Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-19
A SERIOUS CHARGE.
ARREST OF A YOUNG MAN IN PErERs-
BURG.
a Colored Minister Threatened - Two
DeathS-A Large Landowner
Personal Notes.
Correspondence Of the Richmond pl.palch.

PETERSBURG. VA. Feb. Is, 1888.
young man named j. Z. Gardener
was arrested here to-day on a warrant
charging him with obtaining money I'M
der false pretenccs. The accused claimed
10 be a canvesser for one or more life-in-
urauce societies, and Is said TO have
operated mainly among the colOred peo.
pie. Some Of these people say that he
told them his company was about TO de-
clare dividend, and that by taking p
policy of insurance upon their lives,
costing less than half a dollar. they
would receive as their share of said divi-
dends about S25 each. OF course the
darkics bit at this magnanimous offer, but
waited in vain for the dividends, and
finally suspecting something wrong, APP
Piled for a warrant for the arrest Of the
agent. 1t is also charged that Gardener
collected premiums from parties holding
policies In another lile-insurance com
pany.
A horse owned by Mr.. W. Roane
Ruflin. Of Chesterfield county. and
driven by that Pentleman's children into
this city yesterday. was embarrassed
from the vehicle and stolen by some I'M
known person. who rode the animal
away. The horse was found this morn
ing a short distance from the city, having
been turned loose by the thief.
A night or two ago a bundle Of light
wood sticks, saturated with OIL was
found at one OF the doors OF the house
OF Rev. c. W. b. Gordon (colored). the
pastor OF the Harrison Street Baptist
church, and the inference was that an
effort would be made TO fire the build
ing. 1t is stated that one or more at
tempts on the building had been made
previously. OF course there is no clue
to the party who placed the incendiary
articles at the door.
Mr.. Jesse Heath, a member Of the City
Fire Department and also Of the Viz
gnia Fire Association, died this morn
ing of pneumonia
Mr.. j. b. Hamin, member of A. p.
Hill Camp Of Confederate Veterans, died
yesterday. lie was a gallant Coufede-
rate soldera and a member of Pickott's fa-
nous division. and bore the honorable
scars of battle upon his person until his
death
Colonel J. w Harper, who died re-
Gently in this city, was one of the largest
landed proprictors in Southside Viz
giuia, if not in the State. It IS said that
he owned between three and four thou
sand acres of land in Dinwiddie and
Brunswick counties, divided into dille-
rent tracts.
The name of Folly street, running
from High TO Washington, has been
changed to Davis street by or0cr Of the
Common Council. This was done at the
request of citizens who desire 10 honor
the memory Of Samuel Davis, one OF
Pctersburg's best citizens in by-gone
davs. His mansion, with the old Dutch
roof still stands near the street. Mr.
Davis married a lady of Hanover county,
and relatives Of the family reside in and
around Richmond. The old mansion
has for some years been and is still oc-
cupied by Hon. Charles +. Collier,
grandson and worthy descendant Of Mr..
Davis
The receipts of cotton at this port du-
ring the present week were about 400
bales, making the total receipts since
September lst of 1859 bales. or some
3, G00 bales more than duting the same
period OF last year.
The sales Of loose tobacco this week
were $50, 23j pounds, and the receipts OF
priced OBJ hogsheads
The revenue collections for the week
amounted to s7.9GL3f, and the exports
OF manufactured tobacco aggregated
1l6.SGS pounds. ROBN ADAIR.