Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-27
ON THE APRON ATTOX.
DEATH or PETERSBURG MAN IN
WASHINGTON.
o n, /, stolen watch Found.
N. Rcnd the DiSpatch-FRtai Acc'-
dent On the Rail-Pcrsonai and f"-
uticni.

pFTrRSRTRG VA. october ~
fsnecial)-Mr A. ID. Thompson ioi
man, years well-known citizen anu
merchant OF Petersburg. died SUNDAY
mo, ming in washing on: aged G. years
uis remains were brought here this ai'er'
noon and inferred ir Blandford Gene
tory The deceased had been ~ me gov
crnment employment at ashineton TOT
p.srlv or quite twenty years lie leaves
a wife and several children
STOLEN PROPERTY IDENTIFIED
n was announced in this correspond
cnce several days ago that from the per
90, ~ negro named Henry Jones, ar
rested in this city for chicken-stea'ns'
a fine gold watch valued AT $40" was
taken by the police. On the inside Oh
tho case was engraved the words; "Johh
X Nowlan. From HIS Father rms
nuhlication i'm the Dispatch was read py
the owner OF the watch, Mr.. John y
Novlan who lives In Campoeh county
who Immediately telegraphcd the iac' ~
The police. To-day Constable D. W
whitehead OF Campbell county Ca.i-
10 Petersburg and furnished the ponSe
with an accurate description OF ~,
watch. Of which he gave the nuinoeI' a.,
seems that on the night OF OCTOBER Sen
,bo residence OF Mr.. Nowlan was broken
into and besides this watch. SUIT %
mons clothes an ovcrcoat a SUIT o,
hov's clothes. and some lady's apparel
were stolen The overcoat was reeoNeios
81 Concord The prisoner was tuihen
over 10 the Campbell officer ana WIS
taken 20 that county to night Tor ulaA
GENERAL NEWS.
The east-bound freight train when
left this city about o'clock thls mo- ]"
ing for Norfolk was partially "IoSAcs
near Zuni by the breaking OF an axe "
one Of the cars. humoet "a -
dcrafed In consequence. and the trac"
vs. badlv damased for some distance
causine some de.ay I'm the passing OF
,,osps Ellis Wilson. a co ored pIaht
,non Railing from Petcrsburg was ki.leu.
Archer Green (neelol was cohFlCteI d"
the county Court Of Dnw.ddie on FRIDAY
~ assault with intent TO kill. ana was
sentenced to Imprisonment in the penn
,entiorv FOR a term Of eight years
shortly after midnight OF Saturday
very bright Hghtmss of large hre' was
scen i'm the direction of Chesterfield c9uh-
~ hut apparently some distance from
pete bure. The location Of the IRE
however. has not been discovered.
A warrant has been ssuod Tor me ar
rest of Edward Jennings (colored). VINO
Is charged with fraudulent|y resisterins
on Saturday. He has not however Deeh
found
The registrar Of the Fourth Ward has
been summoned before the Judge Of the
Hastings Court TO show cause why ne
should not register certain negroes
whose names. for reasons satisfactory
10 himself he refused TO put on his books
on Saturday.
PERSONAL AND POLITICAL.
Bishop Van de Nyver will preach al
St Joseph's Cafhoilc church. In this CITY.
next Sunday and administer the sacra-
mcnt OF confrma ion 10 a large c.ass
The Democrats Of Dinwiddie county arc
mal<ina arrangements for the final and
erer+est rally Of the campaign 10 b
he'd 1T the Courthouse on Friday. com
mcnciug az 70 o'clock. Several distin
guishes speakers Will be present TO adj
1ress the crowd.
Hon. Joseph u. Lawless was in the
city FOR a few hours yesterday.
Senator John W. Daniel viii speak
IN PEI rsburg on Friday ght. on Mon
day night Elector W. y. McIlwaine and
Mr. Sdlson Hutchius viii speak at the
Academy OF Music
Mrs. Mary Traylor. wife of Mr.. En-
NETT Traylor, died ut her home, on Han
rison street late Saturday night. He
funeral took place to-day from the Catho
lie church.
A lodge Of the order OF the Gol3ei
Chain win he organized I'm this city or
Thursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Julius Jaeger, Of Newark
n. 1 Who have been in the city on
pleasure-trip for a day or two, left for
home this evening Mr. Jaeger is a de
tective but sa he was not here as such
The Democrats have apparently mad
arrangements 20 look after all "detec-
tives" who many come to Petersburg fol
political purposes.