Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-15
Personals and Briefs.

No cases Of public interest were tried
in the Circuit Court yesterday.
Governor Lee yesterday appointed
DR.. w. $. Wilkinson coroner of North
Danyillc.
Mrs. T. C. Lealc, Sr., is stopping at
her fathers, Dr. j. G. Lumpkin, 50j
north Twelfth street.
Mr.. Charles H. Litchman, general sec
retary Of the Knights of Labor, is ex-
pected to deliver lecture at Old-Market
Friday night.
Mr.. Aylett Il. Woodson, City Col
lect0r, who has been confined to his
room for about a week, was much i'm
proved yesterday.
The political disabilities Of Thaddeus
Bolts, of Petersburg, and John David
Helms, OF Floyd county, we're yesterday
removed by the Governor.
Captain ". G. Fuller, of this city, has
presented TO the Richmond Howitzers,
for their museum, an old razor which he
picked up on the field at Appomattox
Courthouse the morning alter Lees sur
render.
Mr.. J. Fl. Sheppard. one of the clerks
in the State Auditors office, yesterday
received a telegram from Millwood say
ing that his father is extremely i'll. Mr.,
Sheppard left here yesterday afternoon
for Alillwood.
The National Medical College will
have its sixty-sixth annual commence
ment at Albaugh's Opera House, Wash
ington, d. c., at 2:30 p. NJ. Thursday,
March 18th, and among the graduates is
II. NJ Ellyson, son OF Rev. o. Ellyson,
formerly of Richmond.
The continued case of T. f.. Eubank,
the Tappahannock mail rider who
on Monday last while under the inhu-
ence OF liquor drove his horse and sulky
down Franklin street at break neck
speed, was called in the Police Court
yesterday morning and he was fined SO
and costs.
Some complaint having been made
that Mr.. \. S. Miller was killing cattle
contrary to Jewish laws, that gentleman
requested TO be examined by a Jewish
eccIeisiastic court, over which Rev. S. j.
Finkelstein, of Baltimore, Nd, presided.
This was done Monday, and he was
found perfect.
Rev. DR.. LafIerty will arrive on Satur-
day from Florida, where ne has been
resting himself by preaching, lecturing,
and enjoying the fruits and climate. His
rheumatism left him in South Carolina.
He is back at bis old figure in ayolrdu
poise, refreshed, rounded out, and ready
for camp-meetings.
1t is no longer secret that the audi
tors Office of the Richmond and Dan
vile Railroad Company, with its thirty
five or forty clerks, will leave for Wash
ington on Saturday. The treasurer's
office will soon follow. The effects OF
the former are new being packed up.
There Is a general feeling OF Indignation
among the Richmond shippers at this ac-
ton on the part of the company, but it
has no effect. The Legislature is not in
session and the company has no fayors
to ask.
Mr.. Francis 7. Isbell, an old resident
of this city, died at 10 o'clock yesterday
morning at the city almshouse, of which
he had only been an inmate since Mon
day. He was about sixty-fve years old.
Mr.. Isbell was taken sick several days
ago, and his disease terminated in dropsy
and erysipelas, which resulted in death.
The deceased in early life was promi-
nent grocer, senior member OF the firm
of Is6elI & Iimberlake. Afterwards he
was engaged in the real estate business.
His funeral will take place this after
noon at ) o'clock.