Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-01-29
ON THE APP0MATT0X
TWO CoCKADE CITY MERCHANTS
MAKE ASSIGNMENTS.
hut for Comparatively small
Observation-Disclosures Bold Rob
bery-Thc Cnr-iIurning CHsc-fer-
souaI. General. and Brief Mention.

PETERSBURG. VA. January S-tSpe-
clal)-There we're two assignments in this
city to-day both Of them. however. snail.
Air. jacob Peyser, who for many years
has conducted a dry-gooGs and general
/ merchandise business on Sycamore street
made an assignment for the benent OF
his creditors % Senator W. y. Mcllwaine'
as trustee. conveying his stock OF dry
goods. clothing. boots and shoes. all ac-
counts bonds. and other chooses In action.
/ HE debts are 10 be paid in classes dis
tlngulshed as follows: /. Cost and expenses
OF the trust. . Miss Kate Rosenfeld, $50
Tor rent g. National Bank Of Petersburg,
/ note for $50. T. First National Bank Of
Newport News, note FOR 81. 100. endorsed By
r. Peyser. 3. j. Louis Peyser, Sl,2W for
unpaid salary. Z. All other creditors.
The liabilities are said to be about $500.
/ The second assignment was that OF
Mr. W W. Robinson. a grocery and liquor
merchant on Sycamore street whose LA
bilities are estimated to be about sZ.oV'
and assets about the same. After pro-
villng for the expenses or the trust al
Petersburg creditors are 10 be paia pro
rata. The local liabilities aggregate ABOUT
/ 81 400 After these are paid come ln the
outside creditors-in New YORK bail4iHole'
/ Cincinnati. and Richmond
REPUBLICAN STATE COMMITTEE.
General strh Boiling and Colonel Asa
/ ROGERS left for Norfolk last evening 10
/ attend ths meeting Of the republican
! State Committee, to be held IN that
city to-day. These two gentlemen are
| longtime Republicans ard IN the ire
| OF General Malone were among his most
/ devoted adherents and favorltes
A BOLD ROBBERY.
/ Late on Saturday night the store Of
| Mr. Frank Mckinney, on Commerce
street was robbed Of about SIS in money.
BEFORE closing his store Mr. Mckenney
| had occasion 20 leave for a few mo-
ments. and it was during his absence
that the theft was committed-supposed-
/ ~ by negro. whom he LETT 10 me store
/ ALLEGED ARSON CASE CONTlN I'D
In the Mayors Court this morning
/ the case of the negro youths-James
/ Jones and Robert Br0wn-who were ar
rested al A late hour last night on the
/ charge Of kind'ing the fire which de-
stroyed a passenger-car on the Peters
burg and Asylum railway, and greatly
damaged the cOmpany's only engine,
were called, but were continued until to-
%
son Of the fireman on the engine. and Il
! Is said that he has made a statement
TO the effect that be and HIS COM
panion went into the car. took coal from
the engines tender. and kindled
fire ia the stove. This was shortly
before midnight. and under the In
hnence Of the soothing heat they were
content TO indulge themselves. even 10
the point Of going 20 sleep Ire stove
became so hot, however as to set fire
20 the car. and then the boys fed
\ MURDER TRIAL
The trial o. Lewis Oliver indicted for
completely IN the murder Of Coleman
Toran on the night Of November 81
last. IS still in progress IN the Hastings
Court. The evidence was finished this
afternoon, instructions were given 10
the jury. and the argument begun. The
jury this morning visited and Inspected
the scene OF the murder In the mean
while Richard Davis the murderer, has
never been captured.
SIR. ~. Fred. richardson. lately OF
Richmond but who for several years
past has been residing in this city. VIII
shortly leave for Lyuchburg where he
will engage IN the undertaker's bust
ness.