Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-14
ACROSS THE JAMES.
News Notes and Personals from the City
OF Manchester.

OF Manchester.
The identity of the dead body found a
/ few DAYS ago on the river bank Just below
| the cltv is still unknoTn and the affair Is
/ shrou ted in deepest mystery. The idea
has been advanced that the man probably
/ went bathing and was accidentally
, drowned. But II this be so the question
! IS asked, Where are his clothesE The man
wa evidently q stranger or has absence
! would have been reported 70 the police.
/ The authorities are doing all they can To
/ fathOm the mystery.
COLONEL BUFoRD's THANKS.
| Mr.. L. NJ. Nuunally, chairman OF the
I Butord Club. IN this city. has received a
letter of thanks from Colonel Butord.
: Alternates to the Democratic COnyen-
ton have been appointed as follows: Flrst
/ Ward-AleNauder Jones for James MOOrs,
CHARLES Sims tor Frank fitzgerald Second
/ Mard-Natthew Morton for l.. NJ. Nun
/ nalv. Charles Wake for Ryland {. Will
| lame. Cornelius s. Wells for Arthur q.
/ Evans. Alteruates for the other wards
/ have not been named.
DFArH or GEORGE W. ToIBy.
Information has been received here Of
the recent death at the Maryland Line
Confederate Sailors and Soldiers Home,
plke-yllle. Nd, OF George W. Toby,
formerly OF Manchester. Mr.. Toby mar
rled Miss Francis Coniey, Of Manchester,
who died some wears ago. He leaves son,
/ Gcorge. III Spots lvanla. with isaunt, VINO
was Miss Charlotte COnlev. The deceased
was well known here and this news OF his
/ death will Doe read with deep regret.
James Lynch. the alleged murderer now
| copfued in Chesterfield county lGll. -
1 quoted as SAVING that ms mission Is that
7 of killing people The man. II y beleveI,
is felgniag insanity, or y really crazy, ahd
il has been suggested that commission
of unacy should SIT on ms case. MI. W.
g. p. kInton. ons Of the mans attorneys
appointed by the court, IN recent CONVEX
satlOn Wltha DISPATCH reporter SAID that nc
did not know whether or not counsel
would enter plea OF insanity. IL -
understood that the man was recently
liberated from an insane asylum. Lyncl
showed no signs OF lunacy when begging
! IN Chester on Thur-day. the day before
I the dead body OF his one-armed compan-
ion vas found in the branch murdered.
The election of pub!ic-Schuol teachers
will ne held In the sohool-hous at Chester
August 10Th aud 10TH for white teachers
aud 18th aud 18th tor colored.
Judge Clooton Is still confined 10 his
home bv sickness and will not hold toe
.July term of the County Court. All OF
the cases 60 over 10 the August term.
MISCELLANEOUS MENTION.
The Street Committee or the Council
met and made ITS final report last night.
As Il was the last meeting Ot the present
committee they formulated statement
showing all of the outstanding business or
tic committee up To June 3jth.
large crowd was ~ Forest-hill Park
last evening 10 witness toe talio0n-lscen-
SION. The grOnaut weat up 10 conside-
rable height and then successfully maze
the descent IN q parachute.
stated communication OF Manchester
ROYAL Arch Chapter, No. As. 4. +. and A.
NJ. was held last night at the Masonic
Tempe.
Cynthus Grove Of Drmds had o well
attended meeting at Cersleys Hall last
night.
fhe funeral OF Mrs. II. II. Pa'teson took
place Yesterday afternoon at hait-past
O'clock from Meade Memorial church.
The last Perry-street car leaves hich-
mond for Manchester at HAS o'clock at
night.
PERSONAL POINTERS.
MIR. John T. Utz, Of this city, is summer
ing at Midlothian.
Mrs. Caroline Hardy. wife of Mr.. W. I.
Hardy, respected citizen OF Ettrick. IN
Chesterfield, died Wednesday at the age
of IS years. She had many friends In the
county who deeply regret her death.
Mss Msbsl Whine. OF Did Point Va