Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-19
BURNED TO DEATH.
AFATAL BURNING ACCIDENT IN DIM
WlDDIE COUNTY.
Sad Fate of Little Giri--sudden Death OF
Farmer-Death Of Ex-senator
stevens-Exceptions Noted.

tcorpesondoncc Of tho Richmond Dispatch.l
PETERSBURG. Va, April ia cad acct
dert occurred on the farm of Mr.. John
Chapel. near Hatcher's Run, IN Dinwid-
die county, resulting in the death OF that
gentleman's daughter. aged about eight OF
nine years. Mr.. Chappell was engaged at
the time In burning some brush In his
field and the child was playing about the
pile. She ventured too near the blaze and
her clothes caught Ere. She was so terri
bly, burned before relief could be afforded
that she died In very short time.
SUDDEN DEATH OF AN OLD CITIZEN.
Mr.. Robert II. Wilson, a well-knewn
farmer residing near ellis Grove, in Ches-
terrified county, died very suddenly about
s o'clock last night. He attended market
in this city during the morning and after
returning home did considerable work on
his farm. His family heard no complaint
of sickness from him. He was stricken
down almost without warning and died IN
few moments, Mr.. Wilson was about
sixty years old.
DEATH OF EX-SENATOR STEVENS.
w. N. Stevens (colored), who for one or
more terms represented the counties OF
Dinwiddie, Greenesville, and Sussex in the
Senate of Virginia. died here this morning
of cancer of the mouth, from the effects
of which he had long been great sufferer.
The deceased was lawyer by profession,
was well educated. and good speaker. DE
was O member of the convention which
framed the present Constitution OF Vir-
ginia, and was one of the most conserva-
tive men of his race.
THE FIGHT lGAINsr THE POSTAL.
Before Judge Rives. of Prince. George
county, sitting in this city to-day, the
counsel for the Norfolk and Western Rail-
road Company filed some fifteen or eigh-
teen exceptions to the report of the COM
missioners, which assessed damages at
$500 for the right of way for the Postal
Telegraph Company along the line OF the
railroad through Prince George. Counsel
for the railroad also filed a motion to In
troduee other eyidence-new or accumu..
lated-in support of facts raised in favor OF
said exceptions. This motion was argued
this afternoon, and Judge Rives took the
matter under advisement, mis- decision to
be rendered in the early future. 1t is EVIL
dent that q great deal of time will yet be
consumed before this case, which is a test
case, is finally settled.
INTERNAL REVENUE COLLECTIONS.
The internal revenue collections IN this
district for the week ending to-day were as
follows:
Manufactured tobacco. 2,74S OIL
sBeci9i 81. 2s
Total. ........-.....-......... .s3f'USo Oh
Mr.. Miles B. Branch, living in Dinwiddie
county, a short distance west of the city,
had fine horse killed by lighting during
the thunderstorm day or two ago.
DROWNING ACCIDENT.
John Randall, q young white boy aged
eight years, fell of the wharf this evening
and was drowned. His body was recovered.
GENERAL NEWS.
Bishop White will preach and admins
ter confirmation at Grace church to-mor-
row Sunday morning and at st. PauPs
church at night.
Preparations have not yet been COM
menced at our city jail for the execution
of Walter johnson, sentenced TO be hanged
on the 22d of May.
The Young Mems Christian Association
Bazaar closed TO-DAY with a large sum
realized. Work will soon be commenced
on the new hail. the plans for which are
based upon the best buildings of the kind
in the country.
Cards are out for the marriage at Crewe
April 22d of Mr.. Albert Potts and Miss
Mamie V. Moore.
There have already been sixty-two con-
verts at the revival at West-End Methodist
church, and quite large number at Wes-
ley church.
The sales of loose tobacco this week
were about $50, 900 pounds.