Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-14
MANCHESTER NEWS.
NO STEPS TAKEN TO BUILD THE
ROAD TO PETERSBURG.
Ward. Meetings 10 Name Counei1msa--
Killed Q Strange Bird-Possoas
aud Other Items.

aud Other Itsms.
Nothing has as yet been done on tho
proposed electric road to Petersburg.
Several months ago efforts were made by o
number Of gentlemen to get franchises to
run electric railways over certain streets
in Manchester. There were two COM
panies-one desiring to extend Its lines to
the Cockade City, while the other wanted
to 60 to Midlothian. A representative OK
the company that wanted to build road
10 Petersburg was seen few days ago
and asked il anything had been done en-
the proposed line. He said there had not,
but that he hoped soon TO SEQ the Work
| begin.
Politics are beginning to assume lively
form in tins city and candidates for the
Council are working away for the nomina-
| tions. Ward meetings will be held Tues,
day night at $3.50 O'clock for the purpose or
nominating candidates for the Counci.
One member 10 to be selected from the
, First. Second, and Fourth and two from
the Third Ward. The meetings Will DO
held at tho following places: First ward,
Old Masonic Hall, Fifth and cambridge
streets; Second. in the rear OF market;
Third. in vacant store corner of Twelfth
and Hull Fourth. IN rear of Bowen Brad
ley's. There IS not likely TO be any oppo-
sition to the Democratic nominees.
KILLED STRANGE BIRD.
Recently Mr.. j. A. Lester, OF Chester
held, while hunting In Swlft-creek swamp,
came across three strange-lo )king birds.
| He fired and killed two of them, and yes
| terday when he came to this city no brought
one OF the birds. which Is evidently OF some
aquatic species. The body OF the bird 10
not large, but II he's very long wings, legs.
and neck. From tip TO tip the bird IS
about two feet. 1t Is OF NOTED ASH
color. with three or four large white tea1
| theirs on the head. There are also several
long feathers extending from the neck to
the tail. No one seemed TO know the
name of the bird and Mr.. Lester took 1t TO
| Richmond. where he gave IL to captain
Bossieux who sent it to q Washington
.axidermist to be stuffed.
MISCELLANEOUS MENTION.
The Chesterfield Circuit Court will meet
tomorrow.
Hon. W. W. Bakor, of Chesterfield, ha:
returned from New York. where he went
| on business.
In the list Of graduates at the High
| School published III yesterdays DISPATCH
Master Linton Lloyd's name was accident
ally omitted.
Mr.. X. c. Broaddus, of this city, is an
applicant for deputy collectorship under
| the next Internal Revenue Collector Tor
| this district.
There will be o big meeting at the Second
| Baptist church (cOlored) to-day. Several
| of the most prominent colored ministers
| In the State will occupy the pulpit during
| the day. Rev. j. G. Russell IS pastor of
| this church and is meeting with success.
There will be union Gospel meeting at
| the Presbyterian church this afternoon
| looking to the organization or branch OF
| the Women's Christian Temperance Union
| in this city. Several Richmond preachers
and members are expected 10 be present.
coLoRrD COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES.
The following vas the programme OF the
| commencement exercises OF the Colored
| High School, which took place Friday
night at DR.. Blngas church: Chorus.
Herein IS Love-; Introductory Address.
| C. Henry Jones; Recitation. Tho New
| Church Organ" Lille X. Hickman: Decla-
| nation, Man Progressive Being }. W.
| Harris: Music; Essay, The Battle of
| Life" VI. Agatha Robinson; Essay, VIZ
gina Leads the Way" Lucy J. Wintree ;
| Quartette, Sweetest Voice.; Grafton.
THE Secret of Success" Charles II. Rob
inson; Essay and YaIedictory, Laura Eta
Hobson; Solo. "Zion." George W. Ben
nett.
| Superintendent D. L. Pulliam made an
address, and at its close delivered d.
plomas 10 the graduates-Laura T. Hob
son. Charles II. Robinson, Lucy j. Win
| free. and Mollle A. Robinson. Rev. j. W..
| Johnson, Of st. Philips Protestant Episco-
pal church. Richmond. delivered an ad-
dress 10 the graduates and DR.. ii. l..
Harris presented tho prizes gold pens
for excellence IN penmanship to Mary
! Walthall and Charles II. Green. Nj. A.
| Harris presented prize ia gold ring) 10
Mollie A. Robinson. one OF the graduates.
| The prizes for writing were given by the
principal and the gold ring was presented
| by Mrs. NJ. Ford. A number Of the mem-
bers OF the School Board were present.
ITEMS o. GENERAL INTEREST.
Mr. C. f.. Moore. tho contractor. has
| begun work Oh tho three cells that are TO
be erected in rear of the station-house.
| The work will DO pushed forward to
completion as rapidly as possible.
Mr. A. Z. Duyal. "a well-known citizen OF
| Manchester. Is quite sick. His klnsman.
| DIR. L. K. Chiles. of Norfolk. was expected
Rev. DR.. A. C. Bledsoe will address the
meeting at Leader Hall this afternoon at
| $3.50 o'clock under the auspices of the
railroad branch Of the Young Mems Chris
| tan Association.
Thomas Jennings. a colored man en-
ployed at the granite-works of Rennie x
| Mcintosh at Granite, had his hand quite
| badly mashed while ef work Friday. He
was sent TO the Office Of Drs. Mathews aud
| Whitfield. where his wound was dressed
II was found necessary TO amputate two oi
the fingers. The man lives at Granite.
Mrs. \. II. Fitzgerald. of this city. met
with peculiar accident Thursday while
coming over from Richmond on one OF the
electric-cars. She was seated near one
end of the cor and held in her hand q
small satchel III which was pair of scls-
sOrs. A sudden reversal of tho current
jostled the passengers and caused the
scissors to stick through the satchel into
Mrs. fitZgeraId's side. Yesterday she was
suffering very much from the wound,
which bled freely.
Virginia Mobiles, negro woman, was be-
fore the May or yesterday morning, charged
with stealing four pairs of pants from Jo-
| seph Oppleman. William MOBILES. he'hus-
band of tho woman. offered q pair of the
| pants for salo Yesterday morning and he
was likewise charged with larceny. Both
were sent on to the grand jury.
The following IS the mortuary report of
the city for the month of April as prepared
by DR.. Lawrence Ingram, president OF the
Board OF Health. and submitted to the
Council last night Number of deaths,
25-9 white and l6 colored: First Ward, /
Second. 2; Third, -. and Fourth, I.
Causes of death -Typhus-malarIal fever,
pneumonia, 5; grip. /; commissions. / ;
castrltis. 2; phthisls pulmonalls. 2; oron-
chitis, l ; fibroid tumor. organic heart
disease. 2; trismus nascertium, conges-
non OF brain. cerebral hemorrhage, /
| dropsy. | ; marasmus. cancer, / {; accl-
| dental burn, unknown, /.
Probably Came from Newport News
The police are now certain that Fannie
Owens, the girl whom Officer Hall re-