Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-15
THE COCKADE CITY.
POLITICAL CIRCLES EXCITED OVER
THE WARD MEETINGS..
4 Magic Chair for Internsi-Revenue Cot
Isetors-Curiositics In = Mules sso-
msch-Ins?ccsIon Central
Lunatic Asylum.
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NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. ot thc htcuthVh" Hs's'"'>>~s
PETERSBURG, Va. April II, 1870
There IL great activity In political circias
here to-day, preparatory 10 the Democratic
ward meetings 20 be held Tomorrow night.
The delegations TO be elected from the seye-
raj wards TO the convention can hardy DC
eettled by any p-earranaement. ana IN
view Of the number OF Candidates for seve-
raj Of the Offices 20 be flied. the average
voter may find IL a difficult matter 20 sats,
~ himself in getting delegates IN favor OF
his personal choice for representatives on
the whole ticket. The convention Will be
composed of sixty delegatcs-teu from
each ward--snd IN view OF the difficulties
above suggested IL is impossible even 10
conjecture the result of tomorrow nights
meetings. This much is certain. however;
that they will be more largely. attended
than any previous meetings OF the kinn
aimee the war; and this being the case, the
result NAV safely be left to the people.
Mrs. Laura Monroe. wife Of Mr.. Lewis
Monroe. residing on Fleet street. died
quite suddenly on Saturday night OF heart
disease. She leaves FIVE young children.
Rev. 9. X. Hams, ID. d.. rector OF St
Pauls church, is in Alabama visiting his
married daughter.
Bishop Randolph has announced his in
tention Of visiting Petersburg on the 4th
of Nav. He will preach at Grace church
at night and administer confirmation there
jointly for all the Episcopal churches IN
the city.
Messrs. George II. Fanes. F. b. Branch,
William L. Parham, Joseph Terry, ana =.
Il. Shelburn. representatives OF the Two
lodges Of Odd-Felows in this city. left Tor
Roanoke this morning 70 attend the annual
session of the Grand Lodge. which meets
tomorrow. A full delegation from the
Norfolk Portsmouth. and Smithheld
lodges also went up on the same tram.
LUCKY CHAIR
Durinp the recent sale of furniture NJ the
custorn-house in this city a chair was put
M, on which the auctioneer dwelt some
what at length. He spoke Of IL as piece
Of property with history. rs worthy OF
competition among bidders, andas lucky
chair to own. For. said he. overy collector
of internal revenue who had sat in it, with
one exception. had been sent TO Congress.
This was true. Three of the collectors who
had occupied 1t were promoted TO seats IN
Congress. The fourth was allowed 10 sit in
Il for so short 0 time that he had hardly
gotten accustomeg o its ease az comfort
before he lost the position, and his success
sor removed the Office to Richmond. Not
withstanding the auctioneer's eDquence,
however, the chair was knocked out" at
q low figure. There were no congressional
sspirants among the bidders
telegram was received here this morn
ing announcing the critical illness OF
Mr.. Charles G. Hinton. of this city, at
Washington, n. c.. and stating that If his
relatives desired TO see him alive they
must come at once. No further particu-
lars have been received at this writing.
Mr.. Hinton has numerous near relatives
and friends in Petersburg.
later telegram received here tonight
announces the death of Charles q. Hinton.
FREsH MULE STORY
Remarking upon the curious articles
sometimes found in the stomacbS OF AMI
mails, a gentleman said to-day that in the
stomach Of mule which died some time
ago in Dinwiddie county there were found
SIX large glazed bslls-to use his own ex-
preston" the size of canpon-balls." They
we're perfectly round and glazed as smooth
as glass itself. Their composition was APP
parently that Of hair, indigestible roots of
grass, and soldifed gelatine. All known
veterinary skill failed TO save the animals
life. and curiosity IA TO the cause OF death
led to the post morieD, with the above as
founding discovery. One OF these balls
was cut to pieces and the others distribu-
ted or preserved as curiosities. and one or
two of them are TO be seen here now. This
statement upon investigation proved to be
true.
CENTRAL LUNATIC ASYLUM.
Of the Central Lunatic Asylum. including
those recently appointed by Governor Nc;
Kinnoy and confirmed by the Senate, will
be held at the Asylum building tomorrow
The board will organize and elect officers
and make q careful inspection of the build
ing and its inmates. There are now about
six hundred patients in this asylum. The
Legislature at its late session appropriated
$40, 900 for tho enlargement of this build
ing-SlO.000 to be used this year and
$1,000 next year. II would have been
economy, if IL were possible 70 do so, to
have Appropriated q larger sum for the i'm
mediate and sufficient enlargement of this
asylum 10 accommodate the unfortunates
of the colored race who are lingering and
dying in the jails of the Commonwealth.
Truck-farming has been very largely ex-
tended in the vicinity of Petersburg during
the last two years. and Is growing rapidly
each year Shipments of early vegetables
are made bv express every day. and the re-
turns made for them are so remunerative
that trucking promises to become most
profitable industry with our energetic
farmers and gardeners. ROBIN ApAlR.