Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-16
HAIL-STORM.
SERIOUS DAMAGE CAUSED IN prNwID-
DIE COUNTY,
Health-A Remarkable ract-kppointmsnt
Of District peputies-politicai
Predictions, &c.
rorr..nonaance Of Lha nlchmona pl.palch.l

ICorrespondence OF Tho Richmond Dispatch.l
PETEnsnUeG. VA. Nav 10. 1889.
Accounts about Saturday nights hsii-
storm above aud below Dinwiddie court.
house represent that IL was very severe ana
destructive. The fall Of rain at the same
time was extraordinarily heavy ana causeu
serious dsmagc by washing. a geh.e-
man whose farm was In The line OF tne
storm SAYS the fail Of rain resemb'ed tnM OF
a water.spout. Fortunately the area oil ,he
storm was comparatively small, but "nn'n
that area very serious damage was uohe.
The tobaeco.beds are almost destroyed, tne
wheat was beaten dowu, the irufruees
almost stripped OF their fruit, aud the GROUND
everywhere was strewn with twigs OF tne
trees that had been beaten OF by tno Dsii:
In some places the bail covered the grounu
10 depth OF six inches. -.
Positive apprehension was caused last
evening by the appearance In the west OF
threatening black cloud. which rapidly
spread and covered the heavens. a cycione
was feared, but fortunately the fear was NOT
realized. After dreuching rain ard Sc
we're blow the black cloud passed around
REMARKABLE FACT.
II may be mentioned as remarkable isc',
and Que that testides to the fine, heaithiul
condition OF the community, that slnce lne
Odd day OF April there has not occurred :
single death among the white populstlon OF
Petersburg, not even among the chi'dren.
The Superintendent OF Blandford cemetery
has had nothing to do but to look AFTER tue
improvement OF the grounds.
APPOINTMENT OF DISTRICT DEPUTIES.
Mr.. James b. Blanks. grand regret OF the
Royal ArcAnum OF Virginia, has commissions
ed Mr.. James L. NORRIS, Of Southslde Coun'
Gil, and Mr.. william 4. Drummond. oil Syca'
more Council, district deputy grand regents
for this district, and two better appointment
could not have been made. The membership
OF the order Is growing rapidly in this CITY,
SOMETHING EXPECTED TO nAPPEN.
dyes. something IL looked for In the way
OF Federal appointments In Virginia" said
a prominent Republican to-day. "within
the next few days that will have q very I'm
poriaut bearing on the question OF the pa
tronage, and that will definitely show which
way the President leans" This view oil
the case seems 10 be concurred In by
both the Malone and the sntl-hahone
Republicans Rogers will be the
collector OF internal revenue" say
the former. Rogers will never be
appointed collector" say the latter. I'll
Malone Is recognized" say Mahone's op-
ponents, "VirgniA is sure for an uuprecf.
dented Democratic majority next fall" 81
Malone is net recognized" say the Gen
eraPs friends, "Vireiuia will go Democratic
in the gubernatorlal election by large ms,
1ority." But to an outside but interested
observer 1t looks very much as though efforts
were being made in Washington to patch up
q truce between the coRteuding factions, and
this fact accounts for the prediction that i'm
portrait appointments will soon be made
The hunger OF the Republican ofllce-seekers
here is very apparent and they are made
restless by It.
Mr.. David Dunlop Is making an important
and extensive addition TO his already large
tobacc0-fsctOry on Old street, which when
completed will make the factory one 81 The
largest and best equipped in the Unlteo
States. ROBIN ADAlR.