Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-12-07
Nirrinia Nctys Iterns.


will be dedicated next Sunday.
Miss Aiyra Gregory of Wala Walla.
Washington State, has recently been visit
ing friends at Green Bay.
John Ragland was fined s. and imprls-
oned ten days in Greenesville county jail
yesterday for housebreaking.
Mrs. William J.. Carpenter died at Red
HILL Albemarle county, on Monday night.
She was a former Miss Tracy.
Seven vessels entered Norfolk from for
! egn ports last month, and forty-nine
vessels cleared for foreign ports.
The case Of William W. Bull VS.. Leper
NJ. Robinson will be called at the next
regular County-Court term at Williams
| burg.
Benjamin r. Grymes. OF King George
county, has been appointed acting light
| house-keeper at Lower Cedar Point, on the
Potomac.
Treasurer A. b. Battle, of Greenes-
Vile county, resigned yesterday. and the
court appointed Mr.. b. w. Wyche, who
Will qualify To-Day
Marriage licenses were issued on Tues
day by the Clerk Of the Albemarle Court
| TO James Garland and Emma Marshall,
/ Lewis Hall and Matilda C. Thacker.
A large quantity OF land was sold yes
! terday belonging to the Meherrln Lumber
| Company. Mr.. 4. l.. Shepherd of Rich
mond city. purchased large portion OF II.
The Northern Neck Telegraph and Telc-
phone Company has been granted the
/ privilege OF running their wires on the
| Fredericksburg free-bridge over the Rap
| pahannock.
| Under decree OF the Circuit Court Mr..
I h3s Ia.au IN
bring suit against all delinquent SUBJ
scribers Of the Fredericksburg Develop
ment Company.
Miss Alice Maddox. nee Robb, has been
/ granted by the Circuit Court OF Freder-
icksburg a decree Of divorce from Le
Doux Maddox. The custody OF their only
child is given to the mother.
Miss Ellen Lise. OF Philadelphia. has
I donated, through Mr.. NIX. Daniel. 10 the
| Society for the Prevention Of Cruelty to
Animals of Fredericksburg s. and num-
Der Of interesting books. and pamphlets.
| Near Coeburn. Va. at o'clock yester-
day afternoon. y. j. Ashbrook. who was
employed in the coal-mines. was fatally
| shot by Frank Irvine. as the result OF a
/ quarrel between the two. Irvine escaped.
/ Mr.. James A. Cawley and Miss Susie
| Cleek were married at Millboro' last night
/ Cleek is the youngest daughter Of A. G.
/ Cleek, Clerk of the Circuit and County
/ Courts.
4 The City Council OF Portsmouth has
/ instructed the City Attorney to draw up
/ a bill for the General Assembly to pass
annexing Park View. Brighton, and other
/ prosperous suburbs. This territory will
/ give Portsmouth two more wards.
A block of 100000 per cent. Norfolk
/ city coupon bonds have been sold to
/ Baltimore parties at fraction above
/ par. Portsmouth city will soon have on
the market 100000 in sewer bonds, and
about the same amount in paving and
public-building bonds at 5 per cent.
/ The State Bank OF Orange at a meet
/ ing of the Board of Directors decided to
! go into voluntary liquidation on Deem
/ Der 18TH No reasons are assigned for
! such action, and the bank Is perfectly
/ solvent. Its suspension will be a great
inconvenience to the people OF Orange.
Colonel Benjamin 81 Ewell was at VIII
/ llamsburg yesterday TO attend meeting
OF the Alpha Chapter OF the Phi Beta
Kappa Society On account OF the storm,
! Colonel William Lamb. of Norfolk. the
secretary. telegraphed that 1t was I'M
possible for him to reach the city in
/ time
The Stanton News states that Captain
John Hogshead. OF Augusta county. who
died few days ago, had long declared a
firm belief that he would live as long as
his father and no longer. His father died
at the age OF 81 years 10 months and 10
days. The son lived up 10 this limit. and
fingered Just two days more before dying.
He had been on his death-bed two weeks.
As 10 the taxing OF incomes. the New
York World gave the following express
sions from Virginia representatives:
ID. Gardiner Tyler. Second District
Democrat)-I will follow the President
In his views on the income-tax. IL looks
as II tho deficiency would not amount to
over S2s.0o0.0Oo when the increase OF i'm
ports under the reduced tariff Is taken
into consideration together with certain
proposed changes in the internal-revenue
tar. I would be In favor Of graduating
the income-tax. II necessary. but at pres
,ent II looks as though q small tax would
be sufficient and we would thus be spared
the difficulties incident to q greater tax.
| Eppa Hunton. Virginia, D6mocrstl-I
| bea that Tha Weird viii excuse me.