Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-10
MISSING WOMAN.
BoDYRATRH BY BuzzaBDs-IMPoRTANT
INDUSTRY CLOSED.
Trial Of Escaped Prisoners - Aooidsn" -
Jailed for Assault-Mahone--
Miscellaneous Notes.
tcoH.spond.ncs Of tho Richmond Dispaich.l

fCorrespondsncs Of tho Richmond Dispatcn.I
PETERSBURG. Va. February 0. 1889.
Several DAYS ago the body si celored wo-
man ~as found IN Prince George county,
near Resms'H station, by some children VINO
were on their way 10 school. Tue autboii-
ties we're notified and an inquest was heln:
The BODY had been very much torn ana
esteu bv buzzsrds. and its condition appa-
rentlv evidenced the fact that death bad oc-
Cured several weeks before the discovery.
The DISAGREEMENT OF the body was 40 great
that Identification was impossible. IL De-
lieyed. however, that It was the body OF q
col0r,d woman VINO has been missing from
this CITY since some time In December last,
and VINO IL supposed to have wandered away
In a demented condition and persisted from
exposure.
The operations OF the buiter-dish factory
IN this city have ceased. The last OF the ma
chnery was removed yesterday aud some
fifty or more hsnds. mostly women ana girls,
have thus bcen thrown out OF employ ment'
Thefsctory has been transferred TO suuolK'
where. II is alleged. greater facilities for the
successful operation 81 the factory exist.
Al the term OF the County Court OF Ches-
terfiela which opens on Monday 1t Is expect
ed that the two negroes, W liam Drumgooie
and Frederick CrchtOn, who escaped from
isiI several months ago. but who were recent
ly arrested, the former In Norfolk ana the
latter al waverlV, will come up Tor trlil.
Both ,re charged with felony IN addition TO
jsil-breaking.
Nr. William Smith, Of the village OF Crewe,
while handling pistol on Thursday acci-
dentslly shot himself through the right
hand.
A little son Of Mr.. Jefferson Dean fell
from the shed At bis fathers residence, on
Wsshineton street, last evening, fracturing
bis right leg and sustaining other injuries.
The usual spring revival In the colored
churches OF the CITY has commsnced, and
the probability is that the revival Will soon
spread.
In the Mayors Court this mornine Dir. S.
l.. Farmer, strest-car driver, plead guilty.
10 an assault upon Mr.. III. x. Shell and was
fined $40 aRd sentenced to Jail Tor thirty
days. The accused is from Buckingham
county.
The near friend. Of General Malone are
still hopeful OF his receiving an appointment
in President Harrison's Cabinet and OF his
recognition 10 such an extent az to give him
control OF a large share OF the Federal pa
trousgc.
The dispositions in Greenesvlle county IN
the case OF Langstou vs.. Nenable have been
postponed until Monday the 18th. Only one
witness has thus far been examined, and he
but partially, At this rate the entire time
allowed by law 10 LapRston will be con-
sumed In that county, as 1t will also be, from
the slow progress made, IN this city. Dir.
George = Bsrhsm, one OF LanRston's CONN.,
sel in Greenesville, has Withdrawn from the
case.
The intermediate examinations OF Belheld
Female Seminary have Just been concluded.
The examinations passed very credita0ly 70
ell the pupils. The principal, Mrs. :. w:
Reese, and her assistants, Misses FunsIll and
Wilson, have reason To be congratulated on
building up such al institution in the county.
The seminary has seventy.four pupils.
The exports OF manufactured tobacco rom
this city this week were over $4,000 pounds,
and the revenue collections we're $S,4j5.5L