Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-21
LODGED IN JAIL.
An ALLEGED rEcsgDIARy ARRESTED
And TAKEN TO PORTSMOUTH.
Barst Q Bieod.vsssel-Tvc Harrisees--A
Democratic Pole-Rsising--
News Notes
rcore.ponaonco Of The RIcbmOnd Dispssch.i

NoRFoLS, September 20, 1883.
This morning Detective holland, OF
Richmond, brought to the county Jail in
Portsmouth negro man charged with
burning the barn and other property OF
Mr.. George a. Wilson, of the Great
Bridge section Of Norfolk county. De-
tectiye holland has been for some time
nj work on the case, and believes he has
secured the right man. lncendiaries
have been active in the Great Bridge sec
ton for several months and n great
amount OF property has been destroyed.
and the people kept in continual terror
on account ot IL
Colonel William II. Stewart, OF Ports
mouth, of the Sixteenth Virginia regl-
ment Mahone's brigade, and one OF tho
most gallant OF the heroes OF the Crater,
was married in Albemarle county to-day,
at Glenmore, 10 Miss Sallie Watson Ma
gruder, daughter of the late Colonel
Benjamin II. Magruder, Of that county.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
James NJ. Rawlings, ID. d., OF the Uni
versity. in the presence OF the near rela-
tives of the family, after which the hap
DIV couple left over the Midland railroad
10 spend their honeymoon IN New York.
They will reside in Portsmouth, where
the Colonel IS engaged in the law and
managing the Portsmouth street-railway
and other business enterprises.
Rev. George II. McFsden, OF the Viz
GINA Conference, and Miss Lille c.
McWhorter, daughter Of Mr.. William
A. McWhorter, of Seawell's Point, Nor
folk county, were united in marriage
Yesterday afternoon at Bethel Methodist
Episcopal church, in the county. Rev.
A. q. Brown AMI Rev. 3. +. Lipscomb
were the officiating ministers. and last
night The bride and groom left for Wash
ington. d. G.
At the station-house last night when
Solomon johnson saw the body of his
wife, Jennie johnson, who had just
fallen dead, he was so overcome with
grief that he burst a blood-vessel and
came near dying himself.
The Democrats of Portsmouth to-day
raised a magnificent campaign pole and
banner on Courthouse Square. 1t is
"a hundred feet above the ground and
painted bsndana-red. Ii viii be dedi-
Gated with imposing ceremonies next
Wednesday night, Senator Voorhees, and
several other speakers having been in
vited TO be present
The negro Coleman, the murderer of
Dairyman Grant, will have his prelimi-
nary examination before Justice Hawks
at the county Jail. Mrs. Louisa Pratt
one Of the victims. will probably be able
90 appear ut the examination. Coleman
is now affecting the insanity dodge.
The costly new iron drawbndge of the
Norfolk and Western railroad entering
the city will be completed by the close
OF the wear.
The new Corliss engine built by the
Richmond Works has ar
rived at the maynard.
Entertainments for the benefit of the
yellow-fever sufferers are being given all
around this section.
Judge George ID. Parker, of the County
Court, was called to Washington county
Last night, his son being dangerously i'll
there.
Chief-EDgineer f. d. Robbie, in charge
Of the steam engineering department
Of the navy-yard, returned from hls
month leave tins morning.
Mr. W. H. Lewis. of New York, having
failed t. find here his missing brother,
Alonzo Lewis, has gone to Baltimore to
search for him.
Nj. T. 4. jackson, Of Portsmouth,
has been appointed assistant United
States boiler-insptctor FOR this district
The body OF Mate James Lewis, of
the steamer Helen Smith, drowned at
North Landing, has been recovered.
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