Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-24
Personals and Briefs.

/ for several days.
Judge Crump f. in Wytheyille attending
/ the Supreme Court.
The special term OF the City Circuit Court
/ adjourned Yesterday.
Hon. John Amber Smith, Of Washington,
ex.congressman from this district, is in the
city.
The Blues nd-Kcssnich, leader-will
| play at the NeW-RcseryoIr Park next Friday
night.
Mrs. and Miss Alley, Of 24lG east Marshall
street, have left the city to spend the summer
/ in Fluyanna county.
Miss Louise Ferneyhough, Of Frederick
| burg, is visiting Mrs. W. i. ChockleY, No..
3O4 west Main street.
Colonel Frederick Hopper, OF the New
| York Seventy-frst regiment, will Ylsit Rich
mond during the State Exposition.
A marriage license was issued in Wash
! ington Yesterday 10 Charles o. Petit and
Laura Belle Gregory; both OF this city.
The City Democratic Committee will meet
! i'm the Circuit. Court room tonight at SIS
/ O'Clock, when arrangements will be made for
/ the election OF delegates 10 the Congressional
/ Convention.
Mr.. D. Antlolti an old, well.knowp, and
/ respected resident, died yesterday morning
| aged about seYenty-three wears. He was a
native Of Italy, but had lived In Richmond
over fifty years.
Several parties were reported yesterday
/ for reckless and fast driving. People will
learn one OF these days that Richmond Is a
city aud that they cannot drive along her
streets as OF a country road.
Mr.. Herbert Il. Ezekiel and bride (nee
Ficsenhemer) reached the city yesterday
morning Uid the Old Dominion Line from n
three weeks bridal trip spent at Atlantic
City and other northern points.
Since the Richmond City railway has gone
into new hands the sale OF tickets has been
discontinued. and passengers OF this road aS
well as OF The Electric-car Line are required
to deposit anlckel for every trip.
Mr.. +. +. Moore, sn ex.membsr OF the Fire
Department, died on yesterday morning. lie
will be buried this evening by q detachment
from the department and Anchor Lodge, No.
s, o. q. C., Of which be was member.
Mrs. Ike Weriheim and her children have
returned from Norfolk, where they spent two
months with Der mother, Mrs. NJ. NJ. Burton.
Her sisters, Misses Nora and Baby Burton,
returned with her to spend few weeks in
Richmond.
Mr.. George +. Bowden. secretary aud
treasurer Of Section 202, Endowment Rank.
knights OF Pythias, yesterday paid 10 Mrs.
w. c. Richardson theesum OF $1,000, the
amount OF endowment held in the order by
her husband.
The front door of the Chinese laundry
OF Ling Tum, No. lG west Broad street, was
found open Yesterday morning at an early
hOur by Policeman Robins and secured.
ling Tum Is also MATCHMAKER and repairer.
Nothing had been stolen.
At a meeting OF Richmond Lodge OF Odd
Fellows held last night Messrs. Davis,
Turner, Hewitt, and spitzerwere appointed
a committee to attend the funeral OF the little
child Of Mr.. Christian Eveusen, which takes
place at IL a. NJ. to-day from ZIG east
Main street.
The eclipse Of the moon Sunday night,
which was a great Astronomical event, was
witnessed by a large number OF persons in all
sections OF the city. IL was nearly IL O'clock
before 1t began. At 1854 the bright orb was
almost totally obscured. Itlemained 80 until
1850 A. NJ, and the eclipse ended about $3.50
A. NJ. The night was glorious one for view
ing the phenomenon.
Mrs. Jane Arabella Mccormack, nearly
eighty.one years old. died very Unexpectedly
about $50 O'clock yesterday morning at 302
south Pine street. Mrs. Mccormack had
been complaining OF feeling unwell for
several days, aud yesterday she grew rapidly
worse and died in q few hours. The
Coroner attributed her death 10 some brain
trouble, coincident with her old age.
The tug Ajax. Of Richmond. after having
been rebuilt, made her first tria TO Richmond
Yesterday. She came from Hampton Roads
with four large schooners, all consigned 10
Richmond merchants. The Ajax Is one Of
the most powerful Richmond tug-boats aud
she presents a handsome appearance. She
has entire new machinery, new boilers and
house. She is owned by Mr.. Henry Brunlng
and is commanded by Captain j. Wesley
Bailey.
The Broad-street cars as well as the NAM
street cars run through TO the west MAN,
street terminus, where they connect with the
dummy. A transfer can carry passengers
from The corner OF Main and Laurel to Hol-
lywood. single coach with one horse at
tached was running on the Hollywood Line
Yesterday. making trips at intervals Of about
one Ia twenty minutes. OF course there was
very vigorous kicking all along the line, and
the arrangement was considered "a one
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