Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-06-21
BrlefLocai Items.

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the Capitol yesterday.
Rev. John Jasper will preach at Sharon
church, corner OF First and Leigh streets,
at ii O'Clock this morning.
The condition of Mrs. Steef. the woman
who took dose OF Rough on Rats Friday
was much improved yesterday. She IS
still at the city hospital.
Senator Joseph I, Lawless, of Ports
mouth, is in the city, having come up to
see his brother-in-law, Mr.. ,Antilotti, who
is quite sick at st. Luke's.
The annual picnic of the Second Bap-
fist Sunday school was given yesterday at
Providence Forge. A large crowd went
down and the day was pleasantly spent.
Right Rev. r. H. Wilmer will preach at
Emmanuel church, Henrico, this morning
at IL o'clock The Bishop and Mrs. Wilmer
expect to leave for Charlottesville early in
the week.
There will be temperance lecture at
Union-Station Methodist Episcopal church
tomorrow night by Colonel j. j. Hick:
man. Of Kentucky. The public IS invited
to attend.
The closing exercises of the Male Or
phan Academy take place June oath, and
it is expected the boys trip to Washing
ton, rendered by Major Z. Il. ID. Myers,
will come off the next day.
Although the strike at the Locomotive
Works has been on for three months
neither side shows any signs of weaken
ing. There were said to be 800 men on the
company's pay-rolls yesterday.
F Company Association had their usual
Jolly time at their seml-annual reiinion,
which took place at Tree Hill. There
were some thirty-fve members of the asso-
citation present and several guests.
All the accounts of the Richmond post
Office were. examined last Thursday night
by Inspector Coward. Everything was
checked up to a cent, and the condition OF
the Office was pronounced excellent.
Mr.. G. W. Plunkett, the baggage-master
of the Richmond and Danyille railroad
who by falling from his car a few days
ago was very seriously injured, was re-
ported as very much improved last night.
Judge W. s. Barton. of Fredericksburg.
was in the city Friday evening. He en-
tered an unimportart decree and returned
home yesterday morning. A number OF
DEGREES of no especial interest to the pub
lie were ordered yesterday by Judge
Leake.
In the report of the Police Court of
Friday Wesley Dorsey (colored) should
have been charged with threatening and
attempting TO beat W. w. Wake. He was
fined and required to give security for
three months. He did not strike MIR.
Wake at all.
Rev. r. c.. Cave, Of st. Louis, who is on
a visit to Mr.. Il. NJ. Hundley, of this city,
will leave Monday for his old home in Or
ange county. Mr.. Cave was invited to
- GD1 of
noon, but had to decline for the reason
that this is a trip for entire rest.
A few weeks ago q lady near Beech and
Main streets came very near disposing OF
man prowling around her premises at
night. His actions were suspicious, and as
she had no one in the house except COM
panion of her own sex she procured pis-
toll and fred several shots OF him. de
finally ran away.
In the Chancery Court yesterday lis
pendens was fled against Joseph Davis and
others by Asiatic National Bank. TO set
aside assignment from Joseph Davis to Il.
i. Spinney of lease of convicts at the
Virginia penitentiary. and require an ac-
count of the value of said lease, to subject
the interest of said DAVIS in certain COM
panies and all Of his other property to
payment Of plaintiffs claim, $4,000.
The scholars of the Wesleyan-Missio
Sunday school. on the corner of Clay and
Twenty-ninth streets, gave an entertain
ment Friday night for the benefit OF their
parents and friends. A large audience was
present. The exercises consisted of reci-
tations. songs, etc. after which refresh
ments were served. This school is IN
charge of the Wesleyan workers of Trinity
church, and though not year old has
grown rapidly
Colonel Thomas Whitehead, the Com
missioner of Agriculture, has sent out
communications to the commissioners of
revenue in every county and district in
the State asking for the number of men
from foreign countries or from other States
that have settled in their respective locali-
ties within the last three years. He also
asks whence they came, whether or not
they purchased land. aud in what business
they are engaged. The object of the Com
missioner IS to gam reliable immigration
statistics.