Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-01-13

minute OF the transaction concludes
"And II Is commanded of the City Con-
stable that he forthwith execute this
order"
In the same year two parties were ar
raigned before the court for "a violent
ARRAY and breach Of the. peace committed
by them Immediately before the sitting
OF the last court In the door OF William
Pose in the view OF several magistrates
of the city" Despite these pOrtcntous
surroundings the parties were let OF.
In November. 1872. one Jack. a slave,
being on trial for felony. Of which he was
convicted. it was ordered that he br
burnt In the hand in the presence OF the
court and that "he be tied 10 the end OF
n cart and whipt by the CON
stable through Main street to thc
number OF t%hirty-nine lashes on
his bare back well laid on. and thence
discharged out OF custody" Others con.
victed in those days had their heads
ornamentoa with "a pair Of sleeps horns
in addition 10 the flagellation at the end
of a carts tail. and one item shows thai
the victim had the record Of his crime
and conviction pinned 10 his shoulder
before being "tyed" 10 a carts tail ant
whipped through Main street. lie re-
ceived 100 lashes.
Up 10 and including the year 1910 all
deeds and wills made by Richmond people
were recorded in the same books. IL
the book. now part Of the Chancely Court
records. Labelled "IIustings Deeds. No
." Is found the following obituary testa.
ment Of an old-time citizen of this ilk:
In the name Of God. /. Alexander
Campbell, being in my Perfect senses. do
make this my last will and testament
As TO my worldly estate; / give IL &c
my wife to dispose of as she thinks fit
recommending to her affection and care
In al situations my dear children. Fol
my soul; 1t is not mine to dispose of. II
| have any: and II ] have none. l hav,
nom to dispose Of. and SO. either way
the posposition seems to be needless
Neither is IL necessary to bequeath ny
body to the earth from which IL came
since ii is very certain TO go thlthel
whether / bequeath It or not. | hope thai
no tombstone will be raised over me
because it VIII merely hinder something
from growing on the spot, and as land.
now sell, it is pity to lose so much Of
the earth's surface. which may be uscd
FOR the sustenance of the living. II al
men had tOmbstOncs erected over theii
raves. the earth would in a few ccntu-
ries be one entire pavement. I hope fol
nothing because | fear nothing. | an
very certain that I am n material being
the nice combination Of whose parts pro.
duces the effects Of walking, speaking
volition and other acts. common TO ami
mated beings. When this material sys-
TEN is destroyed. / have no doubt that
1t perishes as far as matter can perish
that Is. the form. texture. and peculiar ar
raneement OF the body are destroyed
but the parts, seeds, or principles which
compose it do not perish. They assume
new forms. 0y new combinations and
the addition Of new matter. Thus tho
world eternally progresses. Nothing comes
into existence. but from something thai
has previously persisted or died. These
few opinions I give to those who shall
read my will. that they may consider
upon them, and determine whether the
priests of al! countries have not made
a job of immortality and its long train
Of absurdities. / bid a very affectionat,
farewell to the world, not knowing what
sort Of being 1t will be which may spring
UP from me.
written with my W hand.
ALEX. CAMPBELL"
November 27. 1885.
Mr.. Campbell was n popular lawyer OF
this city. His will was proved and adj
mitted TO record December l.. 1875. The
witnesses were George W. Smith and
Samuel MOsby. On December q. ISL, Mr..
Smith. then Governor OF Virginia. was
burned up in the theatre. then on the
site Of the present Monumental church.
with about scventy-lye Of his fellow
citizens.
The record Of marriages for the city of
Richmond from 1914 to 1870 Is contained
in a modest tome. not all OF Whose leaves
are filed. Among the ministers who
flourish during that period are Reys. VII
lam II. Hart. Philip Courtney. John
Bryce. Peyton Anderson. Caleb Leach.
Henry Keeling. James T.. Taylor. j. ".
Alexander. William J. Armstrong. p. II.
Rice, j.. ". Boyd. 70. Ryland. Simon y.
Sykes, George +. Adams. George W
Motley, VIII. I. Lee. Edward ". peet.
John $. Watt. James Boyd. Ethelbert
Drake. Isaac T. Hinton. William $.
Plumer, Robert l.. Cross, James a. Rid
dick, j. Il. Jeter. a. Mcdowell, Albert
Anderson, Thomas Crowder, Jr., Greed
Fulton. T.. II. Chaplin. Moses .. Sweeney.
Alexander MrCane. Samuel Dorset. II. b.
Cowles. John II. Gibson, Andrew Fisher.
William Lyon. Eli Ball. r. V. Moore,
john +. Edwards. Stephen II. Fisher,
j. II. Morrison. John ID. ferguson. J.
d.. Mitchell, c. l.. Gibson. j.. Il. Davis.
Alexander Jones, William 3. liarwOod,
adam Empie, George Woodbridge. Robert
Michaels. r. H. Coleman. Stephen Taylor,
aad John Johns. one return dated Smith
field, Va. October :, 1880. is made by Rev.
John G. McCabe. rector OF Christ church.
Of that place. ". II. Hart signs himself
rector OF the Cd church on Richmond
Hili'-the present 81. johns. During the
years named Rev. N. ID. Hoge. of tn
Presbyterian church, and Father Timothy
O'Brien, Of st. Peters church. appear 10
have made nc return OF marriages cc.e-
brats1 by them. Now IL Is compulsory
on ministers to make such returns.
John Goddin was chosen High Constable
of the city at a quarterly Court OF Hus-
ting, held November Il, 1851. there being
present Joseph Tate. Mayor: Francis
Wicker. Recorder. and Edmund Bailey.
Simon Cullen, n James A. Ellis. alder
men. All the court voted for him. Certi-
Tying him to be a man Of honesty. probity.
and good demeanor. He held the Office I'll
1877, and was succeeded by Archibald
Blair, brother-in-law OF the Hon. John
Minor Bolts. Captain John Goddin was
born in Charles City county. Va, Febru-
airy 10. 1719, and removed to Richmond
about 1860. Before and after his election.
he conducted G0ddin'S Tavern. a cele-
brated h~ostelry Of the olden time. located
on Brook ayenu near Bacon's quarter
branch. In 1853 he retired 10 private life.
IN his farm, on the Brook road. about
two and one half miles from the lily,
adjoining the spot where General a.. p.
Hills monument now stands. Captain
GOddin died at his country home on
February q. 1864. William ID. Wrenn.
who had been Sergeant OF the city from
1870 to $40. died the last-named yeaE. and
John Milton Ferguson was chosen by The
court 10 succeed him. defeating yelling
ton Goddin. lie held the Office twelve
years. and was defeated by Martin Mere
dlth Lipscomb, In 1852. Mr.. Wellington
Goddin, who was for man years a we'll
known dealer In real estate, was the
father OF that estimable citizen. Charles
Winston Goddin. now Clerk Of the Chan
Gerry Court Of this city.