Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-28
ANDREW JycKsoN DEMOCRATS.
persouala and Brtef..
Colonel Samuel p. Witt has recovered,
and WAS at court Yesterday.

and was at court yesterday.
Mr. W. A. Minter, foreman OF the
Norfolk LaHdmark, is in the city.
First Precinct Marshall Ward Demo
cratic Club will meet tonight at 1880
o'clock at Donohoe Hall.
Mr. p. J. Mcclure. of Philadelphia,
will address the Carpenters and Jolners'
Union OF Richmond tonight at Old
Market Hall.
Whilst there are no signs OF freshet,
vet there is a very strong current in the
river and through Dutch Gap, caused, no
doubt, by the late rains.
Among the guests at Ford's Hotel are
Mr.. Louis Catogni and bride, of SUI
folk. The groom is an old Richmond
boy and has many friends here.
There seems to be no immediate pros
pect of the passage of the bill allowing
the city to widen Bank and Twelfth
streets by taking in strips of the Capitol
Square.
A stated assembly of Richmond Com
mandery, No. ?, Will be held this eve
ming at the asylum, st. Adams Hall.
Work on the Order of the Temple Will
be conferred.
The Union Passenger-Railway Com
pany had fifteen cars on the track Sun
day and did tremendous business.
The cars ran very regularly, and every
one was crowded.
William b. Isaacs, Esq, grand secre-
tary of the Masonic Grand Lodge OF
Virginia, is on visit to New York in the
interest of Masonry. and will not return
before Monday next
At meeting of the Council Commit
tee on Grounds and Buildings last night
a request from the ladies of the Retreat
for the Sick for the use of the Regi-
mental Armory for fair was read. The
committee refused to grant the request.
Assistant Surgeon James q. Field, of
the United States navy, has been spend
ing few days here with his friend DIR.
Lewis C. Bosher. Surgeon Field leaves
to-day for Portsmouth, n. H., where he
will join the United States steamer
Swatara, which goes on three years
cruise in foreign waters.
When DIR. Pendleton, Clerk OF the
Senate, who went home to spend Sun
day with his family, reached the depot
Yesterday morning to come to Rich
mond he found himself Just little too
late for the train. He so telegraphed
here, and came on the later train. In
his absence Mr.. Sol. Bloomberg, the
journal clerk, filed his place in an ad-
mirable manner.
Mr. James c.. Laughton, for many
years the auditor of the Richmond and
Petersburg Railroad Company, and
more recently connected with the in
surance business of this city, died at his
residence yesterday morning from the
effects of a stroke of paralysis received
some eighteen months ago. Mr.. Laugh
ion was q citizen of this city from his
birth. and was favorably and generally
known. His funeral will take place from
Centenary church this morning at IL
o'clock.
Between 19l and A. o'clock yesterday
morning the money-drawer OF the Dis
patch counting-room was broken into
and robbed OF few nickels and coppers.
The thief had fingered the safe-handle,
but used no tools to open it and SO made
no progress in that direction. He made
an attempt to get into the mailing-room
but failed. How he got into the Office is
unknown, bat he probably left by way OF
the front door which was found unlocked
by an employee of the Dispatch. who
reached the Office at halfpast 4. Police
man Sweeney says that at 1890 he tried
the door and found it locked.