The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-23
DANVILLE.

sarp TO HAVE BEEN METEOR-AN oNrI 1S
ayr ArfAlR BROUGHT TO A PLEASANT w
cIrsrox-. MISSIONARY SOCIETY aEoh-
c.Nrzrn-prRTnER ABOUT FERNALD-hA-
oTsTpATE REsIGyED-TUEL STEALING ETC.
r, orrcsponacnce OF the Richmond Dispatchl
JANUARY %, 1888.
About o o'clock Saturday night tnere
was a lash from the eastern skies wnicn
threw light over the city, and innleuihteg
,fterward there was an explosion WHEN
shook some of the buildings and reminded
ono OF some OF the big guns OF other days.
There was none OF the rafting or rever-
heration OF thunder, and there had been no
displsy OF electricity during the day or
NIGHT. and there was none afterwards.
Persons who were out at that hour INSIST
thai the llght AMI sound were caused ny
tho massage and disruption OF big me-
tear. r.;
There was an unpleasant affair on FRI
dov evening last between Colonel y. Nj.
Neal. OF Planters warehouse, and Mr.. u.
a. Walker, one OF his employees. This I'M
nlcosontness arose from n refusal OF Col
onel Neal to permit Mr.. Walker to transact
certain business about the warehouse. n
SLIGHT FIGHT then ensucd. Walker after
wards rot possession OF a pistol, but was
prcyentcd from using it when he APP
nroacbed Colouel Neal by persons VINO
were Standing near. The Police Court
fined both gentlemen for disturbanceoi the
ncace. putfsng IS on Neal, and making
walkers enc for breach OF The peace and
corrvin,, concealed weapons SD. Walker
was also bound over to keep the peace IN
the sum OF $3.50. The friends Of both gen.
tlemen were glad to learn Saturday evening
| that the difficulty had been made up and
| fine omjcalic relations which had for long
time existed between them completely re-
stored.
The Macedonian Missionary Society OF
the BaptiSt church, which had tten In q
state OF suspended animation for several
months, was put into active existence yes
terday evening. Professor 5. W. Ayerctt
was elected president; Mr.. L. +. Acrse,
yice-nresiGent; AR. II. Il. Miller, sccrcla-
nv: Mr. u. l.. Voolfolk, treasurer. A
spf ech was made by Captain Terrell on the
work which tie Society proposes to do; a
specrh was made by one Of the members ON
"Tbe Employer and the Enlploye," ana q
handsome collection taken.
A letter has been received here from a
citizen OF Danvilc, now in New York,
who says that he has seen DIR. Hammond,
the physician to whom Fcruald submitted
| himself for treatment, and that Dr.. Ham,
mond pronoUnces him hopelessly insane,
and had advised that he be placed under
restraint. considering that it was not safe
| for him TO be at large. Mrs. Fernald went
on several days ago to meet Fefnald ana
the friend who had charge OF him In Wash
ington, and they have succeeded in get
ting him placed in the asylum there.
Captain W. +. Robinson has resigned the
Office Of magistrate, giving as reason that
he did not have time TO attend to the bust
ness, he being a merchant. The Judge OF
the Corporation Court, who has the ap-
pointnl, Mt Of the successor, has named no
one rs yet.
The stealing OF wood and coal has been
something OF the order OF the day this
week. A winters supply OF coal for the
Baptist church was taken out one night this
week. and wood-houscs here and there
have been emptied OF contents according
to the good Old rule, the simple plan that
they should take who have The power, and
they should keep who can.
But The tobacco season has opened bus!-
ness ag;.lH.
Messrs. Waddill & Brother are arranging
10 have built a magnificent brick store
three stories high and iron front, with suits
Of tcnement-rOOms in the third story, on
The site oil the wood building on Main
street owned by them. ALPHA.