The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-16
ACROSS THE RIVER.
NEWS ITEMS FROM OVER IN MAN.
CHESTER.
samucI White Drowned While Bath
tpr-Tbe Husiipes Courf and Grand
Jmry-Ihc Mayors Court and
Ofhcr Matters.

Without word or cry, and Will
very close to q half dozen companions
who were out bathing Sunday night be
tween 10 and II clock at the Belle ISL
bridge. Samuel White. a young MAJ
about twenty-fOur years Of age. wa
drowned aud his body has not yet beei
recovered.
Between the two pillars Of the bridge
on the the Manchester side. there .
quite a swift stream Of water. and The
young man would 20 up above the
bridge. jump into the stream. and swim
down some distance, either catching on
to some projecting rocks OF turning into
shallow water This they did a number
Of times. The last time. however. al
of his companions bad gone down til,
stream and landed safely on rocks or IN
shallow water, while Mr.. White kept
on with the current. lie caught 40 one
rock but missed it, and went on 10 an
other. which he also failed TO get hold
on. His friends, knowing him 10 BE- q
good swimmer, paid 10 particular at.
tentioD 10 this, thinking he was only
playing about in the stream. but were
Mortified to see him sink b meath the
water not TO rise again.
Late in the night and all day yesier-
day parties were searching for the body,
but their efforts were 70 no avail.
Mr. White came 10 Manchester about
thee years ago from Henderson. y. c..
and had been employed as a machinist
90 81. Dt.b,.c,l apI n.rxtII. R.fIr,ol
Company s shops ever since. lie lived
with his uncle. Mr. John j. Bailey, at
the corner of Twelfth and Bainbrdge
street. He vas nephew Of DR.. Isaiah
White, of Richmond, and both of his
parents now reside in Henderson. y. G..
lie was young man Of considerable
popularity. and his untimely death has
cast gloom over all vino knew him.
The July term of the Hastings Court
commenced yesterday. Ii is grand
jury term. ana the grand jurors were
engaged yesterday upon several mat
tiers 1t is thought that they will find
indictments against one or more parties
for selling liquor on Sunday, aud for
selling to minors. The grand jurors
are IL follows. Messrs. A. q. Evans
lforemanl. G.. NJ. Walker. W. \. Brad
shaw. a. W. Fair. G.. W. Meredith.
Wellington Brands. Charles w. Har-
fis. A. ID. Shotwell. Joseph q. Pcrdue.
j. ". jenkins. +. l.. Ciary. Alex.
Reams. William -. Anderson. a.
Knorr. Thomas 4. King, and Joseph Il.
Mccain.
Gus Rains the youthful coiored
criminal who was before the Mayor s
Court some time ago, and ordered To be
whipped by his parents for breaking
into the window Of Mrs. Adam S store.
on Hull street, and stealing several
small articles. was again mp yesterday ON
a warrant charging him wiki stealing a
lot of cigars from Mr.. William Hei-
dcr's store. He was given thirty day s
in Jail.
The new Methodist Church at Ches-
terrified Courthouse was dedicated Sum
day, Rev. Or. j. j. LaiIerty preaching
the dedlcGiOry sermon. There was a
large crowd ia attendance.
At the PRESBYTERIAN Church Sunday
morning Rev j. Cleveland Hall. the
pastor. preached a sermon on the text.
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against flesh and blood, but against
prIucipaliues. against powers. against
the rulers Of the darkness of this
world.
The sermon abounded with telling ana
pertinent Illustrations, and throughout
was characterized by a free use of the
incidents of the recent Sullivan-Kilraiu
contest, not broadly. but by easily
recognizable illusions.
The cases of the Commonwealth u.s..
Messrs. Johnston. Nashon. Cohn. and
Guigon, charged with selling coupous
without q license. will be heard in the
Hastings Court Friday.
Application for new trial in the case
of John Jones, who was convicted of
in the Chesterfield Coun-
Is Court. was made before Judge Clop-
ton Yesterday. No news in regard TO
the case had been received In Manches-
ter up to a late hour last night.