Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-08
persnnnls ana Brief..

Personals and Briefs.
Bishop Van do yyvor is spending couple OF
weeks at Old Point.
Mr.. and Mrs oEcar Crans loft Saturday for
the Hot springs, Va.
Mcssrs. q. r. Butler and G. II. Gayle left So
turday evening for Baltimore.
Miss Bertha Flegenheimer leaves Friday for a
three-weeks stay at Old Point.
Mira G. X. johnson and children have left for
the Blue Ridge TO visit relatives.
Miss Pearl Fiournoy. of Church Hill, is visit
ing relatives in Chesterfield county
Rev DR.. r. II. Pitt left yesterday for Powha-
tan to attend the Middle District AsSociauon'
Judge r. W. Hughes, Of the United States
Circuit Court. arrived In the city sunday after
noon.
Mr.. Charles l.. Hudgins wtll leave to-day 10 at
tend the Baptist Association IN Powhatan
county.
Miss Lula Davis, who has boon visiting rela-
rycs at Ashland, has returned to her homo, in
this city.
Miss Louise Hitchcock Of 314 north Twelfth
street, will visit her old home In North Carolina
this woek.
Tho factory Of the Pacific Nail- Works, Oak
land, Cal, was burned Sunday, cntailing loss
OF 100000.
Oncer James II. Kerso, Of the First Police
Worlds Far.
Mr., }, II. Tompkins and daughter. Mics Clara,
have returned TO the city, after ten-days' visit
10 baltimore.
Alfred Lee (colored) was arrested and lodged
in the second Police Station yesterday charged
with playing policy.
II was Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph II. Fletcher who
on Monday night last gave birthday party to
their little daughter.
Rev. W. I. Jolly, 1912 west Cary street, is
confined TO his room, though IL Is thought his
SICKNESS is not serious.
Mr.. j. II. Browder, OF Danyille passed through
the city yesterday en- route 10 Petersburg on
Witt 70 relatives and friends.
Mrs. J. II. Greene and daughter, Nellie, OF
New York city, are tho guests OF MIR. L. VI. VIII
lis, No. 2ll9 east Broad street.
The National vnpor-Stove Company, Cleve-
lani, o.. hrs made an assignment. Assets
sl25,OO0; liabilities, 100000.
The Revieri (Mo) coal-miners at q mass-moot-
ing Sunday evening refused 10 60 out on strike
IN sympathy with the Kansas miners.
Mrs. A. =. Miller, Of 1l3 east Clay street, who
has been visiting her parents, MIR. and Mrs l..
Z. Amos, Of Ashland, has returned home.
II. VI. Smith. IT., qualified In the Chancery
Court yesterday az administrator OF the estate
Of Charles NJ. smith. The estate IL small
Mr.. A. Simon, Miss p. Simon, Mr.. Mores Roso,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Nyer, and Mr.. NJ. j. hittei-
dorfer started to tho Worlds Fair Sunday
Mr.. Samuel 5. Roscndorf, proprietor Of the
Southern kubber-Stamp Works, loft yesterday
for an extended trip TO Boston and the East.
Miss Annie Mcdowell has returned TO the city
after n very pleasant visit OF a month 10 her SIS
ter, Mrs. Charles ;. Lambert. OF Raleigh, n. @.
Rev. c. 4. Baker. distinguished and much
beloved divine OF the Presbyterian Church in
Alabama, died at bis home, ia Opellka, yester-
day.
Mr.. ana Mrs E. NJ. Bear, OF Savannah, Ga,
ana Miss Boscosh, Of Mobile, Ala, are visiting
Mr.. ana Mrs. A. GoldOack, ii east Main
street.
The DISPATCH has received for the Ice Mission
the sum OF $50 realized from the lawn party
given last Thursday evening at " East Lawn"
tho homo of Mrs. John Lamb.
In the Chancery Court yesterday Louis Il.
Hulcher qualified as executor Of the estate OF
Gertrude Schweer, &c eased. Judge Barton
held a special term Of tho Chancery Court yes
terday.
Mr. and Mrs. Hsddon 8. Watkins have the
sympathy Of their friends In the loss OF their
httle riri, May Sanford. aged 10 months She
died in Powhatan, where Mrs. Watkins - spend
ing the summer with relatives.
At the meeting Of tho Academy OF Medicine
aud Surgery at the Young Mems Christian Asso-
citation Hall tonight the inluence OF polluted
water and milk in typhod-ioyer will be further
Galaeher's "Trixy" Cigar Company and the
Loomis factory. the leading cigar manufacturing
concerns Of New Haven, Conn, shut down yes
terday, portion OF the shops 10 be reopened at
reduced wages at the expiration o: ono week.
The damage to tobacco from hail Sunday IN
Lancaster and York counties, Pa, is much worse
than first reports indicated. since hundreds OF
acres OF tobacco we're completely riddled aud
in many instances will be ploughed under as
fertilizer.
Tho city ambulance was called 10 No. 1419
enst Franklin street Mt o clo.g yesterday after
noon to woman who bad taken carcohc acld
presumably with the intention OF committing
suicide. she was tIeated and left In Charge OF
her physiclan-
The following unforsunatss took mp their
abode in the State prison yesterday: sam Her-
ryweather tcolorcd), from Richmond city, to
serve two years for malicious assault; Ira
Woolwine (colOred), from Patrick, 20 servo two
years for HOUSEKEEPING.
Rev. DIR. Landrum left yesterday morning for
his summer vacation. He will spe1d this week
at Rapidan Station. no1t week preaching at
Boulah, King William county and VIII MI the
pulpit OF Rev. Willie Biting at Mt Morris
church, New York, August 20th and @7th.
The tent meetings are still continued at the
head OF Clay street. DR.. James Nelson preached
Sunday afternoon and Rev. II. A. Bagby last
night. Mr. Bagby will preach every Light this
week. PrayeI-meetings will be held In The tont
every afternoon at O'Clock. All are welcome.
The Council committees 10 meet this after.
noon are Retrenchment and Reform at D o'clock
and 1hifd Market at @. The Board OF Public
Interest rs 70 hold a session at O:30 O'Clock tor
tho purpose of selecting three citizens from
Monroe Ward who would be desirable as Fire
Commissioners.
The steamer San Jose has arrived from Panama
with adyices OF a daring attack by $50 bandits
upon the person AID estate OF NJ Salveria, an
aged ma wealthy planter of San Salvador. liv-
ing about six miles from the capital and tho
subsequent capture and summary execution OF
seventeen of the bandits-
Mr.. Fred Peasants as Poteutate OF Acca
Temple, has receved-a Lotice oil the finding OF
the body of a well-dressed, unknown man about
40 years OF age-washed ashore recently at AT.
lantic Highlands. The deceased wore Mystic
Shrine button and Scottisn-Rite charm. Tho
body was buried at Naveslnk.
Mess-s james Lyons. Jr., of this city, and
DAVID /. Anderson, OF Massachusetts, both OF
whom attended the meeting OF the Bar AssOcla-
ton et the White Sulphur, ran down 10 Lowell,
Va, Friday and spent day and half fishing.
They caught forty-one bass, aggregating twenty
two POUNDS in weight, and large blue catfish
which tipped the scales at threo and a half
pounds.
John J. Henson, white man, went to Green
vile, 3. c.. Friday and testified before a United
States commissioner In a revenue case he has
been working with q deputy marshal against
moonshiners. He started Tor his homo in the
mountains, about twenty-five miles away, staii
over night with friend. and Saturday morning
resumed his Journey. Late that evening he was
found in q lonely side-road within a mile Of mis-
own homo dead, with his neck broken. his mule
and wagon standing short distauce away,
having evidently been killed for informing.
The following is q list of arrivals OF Richmond
people at Ocean View Hotel. Va, for the week
ending August 4th j. :. Eubank, s. II. Coltrel,
Miss o. Matthew'S, Miss l. Mehoney Miss X. Nc
earthly, John d. Culpeper, Miss N. Hungertord,
j. Eieli. w. G. Neal, &. NJ Mahouey, j. b, Gard
ner, Miss kosa Morris, Miss Pearl Morris,J. y.
HOLIDAY, II. L. Caroyou. w. l. D0wloy, Il. l..
Adams, A. j. Berry, T. Bossieux and lady, j. c.
Mitchell and wife, Miss Laura Mitchell, Miss