Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-06
vbe BoN-AIg TRAGEDY.
Perkins Engages Counssi--Deaths IN MAN
ehe.,.r last yeer--persona1, &c.

Perkins Engages COMMENCEMENT IN WISH"
chester Last yesr-Personal. &c.
Mr.. ]. II. Webb. Peploe, Of Bon Air, and
Cornelius Mimms. colored LAWYER or tDls
city. have been retained az counsei iVI
Watson Perkins, the negro youth VINO 10
charged with killing John Pearson. OpIn-
ION IL divided as TO how the Tragedy oc-
Cured. Some people think II was an acci-
dent while others hold 20 the IDEA that
tbs Girl Ffla Washington is IN some way
connected with the affair. AS was stated
in the DISPATCH yesterday morning an
older brother Of the prisoner - IN rove
with the Girl. Perkinss mother opposes
the union and vows she Will prevent as
| occurrence. Whether or not PEARSON nau
tender feeling for Fife could not DC
| learned.
DEATHS LAST YEAR.
Dr. Lawrence Ingram, President OF .ne
! Board OF Health. has prepared his inortuary
rep0rt for the year ending December o.
/ 1Sg2 The total number OF deaths was 2lt.
White males. GO: females. 60-totai' $50
| colored males. CD: females. 6S-totai, Isl.
| OF these 100 were single. 63 were married
| Q widowers. "a widows, 8 unknown. Ihere
were GO deaths under 1 year OF age, lof
| from TO 20 years, 10 over ~. ana un-
known. Rate Of mortality OF whole popu-
| latiOn, 22.S3 per 1000 per annum. haI oe
I OF TnOItAlltY Oh NulIt DObuAotiN''
per snnum, 1877. Rate OF mortality OF
| colored population per 1000 per annun'
! 80. 10. Numbe of transit permits issued,
/ AZ. The above calculations are baseu on
| population of LOCO white. 5000; coiored,
1000
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
District Deputy G. &. Wells installed the
| recentlv-elected officers OF DAVIS COUNCIL
/ No. q. Junior Order United American Ne
chanlcs, last night. a., w n
| Little Nav Rec. daughter OF Mr.. W. y.
| Rice. of Chesterfield, is quite SICK.
1 The wife of Peter Lewis. worthy COL
| o.ed man living in She county a snort dis
| tapce from this city. died Wednesday.
Mr.. Tavie Cox. Of Ironton. o.. who has
| bsen here on visit 10 his mother, Mrs. j.
| n. Nichols, has returned home. e.,
| Mr.. William II. Owens, formerly with
! the DmpLTcH. who LETT few days ago Tor
| Birmingham to engage IN business, writes
! that he has arrived all safely. and 10 highly
| pleased with his new surroundings.
There will be- meeting OF the citizens OF
/ Granite this evening for the purpose OF ar
ranging plan for the building or a
union church at that place. Messrs. l. IL;
/ Chapel. NJ NJ. CafbOueh. and Lochland
/ Smith are the committee IN charge.
! Miss Fannie Sbotwell, who has been
! spending the holidays hero. mas returned
/ % the Valley Seminary.
/ Miss Emma Lamb returned to Glade
/ Spr1ny Wednesday. having spent the holl-
| DAYS at tho home Of her father, Mr.. r. a.
! Lamb. on Thirteenth street.
/ Skating az Forest-H Hill Park was very
! good Yesterday, tho lake having been
| swept off. The merrS jingle OF the sleigh,
| bell was heard and the ever-present small
| boy was ont upon the hillside with his
| sled. The snow did not interfere at Oil
| with street-car travel.
! Constable Davis, Of Swansboro'. was
seen last night by the DISPATCH man ana
/ asked If he had learned anything about
/ the rumored cutting ARRAY In CHESTER
! field. He replied that he had not.
MIR. John a. Lester, of Chesterfield.
| came 10 the city yesterday afternoon and
/ brought 6ne deer that he killed Tuesday.
/ He has been very successful with his gun
/ this week, having killed three wild turkeys
/ and two deer.
MIR. William V. Owens, wife of one of
/ the motormen on the liull-street car-lne,
| IS quite sick at her home, IN Swansboio'.
! Mrs. T.. I. Morrlssett, who has been very
! sick at her home. in Swansboro', was re-
ported better last night.
/ The Sunday school entertainment that
/ was 10 have taken place last evening at
/ the West End Methodist church was post
| poned on account of the Inclement
/ weather.
| Mayor Maurice did not have a case for
| his consideration In the Police Court yes
| terday morning, and up to late hour
| last night not sinner had been taken IN
/ nv . IA nOlipa Ofnpera