Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-03
MAXEY HEARD FROM.
A TELEGRAM PROM HIS SISTER FINDS
HMM LYNcHBURG.
he Writes Letter, but Gives no Eneour-
agement About Coming Home-other
Manchester Items

Manchester Items
Sir. Charles O. blaxoy, who left bis home
10 this city about % O'Clock last Monday
morning, saying that lie was going TO Rich
uond on business a9d would be back 10
breakfast, but VINO has not yet returned. has
been heard from. He is living and well.
/ This much Ia known, but the mystery con.
uected With his departure remains unsOlYed.
when he had been gone nelrly five days
without being heard from and the dock IN
1 Vicbmond bad been dragged for bis body his
sister. Nrs. y. Z. Faulkner. on FRIDAY after
noon gent q telegram 10 the Superintendent
Of the Lgncbhurg Eolling-Milis asking II he
was there. and in a short while She received
/ the following reply:
81 Gun here. c. .. MATEY."
Yesterday Mrs. Mayey received Litter
/ from her husband, dated Lynchhurg, May
/ 30'b, snd mailed june lst, in which he says
thqt ne reached Lyuchburg safely, but did
not say when. lie wrote that be expected
TO leave ihcre tie latter pat Of the week,
bat DID not say where he would 60,
and what ne sad about coming was ex-
cccAingiy unsatisfactory 10 hi family.
so soy. his slater, 1ho read the letter.
Mrs. M3Xey end Mrs. ankner both say hat
tbev know OF no reason why Dir. MaXey
should have left home. IN his letter he 10
quiTcd after his two little guls, one three
years Old and tie other 40 infant Of seven
weeks. Mr. Makers mother, who was IN
Amelia. his come home, and i quite sick,
and his brother. who resides IN thai county,
Is also here. Nr. Naxey hiss been written
TO, and his friends hope tha, be viii soon be
at home.
JUDGE HAyCOCg's COURTS.
The Circuit Court OF ChestcrGeld-Judge
3. A. Hancock presidug-aGjo on
Thursday, having been in session since May
18Th.
Eighty chancery c1scs were tried and
forty commOn.laW orders entered. About
twenty coupon cases were disposed or.
judgment was rendered for the Common
wealth in each OF them.
There will he a special term Of this court
some time IN july, At which time Judge r.
u. Irving will bold the court and try those
cases in which Judge Hancock was formerly
counsel.
Al the session Just closed the suit Of
Samuel Wall uc. The Old Dominion Iron
aud Nail Works Company was tired. re-
sulilng in p verdict for The plaintiff for
s1,I75. In this case the plaintih claimed
that his nili.dsm and works on Fall
ing creek were destroyed by the i'm
mense volume OF saw-dust and other
dfbrls DEPOSITED in said creek by said CAM
psny at It's saw-mil. A motion vas made to
set aside the verdict, wacb motion the Couct
took time TO consider, aud continued the
matter until the next term. Judge Gregory
represented the plalnliG, Judge ClOpton the
defendant.
The Circuit Court Of the city Of Peters
burg begins on June jth. Some 800 coupon
eases are en- the docket there ready for trial.
1t il understood tuat Judge Hancock VIII
continue the court I'm session until all OF the
cases have been tired and the whole docket
disposed Of.
OTHER COUNTY NOTES.
The Chester Female Institute, Or. W. r.
Vaughan, principal, Will have its commence
meut on June Gth. The address before the
Gynetropbian Literary Society will he made
by Judge Is. A. Hancock, Of Chesterfield.
A special grand jury has been drawn Tor
tho June term OF the County Court which
commences on the 18th instant. There arc
several criminal cases on the docket, one 81
which Is that OF a negro charged with break
ing into q church and stealing tue pulpit
Bible.
"THE LEADER"
The first issue OF The Ledder, a daily az
terDoon paper, published hy NessIs. Brad
ley & owen, made It's appearance yesterday.
Its pews columns were filled with the cur
rent events OF the day served In attractive
STYLE, tue press-work was neatly eX-
ecuted, and its advertising columns
bore testimony OF the fact That
the Manchester merchants and tho Rich
mond ones as well are inclined TO Use It as an
advertising medium. The Courier Is the
only other dQiiy paper ever published In
Manchester. II was edited by DR.. A. Nom
telro, and was conducted rs weekly for
seven or eight wears, and as dduyior about
SIX months. Manchester could not then sup
port a daily paper, butt Is now much larger,
and, there is oreason why Tie Leader should
not succeed.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
The CITY Council meets FRIDAY night.
Mrs. q. B. Boston left the city yesterday
to spend The summer with relatives and
friends in Cumberland, buckingham, and
Fluvanna counties.
Mr.. Alexander PacI,ie, OF Baltimore,
Christadelphian, will deliver a discourse at
Cersley's Hall tonight at 1880 O'Clock.
The following Is q list OF the graduates OF
the Sigh School, the session Of which has
KnorT, Eula Holt, Sallie Hall, Matte TalleY,
DAISY Anderson, and Charles Bourne.
Miss Jennie Archer. Of Powhatau, is visit
lnE her brother, Mr.. John Archer, in Swans
OOIO'.
Captain Morris, 4 conductor on the Rich.
mond aud Dlnvie road, has taken bis
family to the country. Que OF his daughters
is in III health.
William HobsOu ard James Mead doth
cOlOred) were arrested Yesterday afternoon
by Special-Oflicer Roach on the charge OF
stealing iron from the Richmond and Dan.
vile Railroad Company.
There VIII be a Chi,dren's.Ddy" service
at the Bajnbrldge.S Baptist church this
morning. at which q very interesting pIO-
gIamme OF exercises will be presented.
Mr.. Pleasant Go0de, who has just severed
his connection with the Richmond and Dan
vile railroad. with which lie had been con-
nected Tor thlrty.One years, entertained
number Of friends and associates yesterday
afternoon at his residence, corner OF Twelfth
and Perry streets.
ACCUSED OF BEING a FUGITIVE.