The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-26
MANCHESTER AND VICINITY.

BriefS.-Cornelius Holloway, who on
Wednesday night shot and seriously
wounded one Washington q. Blackburn
on Broad street below Jail alley, in
Richmond, is claimed to be q resident OF
Manchester, but is only 10 from the fact OF
having a family resident there, with whom
he should have been al the time OF the
fracas. lie was conducting some snail
business in Richmond in u disreputabe
locality, and the affair in which he was one
OF the principal actors was about female
OF bad repute. II Manchester has any
feeling IN the matter il is one OF sympathy
rather for the relatives OF Holloway than
that party himself. The concurrent belief
mere Is that Holloway's tendency towards
rows and deadly atfrays was entirely too
well developed for him to have been 4
praiseworthy citizen.
A dozen sons OF Bonny Scotland from
Manchester attended last night in Rich
mond 10 assist the Caledonian Club there
i'm celebrating the birthday OF Robert
Burns. On that occasion Tam OSbanter's
Ride and the Cotters Saturday Night were
recited in due and ancient form and with
tender reverence, while many OF the favor
ite poems Of the great bard were sung
with a feeling and pathos which showed
their hold on the generations that have
survived their author. "Should aald ae-
qtmintance be forgotf" Not by consid-
cradle maiorltg, especially when he i
Bobby Burns, the peoples poet.
At the request OF the counsel for the de-
PENDANTS, who are engaged in other courts,
the delivery OF the opinion OF the City
Court OF Manchester in the public-schOoI
cases has been postponed until Friday
morning at 10 O'Clock.
There were no cases worthy Of note be-
fore Mayor Taylor yesterday.
George III. Drewiy, Esq, OF Midlothian,
who was in Manchester yesterday, reports
the county roads to have dried of finely,
and that travelling was good. Some twen-
ty-fiye or thirty wagons daily pass through
Midlothian with loose tobacco en- route f0r
Manchester and Richmond. Chesterfield
planters think better OF the prospects OF
their wheat crop since the late fall OF snow.
The bridge over the creek on the
River-Vi road gave way few days
since with the weight OF two-horse
wagon; since which time the considerable
number Of persons who use that route in
getting to and from Manchester have been
placed at great disadvantage by reason OF
its absence. The county supervisors say
that they will cause the bridge TO be imme'
diateIy replaced.
Bishop White win hold confirmation
services at Meade Memorial church on tho
first sunday in February.
Bishop Granbery win preach in the Me-
thodist church here on the second Sunday
in February.
The rolls OF honor in the different schools
numbered for the High School, -; schoo
No. >. II; No. 3, .; No. !, s; No. D, 81
No. q, g.
4 change OF base has been made by th'
stage line, which il decidedly more conye'
nient TO the patrons OF the line. The rout'
ia now over Mayo's bridge instead Of tho
Free bridge.
4 sufficient number Of persons have be
come interested in the project to revive
! the old Beethoven Association to give
some assurance that the effort now being
made in that direction viii be successful
| One OF the great needs OF our city is a co
pacious public hall N which all OF our as
sociations could meet without COS. 70 them
| selves.
The pot-hun,ors do not seem 10 be awar'
that they are forbidden by law now 20 hun
rabbits, Judging from the number onere,
for sale in the groceries and at the market
house in this city.