The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1884-03-18
THROUGH THE STATE.
PETERSBURG AND VICINITY.
a Dweilisa surned-Serious Illness OF
Venerable Man Personal Rencontre.

Venerable Man Personal Rencontre.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.I
MARCH II. 1884.
A two-story framed dwelling, belonging
10 Mr.. ID. T. whnmore, situated near the
head OF Sycamore street, was set on fire
by an iucendiary about 4:30 O'Clock this
morning, snd burned to the ground. The
building was unoccupied at the time. bav-
ing been vacated by family OF colored
people on Saturday because Of their In
ability to pay the rent. The house was i'm
sured for $500.
A Telegram was received here yesterday
announcing the serious illness Of Mr.. X.
n. Jones. venerable and highly respected
citizen OF Brunswick county; aged eighty
seven years. He has several married chill
drcn residing in Petersburg. and has been
trading here for over half century.
Mr.. Richard b. Andrews, well-known
citizen, was made seriously i'll last evening
from the effects OF an overdose OF lauda-
mum that he had taken, and 1t was with
difficulty that bis life was saved.
personal repcontre occurred this morn
ing in front OF the post-office between two
of our prominent citizens--Messrs. C..
Baker Raine and Il. A. Young, in which
both gentlemen suffered. Mr.. Youn2's
injuries are quite severe, though not con-
sidered dangerous. The difficulty grew
out OF a misunderstanding as to certain
information Mr.. Raine charged Mr.. Young
with giving him relative TO the war record
of Colonel James ID. Brady, about which
Mr.. Raine recently published card. MIR.
Young was carried home In hack, where
he received medical attention. Mr.. Raine
promptly surrendered himself, and was
bailed for examination.
Mrs. A. T. A. Morgan, wife OF Mr.. Will
liam Morgan, died on Saturday evening;
aged seventy-four years.
Rev. S. S. Lambeth. pastor OF the Wash
ington-Street Methodist Episcopal church,
Yesterday preached two special sermons TO
crowded congregations. His subject in
the morning was "Death and Judgment"
and at night 1.-THE General Judgment"
Protracted meetings, to continue daily
for some time, will be commenced this eve
ming at several of the Methodist churches
in this city.
IL is altogether probable, since the inyes-
tigation Of Sherman's Danville committee
has taken such wide range, that some
evidence win be offered before the commit
tee relative to the influences brought 10
utdl III 4NONCuUti IiCttiOho III bhio 'hs
mediate vicinity. The pistol episode OF
General Malone and his son at the Fourth
Ward polls in this city is one OF the least
important Of the features OF that election.
Thousands Of circulars, designed to influ-
ence the colored people. II not to incite
them against the Democrats, were pub
lished and spread broadcast through the
Southside counties. Some Of these would
afford good reading just now. One of
them, issued on the day before the election,
appealed to the colored people to aveDge
the "brutal murder" OF colored men by
the "Bourbon Democracy" Of Dauvile.
The committee will probably have the
pleasure Of reading some of these circulars.
Mrs. Henrietta Marks, aged about sixty
FIVE years, widow OF the late Peter c.
Marks, Of Prince George county, died very
suddenly this afternoon at the residence OF
her son, Mr.. Chester Marks, on High street.
She had just dressed TO go on visit to the
country, and the horse had been pitched to
the buggy to carry her out. AS she was
preparing to leave she suddenly complained
OF illness, and, falling TO the floor, expired
without a struggle. Death is supposed to
have been caused by heart-disease.
ROBIN AFFAIR