Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-07-17
A JAIL OF REFUGE.
ANOTHER ALLEGED MURDEREt
BROUGHT TO PETERSBURG.
The Grave of General philips
Again-NO TrOublc I'm Locating II
MONDAYS storm md the Damage
Therefrom-Gepern Notes.

PETERSBURG. VA, July 16.-(Spe-
ciaL)-The Petersburg jail seems to have
been adopted as place OF safe-keeplng
for felons BY the authorities Of several
of the counties In this section. Dinwid-
die. Nottoway, funenburg. Prince George,
and Sussex have at different times each
contributed murderers or other felons 10
the custody OF our Sergeant To-Day
Sheriff Boisseau, OF Prince George
brought to our jail for safe-keepins
the negro Code Carroll. who is charged
with the murder OF the unknown negro
man whose body was found on the sue
of the Norfolk and Western raiifoau
track, near Disputanta, Few Gays ago
A bloody coin, alleged to nave peeh
Dassed by the accused in purchase on
the dav Of the alleged murder. together
with the fact that he was last seen In
company with the deceased VIII pay III
important part in the trial
SENT ON FOR TRIAL.
William landlord, the youth charged
,,.,,b an ATTEMPTED assault few days
600 on the il-year-old daughter OF j. III.
Cnnber. had a hearing before Justice
trucker. In Ettrick. this morning, and
u,ae sent on to the County Court or
Chesterfield for trial.
Mr. John Mann of this city. yesterday
qualified as administrator on the estate
of the late Colonel W. VI. Field. for many
wears Treasurer OF the county OF DIn-
widdie. giving bond in the sum OF S2O'Oo
THE GRAVE OF GENERAL PHILLIPS.
BY a slip of the pen 1t was made to
appear in this correspondence yesterday
that the British General, Phillips, about
whose burial-spot inquiries are being
made. died during the war OF Sl2'
whereas IL should have been during the
Revolutionary war" General Philips
died while In command Of Petersburg, on
the 18th Of May. l7Sl. His headquarters
were at "Bollingbrook," known as tne
East Hill of the Boiling property. In
his advance on Richmond after the cap,
,lre of Petersburg General Phillips had
committed many outrages IN IN wan
ton destruction of property in CHESTER
field. and this after the burh-
ing of 400 hogsheads Of tobacco
I'm this city and the destruction oil thS
shining at our wharves. Geherdi
LAFAYETTE was in Richmond in charge
of the continental troops, who. on Generai
Phiilips's retreat. advanced TO the
Chesterfield Heights overlooking Peters
burc Al the time Of Lafayette's occu-
ma ton of the Heights on the ChesteIlleiu
side of the Appomattox General fhlilps
Law sick of n fever at Bollngbrook. MS
headauarters. This fact was not known
IN LAFAYETTE, who trained his cannon
on the house at such distance with such
effect that Phillips had 10 be taken 10
the cellar for safety. He died on the
9oth of Nav. one week later. having de-
cIared that the ;rebels'' would not even
let him die in peace" His body was
hurled in the extreme southeastern angie
of the "consecrated ground of old Bland
ford--that is, the ground enclosed by
brick wall and consecrated TO Duflal
nurnoses. No slab or stone has ever been
erected over the grave, and there, IN It's
loneliness. beneath heavy shroud OF IVY,
and marked only by an English molly,
reposes one whom jefferson described as
s,'The proudest man of the proudest nation
on earth" There IS no difficulty III To-
eating the grave
MONDAYS STORM.
The wind accompanying the rain-storm
,esterday afternoon was so strong as TO
Ia considerable damage TO the growing
crops in this section. In its path. the
corn was Frustrated and much OF the
fruit blown from the trees. In Chester
field II IS stated come stock was Killed by
lightning.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL"
7, Is thought that Congressman Mckin-
nov will recommend Mr. G. \. Hammock
for appointnent as postmaster at Crewe.
The position pays about N'op yeat,