Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-20
THE SOUTH SIDE.
DARING ROBBERY IN CHESTERFIELD
IN BROAD DAYLIGHT.
Rumors About the Observation-Disclosures
of an Aged Lady--Personnl and Potiti-
cal Notes--Miscelianeous News.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.I
PrrzRgpunG. August 10, 1889.

Correspondence OF tue Rlchfnon1 blSPatchJ
PrrzEsBunG. August 10. 1889.
A very bold robbery wa8 committed sat
urday.. morning in Chesterfield county
which has thus far bafiied the authorities.
| Mrs Alice Wilson. n widowed lady, resides
I near Swift Creel, bridge, not far from the
/ village Of MechancsYlle. On Saturday
morning she came into the city TO deliver
/ butter 10 her customers Between the
/ hours of 10 and IL o'clock during her alb
/ sence her house was broken into ana
/ robbed of fine gold watch and chain, two
/ new suits Of clothing which she had Just
purchased for her son, nearly ALI OF the
/ bed clothing she had in the house, and III
/ fact every article that could be carried on
with convenience. Tho house was almost
I completely Quilted. who was the thiet
/ aud where the goods were taken are facts
/ yet 10 be discovered. This robbery. CON-
| mitted ia the light of day Is regarded as
/ one OF the boldest eyer known IN the
/ county.
RUxons 1BoUT THE PosT8AsTEBsHIP.
There are various ruiaors ahoat on The
| streets to-day IN reference 10 the po'tInas-
/ tprship, about which but l'ttle Of definite
character can be learned. One IS tnat
/ General Stith Boiling. the newly-appointed
! postmaster, will not take charge OF the o.
! flee until after the election. Another Is
!
! the present upon q petition that has Dcen
! forwarded 70 the department, and that tho
/ delay in the change in the Office here may
! be due to this fact. Bu. whatever the ru-
/ u0rs NAV be 70 is believed that General
! Boiling viii be tho postmaster OF Peters
burg.
PERSONAL LED POLITICAL.
sIrs. Rebecca wright. relict of Frank
( lin Wright, died yesterday morning at
/ her residence iust west OK the CITY; One
/ md reached venerable age and had long
/ been in dciica-e health.
/ There was on interesting sOng-scrylce nj
/ the Tabb-Street Presbyterian church last
night, which took the place OF the usual
Sabbath evening service. The singer was
tho Rev. X. Neif Smith. Presbyterian di-
/ vine. whose delightful and expressive pre-
/ sanitation Of sacred airs produced hne
effect on n crowded congregation.
Mr. Richard Quay, son OF Senator quay
: Of Pennsylvania, arrived IN the CITY on
Saturday evening. and was guest ut Gene-
ri NahOnc's residence until yesterday
evening, when he left for Washington.
! General Malone also returned ~ the city
on Saturday night from the Southwest.
! he Will remain here 4 day OF TWO and then
60 down 20 Norfolk 10 attend the Rcpubll-
can State Convention.
Collector James ID. Brady went TO Wash
ington on Saturday evening ard returned
| home to-day.
The delegates to The Republican State
! Convention from this city and adjacent
counties will mostly go down to Norfolk on
! wednesday. No one seems 20 have any
definite opinion IS TO the nominees. One
gentleman who was approached on the
subject to-day remarked that positive m
formation as 70 the ticket could only be Oh
tanned at headquarters" in this city.
where he believed the names Of the nomi-
noes 10 be slated "Of course number
Of names will be presented 10 the conyen-
ton. " he added, as a matter OF form; but
the fortunate ones have already been
named"
The first Democratic speech Of the cam
paigu in this section, il Is said, will be de-
livered or Monday next, .court-day' NJ
brunswick court The speaker Will be Mr..
/ w H. Aylett, o iirst-rate man 70 start the
bali which % TO roll on IN increasing
strength 10 victory.
A we'll known Republican who was IN
the city to-day WAS asked his opinion as to
the harmony resulting from the Quay-Ma-
hone " compromise" His ready response
was More hog than harmony"
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
Henry Moore, the Greenesville murderer
| who has been irving 10 starye himself IN
iail here. has finally yielded to the pangs OF
hunger. and now takes food IN small
quantity each dav. Tho belief Is that
Moore is either really losing his mind or Is
PLAYING to produce that impression.
William Browning, living near stony
Creek. lost steer by theft on Saturday
night. lie traced tho animal TO this city,
and this morning recovered the steer
/ where It had been offered for sale. The
purchase was not made, however. proof a;
/ to ownership being required. The reputed
owner did not return with the proof.
Scott Jones (colOred), who IS wanted II
Chesterfield to answer the charge Of bur.
glary committed IN March last, was arrested
by the police Of this city Saturday night
Jones Is charged with entering the house
of Mr.. Hatcher and stealing watch
money. AMI clothing.
warrant was issued to-day for the arres'
of one James WoOdley (colOred), who /:
charged with larceny IN having appro
prlated to his own use the sum SIT Which,
had been lost aud which he had found.
The first sora of the season was found IN
Pocahontas yesterday morning, where II
had killed itself 10y flying against teie
graph wire.
Extensive additions are being made tC
the tohacco-iactory of MIR. David Dunlop
on Old street, which, when completed
/ Will make it one of the largest and best
equipped factories in the United States.
1t is said that the proposed new road o.
the Atlantic Coast Line, now being sur
veyed west of the city. will be used fol
through freight traffic. The passenger
trains will be run through the city as usual
KoBE ADAB.