The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-28
VIRGINIA ITEMS.
News and Notes Prom All Over the Old
Dominion.

Il ON luuiodal idtt ikEub'h Ct~>-~sf -
old colored man, who had been an
| inmate OF the almshouse of Alexandra
| for some time past. died. and on FRIDAY
his remains were buried in Penny Hill
during a severe rain storm. On sun
day evening persons who visited the
cemetery noticed that Dudley's grave
had the appearance of having been
tempered with, and a colored man
named Vernon, who works there. SAID
he felt confident that the body that had
been removed. He says that on Satur-
day night, from his home. he saw lights
hitting about the spot where the old
man was buried. but that he was AFRAID
to go to the cemetery lest he, too, might
be "snatched.n The next morning,
however. he went to the grave and
| found il much caved in. and he now
believes that the body was removed.
1T is stated that practical scheme
for building a bridge across the Kappa
hammock at SCOTS site will shortly be
submitted TO the Common Council OK
fredericksburg for approval. The out
| line is for Fredericksburg at once to OBJ
! tain legislation to proceed with the
| work. including the right TO buy the
franchises of Scott s bridge, if desirable.
| 1t being impracticable Tor magisterial
districts of Stafford and King George
counties to issue bonds to assist in
building this bridge, the scheme sug-
gests that proper legislation be obtained
for the districts desiring free passage 10
levy tax not to exceed ten cents on
the 500. to rent tho right to the free
use of the bridge.
AT Halifax County Court on Monday
most of the time of the grand jury was
taken up with the case of the negroes
who shot Mr.. Noblin and others from
ambush. Indictments were found
against Moses Dixon, Jere Conner. John
Wilkins. Dodson King, Anthony King.
jeff Darlington, Dick Younger. Thomas
Haynes, Lee Lester, Anthony RagIand'
Edmond King and Carr King. Three
of the above, Thomas Haynes, Lee Les
ter and Carr King, have not been ar
rested. The four men who were con-
fined in the Jail in Danvllle, and were
then taken to Lynchburg, have been
taken back to Halifax county.
THE remains Of the late c. S. Booth
reached Danville last night by the Mid
| land train. and were met at the depot
by committee of Masons. who escorted
| them to Masonic Hall. where they lie
in state. a special communication of
Roman Eagle Lodge was called for 10
clock yesterday morning to escort the
remains to the First Baptist Church.
from which place the funeral took
place at II O'Clock. The body was
taken direct from Masonic Hall to the
church. The funeral services were
conducted by Dr. Martin and Rev. /.
b. Betty.
Mr.. JOHN NJ. SPECIE, of Bedford,
clerk of the Circuit Court. was suddenly
stricken with loss Of speech on Sunday
morning. His physician is as yet unde-
termiped a. TO the nature of the NAL
adv, but pronOunces II a very singular
and remarkable case. While in full
possession of all his faculties. and suf-
fering no pain, he has entirely lost all
power of articulation. His physician,
and also hls many friends, hope and
trust that the affection is merely tenn
porary. His youth and good health
are certainly very strongly in his IA
vor.
Mr.. j. y. STRATToN. a promising
Young civil engineer, died at Brook
neal. Campbell county, Tuesday morn
ing. aged twenty-three years. His dis.
ease was consumption. At the time of
his death he was employed on the en-
gineer corps Of the Lynchburg and
Durham Railroad, and was greatly es-
teemed and respected by his associates
and all who knew him. He has many
relatives in this city to lament his
death.
II. CLAIBORNE WILSON. a son Of Dir.
d. V. Wilson, of Chesterfield county.
was quite painfully injured Tuesday
mule hitched to the vehicle suddenly
took fright and ran off, throwing the
young man out on the ground with vio-
lent force and bruisiug him very badly.
The accident occurred a short distance
from Mr. Wilson's stable.
THE sunken steamer Manhattan, of
Fenwick's Island, has been marked
with buoy. The New York branch OF
the Merritt Wrecking Company have
contracted to save as much of the cargo
as possible.
The Lynchburg and Durham Railroad
track has been laid to within three or
four miles of Halifax Courthouse.
Work on the long trestle and bridge at
South Boston is being pressed rs fast as
possible.
MRS. JAMES Z. SMITH, Of Fredericks-
burg. President of the Mary Washing
ton Monument Association, has received
fifty dollars from distinguished Penn
svlvanian for the Mary Washington
Monument
THE iron work for the Falmouth
bridge. which by its non-arrlyal has
DELAYED the work for several weeks.
arrived Saturday. and will be put into
position as speedily as possible. 1t Is
expected that the bridge will be finished
IL six weeks.
The launching Of TIE Richmond and
Danville Company's new steamship
City OF Charlotte. which was to take
place at West Point Friday, has been /
postponed to December 4.h.