Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-01-12


row night.
Mrs. Emma W. Gordon Is visiting friends
in Atlanta. Ga.
Flour-Inspector William X. Lee is among
those suffering with the grippe.
The Henrico County Court meets TO
morrow. This is not grand-jury term.
Mr.. j. w. Knight, of Milford, is quite
sick at his brothers residence, No. lOi
west Clay street.
Mr.. Lee A. Sherwood, Of Portsmouth:
left for home yesterday after visit OF
several days to this city.
Miss Katie Holbrook, of Philadelphia, is
in the city, visiting Mss Pearl Baker, OF
JIG north Twentieth street.
Mr.. J. Allston Cooke, who has been on a
visit TO his parents on north Sixth street.
returned to New Yors yesterday.
Messrs. p. A. Krise and 7. 4. Gillian, of
Lvnchburg, have returned home after a
brief business visit to Richmond.
Mr.. Morgan Treat, Of King William, de-
putty collector Of internal revenue for this
district, was III the city yesterday.
Dr.J.J. Lafferty Will deliver his lecture
on 1.-THE Old Times and the New" at Clay
Street Baptist church on the Dist instant.
DIR. Thomas Nelson Page will be the final
orator OK the literary societies of Richmond
College at the commencement in June
next.
Mrs. s. S. wilkins. wife Of the delegate
from Northampton, has arrived In the clty,
and with her husband is at Thomas White
heads.
Mr.. w. r. Bryant, of this city. who has
lived in Petersburg for several years. leaves
tomorrow for Danville, where he expects
to locate.
SenatorG. W. Easley. of Giles county, is
i'll. He has been moved from the Exchange
Hotel to the home OF friend or relative
on Church Hill.
DIR. J.. /. Boswell, formerly Of Chase City,
Va, has purchased the residence NO. 1908
east Marshall street, where with his family
lie Will in future reside.
Mr.. John ]. McEvoy, of this city. left
here Wednesday TO accept position WIN
the Southwestern Electrical Engineering
Company of st. Louis, Mo.
Yesterday was as warm and balmy as
May day. At noon the thermometer indi;
Gated 70 degrees, and there was general
COMPLAINT that winter clothes were bur-
densome.
Mr.. John Schadde. Of Steamer No. 3.
Richmond Fire Department, who has had
a severe attack of typhold-fever, ~ con-
valescent, and expects TO be able TO report
for duty IN a few weeks.
Senator Heaton, Of Loudoun, who has
been quite i'll. WAS much improved yes1ei-
day and was To be seen chatting with hls
friends in the passageway or bridge con-
Meeting the Exchange and Ballard.
Al he. ON .or
drivers have q memorial TO present to the
officers of the company, but Superlntend-
ent Dabney SAID last night that neither he
nor any one of the officials knew anything
about ii as yet.
H. ;s hard TO be cheated ont Of our win
ter. Here II Is we are nearing the SPRING
time. and there has not been one freezing
day. People begin TO see the beauty OF the
usual alienation Of the seasons, ana WISH
for sharp frosts and ice, ready TO be housed.
The legislative committee appointed to
investigate the affairs OF the State board
of Agriculture have not yet begun thelr
work Colonel Thomas Whitehead, the
Commissioner and secretary TO the board,
saws be is ready and will be fortified with
facts and figures.
Major William NJ. Evans is strongly re-
commended for appointment 70 the once
of Adjutant-General, OF whlch ueherai
James Mcdonald is the present
The names of two prominent general Off
GERS of the Confederate army are also NEIL
toned in the same connection.
DIR. Moses ID. Hoge. Jr., who IS attending
ex-Policeman Robert Pearman, who was
injured at the Belle-lsle fire, reports that
Pearman's right arm IL paraiy2en anu MS
nose is broken During yesterday the SUI
ferer had intervals OF consciousness ora few
minutes. but most of the time he was In a
cornatose condition. Last night he was IN
more hopeful state.
Messrs. Nathan Fubank and Thomas
Smith, employees Of the Old DOMINION IRON
and Nail Works who were injured at the
fire on Belle Isle. were NJ worh Yesterday.
Alfred Allen, the eolored man who was
hnrt AZ the same time, will be ellNenough
10 he ont in O day or two. PRESIDENT
Clarke has given orders for the rebuilding
OF the biaoksmith-shop 70 be begun to-
morrow morning.
MIR. C. ID. Boyd, accompanied by Messrs.
n NJ Fcrrel ofthis city, and W. IL. Hen
dren. OF Norfolk. left last night for Shelby
vile. Nv. On the 14th instant Mr. Boyd
will be united in marriage, 70 Miss Bessie
X. Wallace. of Shelbyyiile. Ihey VIII
make Oh extended southern Tour before
coming to this city. Mr. boyo y attached ,1
Wallace Is said to be lovely young lady.
A great many pupils OF the public
CONT Of la grippe. White and colored
cb,ld,en both are sufferers. Pains in the
back and ewes brimful Of tears are among
The symptoms. There Is very little
s sn Mr. E. NJ. Garnett, the principal
~ the large colored school ON Moore
straet however. declares that the recently
advanced theory that ;. the negro does not
sneeze" is a faflacy. He has : often q heard
the children sneeze. tnougn = nos par,
ticulariy noticeable seesuss q Acnmona