Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-13
! COUNCIL OF RED MEN.
A HEARTY WELCOME. INTERESTING
SESSION, AND A BARBECUE.
Criminal ~ We'll as Civil Cases ." "e
Tried Here after--Bituminous
Coal I'm Dinwiddie.

Corresponcence Of the Richmond pispsth.l
pErgEsBuKa, VA. Nay IL 1870
Mr.. A. W. Page, an aged printer OF this city
who vas paralyzed several days ago. uio' wv
terday at his homo IN Bsaersea
The Great Council Of the Red Men OF virginia
win meet IN this city In annual session on wed
re.dny The great BODY. u ie stated VIII 70
welcomed hero by the Mayor. large assehu
snce IL expected, and an interesuhs S sesVn.
The visitors will be given barbecue NJ 'i""''"
Grove on Thursday afternoon 80. co.,r,or
Nine 81 the tseiyo membcre OF inc common
Council who hold over for the noxt tNo years nv
Democrats Tho Democrats are connoen. ., SsI-
wing four Of the ak wards In tho May eiecuon,
witch will give them eight additional menpeIo
IN The Council. or seventeen outof the twenty
four composing the Whole bodE
DON'T PEAR THEM.
The indications grow stronger each Gay mara
Republican ticket FOR municipal officers VIII pc
mi iu tho feld before the day OF election. Inc
fenocrst. rather desire than fear opposinon, ~
mon the full vote Of the party would 30 Drougn'
10 the polls. 49,.
faithful aud efilc;ent superintendent OF Trace
Episcopal church sunday school, has re''sheu
that position. &c.,. .,,,~.A
amember Of the standing committee OF the no
cese, will 20 over 20 Richmond to-morrow on
church business required 70 be irsnsactel oeio'o
the assembling Of the Episcopal COUNCIL
TO EXPEDITE DUsISrss.
The Hastings Court, which mot on the MR.
Thursdsy In April, Is still In session. ne mr
term OF the court commences on THURSDAY n.y.
Judge Bernard has determined, IN orucl W "a
ciita.o business, totry criminal as wen ~ .Sn w,
cases at each term OF his court hereafter III ,
of once IA three months as bereiolore 10 ~
tnereforo ordered the summoning OF grand ana
petit Jurors and veniremen for Ihursisy,'
on The historic farm Of Five Forks, IN HihNld-
die county. owned by Mr. :. Y. Gillian bitulni-
nous coal has been discovered. reacbing to the
surface OF the ground " las peen Wy. ~
found ~ be Of fine quality. On ms ao1acCnt
farms there are coal and slate iudlcsuonsp ~.
Of which we're discovered after wasnouts ny
heavy rains Tho probability IL thai at no ais
tant day the attention OF capitalists may oe ~
rected 10 this locality and pronlaole in'es'ineh's
be made. -, a,
A gentleman Of this city was the owner untii
within the las, few days Of a violin made 10 Io,@
1t had not been used for many years, ano us
value was not known until Il was sccloehiai'y
broken beyond recovery.
CHURCH MOTIFS.
Since tho revival commenced ut the Rtirick
Methodist Episcopal church there have Deen
pinety.nve conversions aud sixIy-two addilohs
70 the church. ,
nifty additions 10 tho mem bership of Grace hpls-
copal church by confirmation by BISHOP han'
doipb. , D..
hyt.dan church yesterday, Rnd thirteen adhiiS-
lions 20 the Tabb-SiTcot church - ...
Mr.. J. W. Phillips, TOR number OF yeaIs SUI
perintendent OF the West-Knd Baptist sunday
SCHOOL, resigned that position yesterday.
Tho list Of May was the fifteenth anniversary
OF the rcctorship Of the Rev Dr. &. X. rams AZ
ST. Pants church During that porio1 the sum
Of $4,000 has been contributed by me cohereHa-
ton for various purposes and al persOhs az
miitef 10 the membership oi the church. INC
collections for the past year were 5000; present
memborship IS ISL.
PERSONAL.
Dr. William Shppe, Of Dakota is WISHING re-
lstiyes and friends In this city.
Mr. Robert NcCaudiiGh. assistant postmaster,
has been quite sick aud detained from duty Tor
several days. MI.
MIR Thomas I. Moore. residing on west tign
street, white handling pistol this morning &c
cidenislly caused the discharge OF the weapon.
The ball passed through the palm oil LIS icit
hand, incicting painful wound.
Rev. ". u. Huriburt, OF Ohio. preached nj me
First Baptist church sunday morning and nlghL
Moses Preston tcoloredl. vino hos been serving
a term OF Imprisonment in our jail. was taken
over TO Richmond thu morning 10 answer lhe
charge Of assault with slung-shot
ROBIN ADAIR.