Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-09-29
Personals and Briefs.


Major Charles Pickett, Of Norfolk. was in tho
city yesterday.
Miss Louise Schultz has left the city for Phila-
delphia where sho will spend some time.
Miss V. c. Tripp. the niece OF Professor Kass,
who has been here on visit, has returned to
Boston.
OF the i've marriage-licenses issued in the
Hastings Court yesterday four were TO colored
couples
Hon. Basil b. Gordon. chairman Of the State
Democratic Committee, Is expected In the city
this afternoon.
DIR. w. w. Parker has received another order
from England for his popular book' "torty
Years Doctor"
few Of tho Grsnd-Army men still linser
here. IL Il estimated that during and since the
encampment 10000 Of the veterans visited the
city.
Mr.. l.. Wagner has returned home again. i'm
proved in health and strength, from visit 10 his
relatives In the Valley Of Virginia, near Wood
stock.
There will be meeting Of the stockholders of
the virginia Liquor and Opium Cure Company
at $50 O'Clock tonight At No. $40 north Fourth
street.
There have been a number OF conversions In
the Soldiers'- Home meeting, among them the
Oldest inmate OF tho institution. who Is SO years
OF age.
Mrs. J. F. Hatcher, Of Danville, Is visiting her
son, Mr. Horace A. Hawkins, who still continues
quite sick at his residence, No. j13 north TTen-
ty-sixth street.
The Governor, on the accommodation OF the
county Judge OF Brunswick and numerous clti-
zens, has removed the political disabilities oil
Nathaniel Marks tcOloredl, OF that county.
A warrant has been sworn out for tho arrest
Of the boys who deiaced an ornamental stone
that was 10 have been used in the house now
being erected on Franklin street near Fourth.
The ambulance WAS called yesterday after
noon at $3.50 o'clock 20 Second and Grace streets
10 n white man suffering with an epilepttc it,
lie was taken 70 his homo, on west Broad street.
Mr. r. Louis Dibrell OF Dibrell Brothers, Dam
Vile, has returned homo well after three
months tip to Europe and weeks travel IN
the North. He was not detained by quarantine
Mr.. william Shelly, who presides over the bill
Hard department at Eukers, celebrated his oath
birthday yesterday, on which occasion he was
presented with a handsome rechning'chan by
his friends.
The following suits we're Instituted in the City
Circuit Court yesterday: T. A. Wilbur & Son
r. g. Stern, for $3.50; Drewry q Co. %. Gilman
& Brother, for S15477; X. g. Southan rs. Thomas
Rutherford, for go.
MIR. T. Roberts Baker, of this city, is cor
responding secretary OF the Virginia Pharma-
ceutical Convention, which meets In Petersburg
October nth and remains In session three days
DStNHNA
A large attendance Is expected.
Mr.. Clarence A. Voolfolk, who begun his
journalistic career In this city, where he was
reared, is now editor and publisher Of the San
JOSIAH, weekly published at San Jose, Cal,
and devoted 70 society, politics, and art
The students who have enrolled in the Viz
einia Mechanics Institute Nights School viii re-
port az the institute building tomorrow night
ar 1880 o'clock for organization, and the regular
session will commence on Monday night, october
sd.
Messrs Denoon, Upper & Co. have invited a
number Of friends to accompany them on an ex-
curson to Norfolk Friday on the occasion OF the
opening Of the large knittiDg.mllls OF the Com
monwealth Realty Company. The party will re-
turn OiG Old Point.
Grayson, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. II. L. Nickel,
celebrated his Attn birthday yesterday afternoon
from 10 o'clock at the residence OF his aunt,
Hrs. p. Lambert. The evening was very plea
sanity spent by the little folks and tea WAS
served at o'clock. Miss Gertie King received
the slice OF cake containing the ring.
A very pleasant and successful entertainment
was given at Emmanuel PRESBYTERIAN church
Tuesday night under the direction OF Mrs. Joseph
r. Gin, Of the Male Orphan Asylum The pro-
gramme embraced music, dialogues, taoleauK,
and recitations by young ladies OF the vicinity
and chorus by the Male Orphan Glee Cluo
Some excitement was occasioned at polics
headquarters yesterday m0rdtng by gentle
that Dashiell was IN the city. Investigation de-
veloped that The gentleman was the victim o.
the bad chirography and orthography OF hi
porter, who had made and placed on his desk 4
memorandum that q dash-ran be mad ordered
for his buggy had come.
There Will be big Democratic rally at Cold
| HarbOr next Tuesday. Hons ii. W. FlOurnvy
| George ID. Wise, Colonel Thomas Whitehead
and DR.. B. l. Winston will make addresses II
| IS expected that an immense crowd OF persons
| from Hanover, Henrico, King William, and New
| Kent viii be present. Inc Scouts" of the Union
| Democratic Club viii attend with band OF musk
and make things lively.
Miss Nelson, 3-year-old, by Norfolk, anc
| owned by Mr. ;. Il. Nelson. Of Richmond, die
| tinguished herself Tuesday on the CENTENARY
| Driying-ParS, Baltimore, by winning the Got
/ race IN three straight heats. lime, 2;2S4
2:3lI4, ana y;30. Norfolk Is the youngest sir
| on the South AtlanIic-Coast States, having q
representation In the $50 class. Mr.. Nelson re
fused $4,000 for the mare.
John Draper alias William Jones (colored)
who was arrested In Norfolk Tuesday by De
! teciives PIT and Hepple, was brought 70 Rich
| Inond yesterday and lodged m the Second Police
station. The arrest was made upon Warrant
/ procured by Chief-of-Pollce Poe. charging Din
with unlawfuily and ieloniously assauifins
lsharn Coleman gcol0red) IN Edmond. The &C
cusod has been wanted hore for some time on
tbs abo-e charge as wen as another for being
Suspicious character.