Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-06-12
AGED MAN MISSING.
SIR. RICHARD SEYMOUR LEAVES
HIS HOME IN rhrERsDuRG.
No Cause KnOwn-A Similar Case
Observation-Disclosures Under Charge
of Murder BaiIed-Evidence Very
slight-Personal Notes.

PETERSBURG, VA, June i1.-(SpeciaL)
Mr.. Richard Seymour. aged about "
years, respected citizen Of the Fifth
Ward left his home yesterday morning,
and has not since been seen or heard
from. Mr.. Seymour Is one OF the Few
surviving veterans OF the Mexican war
I'm this section, and as such Is on the
pension list OF the government. He had
never been known before to be absent
from his home at night, and his absence
on this occasion has caused great I'M
easlness among his family and friends,
who can assign no cause therefor
This case recalls the similar one Of
Mr.. Abraham Simmons, another old citi-
zen of the western portion of the city,
who left his home and family some
months ago. and about whom nothing
has ever been heard. Whether he is
dead or alive is not known.
MURDER CASES CONTINUED.
The cases of Thomas Gates. Samuel
Bowman, Lucy Tucker. and Elitha James,
the four coored people who have been
confined in the jail OF Prince George
county for some time, charged with the
murder Of John Mains (coloreD at City
Point on the night Of the 10th Of May,
were called in the County Court to-day,
and continued until the July term. TIE
evidence thus far known against these
parties is said 10 be very light. and the
Court would probably have discharged
them but for the intimation of newly
discovered testimony. The prisoners were
admitted TO bail i'm the sum Of 500 each.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
Deputy Grand-Regent James r. Blanks
several days ago instituted Three-Rivers
Council of Royal Arcanum at Clarks-
Vile, with Judge Wood as regent and
Mr.. Allen w. Magee as past regent The
council promises to be a very flou ishing
one.
The Council Committee on Retrencn-
ment, of which Mr.. James NJ. Quicke is
chairman, and Mr.. Sidney NJ. Green IS
secretary, is actively at work In dis
charge of the arduous and responsible
duty imposed upon them. The commit
tee will make report to an adjourned
meeting of the Council. and on this re-
port will probably depend the rate OF
municipal taxation for the next year,
as well as the expenditures for salaries.
Unless the Council decides to reduce the
present rate of taxation Cl.GO there viii
be no necessity for retrenchment.
Outside OF a very few "standard-gold'
men in our city, not even so much as a
hint of bolt from the Democratic party
is heard in this section in the event the
Chicago convention should nominate a
free silver candidate and adopt a free
silver platform.
Mr.. Thorp. one Of the two Republican
nominees for Congress i'm this district, IL
actively organizing his forces. and In
tends 10 make a great fight for success.
Campaign clubs are being formed, and
canvassing has already been commenced.
The work done thus far seems 10 be all
on Thorp's side. outside OF newspaper
publications.
mo. $685. seems TO be the average OF
the standing of the Petersburg Baseball
club. Sometimes it goes above or falls
below that number, but II has been the
average for some time past. And yet IL
Is hard TO understand that with such good
players all around Petersburg should be
at the foot
Not only the Confederate veterans Of
this city, but great many other
people from here will attend the great
reunion I'm Richmond.
General Stith Boiling, OF this city. will
leave for st. Louis on Saturday as ono
of the Republican delegates TO the ma
tional convention.
The final examinations in the public
schools closed to-day. and tomorrow the
concluding exercises will take place.