The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-14
KILLED IN PETERSBURG.
A CoLORED EMPLOfE OF THE
C0ASTLINE HORRIBLY MAAGLED.
East Hanover Presbytery VIII Convene
To-Day-Mrs. William Il. Collier
Asks for Alimony.

prTrRsRURG. VA. April 1S.-Spe-
cial.-On last Saturday night waiter
cham,diss. a coiorcd man employed ny
the Atlantic Coast Line. Left here ana
wen, out TO EmpoTia, Greensviiie county
This morning he came back 10 Petersburg
on the mail and passenger traih' "IiiN-
inc ~ the city at 2:S7 \. NJ. When the
train reached the crossing on the corner
Of Market and Washington streets Cnam-
bliss jumped from the platform OF one
of the coaches. and In doing so had both
legs cut of ana his skuA fractured ana
crushed In. lie was taken to the Home
for The Sick, where he died about l-'OV
O clock. A coronor's inquest was Hero
This afternoon. The unfortunate man
was cook for Captain Ned Robinson one
OF the freight conductors on The road
This morning at 4 o'clock the thermom
eter registered 80 degrees, and at y
O'Clock IL had gone up 10 the S'-degree
point.
EAST HANOVER PRESBYTERY.
East Hanover Presbytery will convene
IN Tabb-Strect Presbyterian church to-
morrow night at 3 o'clock. The opening
sermon wall be preached by Rev X. *.
Howison, of Fredericksburg. Between
forty and fifty delegates are expected TO
be IN attendance. Hon. Charles +. Col
Her is the delegate to the Presbytery from
Tabb-Street church. and Mr.. ii. K. Smith
from the Second church Homes nave
been secured for all the delegates.
MIR. John T.. Towncs. deputy In the
United States Internal Revenue Office
here. Is TO be succeeded on next Wednes-
day by Mr.. Harris Donnan, late deputy
tobacco inspector in the Office here. Since
the establishment Of the bonded tobacco
warehouses in Petersburg the WORK IN
the Office is not so great and therefore
the reduction Of the force. Mr.. Tones
has made d most efficient deputy, ana
has always been faithful in the discharge
OF his duties.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Baptist Sunday-School Union Association
was held at Wcst-fnd church yesterday
afternoon, and was largely attended. An
interesting address was made by Rev.
j. w. Rosebro y. D.. pastor OF Tabb-
Street Presbyterian church. Reports
from the several schools were read as
follows:
First Church-Total register, 3i5; aver
age attendance. 252; money collected
&4.97
Second Church-Total register 40; av-
erage attendance. l6; money collected
1913.
West End-Total register, goo: average
attendance. 206: money collected, S24.SS.
Ettrick-Totai register l29; average al
tendance. 100: money collected, S162.
PERSONAL.
Mr.. BENJAMIN a. Davis, formerly oi
Chesterfield county. who has been RESIDING
for some time in New York city. is here
on a visit.
General Stith Boiling returned home
from Washington last night.
The Committee or Inland TRADE anc
TRANSFORMATION Of the Chamber OF com
merce. and other business men held
meeting tonight and informally dls'
cussed the question Of running trade ex
cursion trains similar TO those recently
run by the Trade Protective Association
Of Richmond. It was decided that the
Committee on inland Trade Of the Cham
her of Commerce should recommend to
the chamber at it's meeting tomorrow
afternoon that the proposed excursion
trains should be run and thereby promote
the trade Of Petersburg.
-~4Doc" Jones, (coloreO, who was con
victed at the March term Of the Hastings
Court Of murder In the first degree, vii
be sentenced tomorrow by Judge Mullen
Jones shot and killed his wife some time
ago.
A destructive woodland fire is burning
In the vicinity Of City Point.