Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-01-14
GEN. LEES BIRTHDAY
A. p. HILL CAMP WILL CELEBRATE
TT IN ROYAL STYLE.
Nearly Every Onieiai In Petersburg VIII
Have Opposltion-The Massenburg
Mysiery--Had No License.

PETERSBURG, VA, January f3.-tSpe-
cial 1.-THE members OF the A. p. Hill
Camp OF Confederate Veterans have made
arrangements to celebrate the 18th OK
January General Lees birthday in royal
style. It Is proposed to have a full parade
OF the camp on that day, after when
there will be a formal address ut the
Academy Of Music BY Judge Barton. OK
Winchester. The address will be delivered
In the Afternoon. and at night n banquet
Will be given in the rooms or the camp
MUNICIPAL POLITICS.
The spring municipal election is exciting
great deal OF interest. II IS believed
that with possibly one or two eXcep-
tions-those OF Clerk OF the Courts ana
City Collector Of Taxes--every officer In
the service OF the city will have opposi-
tion. IL will, OF course. be necessary 10
have a primary election to decide VINO the
Democratic candidates shall be-. II rumor
be true II Is probable that for some OF
the Offices there will be several oandl-
dates.
WERE THEY TRICKED?
The three deaths in the family OF the
coiored man, Peter Massenberg, within
four days. and the subsequent Illness or
two or three other members of the family
who had been under the medical treat
ment or "pr. and Mrs. Forrest" Is sun
causing great feeling among the colored
people of the city, who believe. after tuil
Investigation OK the facts that the Mas
senburg family were tricked or voodooed
by their attendants. In the meanwhile,
as heretofore stated IN this correspon-
dence, "Dr. and Mrs. Forrest have LETT
the city and IL IS not known where they
can be found. They rode about In
buggy together visiting the patients who
called FOR their services. and for time
held 4 high position In colored society.
/ \ CASE or INTEREST.
! In the Mayors Court this morning some
/ five or six citizens OF Chesterfield county
We're arraignel - answer the charge OF
violating the reyeuue-laws u the city
] II appears that the city contracted with
/ Mr.. 4. b. Cook, OF Chesterfield, fOr the
granite necessary 10 build the walls or
/ the new dam 10 ba erected by the city for
/ furnishing an additional supply Of water
! for the community u further appears
/ that certain citizens % Chesterfield, not
/ interested IN the granite supplies. con-
/ tracted with Mr.. Cook TO haul the granite
/ % the clty's dam through this city. and
! were charged in consequence with Vio-
! lating the city reveuue-aWs I'm not taking
out \ license 10 pass through our streets
with loaded wagons The CITY Attorney
was IN doubt as 10 whether these parties,
hauling supplies for The city through It's
streets. could be fined for a violation OF
the ordinance. The Mayor decided that
they could, ana fined each one ~ them 50
and costs. The defendants took an appeal
| 10 the Hastings Court. The decision a.
those cases involves many hundreds OF
dollars 10 the city.
\ DENTAL PETITION.
Tho dentists ~ this city have signed a
petition 20 the Senator and Kepresen
tI.cs from Petersburg asking them 20
/ support the bill recently introduced in
the state senate ty Mr.. Berry amending
the laws OF the State in reference To
| drufI.lIN.