Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-24


7. Osborne, Charles II. Cox, Thomas j.
Waymack (prcsent incumbent). }. ).
Blanton, and J. w. Nunnelly. Mr.. Nun
nallys petition wns strongly endorsed by
DR.. Ingram, president Of the Board OF
Health.
The Council adjourned at 1910
o'clock.
WALKER TRIES no ESCAPE.
Simon Walker, the negro sentenced
to he hung in Chesterfield on the Both
Of this month, made n vigorous effort TO
get ont Of Jail few nights ago and he
Is now guarded night and day Up to
the time Of his attempt to escape there
was no guard at the jail during the day.
He dug into the stone wall with chlscl,
and had succeeded in removing consider
able mortar when doctor Hill, the
colorod lanitor at the court house,
who also looks after the jail, went
into the cell and noticed that somebody
had been tamperiug with tine wall adj
Joining tine cell next to the one in which
Walker is confined. Looking arOund.
Hill saw an old chisel which the prisoner
had cndeayorcd to conceal This iact
was reported to the jaller, and Monday,
when Judge Clopt0n was at the court
house, he and the Commonwealth At
tOrnev had a consultation, resulting IN
the appointment of Il day guard. Inc
Jail officials seem 70 think that the chisel
was secretly handed 10 Walker on court
dav, when there were number OF per
sons present from different parts Of the
county.
PERSONALS ASD BRIEFS.
Rcv. l.. e. Thornhll is expected 10
return today from Ameiia county and
will preach at the Bainbrldge-Street
Baptist church tomorrow morning.
Misses Mary Bass and Annie Taylor
are visiting friends and relatives IN Pow
hatau
Miss Julia T.. Jacobs, Of Wilmington,
y. C., is visiting Mrs. r.. {. Traylor, at
at 1909 Perry street.
Mr.. Charles Dillon and her daughter,
Miss Nellie, who formerly resided here,
are on visit to their old home.
Mr.. Louis Martin has returned TO the
city after few months visit IN the West.
City-Auditor j. 3. Walden IS spending
a few days with Mr.. Lee Wells, near
/ Chesterfield Courthouse.
Mrs. Dr. Powhatau Schanck, Of fe-
/ tersburg, is visiting friends in the city.
Mr.. Jeremiah Nunnaly. member of
/ the Board of Supervisors OF Chesterfield
county from Bermuda district, Will auc-
cced MAJOR Joseph Walker as chairman
Of the Republican party IN Chesterfield
Next Tuesday afternoon AZ i O clock
/ judo Beverly \. Hancock. III vacation,
viii hear application for a confirmation
of the sale Of "Stonehegc, the mining
properly recently purchased 10y MIR. ;,
y. Murphy. superintendent OF tho Mid
. lothian mines.
The annual picnic of the Sundaysc
of the Clopton-Strect Baptist church
will be given neat Tuesday at Forest
Hill Park.
Mrs. Peggy Hancock, an old lady
eighty-two years OF age, was burned t
death "a few DAYS since, at her home neal
/ Hopeweu church, in the neighborhoo,
of Midlothian.
Mrs. Polly Smith, lady very wei
known in Manchester and Richmond
and who lived at Mr.. Marion Jackson S
in Chesterfield. met with an acclden
while going 10 her home from Mt. tilleal
church several days ago, winch has since
caused her death She was riding IN
wagon. the tongue of which broke while
the vehicle was going down the hill, ano
she was thrown ont on the ground
striking her head against a tree.