Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-15
SOUTH SIDE.
MANY BRIDGES WASHED AwAY-rHr
LATE RAINFALL.
Payment Of Bonds Extended Cotton and
Tobaceo-Doctors and Lawyers
as Base-Ballists.

| Correspondence OF the Rich mond Dspatcht
PETERSBURG, August IL, lo56.
Gentlemen from Sussex county /.
town to-day report that nearly all the
bridges in that county were sweptsway
by the foods Of this week, and that the
people sre put TO great inconvenience
in consequence. Green's-Church bridge,
over the Nottoway, regarded as one Of
the strongest and best Of the county
bridges, and which passed unharmsl
the two previous freshets Of this year.
is gone. Peters's, Farmers, the Three.
Creek bridges, and two others over the
Assamoosic swamp were swept away.
and still others are reported a. de-
stroyed. A number Of mills Lnd dan,
in the county were also washed away
or greatly damaged. The general tes-
timony is that no such fall Of ram a.
that Of last Tuesday was ever before
known, and the general hope is thl.
none such may be known again. Some
idea Of the great rainfall may be formed
by the fact that at numerous points
along the Petersburg railroad the water
which the culverts were unable 10 carry
off oyerhowed the embsnkments, which
we're fully ten feet high, and it was re-
marked by gentlemen who passed along
the road that one could have easily
travelled in a skiG for many miles.
Another heavy rain. but one that
caused ne damage, fell in that section
yesterday.
Agreements between the Norfolk and
Western Railroad Company and hold
ers of the bonds Of the Southside rail-
road have been entered Of record in the
clerks office here. BY these agree
ments the payment Of these bonds
due in lss5-has been extended for
fifteen years, that is July |, 1900.
The total receipts Of cotton at this
port since September l, 1885, are L.
833 bales, as against 1873 bales for
the corresponding period Of last year.
The cotton year ends with August.
The receipts Of loose tobacco since the
LIST Of October last foot up 9,467, 900
pounds, and the inspections to 400
hogsheads.
The examination OF the fourteen or
fifteen citizens who were arrested a
few nights ago, charged with violating
the laws relating to gambling, will take
place before the mayor on Monday
morning. Ex-Governor William +.
Cameron is counsel for the defendants.
Information has been received of tho
death in Lunenburg county Of Mrs.
N. F. Scott, the mother of the wife Of
Rev. George II. Ray, presiding elder
of this district also, Of Mr.. Stephen
Neblett, very promising young man
Of the county.
An interesting game Of baseball was
played here yesterday afternoon be-
tween a club Of doctors and club Of
lawyers. The game was witnessed by q
large crowd. The doctors won with
ease, making 35 runs to 10 for the law
yers.
Protracted meetings are in progress
at a number Of churches in he adjacent
counties.
Personal NOTES.
Mr.. Charles Bland left to-day 10
visit DR.. Ii. Ii. Page at his home,
Pagebrook, in Clarke county.
Miss Lula Poole has been visiting
friends in Mecklenburg and Brunswick
counties for several weeks.
Mr.. W. j. Thompson, a prominent
planter of Sussex county, was in the
city to-day.
Rev. s. X. Vim, pastor Of the Sec
on Presby terian church, is away with
his family on brief vacation.
Rev. S. S. Lambeth, pastor Of Wash
ington Street Methodist Episcopal
church, has returned to the city to re-
sumo bis pastoral labors.
Mr.. NJ. X. Cary has been summoned
to Middlesex county by telegram an
nouncing illness in his fathers family.
Parry AnAIU