Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-02
MURDERED AT A DANCE.
Pcrsonal-Shot over Game Of Cards
The Ns.,, Iifrboat.

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Correspondence Of the Rchmonl Dspaichl
NonroLE. Va. July /. 1889.
purino the progress Of c0lOrcd dancing
1artv Early Yesterday morning al the
tffhrco Stores" ucar Churchland. Norfoll,
county. two of the dancers, Willie Jackson
mud Hourt Adams. became involved m a
t,w about one Of the girls, and Adams,
fiTaNlng % pistol shot Jackson through the
3.t. killing him almost instantly. Inc
{Wcers fed screaming lu every direction.
Adams fled also and Was not captured until
last night. when thc officers found him on
the farm 81 Alr. Wright Carney. On the
road D., Jumped from the buggy and sue
rrefuilN escaped from the officers. Out WAS
rctakeu about midnight ma Portsmouth,
irving 90 make his WAY across the ferry 20
Norfolk. and lodged no jail. Justices >. l..
griffin and j. ". Ruttcr held AL inquest
ou the body of Jackson.
thief-Iueiuccr Thomas Kcvill, who was
q. severely hurt 40 "a ire on Friday morn
1u.. o. slightly improving.
Captain sam Kimberly isrecelying con-
cratuntious ON every band on the pros
pect of Lis being sent 20 Toxic, Japan.
Atn late hour on SATURDAY night in licrk-
lev two negroes Mansfield Jackson and
stephen Gordon playing card. In a bar
room. got 10 fighting. and Gordon WAS shot
through the breast. Jackson managed TO
r.f ont Of the nclghborhOod ami has not
fr,n arrested Gordon viii probably die
arom the effects of the shooting.
The new Atlantic City Baptist church
was dedicated Yesterday afternoon, Rev.
Dr. !. Lansing Burrows and other ministers
taking part in the exercises.
Tho stock company organized for the
exposition 20 Doe held here next spring has
been chartered 10y the Corporation Court
with authority 70 increase the stock TO
r 800 900 if necessary.
The original lIteboat designed 10y Ut.
Parker. Of Richmond, has been brought
here from Virginia Beach and launched on
NcwtuuAs creek. IL Is now the property OF
Mr.. Joseph Edmuuds, who Is studying an
Improvement.
Nortoik's new postmaster, eX-SheriH
frank J.. Shade. took charge Of his office
this morning Rev. Vernon PAnson has
not made up his mind 20 accept the assist
aut notwithstanding, and Captain John W.
Moore is continued. Mr.. G. T.. Cox was
removed to-day a. superintendent Of the
grnmal delivery and Mr.. Frank b. Wing
appointed.
The schooners Taylor Dickson and Isaac
Burpec were lowed up from Hampton
lsoads Yesterday ia distress, leaking, and
damaged.
IN rainfall continues. and has been fall
ing for some DAYS. The rainfall IN tins
city so far during the present wear has
been about thirteen inches above the nor
anal. ,.
To-day the alumni Of the Virginia Mill
tary Institute resident IN this section LETT
fur Lexington % attend the celebration.
NayaLConstructor Bowles has gone 60
Washington. having been summoned 10y
the department IN regard 10 the charges Of
CONGRESSMAN EOWdcn and Foreman LOwery
of employing reliable wOrkmen who are
Democrats.
Re,. r. u. Hunt. who for two years has
been the efficient general secretary OF the
Portsmouth Young Mems Christian Ass0-
cIatiou. left to-day 90 take charge OF the
PRESBYTERIAN church in WarrentOn, y. c.
Mr. George Scott, a merchant of Norfolk.
died iu Liverpool Oh Saturday, where he
went ON a trip for his health.
During the month of June there were
eighteen marriages ia the city, twenty
three i'm Norfolk county, and eight III
Portsmouth,
Nr Charles W. Balm, Of Portsmouth, who
la. been teaching ~ savannah, Ga, Tor the
last four wears, goes TO Captain W. Gordon
nfcCabe's school IN Petersburg next SEES
sion as professor Of languages. Mr.. George
Mex. Balm goes back % Rugby High
school. Louisville, Ky, rs professor of
Greek and Latin, at increased salary.
4 Philadelphia tug coInpauy's abscond-
iup book keeper, Dennis Kelly, Is being
hunted for by detectives ~ this city.
The body Of Carrie Brock. a colOred fer
ryman. was found floating IN the harbor
This afternoon.
TheU United States flagship Lancaster. on
Der way from Europe, has been ordered to
Gosport uayy-yard 10 20 out OF coninis-
zion and hc paid of.
Al a meeting of the new Portsmouth
Council tonight Judge l.. Il. Watts was
elected president. T.. I. Thompson, Jr.,
clerk, and John W. Happier city attorney.