Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-02
MISSING DRUMMER.
HIS RECOVERED REMAINS HORRIBLY
MUTlLATEp.
A Young Lady Seriously Iniured-Body
Pound Arrangementfo for Great Demo-
cratic Meeting Norfolk and
Portsmouth Notes
,orcsponaonce Of Tho Richmond Dispaes.l


NORFOLK, October i, 1888.
last night Mr.. J.. A. Elliott and the
various friends who went down TO Nir-
ginia Beach yesterday TO identity the re-
mains of the late AiOnzo Lewis, the New
York drummer, returned with what was
left of the body, and II is now at III. ID.
divers undertaking establishment, 10
be sent 10 the home OF the deceased, in
Now York. tonight. The romans were
fully identified from the clothing, pa
pcrs. and valuahlcs found on the spot.
Only the bones were recovered, and the
head was separated from the trunk and
twenty feet away. Lewis disappeared
from the Princess Anne Hotel
after dinner on the 26th OF Au-
gust. How he met his death, whether
from foul play. accident. or natural
causes, will perhaps never be known.
The "Hollies," N tho midst OF which
, the bones were found, is two miles
from the hotel. The deceased leaves
family but very little property except an
insurance of 50, 600 on his life. lie was
nearly fifty years old.
The body of William Page, the colored
1onCshoreman who was drowned IRON
the steamer Cape Charles last week, was
fouDd Yesterday afternoon floating in The
harhor. II was taken 20 the foot OF Lon
don street. Portsmouth, and Clty-Coro-
per Dr.. G. w. O. Maupin held an IN
quest.
Miss Annie Miltier, beautiful young
adv OF Portsmouth. residing on Court
street. while out enjoying drive was
thrown from buggy yesterday after
noon on South street extended anu had
her richt jaw-bone broken. her throat
qasbed. and face terribly dishgured, he
sides being so shocked that serious APP
prelcnaons are felt fof her life. Or.
Vernon G.. CulpepCr WAS called to her
assistance rs qmcNy as possible. The
accident was caused by the horse be-
coming frightened and running into a
truck and the young lady falling on her
face
The wrCcking steamers are generaiiy
hauled up repairing and getting ready
i0r the winters work.
Rev. ". ". Royal, former mission
arv Ia China from the Virginia Confer
cpcc. is visiting TINS section.
Nir. II. o. Williams, of Richmond,
state secretary of the Young Men S
Christian Association, will commence
series OF meetings IN Portsmouth to-
morrow night.
Daring the month Of September there
were twcuty-scycn marriages IN Norfolk,
twenty-five IN the county, and ten IN
Portsmouth.
Judge James r. Heath and Mr. Alfred
=. Thorn. Of this city, have returned
from Washington, having secured >enH-
tor Joseph Blackburn, OF Kentucky. and
senator John W. Daniel for monster
Democratic barbecue and mass-meetlng
ON the Eastern Shore about the 10Th IN
slant
Pay-Dircctor Rufus Parks, who has
been two months Ia the mountains OF
Virginia, returned to duty at the navy
yard tins morning.
Mr.. H.. Carter Scott OF Richmond IS
here attending to uternal-reyenue mat
tens at the clistom4iOuse.
Mr.. Hardy Duke, Of the county, has
lust obtained % verdict Of 5000 against
the Atlantic and Danvlle railroad Tor
DAMAGE t. the drainage Of his farm.
The ANIMAL State inspection Of the
Portsmouth FIRE Department took place
this afternoon.
A heavy frost was visible oil over this
section Yesterday and to-day, coming
earlier than ever known here before.