Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-31
FELL INTO THE FIRE.
rHe SAD DEATH or AN INVALID IN
plNWiDple COUNTY
suiss Asainst the Atlantic and Danvi'ie
Railroad Postponed-Thes Strange s'orS
of an Alleged Desertcr.
,cor,..no,a.noa Of thu Richmond DIspa.ch.l


A cad accident. resulting ia death. is re-
ported from Dinwiddie county. Messrs'
r. b. and W. It. Stone, brothers and hign-
unexpected citizens of the county. reside
near Ford's Station. on the Norfolk ana
Western railroad. They had an aiiiicteu
brother. whose condition was helpless and
required constant care. This attention
was bestowed with the tenderest ahection'
and il was only at brief intervals that he was
left alone. In the room OF the young man d
frame work had been erected IN mont Oh 'ne
fireplace to prevent accidents oy nlo,
dav or two ago. a. had often Of necessity
been the case. he was left temporarily to
himself. after having been carefully attenu-
cd To. When. however. member OF the
family returned 70 the room ~ was uis-
covered that the young man had lailSh
through the lattice-frame IN front OF tue
fire. and that he had been terribly burned.
His injuries proved TO be OF such charac
ter as TO result in death in very shoft
time.
TRIALS POSTPONED.
The case of Hills administrator rs. the
Atlantic and Danyille Railroad Company
came mn Yesterday in the Circuit Court OK
Surry county upon motion for new trial
asked for by the plaintiff. upon the GROUND
of misconduct Of the jury and after-dls-
covered evidence. The motion was not
argued bnt continued until the next term
of the court This was damage suit tor
the killing of William Hill by the deiend-
ant company at Baugh's siding, III 1922,
and was tried at the November term Oh tne
Circuit Court of Surry, resulting IN a YER
dict generating the railroad company
from blame. -
The case Of Allcott & Go. against the
same railroad, set for trial yesterday, was
also continued until the next term. ms
is a suitfor damages for the destruction Oh
some cord-wood.
IMPORTANT DECREE.
In the Hastings Court to-day q decree
was entered for the sale of so much of the
property of Mrs Martha s. Bolling's estate
in this city as will be sufficient TO pay 10
William b. Tenant, executor or ID
vid b. Tenant, q balance oil $4,000 ~ 'sc %
TO William n. Boiling the sum OF ~, l96zi,
and TO w. III. +. Lee and William n. Boiling
Jointly the sum Of 3l,O63.96.
DEsYRTEB sUBRESDEHs.
At late hour Inst night very respect
able-looking stranger walked into the
police station and surprised the officers
present by making the announcement that
he wanted 20 surrender himself. lie gave
his name as George M. Arnts, of Waverly,
n V said that he enlisted in Company ID,
Twentv-third 1ited States intanty, in
March. 1888, and deserted from the
service while at Fort Porter. near Buffalo,
in September of the same year. since
TINT time he has been o wanderer, using
every device TO escape capture. He worked
for some time at tho painting business in
Richmond and came here from that city
and gave himself up, saying that ne was
tired of his tramping life and wiling 10
suffer the punishment for his deseruon.
He is in Jail and the authorities at Buffalo
have been communicated with.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The case of Paul Young, charged with
killing Robert Gillian (colored) on Christ
mas-eye, will be called for examination IN
the MAYORS Court tomorrow morning.
The defendant has secured several material
witnesses in addition to those examined by
the coroner's jury.
IL is reported that some Of tho creditors
of Mr.. Caspar Wright, whose assignment
was mentioned in this correspondence.
have employed able counsel here TO con-
test the deed and TO upset II If possible.
The week of PRAYER appointed by the
Evangelical Alliance will be observed as
usual in this city by the Protestant de-
nominations, commencing next Monday.
IL is said that during the year now
closing one of the large tobacco manufac-
tories of this city exported over 2'20O,0OO
pounds Of manufactured tobacco. Pc
tersburg still maintains its marked pre-
eminence in the matter OF the expectation
of tobacco.
CONTRACTS AWARDED.
AT a meeting of the Executive Board Of
the Normal ard Collegiate Institute held
to-day the following contracts were award
ed for supplies TO be furnished for the next
three months: Flour. ]. III. Booth fresh
meats, Jacob Schwartz; salt meats, John
A. Gill; fish. w. Z. Deaton; sugar and sy-
rups, Roper d Co. All Of the contractors
reside in Petersburg.
The matter of recommending the ap-
pointment Of an officer with police powers
and for police service on the grounds OF
the college and in Ettrick was postponed
until the January meeting of the board;
The Judge of Chesterfield county Will
make the appointment upon the recon-
mendation of the board.
LONG CHASE.
A magistrate of the city, with O citizen
whom he summoned to his aid, attempted
to-day to arrest "a negro who had assaulted
and beaten a negro woman. Thev chased
the fellow IN and out Of several houses
and through alleys and by-ways and tor
fully mile out into Chesterfield county,
but he finally escaped.
IMPORTANT oHUBcH-MEETISd.
A convocation of the colored Episcopal
Church within the missionary jurisdiction
of the Episcopal Council OF Virginia met
here to-day in st. Stephens church, on
Perry street. Bishops White and Ran
dolph were present. This conyocation is
the result Of the action of the Episcopal
Council last year in reference To the repre-
sentation Of tho colored churches in the
Council-a matter which has caused a
great deal of discussion in some
OF the southern doceses. There are at
present about nine colored representatives
in the Virginia Council and the present
convocation is authorized to elect two
| clerical and two Law delegates TO the next
Council. The old representation under
| the action of the Council remains I'M
changed as far as the present church or
| ganization is concerned. 1t cannot be in
creased, but may be diminished by death
| or removal. There are some twelve or fif-
| teen representatives present IN the conyo-
! cation here to-day.
Rev. J.. G. Dargan, of South Carolina,
was in the city to-day. ROBIN ADAIR.
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