Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-31
HIGHWAY ROBBERY.
,s A. r. WALL DRAGGED FROM HIS
W." JUMPER AND ROBBED.
-, Republicans BADLY Beaten--The Third
PARTY Movement unwise--Ipternsi
Revenue Collections.
..,,ondenoo Of the Rlohmond nlsn.,cn

correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
prr,RspuRa, Va, May s0.-Mr. A. +.
al, &c A wcll-known citizen and merchant
y Prince George county, living and dong
,...ness some seven OF eight miles from
T,.sr,burg. A day or two ago after trans
-, some business here he left for homo
-. IN tho afternoon in his Jumper. When
=. ,o,ched the vicinity Of Youngblood's
..,,e he saw negro ahead Of him in the
90 Int as this was thing Of such fire.
-, occurrence during his trips no did
GA enough of it TO even notice who the
l"...,' was. As be passed him, however,
~, mall was struck powerful blow on the
s'.'t 18th a rock thrown by the negro and
Cd sonselcss in his vehicle. He
So, nothing until some time later when
,.,s found lying in the bushes on the
~ Tho road bv gentleman who was
s .... and who carried him home. IL an
70. fiqf being knocked senseless Mr..
L.. v.. dragged from the vehicle into the
wei. and robbed and then dragged back
,..rt near the road, where he was az
.a1-ls found. His coat and vest we're
'-l f-am bis body and bis pocket-book.
-,ur SIP, was taken. a gold brace
,,..-5 some papers which he bad in the
t..t we're taken ont and stuffed into his
~. rocket. The robbery occurred Just
80 jusk and there Is no clue to the
t...,ty Of the highwavman.
'-..-9. arc ont foT the marriage at tho
r. Fapf:st church "Wednesday evening,
-..f of Mr. r. +. Short and Miss Alice
thinker. both OF this city.
rYruBIICANs BADLY BEATEN.
-io-s,eut elections show that the back
. e the Republican party IL badly
,...T throughout the black belt. The
ra', have made big gains every
-.. and with but few exceptions have
F.,.. Republicans without an Office The
r...-.' Alliance took no part in the cleo
80 BODY, but from the result il is
..'..Ist the members voted the Demo-
... ticket. In Petersburg there is at
.-. -o Republican organization. where
..,r-e-s ago 10 was almost Invincible:
...',.y he said that the grand old
..H "a but little power left IN the
i-... where It was once so strong.
.-rsg1 TO TIKI THIRD-PARTY MOVEMENT.
no .,rHc. Farmer dnd Rural Messeaqer.
81. s.lo organ Of the Virginia Alliance,
-..-'v opposes the Ihlrd-party
,..-.. 9" recently inaugurated at Gin
.. o., ilLadvlsed and premature. 1t
.r. u reflects the views OF the Vir-
fs-rers. that the Alliance as an or
-.r has no part in the Cincinnati
...-..nu. and no member OF the Alliance
-, ~ committed in any way by its
son
| liberal MEMoRIAL-DAY.
..---e services in memory Of the dead
..,lN.toual cemeteries at City Point
~. F..-s- Grove were held to-day. There
-..r. sae-,a, grafton at either place. At
o.. -.-ttcre was singing and several
.,.s speeches W b quite n large attend
...., r.Hule from the adjacent section.
u o.. ONO ~ tho pnCot boorrt,fr1
-e- .n the country and is always
i t..t.- superb condition.
r-E-uOS or TEACHERS.
r.. ,.--tsrs in the Virginia Normal Col
-..... institute for the ensuing scholastic
-a elected Yesterday by the Board
d. ......-,. hut ,he list will not be made
... .-tilt is approved by the State
-. 6 fGucatlon. The list was for
-.-..f today. IL is reported that r. q.
... .rs If the recent full graduates
..... .-,utut.ou, has been elected TO one
. ;-e Chairs.
-rrNAL-REyENUE COLLECTIONS.
TN, ,r.e-ua.-revenue collections in the
-f district of Virginia for the month
.v.rwert as follows: Manufactured to-
..,. cgars and cigarettes, $42,-
special taxes, Ss,596.66; snuff, SN;
lis. :..yl-total, Sl37,563.Ol,
q MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
r..~turr las three colored letter-car-
..-, are at present 81 inmates in the
.t.use-l3 whites and 80 colOred.
~ reported during the month.
Fl L.,gy.-ses Of the institution amounted
t...-. Percival & Field, who recently
- -el the Farmers warehouse, will
p. r.a-.e Of that property on Monday.
II E-..- Moss Inge viii succeed them at
~ f... t.4 warehouse.
Ist'Iow.ug are the newly-elected off,
,..,t. the Ladies Auxiliary Of the Young
e., CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATION for the en-
e, year President. Mrs; W; l.; Wat
.ce-Presidruts. Mrs. O. j. Morgan
y-s. j. T.. Rockwell; Secretary, Mrs.
u E.sger; Treasurer, Mrs. IL. L. FL
..-,T --,-.
IMPORTANT IMPROVEMENTS.
T Redmond and Petersburg Railroad
C-..-v are making important improve
-,..,- P.caE0utas, and the new street
Et-,re in consequence will DO CON-
q, few days.
..s.. .er!pti0us 70 the new building of
l.-us Mems Christian Association
-aabou, Sl5, 900. As soon as $4,000
- .-eItAe building Will be commenced,
u Is hoped, will be by the lst of
ve uarriage-Hcenses were issued
--'-s rauth-fOur 70 white and eight
Pei couples.
.- enc cotton receipts this year show
r- cease OF about 1000 bales as COM
@ 7.a las. year, the tobacco lnspec-
.-.- vs decrease Of / 800 hogsheads.
..----s 4 loose tobacco this week were
UlJ pounds
understood that Mr.. Robert Bate
T contest tic election OF hr. v. l..
l. % sheriff Of Prince George
Tic after claims his election by
- -;y OF four votes; the former
ILLS tl., Of. of the votes cast for him IN
- IN and Rives districts were not
-,eL Both gentlemen are Democrats,
-s--u being the nominee OF the
.-7e-..Jl and 5lr Bate sn independent.
A. OLD CITIZEN DEAD.
G.P G. Ramkey died this afternoon;
81 a-1.t eighty years. he had been
-a-e. .u the snoe-makinC business for
many wears and held To the last
bag Is LIS strength permitted, which
'a 3, 'DaysIy recent period. lie was
- IIsi!yachabie character.
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