Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-16
JOHN RIGEL KILLED.
CAUGHT UNDER A FALLING DOOR
AND EXPIRED M TWO HOURS.
Opposed to the Wilcox Amend ment- The
Press Association on to Cape Charles
Proposed Prsse-Fisht-
Especial seiogram 70 the Dispasch.l

NoRrsLk. July ls.--Mr. John Rieel. acar
inspector In the employ Of the Atlantic
and Danville Railroad Company. while at
work at West Norfolk this morning was
caught under falling warehouse-door
| and 40 badly injured that he died within
two hours. Before death the injured man
was brought to his hone in Portsmouth.
on the corner of Green and Griffin streets,
and expired white being attended by the
doctors. He leaves wife and children.
AGAINST THE BILL
To-day the Chamber OF Commerce
adopted resolutions severely denouncing
census laws. and urging the Representa-
tives and Senators from Virginia to OPP
pose It,
A white man was found dead in Jones's
place. Deceased was an Englishman and
bricklayer by trade.
PROGRAMME FOR THE PRESS.
The members of the Virginia Press Asso-
cation all left this morning at 7:45 O'Clock
on the steamer New York, rendered by
the New York. Philadelphia and Nor
folk railroad, for trip to, Cape
Charles City. where they spend the day and
ENJOY a series of entertainments at the
hands of the mayor, town council. and
citizens. Tomorrow they visit Old Point,
and return here in time TO leave on the
excursion to Providence and Boston by
the Merchants and Miners steamship line.
ARRANGING FOR FIsrIo MILL"
A $500 glove contest is being arranged
by sporting-men here between Balti-
more pugilist named James Duke and an
Englishman named j.. l.. Filden. Both
men are now here to 60 into training, ana
the match will take place the middle OF
next month IN q ring near the North caro-
lima line, II is thought. a.
About thirty wheelmen from this city.
under the direction of Mr.. l.. i. Waring,
will attend the annual meeting or the
wheelmen of the country, commencing IN
Washington, ID. c., next Monday.
LICENSES REVOKED.
n Hall mate OF the steamer Neuse.
and George +. Caffee. mate of the steamer
Enola. have had their licenses revoked by
the steamboat inspectors here TOR respon-
sibility in the collision in Pamlico sound.
The steam yacht Gretchen, with her
owner Hon. John Ray burn, and party
of friends on board, has gone down to
Durant's Island, in CuIrituck sound, on
shooting trip.
BRIDE AT SWEET 16.
Mr.. Morgan Mcfarland. of this city and
| a resident of Brambleton Ward, and Miss
Cordie Smith, of Norfolk county. returned
| from Elizabeth City. n. O., yesterday as
man and wife, having been married on
Wednesday by Rev. L. l.. Williams, The
| bride is Just lG years OF age and recently
returned from boarding-school.
A number of excursionists from Staun-
| ton visited the navy-yard and seaside yes
| terday. The city was again full OF visitors
| from the Carolina section to day.
Lieutenant-Governor j. Hoge Tyler was
| in Portsmouth Yesterday for the purpose OF
seeing his sister. Miss julia Tyler, who is
visiting Mrs. Colonel William H. stewart
and afterwards went to Join the commits
sion on Virginia and Maryland boundary
| lines.
TWO ACCIDENTS.
The excursion train that reached Ports;
mouth from Durham, N. O., last night mao
two accidents. A boy was run over and
killed on starting and Policeman John
Word was thrown from the train and badly
| injured.