Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-02-28
THE STATE AT LARGE.
PETERSBURG AND VICINITY.

Tvo Mon Old Ciuzens Dcad-snits insn-
,utsd- Cs,i or n Pa ssor-stoIen Property Re-
covered.
ICcrrespoudence OF the Richmond Dispateh.l
PETERSBURG. February p, 1885.
DIR. A. Whitehead died this morning
about 6 o'clock at his residence in Chcs-
terfield county. The Doctor was born
July 90, 1914, near Hudderfield, York.
shire. England, but came. to this conh,
try while quite young. and had resided
in and near Petersburg for upwards OF
forty wears. lie was for a great many
wears prominent dentist here, and was
also at the head Of a large hardware
and seed-store. His long residence IN
Chesterfield brought him in contact
with nearly every citizen of prominence
in that county. OF late his health has
been failing, and his death has for some
time been expected. The Doctor was
A member of Appomattox Commandery
of Knights Templars, by whom he will
be buried with all the ceremonies oil
the order on Sunday afternoon.
There died in this city yesterday, at
the age of seventy years, gentle
man whose face and form had been IA
mjliar on the streets for forty-hge
wears. His name was Matthew Sylvia,
a foreigner by birth and a street-paver
by trade. He did more paving here
than any other half dozen men, was
man of unusual intelligence, and his
quiet demeanor and pleasant manners
won for him the respect Of everybody.
Among the names sent to the Senate
yesterday by the President was that OF
a gentleman well-known to many of
our people-viz., Major Henry j.
Haynesworth-whe was nominated TO
the position of assistant quartermaster.
Major Haynesworth married Miss Hern-
don. sister Of Mrs. Arthur, and du-
ring the war he remained in the South.
and was for several years the agent of
the Southern Express Company in this
city. Many of our people have pleas
ont recollections both Of himself and
wife.
Suits have been instituted by the
Planters and Mechanics Bank against
the sureties of Mr.. Thomas Whyte, the
late cashier, TO recover the amount lost
to the bank by him.
The vestry of Grace church have ex-
tended call to the Rev. Thomas W.
Atkinson, of North Carolina, to take
the position of assistant to Rev. DR..
Gibson, the rector. His answer has
not yet been received. Mr.. Atkinson
is a grandson of the late Bishop Atkin-
son and a relative Of Mrs. DR.. Gibson.
There have been twenty-four inter-
ments of whites in BlandfOrd Cemetery
this month. No report has been made
Of the deaths among the cOlored popn-
lation. The city has no health officer
to whom such matters are to be report
ed. The Council will elect health
officer on Monday, and this department
will again be put in proper working
order.
At meeting Of the Board of Health
to-day a resolution was adopted urging
the Council TO at once take steps to
place the city in a proper sanitary con-
dition before the summer, that we may
resist and meet any epidemic that
might occur. The city's condition is
not just now a very clean one.
a gentleman who had for some time
past been missing provisions from his
store-room without being able to dis
cover how they went, arranged a
alarm-pistol on a barrel Of -four so
that it would be fired on the opening OF
the door. The pistol had a blank
cartridge and pointed to the wall so
that no one could be hurt. The pistol
was discharged early yesterday morning
and caused such commOtion among
the servants on the premises that the
gentleman suspected them of the theft,
had their premises searched and dis
covered large quantity of stolen goods
belonging TO the family which had
mysteriously disappeared.
The chief engineer of the Fire De-
partment has been notified that the
poles needed for the fire-alarm system
will arrive here from Norfolk next
week, and the wires and alarms will
be put up at once. ROBIN ADAIR.