Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-05-05
A GREAT CHIEF DEAD
GEORGE w. HALL. RECORDER or THE
COUNCIL or REQ MEN.
n CLOCK with rIistory--suit for q PATENT
Action Against Telegraph Company
Personal aud General News

Hall died last evening after protracted
illness; aged fifty-one years. BE was one
of the most genial and popular men in the
city. He was for four years commissioner
of the revenue In Petersburg, and for sew
eral successive terms and up 10 the lass
few days of his illness held the Office of
great chief of records of tho Great Coun-
Gil of Red Men Of Virginia; was for many
years secretary Of Petersburg Lodge, No.
IS, OF MasoDs, and chief of records Of
Powhatan Tribe Of Red Men, and was also
an active member of other secret orders.
TOKENS OF REsPEor.
The Red Mems Hall here has been
draped in mourning in respect To his
memory. and IL is expected that the
funeral tomorrow afternoon will be at
tended by the officers Of the Great Council
rs well as by large concourse OF members
OF the different orders 10 which he be-
longed. Few men were honorsd with such
cordial and hearty friendships in any COM
munity as was George w. Hall. He was
gallant Confederate soldier and served
with distinction throughout the late war.
and was one Of the most active members
of A. p. Hill Camp Of Confederate Vete-
rams.
Great Sachem w. j. Taylor, OF this city,
has appointed Mr.. o. +. Wise, OF Rich
mond, TO the Office of great chief OF
records, made vacant by Mr.. Halls death.
SUCCESSFUL REVIVAL.
The revival meetings which have been
in progress for several weeks at the West
End Methodist Episcopal church closed
last night. The result was ninety-six con-
versions and fifty-six additions 20 the mem
bership of this church. The pastor, Rev.
MIR. Banks. is n young man, and this Is
~.,1 A. - toha making
O fine record and doing great work.
AN HISTORIC CLOCK.
Mr.. w. N. Ragland of this city, is the
owner of a clock of great historic interest.
n is q hall piece of solid mahogany and
tells the days of the month as well as the
hours and minutes IL bears upon II the
marks of shot fred by some of Nat. Tur-
ner's men during the famous instruction
in Southampton county sixty years ago.
The clock was then the property OF Dr
Simon Blunt at whose house the first
fight with the insurrectionists occurred,
and where several Of the negro fanatics
were killed and wounded. Some OF the
neiehbors were in the house at the time
and the guns they used were loaded by
the daughters Of DR.. Blunt, through whom
the clock was preserved. Several OF the
shot are yet firmly imbedded IN the ma
hogany and plainly visible TO the eve. The
clock bears the monogram of lite original
owner, its frame Is az sound as ever; ana
the machinery works with the regularity
and precision of early days.
TITLE TO A PATENT DECIDED.
Messrs @. N. Romano Il Co. have been
notified by the Chief Examiner OF the
United States Patent~Office that the SUIT
brought by Antonio del Grande to estao.
lish the right to the "wmstle-bomb"
patent has been decided in their favor.
hoo ahOIIt
years. Graude was an employe IN the es-
tablishment which was purchased by
Romano & Go. from Mr.. Mamie. and the
purchase included this patent, which
Grande claimed as his own.
INTERESTING CASES.
In the Hastings Court to-day the suit OF
Marks rs. the Postal Telegraph Company
for 5000 damages for failure TO promptly
deliver a telegram was argued and de-
cision reserved. The damages claimed IS
the difference between the market value
Of a lot of peanuts and the price at which
they were sold.
The Court also heard argument this
evening in an appeal case from the Mayors
Court. X. A. Birchett was fined S25 and
costs tor peddling soapine without o
license. He claims that under the interstate
commerce law he is not liable TO license
tax.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
Captain w. Gordon McCabe has received
from the Compile de Paris souDenir IN the
shape Of a fine picture with autograph OF
the Compile. The picture was taken In
England, but the frame was made to order
i'm Paris. When the Comte and party
visited Petersburg they were the guests OF
Captain McCabe.
Edward Gill, Familiarity known as " Blue
Gill;" worthy and well-to-do ,colIored
farmer of Chesterfield county, died on
Saturday and was buried Sunday after
noon from st. Joseph's Catholic church.
The funeral services were conducted by
Rev. Father 0ud, OF Richmond, who re-
Gently baptized the old man and admins
tered extreme JUNCTION to him just before
his death.
TROUBLESOME CHURCH.
The Third (colored) Baptist church,
about which there has recently been so
much scandal by reason OF disagreement
and trouble among the members AS TO the
management of the church, was again
brought into the Mayors Court this morn
ING. Five members of the congregation
had been arrested on warrants charging
them with interruptIng the religious SER
vices last night, but the warrants were
ouashed because of informality, the exact
nature of the offence not being
stated. The Hastings Court some
months ago on application OF the
authorities Of the church granted an in
junction restraining the dissentients from
interfering with the services and meetings
of the church, and the clerk OF the court
was for the time being appointed modera-
tor TO conduct all stated meetings. The
probability is that there will be further
court proceedings in the case.
Mr.. Walter @. .Nunnally, a well-known
citizen, died quite suddenly to-day. His
health had been delicate for some time,
but his death was unexpected.
Mrs. DIR. George Q. Starke IS reported to
be critically i'll.
Mrs. Augustus Wright is quite sick.
Rev. John A. Barker, the new pastor OF
West-End Baptist church, preached his in
augural sermon yesterday. He had crowd
ed congregations morning and night.