Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-04-23
THE C0CKADE CITY.
MARRIAGE or M. JOHN REAGAN AND
MISS KATE A. FARRELL.
The THIRD Case OF I.arccny--The Peniten-
tiary-The Eycisc-Iaw Probably
TO he Tcsted-PoiIticai.
,cnre.ponannce o. tho nlchmona nIsp.ten.,

PETERSBURG. Va, April q. 1890
very pretty marriage took place Mt 50,
Ioecph's Catholic church ~ 4:80 o'clock
,hi, afternoon. tho parties principal 10
winch were Mr.. John Reagan, popular
,.lug merchant Of our city. and Miss
kato larrcil. a charming and attract
no young lady. Admission to the church
a.. by card and the edifice was
tu,d bv the friends OF the cou-
r.r. Rev. Father O'FeTrail. the pas
,.r. oficiatod. The bride was ottired in
lu3'omc travelling suit and soon after
ffa ceremony was concluded and the con
rra.rlations ovcr the happy couple were
fryrn % the depot and lett on bridal
f..r North. The grOom's WATERS were
Nr.ers. Henry ONol. Norman Burch. and
N-rhscl Beck. and tho bridesmaids were
MIS- Reagan, sister ~ tho groom. and
81 sos Maegie Kelly and Maggie Walsh.
ErcovERED IL A CURIOUS WAY.
on Christmas eve last two strange ne
.r..e entered thc icwClrv store Of Mr.. ~.
M. Fowler. on sycamore street. and asked
e.. .sHmlnc some watches. They were
.pn o number, but left without making
nrn-.haee. After thcy had gone Mr fow-
l..l covered that one OF his doublc-case
.-.sr, watches WAS missing. He did not
l,,.s tne negroes and made no complaint
AGAINST them. A day OF two ago the miss
-.. watch was cent to Mr.. Fowler hy
...I.u of ono ~ the adjacent counties 20
I,Icuarsl. Ho identified u as soon NJ
d.. .tg a.. and wrote back to the citizen 10
rlnu. from whom hc got a.. II Is rather
singular coincidence that tn owner g
watch should after so long time come
.rl Goo him IN tins way.
u 900 Hastings Court TO-DAY John n
...aund ,coiurcdl was convicted ot the
f..ri offence % larceny and was sentenced
f. 1880 wears Imprisonment IN tine pcnitcn-
t..rr The accused acted as his own law
..r. struck OF the four jurymcn from the
Sol. Don. oIawlucd the witnesses. and spoke
I,tl- .,rn behalf o. the jury. The proba-
t-fy IS that II hc had kept silent he would
fYt. gotten ono year less III the peniten-
rrF.
OLD LANDMARK CONF.
Tho immense bcoCh-tree which has stood
u.u tho Anderson schoOl-cr0unds. on
Washington street, from time beyond the
memory of our oldest lnnahitaut, ana
which has given shade 30 the bcysoi many
..rrraiions. has finally fallen victim 10
d.. and decay, and has been cut down rs q
.-Irc of safety. Its trunk was found 60
I.a nero shell. the hollow extending from
o., ground away up ID the lower liuoS.
fI- tree was one Of Che interesting land
marks of that section of the town and
m, have been of great aye, ~ 1t was Of
great size.
rInsoNAL AND MISCELLANEOUS.
Eev. Father O'Forrali, pastor 81 s.. 10
,.pn'. Catholic church. left tins afternoon
f.rA week S visit 10 his home at Harpcr's
l-r. o..
Ihc case Of Thomas Bishop, charged with
ff. murder 81 biz wife. has been set Tor
trl at 10 o'clock tomorrow. ". i. Nc
IWsiuo, ESQ. has consented 10 act as his
counsel
Some twenty-five or more persons made
ur.tO4sion of intention Co lead new HE
net neht after hearing Rev. Mr.. Mhar-
tI's sermon. Tomorrow morning Mr.
Wharton VIII pIrach specially to the
ladies. These meetings arc UNION meet
,no-- attended bv people Of AT donomina-
lions. and all seem sWaycd 10y the power
aal eloquonce of the pr acher.
The Board Of Excise Commissioners
meets every day and has approved the ap-
tiratious Of several parties for liquor
licenses. II ia said, however. that some
of our dealers VIII hold back with
wow OF testing tho ConsttutiOnallty
OF the new law, for which case Is now be-
Inc made up.
3Ir. q. u. Moss. who has been SO criti-
caliv I'M. ia reported a. better to-day.
Nrs. James A. Elyes bias been seriously
ill for several days.
pINWIDDIr rATTLIs.
Yesterday was CNUft-uhN "l IluWiuulc
Courthouse hut the business Of the court
ou'.id. ot routine matters was confined
mainly 90 the consideration of applications
for hauor-liccuecs. number OF these
were granted. The Judge has uniformly
declined 20 ie,Ue "a license to any one 10
sell hQucr NO the Courthouse.
During the day the negroes hold pollti-
CAD meeting in the courthouse, the object
being as ia reported, 10 arouse sentiment
iu favor of a race candidate for Congress
next fall. There was opposition 10 COM
INITIAL 20 any such course, but 1t is said the
minority favored IT, HOUN ADAIR