Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-11
NIPPERS AND CLUBS.
A DEFIANT NEGRO SUBJECTED BY
THESE INSTRUMENTS.
by Fire-Umpirc Clements to To Mana
ger-A Horse-Thief MT Large.

PETERSBURG, VA. January l0-(Spe-
cial. George Davis anI Charles Dabney.
two negroes. were arrested and lodged in
jall this afternoon on a very serious
charge. Davis anl j. II. Thornlngion.
also colored. are the captains Of two
boats lying in the harbor. The two men
had n quarrel. ana Davis, accompanied
b. Dabney. armed themselves with shot
guns, went to Thornington's boat and
using abusive language. threatened to
blow his brains out II ne dared 70 show
his head oui OF his cabin. Hear
o., the trouble. several police Of
hcers hurried to the scene. Davis
had, mean while. gotten on board his
own boat. and, armed with gun, he
daAel arrest unless a warrant was pre-
sen,ei. The officers had no warrant, and
one cf them came up town and swore out
one while the others remained near the
boat. Davis and Dabney were arrested.
on tho way u the statiOn-hOuse, anu
after his arrival there. Davis was very
abusive ana resisted 10 such an extent
that aippers and clubs had u be used on
aim.
FIRE N DINWIDDIE.
The fine oil country mansion in Din
wdlie county. occupied by Mr.. Joan
Tray, and belonging 90 the D)dson estate.
VAS des,r5ye! by fire nistt before last
Cny the Ia lies OF the family were in
the house a; the time, AMI tley We're. or
course. very much frightened The house
was one OF the most spacious and beau
tifIl in the county, surrounded by spa
IlV,nrr
OF the furniture WAS saved.
BASEBALL TALK.
Il IS probable that MIR. F. X. Clements
ami Mr. Willie Quarles will be the mana
gers Of the baseball team In this city
next season. Nr. Clements umpired many
OF the games played here. while Mt.
Quarles is one OF the best pitchers in the
South. If the iatGer can secure his release
l-0m the Scranton Pa) club, with which
he played last season and II suitable
arrangement can be made IN ~egard tp
the division OF the gate-receipts, there is
80 doubt thLt these gentlemen VIII oi-
sanize nrst-clas5 clGb and play Tor
the next peuuant.
STOLEN HORSE RECOVERED.
ON the llth Of December last Mr.. j.
&. Temple. residing IN Chesterfield coun-
t. mas a vaiuabl. morse stolen from his
stable. Though every effort was made 10
trace the umdl, nothing was heaIi OF
her until yesterday, when gentleman at
Fmporia. IN Grtenesyllle county. notihel
the chief Of Police that he has mare
I'm his possession answering the descrip-
ton Of the sto.en animal, which he pur-
chased from citizen Of North 'arolua'
who had purchased tie mare IRON some
other party. The thier IN the case Is be-
lieyed 10 be- a negro who was al one tiine
emuloved on Mr. Temples farm. aud VINO
is now hiding IN the swaInps OF NoI'A
Carolina 20 avoid arrest
The tobacco market has not yet wei
opeued for the new year, and the hd.'S
II IN, warehouses will hardly begin III
earnest before the 18th or 10Th or the
month.
AIR. and Mrs. J. Thweatt Townes. OF
Chicago. who have been spending the hoH-
J1ys with relatives in this city, lett ior
home this afternoon.
ESCAPED SNOW.
Heavy rains have fallen here during
III. past TWO days, but the weather mas
bs.n mild for the season. anu our ST.
tion has escaped snow.
TWO hundred ladies' and gentlemen sat
down last night to the banquet gwen AZ
library H4u by Eureka Lodge OF knights
~ Pvthias. and the occasion was III d'i
resnt.ts 4 most delightful one.
There L. only one Grange organization
IN Dlnw!,ilie county. and the representa-
Tive from the county 10 the recent meet
,ps Of ,he state Grange was pr. T.. t.
Powell. wa1 returned home today.
Tho "coli-brick' swind!e in Richmond
IN which the Petersburg police played
an important parf in arrestnS the chiet
svfndIer. is still the talk Of the town
AM every development IN the case Is
read with great interest
AN UNTRUE STATEMENT.
4 gentleman of Sussex coG---y. who
was I'm the city to-day. fully identified the
negro Robert Ridley as the murderer
Of Mr.. George Williams He denies as
untrue the statement made By Ridley that
Mr. williams was pursuing him with "A
pitchfork when h. shot The gentleman de-
clared most positively that the murder
was deliberate and without any provo
cation. Mr.. Williams was shot AMI Killed
as he opened his door. The murdered
man was from the North. and was en-
uloyci as a driver of a saw-mill team
Ridley is stlH confined in The jail here.
under Instructions from Judge West, Of
Sussex county, for fear that he might
POSSIBLY suffer violence If taken to the
county fal