Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-28
Personals ana BRIEFS.

The Committee on Health transacted
rouiine business in the Council Chamber
last night.
The Exchange Hotel aud Ballard
House are receiving beautiful dressing
with white paint.
Hon. John L. Buchanan, Superin-
tendent Of Public Instruction, has gone
to Abingdon.
The Reformer will be delayed six
hours to-day on account Of an accident
in making up the forms.
Captain f. Leslie Spence. of E. Il.
Spence & Son, has left for New York
on business.
Rev. DR.. A. f. Dickinson has re-
turned from the Augusta District BAp-
tist Association.
Mr. G. Emmett Hill, with force Of
hands. is engaged in making water con-
uection with the houses on Pine street
south Of Cary street.
Jim Saunders tcolored) was delivered
at the penitentiary yesterday from Cum
beiland county to serve fifteen years,
for murder in the second degree.
The Governor has pardored David
Breeden, who was sent to the peniten-
,isry from Page county several years
sgo.
Forty or more citizens have been
summoned to appear before the Police
Justice to show cause why they should
not be fined for allowing city water TO
waste on their premises.
Councilman Bland has made a small
iron pick, tipped with steel, which will
be used by Captain Pizzini's little
daughter to break the first ground on
the City Hall lot Wednesday.
Rev. II. A. Upper, d. D., has re-
turned from Saltillo, Mexico, and is
row at Bethlehem, New Hampshire,
where he hopes to be relieved from
violent attack Of hay-fever.
s. Shelton, V. Hechler, C. c. Gentry,
and Msrcellus Lambe, were eachawsrded
a medal at the Pen-Art- Hall Writing
School Thuradsy. a number OF pupil;
received certificates Of proficiency.
The new street from Ninth to the
Virginia Paper Mills, between Wood
wards lumber ysrd and the Free
bridge, has been open for several days.
Z he grade is quite heavy, but the thor
oUgbiare is q nice one.
Through respect to the memory OF
Mrs. Richardson, wife of Police-Justice
D. c. Richardson, who died Tuesday
evening. and whose funeral took place
Yesterday afternoon, no session Of the
Police Court vas held yesterday.
The Attucks Guard Captain Emmett
Scott and the State Guard Captain K.
\. Paul are making arrangements to
entertain Company L, of the Sixth
Massachusetts regiment, OF Boston,
who will visit this city the 18th OF
September.
The money that will come from all
sources to run the public schools OF the
Commonwealth for the next fiscal year,
it is estimated, will amount TO about
100000. The entire apportiOnment
has not been made out yet, as it is not
required until the 18Th OF Septemoe
Florence Mitchell, the woman who
created such an excitement at the cor
ner Of Seventh and Broad streets Thurs
day night by saying that she had taken
laudauum to Kill herself, and who was
taken to the almshOuse, was doing we Il
yesterday.
The body Of an infant was found iiOat-
irg in the river opposite the old sugar
refinery yesterday morning by some
bows who were bathing. 1t was taken
ashore. and Coroner Taylor, who was
notified, viewed the body, and, there
being no marks Of foul play, he had 1t
buried.
Among the persons registered at the
Grain and Cotton Exchange yesterday
were n. II. Holmes, Montgomery,
Ala. Colonel William T. Harris, Loui-
So county, Va. DID,; Robert Webster, Gooch-
land county, Va. R. p. Hsrnsberger
snd j. II. Sife, Rockingham county.
Va. j. w. Ellison and J. +. Temple
ton, Waynesboro', Va.