Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-03-04
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| Court Matters-OT for Washington Improve
ments- Tobacco Distressing Accident.
| Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispetchl

Court Matters-Off for Washington Improve
ments- Tobacco Distressing Accident.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch
MARCH 3, 1885.
The Corporation Courtroom was lite
rally packed this morning with mis-
cellaneous crowd of idlers, most oil
whom were negroes, attracted thither
in expectation of hearing the evidence
in the case Of John Miller. charged with
the murder of Royal Matthews. AT
this writing. however, the case has not
been called, the court being engaged in
the trial of a case of larceny.
The Lynchburg Home Guard, Cap
tain NJ. p. Davis, leaves tonight, about
forty strong. to participate in the inau-
guration ceremonies at Washington.
The Virginia Guard. one of the colored
companies. had determined to take the
trip; but the stringency Of the times
caused the company to abandon all idea
Of going.
The commissioner of the revenue re-
ports that about slj0.000 were ex-
pended in this city last year on the i'm
proyement Of private property. Many
new and extensive enterprises have
been started also. among which may
be mentioned a wholesale notion-house
with capital of 100000, and with
large resources back of this.
Owing to the unpropitious state OF
the weather receipts of tobacco for the
month of February this year were less
than half the receipts for the same
month of 1884 Nevertheless. the Sec
rotary of the Association reports that
the receipts since October lst exceed
by nearly 1000, 900 pounds the receipts
for the corresponding period of the pre-
vious tobacco year.
Intelligence was received here to-day
of distressing accident Yesterday at
Bristol. Stephen Henly, young son
of Mr.. Lewis Henly, of that place, was
run over in the depot by the incoming
passenger train on the East Tennessee,
Virginia and Georgia road and had one
of his legs cut off between the ankle and
knee.
Willie Ann Wheeler has Just been
convicted of subornation of perjury in
the Corporation Court and sentenced to
thirty DAYS in Jail. The court has adj
iourned till Friday, in order to allow
some Of the officers. jurors. anu wit
nesses to attend the Inauguration al
Washington.
During the month Of February the
police made 266 arrests. divided as to
race and sex as follows White males
l4S; white females, / colored males
GO; colored females, "A. The larg'
number Of white males is accounted fol
by the statement that about Ito pro
performers who failed to have snow
cleaned off the sidewalks are included
in the list.
Mrs. Kent Mason. the handsome anC
fascinating adventures who some time
ago imposed upon several of our promi
nent citizens and ministers, has turned
up in Texas. A Lynchburger, now
| resident in Houston, knew of her prank
here and exposed her through the col
umns of the Houston Chronicle. WheI
in Lynchburg Mrs. Mason gave TEN
perance lecture, and also lectured il
| one of our churches on 1.-The Prodiga
! Son."
An old gentleman named Burwell
| of Roanoke county, who has not bee
to Washington since 1857, was robbe'
| Of his ticket and 800 i'll money at tn
Union depot yesterday while en- roVt
to the Capitol to see Cleveland inaugu
rated. He had to return home.
Rev. Mr.. Raymond, Of PittSylvanis
has accepted a call to the Baptis
church at Goodson. BEAUMONT.