Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-31
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RRrrOu Escape from Deatli-schOon-
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Correspondence Of TIE Richmond D.spstchl
SouFmK. May 30. 1850.
Federal Memorial dav WAS deserved here
to-day by ha'i.mss'lne flags. ciosine the gates
a. ne hayward aud suspendire all woi \,
Cicsiog the custou-housc, post office, tanks.
utts. cotton TX innge, and Chamber OF
Coinmerce. and the public aud private
schools. Thi. afternoon Farragut Post, OF
Post, mouth. ana Worden Post OF this city,
Grand Army OF the Republic, united with
the BATTALION % marines add sailors from the
uA,y-yArd snd Confederate Veteran camps,
beaded ly the Naval Post Band. ana marched
fu fne cemetery ~ the United states Naval
Hospital. whore The memorial exercises took
Tl.ce. ard CAPTAIN john ". Eutter delivered
p memorial sddre.-. The CoiOrcd military
sui Grand Army OF the Republic posts Ill
went 20 Hampton.
Commodore David b. Harmony. chief Of
the Bureau of Words aud Docks, arrived at
the nHvg-yard from Washington 'o-dav and
iu~Yc ted the various impr0N tments IN
PROGRESS aboutihc yrd. Commodore Brown.
a. the yard I'm pr Annapolis TO-DAY, being n
member Of tbc Board 81 Visitor, OF That IN
su'u'i,r. and viii Doe gone ton days. No
iron-woTkcrs viii De brought here from
she North right away 10 WORT on The Texas
Hands Will be taken on A. the work pro-
lre.ScS.
The Princess Anne negro Henry Od, who
went over into CurrltucG county and mur-
oti0uslv assaulted Mr.. T. W. Williams.
merchant, aud robbed the store, and then
escaped on stolen horse. has been cap
iurcd and lodged in jail, aDd VIII probably
be hauged. Careful nursing snd strong
constitution MAY enable Sir. Williams to re-
cover, but his condition continues critical.
lie was beaten INTO iusensihilily with a
spade by the negro. Old Is wanted In Prln'
Gees Alne for similar outrage.
PotttO-bugs have attacked the potato crop
So the county. sCd are stripping the leaves.
Corn Is no aud growing finely, but the neayy
Isins prevent working II.
Sir. william Hodges, O! Portsmouth, a
carpeoter in the hayward, had narrow
escape from death yesterday afternoon, be-
ing caught ia the betting in the yards and
d0ck.-shop. \ feiiow-woTkman caught Tim
b, be- struck the CEILING and cried ont to the
engineer 10 stop the engine. he was TERRI
DIV cut aud hurt
Duriug a s4usll few nights ago the
schooner EnOs Webb, Captsin J.. ;. HOoper,
loaded With corn. for NewberDr. was cap
sized and sunk IN Psnlico sound OF Long
fboal light. During be night the crew got
ashore on a raft. The masts Of the vessel
have WORKED loose and no effort has been
made 10 get her up.
The BRITISH steamship Wylo, badly injured
o. the bic April yale and repairing here ever
since sailed to-day for the West Indies.
A petition - the POstmaSter.Generalf for
daily mail With the landings on James river
j. IN circulation.
". Pafker's liie-bost is on one Of the cars
~ the Virginia Beach railroad waiting for
suitable stormy weather on the coast TO give
the boat trial
The body Of Henry Coleman, who is TO be
hung in Portsmouth, VIII be sent TO the
University OF Virginia tomorrow il they
viii have il. There are no friends 10 receive
II. G..