Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-11-20
MRS. MUNDY DEAD.
PETERsBURc's BEST BUSINESS wo-
MAN CROSSES OVER THE RIVER.
saloon Keepers Charged with Violating
tho sunday Law-Uncasincss About the
Sale Of the va. & q. Railroad.

PETERSBURG. VA. November 49,
(speclai.)-Mrs. Peter Ann Mundy (nee
Pettway) died at her residence on Halifax
street Sunday morning OF Brights dis
ease; aged 81 years. Mrs. Mundy was
one OF the finest business women In the
city, and, Il Is reported. left an estate
valued at $4,000. She was for some years
the owner and proprietress Of the old
Bollingbrook now the Southern Hotel,
and was one Of the best-known ladies In
the city.
Several well-known liquor dealers In
this city were last night summoned TO
appear before the Mayor on Tuesday
morning TO answer the charge Of selling
liquor on Sunday. In violation Of both
the State and city laws.
THE PROPOSED SALE.
A great deal of uneasiness Is felt here
In the matter OF the proposed sale OF
the Virginia and Carolina railroad. The
Council agreed 10 allow the proposed pur-
chasers until the 18th OF this month in
which to accept the terms on which the
road would be sold. and 1t was under
stood that within that period the city's
proposition would be accepted. The most
positive assurances have, during all these
negotiations, been given that the imam
cial standing Of the proposed purchasers
was of the highest character. and that
they would build the road within the time
specified by the Council. The vistin &
attorney of the company was Mr.. Nc
Creepy, a gentleman Of suave manners
and polished address. who spent some
In, fIt ioCEipn oftlr tho iu(
torcsts Of his Clients" and who favor
ably impressed our people and the Coun-
Gil with his honesty OF purpose.
NOT ACCEPTABLE.
Mr.. McCrery and his friends may be
here this week. or they may not. II Is
believed by many that they Will not.
The contract proposed by the Council for
the sale Of the road. while thoroughly
protecting the city's interest. 10 not prob
ably acceptable 10 the proposed pur-
chasers, and there Is a suspicion In the
community that the matter may De
dropped.
SUNDAY SCHOOLS.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Methodist Sunday-School Association was
held Sunday afternoon in the West-Stre7t
church. The total organization. as SHOWN
by the reports was as follows: Organize
ton, l,0Zl; average dtteHudHCe, ',hf'
money collected, 1862.
The regular term of the County Court
OF Dlnwiddie was held to-day, but out
side of routine business no cases Of i'm
portance were tried.
ROASTING TOO SOON.
The Republicans of this city are loud
in their boasts that Mr.. Thorpe VIII be
given the seat in Congress to which Hon.
". Il. Mckinney was honestly elected,
and the people believe that If such a
thing is done Il great outrage Will be per
petrated. But the Republican party has
perpetrated so many gross outrages on
the South that nothing that party VIII
do will create much surprise. The only
surprising fact is that any self-respectinS
white southerner Will combine with the
negroes TO overthrow the intelligent peo-
pie of their eection in the contest FOR
supremacy. The matter Of dollars ana
cents, and Of the offices which secure
such reward, may to some degree ex-
plain it all.