Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-08
GOOD IMMIGRANTS.
THE BoHeMlANs THRIVING IN MANY
SouTHsIDE COUNTIES.
Plenty OF Candidates for Chief Engineer
Grand Council of Red Men-Important
witness Ia the OVERLY Case.
rcor,,,noodepce Of the RichmOnd DI.pa,ch.l

PETERSBURG. Va. May Z, 1880.
Within the past twelve months over
fifty Bohemian families have been settled
on as MANY farms in this section-mostly
in the counties of Chesterfield. Prince
George, Dinwiddie, and Sussex. Messrs.
Pyle and De Haven, who sold the land 10
these people, say that they are the KIND OF
immigrauts most desirable TO obtain here
sober. honest. frugal, and industrious. ana
people who stay. They came here directly
from the Northwest. and as general thing
pay cash for the farms they purchase. A
number of well-known tracts nave Deen
bought by them in Prince George ana
Chesterfield counties. for which the prices
paid ranged from $4,000 20 $1,000.
Maria Williams, the colored woman who
escaped from the station-house. where sho
had been placed for safe-keeping for fear
that she would commit suicide, was found
last night in Blandford cemetery. She was
taken to Jail. The case is rather singular
one.
THE INSURANCE CASE.
The defence in the suit of David Bailey
against the Life Insurance Company OF
Virginia rested their case last night after
the examination of number of witnesses
introduced 10 prove that the insured party
in his application for policy of insurance
for -. 900 had made false answers To num-
Der of questions. This morning the
plaintiffs counsel introduced testimony in
rebuttal, ct the conclusion OF which argu-
ment was commenced.
The nomination and election Of Captain
George W. Eanes on the Democratic ticket
as city sergeant will cause q vacancy III the
Office of chief engineer of the fire depart
ment. which he has filed for the past two
years. The Office is filed by the Common
Council, and already there are about half a
dozen candidates for the position. 1ht
gentlemen thus far applying are Messrs
| Luke Moody, Henry Pannill. George Fields
| Robert Burcher. and James Taiiaferro.
BIO cHUB.
A neutrality-suspicious. chuo
! two feet in length, was caught in the ca
nal day or two ago by a son OF MIR. james
| +. Collier. The fish was basking near th'
| bank Of the canal and after coquetting toi
some time was bagged in a net: AS tht
| club could not have assembled the cana
| from its mouth it Is supposed that it came
| down from the river west Of the city anc
passed through several ot tho mlll-sluice'
to the place where u WAS caught.
The committees of the several tribes OF
Red Men in this city appointed To make
arrangements for the meeting OF the Grea'
Council of the order in this city on the lSti
instant last night designated suh-com
mittee TO look after the accommodates
and entertainment Of the delegates 10 th'
great body. A large attendance and an
important session is expected. The usua
banquet will be dispensed with on this oc
casion, and in its stead barbecue will be
| given in honor of the representatives. OF thu
| order at Granite Grove, near the asylum II
Dinwiddie county. The place Is reached
by the stTeet-carS.
AN IMPORTANT STATEMENT.
John Phillips. the negro who murdered
Mr. OVERLY IN Mecklenburg county, as ha
been stated in this correspondence. ~ con
fined in the Jail Of this city for safe keep
| inc Tor fear that he might bc lynched
| kept IN the county Jail. There is also i'm
| prisoned here q negro named Henry lr
| wing, who ia charged with being an acces
sorry ~ tho crime, but who will prove
| valuable witness against Phillips. IN
murderer says that he DID no
strike CAPTAIN OVERLY until after IN,
latter had struck him with fence-rall
Irving to-day stated that he witnessed tn
whole affair; tina. Captain OVERLY dld no
strike Phillips at all. hut simply cautioned
him as to his conduct on his premises; tina
Phillips took offence at this warning an'
concealed himself until at more favor
able opportunity. Subsequently he at
tackled Captain OVERLY aud dealt the oloN
which proved fatal.
DEATH or Nns. coLLIER--A HEAVY STORM.
Special telegram TO the Dispaton.i
PrrERsBURG, VA. May Mrs. Arabell
F.. Collier. wife of Hon. Charles +. Collier
mayor Of this city, died suddenly thl
afternoon. Mrs. Collier had been in de
clining health for some time. She wa
sixty years old aud had been Mr.. Collier
loving companion for forty years. She wa
held IN great esteem by q large circle OF nc
quaintances. She bad long been an non
ored member of Tabb-Street Presbyteria
church.
A very heavy wind and rain-storm swep
over this city this evening. causing con
siderable fall in the temperature.