Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-14
GOV. ROBERTSON.
BURIAL AT A HISTORICAL SEAT IN
cHEsrERPIELD COUNTY.
A Healthy Boom in Peteriburg-noney
Awaiting Investment Declination OF
Office Ship Of War
,coro.ponaenco Of tho Richmond Dispatch.l


PETERSBURG. Va, Feb 10, 1888.
The remains OF the late Governor
Wvndham Robertson arrived here at IL
o'clock TODAY on the train from the
West ACCOMPANIED by Mr.. Frank Robert
son. a son oil the deceased, and num-
her Of friends OF the family acting as
nall bearers. The body was buried at
"Cohb's." in Chesterfield county, about
nine milos from Petersburg. Owing TO
the distance OF The place of burial and
the difficulty of conveying the BODY
over the muddy roads, it was decided to
charter tug and carry the body and
friends down the river 10 the most con-
venient landing. The tug Nellie was
secured for tins purpose.
"Cobb's," the piece OF Governor
Robertsons burial, is noted place IN
the annals of Virginia. It was one OF
the oldest seats of the Bolllngs.
Governor Robertson was "A descendant
of Pocahontas and p relative OF the
Bollings and other distinguished families
of the state. His ancestors were burned
al Cobb's," and about year ago, feel
inc the infrmities of age creeping upon
him. and knowing that his days upon
earth were numbered, he visited Cobb's
and selected the spot where he wished
his grave to be dugged and where ms
body was TO he inferred. lis wishes
were carefully obeyed.
A gentleman OF this city, it IS said,
has npvards of $4,000 in his hands for
investment for northern parties. In tins
connection il may be SAID that not Tor
twenty. five years has there been such a
HEALTHY and solid boom in business and
in real estate ms there Is now. Valuable
new industries are being started, new
enterprises talked of, property has adj
vanced, and many evldenc IS are apparent
that the city Is on substantial rise III
the direction OF prosperity.
The work on the proposed new silk
factory, for which the site has been pur-
chased, Will be commenced as soon rs
the weather permits, aud hundreds OF
hands Will be given employment.
4 fine new hotel is one OF the proDa-
Iilities Of the early future.
II is authoritatyely stated that Mr.
George s. Bernard, who for the past SIX
wears has served az Commonwealth S
attorney Of this city. will not be can
didate Tor that Office at the ensuing
epring election. Mir. Bernard has dis
charged the duties of the Office in an
able, digniied, and conscientious man
nor. His dec,inahon will doubtless give
rise 70 an exciting contest for the Re-
publican nomination for the Office, in
which one ormore colored men viii ap-
pear.
The engine which was recently derailed
and damaged by collision near swift
creek. on the Richmond pilroad, has
been raised and brought to tins city and
viii De repaired.
We are to have a novel attraction on
James river-no less than tull-ngged,
old-fashioned man-of-war 1t IS learned
that the Navy Department has ordered
the training ship Saratoga to come up as
far as City Point. She is one of the
old type of sailing-ships, OF which only
two OF three remain III the navy, carry
ing "a crew of some three hundred oil
fold-most of them being boys. She
will be thronged with visitors while an
choring in this vicinity.
ROBIN ADAIR.