey and his wife spent
the day here Yesterday as guests OF Colonel
Mum Splitter, and visited the famous
cayerns. A number Of his friends called
upon him. Mr.. Massey made the best ante
election guess as to the Legislature vet re-
ported. A month before the election he
made the following prediction, which the
writer put down in his memOrandum-book
at the time: 1.-The Democrats will have
81 in the House and 90 in the Senate
When shown the memorandum to-day, he
said the Democrats had carried every cOun-
ty he had given them, and, in addition. had
gotten Wythe, Charlotte, Norfolk county.
and one or two others that he had thought
would go Coalition.
Mr.. Massey says IL he were to consult
bis own feelings he would prefer 10 be
Auditor again. as he thinks he could thus
be OF the most service to Virginia, and
with large majority in Congress Demo-
crat will he lost there, but he says the peo-
pie have elected him to go to Congress, and
he intends TO show them that he has at
least 10000 majority Of the votes legally
cast last fall, and thinks that the eX-
hihit he will make before Congress
OF the niquities OF that election
will 20 far towards answering the
Malone circular recently promulgated.
He believes that he will he given the seat
now occupied by John :. Wise, but says
should another election be ordered be will
carry the State by 10000 majority next
time.
Rev. w. c. Biting, pastor OF the Bap-
fist church here, has been called to the
pastorate OF Mt. Morris church in New
York city. and, much to the regret OF his
people here, has accepted, at salary OF
s., 900. He expects to leave for his new
charge in two or three weeks.
nksgiving-day was observed here to-
day, and for the first time in the recollec-
ton Of the citizens here on similar occa-
sion the businesS-hOuses were closed.
Court was adjourned, and large congrega-
ton attended services at the Baptist church,
and heard an excellent sermon from Rev.
Mr.. Bitting-teXt, jeremiah, 9th chapter.
sd verse. NoX.