Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-01
Mr.. SlMMONS'S FATE.
Hls wife Has Recently Discovered Z
Note from Him.
BELIEVED TO BE STILL ALIVE.
petersburg Negroes Chargeo WI"
Riofing-Appointment OF
keevers-Damages from . Wind
storu.


.prTERsYIJRG, VA, December o.
fspecial. Ut has been four weeks 'o-a.v' !,
row since Mr.. Abraham Simmons "s'Ae1
an. ~ b,s house. on Farmer street. Ai'er
.~,ur, nj. wife that he would soon DC
back; and yet not word mas zee" ma
49,. him since. Very recently. In look
A.. over some OF Mr.. Simmons's papers
80 ,,,fa came across note, acdressed
=, n.r IN which ii was stated that she
wound never again see him aiiVe'
also transpired that snort "n'e
~. a,sappearance he added n coo'c'i ~
h,s win. which materially chansea 'no
-,,,,r,cvt NJ the document. The VIII iei'
his property to his wife. with au'ho,'S ;,
20 dispose OF as she desired. Inc cou'e,'
loft II to her during her iietime' a,,u
.e,ar her death to his children The whe
"a M knowledge of the codicii uhtii
.or,e time after the disappearance OF ner
h,,-hand IL may be stated that the
,sIatives and friends OF Mr.. summons
40 not believe that he is dead Ihey tn n.h
that he has either gone pack 70 oi,o ~.
whence he came Few years aso'
that he had found a nome u, ar,,, =,
not far from Virginia he Is heafiS 20
years old.
SENT ON FOR TRIAL
The ten negroes under arrest for causing
Tho riotous disturbance in BlanoioIu
-. rvhrsxtmas-Day. and assaulting, beat
,rg and cutting Messrs. William ffeios'
lain and X. Il. Rushmore, all wn'te GU
.~ns were this morning arraieneu ia
fhe MAYORS Court for examination MI
rI,ts was not able to appear, but Mr
ITs,ds was present He testified tnat
the negroes made the attack on tne ,nree
men without provocation; that hio ~,
Haskins did the cutting; George DaviS ~. .,'e
rnockiny down; William jackson the
heating. and that Powhatan Coleman
snstigafed the row. They were all sent
on TO the Hastings Court for triai, anu
the other six negroes who were IN the
party were discharged
sroREKEEPERs APPOINTED.
The Collector OF Customs has appoint
al the following gentlemen as store
teepers for the three bonded manuiac-
curing warehouses. to be established IN
fhia CITY: James NJ. Ruffin, X. d. hai
and THOMAS M. Davis. The last-named
Iii attend at the warehouse OF David
Dupiop The others will 90. one TO WI
liam Cameron & Brothers. ana one 10
watson & McGilIs These appo,nt-
ments have been confirmed by the sec
rstavv OF the Treasury, and the papers
we're to-day received from Washington.
A. soon as these factories can DE
\ turned over TO the Collector OF Customs
by the Internal Revenue Department the
warehouses will be put In operation.
STORM DAMAGES.
part OF the roof OF William Cameron
a BROTHERS factory was torn on by the
wind last night, as was also part OF
tho roof NJ Robert GjllIam's residence,
on Sycamore street.
The stable at the mills OF the Upper
Appomattox Company was Dadiy dam
aged, and many trees and fences IN the
city were blown down.
CHURCH NOTES.
II is reported that one or more mem
hers of the yestry Of st. Pauls church
nj to-day to personally look after a rec
tor.
The interior of Grace Episcopal church.
40 beautifully decorated for Christmas,
was to-day photographed. The pictures
are TO be placed on the rolls OF hohor Oh
the Sunday school,
Bishop Randolph left for Norfolk last
evening without intimating what his de-
cision would be In the matter of the con-
troversy which has arisen about the ap-
pointment Of the vestry for the Church
of the Good Shepherd 1t is probable
that the Bishop will announce his decision
at an early day.
The Virginia peanut combine. composed
Of the NJ. Levy Company. of this city,
and several Norfolk houses. has been
dissolved