Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-14
MRS. wEDDeRBURN's FUNERAL.
She Was Dead Forty Hours Before Dis
covered-Eighth District Politics
A1r1,SpR1A. October l3. 1890.

tCorrespOndeuce OF tho Richmond DlsDaich.l
ALEXANDRIA, October -, 1890.
The funeral of Mrs. Sarah Wedder-
burn. who WAS found dead IN her room
at the southwest corner of Prince and
ROYAL streets on Saturday night last,
will take place from Chris. church on
Tomorrow afternoon.
Mrs. Wedderbuen, who Is an old lady
over seventy-fiye years OF age, returned
from q visit TO her son. Mr.. George I.
Wedderburn, of Baltimore, on Wednes-
dav last. and was seen once or twice
since then by the ladies residing in the
house with her. The last time she was
seen was on Friday last when she gave
some orders to the domestics at work
in the house. Nothing was seen OF her
on Saturday, and the other residents of
the house becoming alarmed, the room
door was forced on Saturday night and
the old lady was found lyisg on her bed,
dead. DIR. Puryis, the coroner, was
summoned, who found that her death
had occurred some forty hours before OF
heart failure.
Mrs. Wedderburn was the daughter OF
Mr.. George johnson and widow OF the
late DIR. A. q. Wedderburn, formerly OF
New Orleans, where he founded the
Louisiana Medical University. She
leaves two sons, Mr.. Alexander }. We'd
derburn, publisher of the National
Farm and FIrcsidc, and George Z.
Wedderburn, a merchant of Baltimore.
Mrs. Wedderburn was well known IN
Richmond and has many friends there.
ANOTHER DEATH.
Mr.. Henry Miiileton, another OF Alex
andria's old citizens, died at his home on
Duke street last night Mr.. Mitheton
has been lifelong resident of Alexan-
dria. and was one OF the pioneer coach
makers of this section, having learned
his trade at the coach-shop of John Sum
mer more than half century ago. He
was nearly eighty years OF age.
THE SRGRo's CANDIDATE.
As has been predicted the Colored
Citizens Protective Club have put IN the
field William A. Carter as their standard
bearer in the coming congressional fight,
and it is expected that he will get the
larger part of the colored Republican
vote in this district. An address is IN
preparation, which will be published
soon, and which calls on the colored
voter 10 sustain the colored mans candi-
date and gives reasons why they should
do so. Carter's nomination will take
large number of negro votes from Frank
Hume, and destroys almost all his
chances for success.
The friends of both candidates are
hard at work here and have been for
some days past, and large quantities of
circulars setting forth why you should
vote for their man have been put in
circulation.
There is some little betting on the re-
suit here, and it is slightly in favor OF
General Lee.
THE BRAZILIAN REV oLUTIoN.
The pulpit of the Second Presbyte-
rian church was filed on Sunday by the
Rev. Edward Lane, OF Csmpruas, Bra
zil, and large congregation attended
both the morning aud night service
At the night services the lecture was on
the "Bloodess Revolution in Brazil, ="
and the reverend gentlemen gave an
outline of the causes that led up to the
Brazilian revolution and spoke on the
present political situation OF affairs IN
that country