Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-10
COCKADE CITY.
CONFEDERATE MONUMENT CORNER
STONE TO BE LAID.
Grafton by Rev. DR.. Platt-Death OF eai-
liant soldisr-A Probable Change
ofVsnue.
worre,popdepco Of ,no Rlchmona Dispstcn.l

Correspondence OF The Richmonc pispechi
PETERSBURG, VA, April ., 1889.
The contract for the building OF the nonu.
ment IN memory Of the Confederate DEAD
buried IN Blandiord cemetery has oeen
awarded 10 Dir. George 8. LpmsdeD, OF tnis
city, by the Ladies' Memorial ASSOCIATION;
Tue monument Is 10 be OF granite quarrleu
In Dinwidde county, and the design Is q
very handsome one. The Dlnwiddie granie
IA Of the best quality 70 be found 10 tue
State and Is susceptible OF high degree OF
polish. The monument will hardly pe
finished before memorial day OF 1890, out tne
cornerstone under the contract VIII y.
made at once and will be laid on the 3O'n OF
May next-memoIi day. The ADDRESS ou
the occasion will be delivered by rev.
w. III PIatt. ID. D., OF Washing
ton, the same gentleman VINO au-
dressed the Petersburg troops on their de-
parture for Norfolk in 1861. The occa-
sion OF the laying OF the cornerstone WIZ
doubtless attract on immense crowd 10
Rlandford cemetery. The site OF the monu-
nent is on the apex OF Memorial HUI,
point peculiarly adapted to the location oil
such a monument, and which commands
view OF the whole cemetery and AL the al
iscent country. including the hostile breast:
works and forts Of the late war. All arounu
TO the north, east, and west oi the
monument are buried In handsome
squares the dead OF the southern
States who sacrificed their lives
with the Army Of Northern Virginia on the
battIe-felds OF Virginia. The unknown ne
roes are largely In the majority. Across
the stream from the Monument Hill lie thou
sands of Confederate dead, but all lie wlthlu
view and within the shadow OF TIE monu,
ment. The Confederate dead in blandIoio
cemetery were gathered there from I'LL tne
battle>iields OF this section oy the bsuies
Memorial Association, 10 whose energy anu
patriotism ell credit Is due Tor inns Woth.
CAPTAIN Joseph OR. McClevy died TINS
mornins at his residence, on Old street. alter
n brief illness, lie wss born In this city DC
tober "a. 1893, OF Scottish parents, aud was
one Of the first TO volunteer in the war ior
southern Independence. He was a brave
and gallant soldier, served throughout the
war in Company B, Twelfth Virginia regi-
meut. and died on the anniversary OF the
surrender Of General Lees army at Apo
mot,ox. He was for over twenty years an
officer OF the Norfolk and Western railroad.
He will be buried with military honors TO-
morrow morning from the Tsbb-otreet
PRESBYTERIAN church, attended by the A. L.
Hill Camp OF Confederate Veterans.
The spring term OF the Circuit Court OF
GreenesVlle county is expected 10 commence
on the Goth OF this month. 10 Is tnought
that counsel FOR Randall Watson, charged
with murder, who has been granted new
trial by the Supreme Court Of Appeals. VIII
move for change OF venue on the ground
that, by reason OF prejudice, a TAR trial
would not be accorded MIN in Greenesyille.
The probability is that change OF penuc
NAV be asked TO Petersburg.
The Common Council OF this city met in
adjourned session last night. IL dld not
get through business until nearly l O'Clock
this morning.. The tax ordinance WIS un-
der consideration and elected much discus
sion. The license for keeping bar.rooms
was increased ir m Sj0to $3.50.
Robert Thomss (cOlOrod) escaped from the
Jail premises this morning, but was almost
immediately captured. lie bad been turned
out 20 air IN the yard, ana by means OF
piece OF iron and piece OF wood he dug
hole through the blick wall large enough
to admit the passage OF his body. lie was
taken before the Mayor and was sent on TO
the Hastings Court 10 answer the charge OF
iail-breaking.
Minerva Scott, colored woman, was ar
rested and jailed last night for assault. She
is the mother OF three children, whom she
refused to allow to 20 TO jail with her. The
children were left at home in POc1n0ntas.
This morning they attempted to kindlea fire,
when the clothes Of two Of them caught fire
and they were badly burned.
ROBIN ADAIR.