Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-10-06
OVER In MANCHESTER
,r,ys OF TWO DAYS CLEANED FOR
nIspAyCB HEADERS.
o,, rtremen Re-EIccted-Thc Body
of Nr. Knnvc Fonpd on sunday
p,r.onaI and othcr Items Cleaned
on the Southside.

on the Southside.
THE FIRE Commissioners OF Manchester
.oia "a meeting in the Council Chamber
last evening with the following members
crescent Mossrs. OBrien chairman
owens. Patron. Green. and Pool CHIEF
owens. of the Fire Department, was also
,roscnt After the transaction OF routine
business. such as the approving OF the
,g,leCs report. the commissioners took up
tbe matter OF re-electing the fun force oil
eremen. II will be remembered that AT
che last meeting OF the commissioners
..n,,b was the night for the annual re-
election OF the hremen, Chief owens
commended that three members OF The
force be dropped. and in their stead three
other men whom the Chief named pe
elected. Accordingly the board at tha'
meeting only reelected the seventeen men
recommended by the Chief. Last nish'
the commissioners very promptly deci'eu
that they could not drop the names Oh
any oremen unless more specific charges
n. brought against them by the Nhiel'
Accordingly. Messrs ". a. Daihels, =. -
Redford. and T. Il. Client were re-eiec'eu.
m Is now a question whether thv 'nico
0romcn reelected last night cannot c.ei'.l
s.ierv for the month during which they
80 loff of the payroll as the oral-
80 reouires that the Fire Department
be composed Of twenty men.
The Committee on Buildings ana A'di'u
hold a short meeting last evening anu
arproved the City Engineer piahs lU'
rbe committee decided 20 recommend
tbsir adoption at the next meeting OF the
Copncu. Ii IS the purpose 10 have the
,,sr Of the building three stories, even
v,itb tho front. and 10 have all the city
qhc Fovrth-Ward Democrats held a
,,,cstint- last evening in their quarters
No 1ni Hull street, but only routine
business was transacted. The club mas
now ninety-six members.
The Democrats Of the First Ward meet
20 organize tonight, corner sixth ana
Hull streets.
THE BODY FOUND IN THE MUD.
The body OF jeremiah I<nave, the man
who was drowned In James river VII
dav afternoon while reaching for noat-
ing watermelon from "a raft OF dilft-
wood which he had gathered was iouha
sunday morning EllN4 Wy AAN'A 70 - 1880
hv Charles Stegar. The feet were pro-
fru7jng from the water. the head and
shoulders being stuck fast in the mud.
The dead man was found just where the
waste water from the Old Dominion Cot
ton-AiiIls empties into the James.
Coroner John W. BrOdnaX was notified.
and ne Immediately summoned jury
an inquest being held at 10 o'clock. The
Jury rendered q verdict Of death from
accidental drowning. The body was
turned over TO relatives and friends. who
had 81 removed 20 the undertaking es-
fabllshment OF Messrs. b. II. Morrisett
a. son. who prepared Il for burial. The
funeral took place Sunday afternoon at
l.20 O'Clock al Maury Cemetery.
Knave leaves a beautiful widow. Is
yeats Old who has one child. The UNI
fortunate man had been out of employ
ment for some time. and during the flood
he had been occupying himself by gath
ering driftwood 10 use for the winter :
fsel.
FIRE SUNDAY MORNING.
A small FIRE occurred in Manchester
az lis o'clock Sunday morning. The
blaze occurred I'm a two-story frame house
on McDonough street. next to the
corner Of Twelfth. which was totally
destroyed. The house was occupied by
rolored people. who lost nearly all OF
their furniture and wearing apparel
The occupants were asleep. and when
one OF them awoke he discovered the
house on FIRE. The house was owned by
Mr.. Charles ID. Kimmel. who lives on
Twelfth street between McDonough and
semmes. The damage was probably 500,
with no insurance.
IN THE POLICE COURT
witt Reid. a colored offender. was a
prisoner I'm the Police Court yesterday
morning and Witt appeared on an old
charge OF creating a disturbance at the
store Of Mr.. G.. II. Berry. At the time
he was bailed by squire Tyson, but he
failed 10 put I'm an appearance the next
morning He was arrested Sunday night,
and a pistol was found on his person.
For carrying concealed weapons he was
fined SOD and for creating the disturb
ancc, 500.
Alexander Jones (colored), charged
with stealing a coat from Willie Win
free. was sent to Jail for thirty days
John Muren (colored) was charged
with creating disturbance at Junius
SCOTS house Saturday night and yester-
day He was taxed 81 and costs. amount
inr 10 $40
Mr. William Bains was fined $50 for
Shaping Emmett Blunt.
BRIEF ITEMS.
Miss Mabel Winnie. Of old Point. Is
the guest OF Miss Ellen BrodnaX. on Por-
Ter street
Mr. j. W. Robertson and wife and
Alr Dallas Bruce are on a visit TO
friends in Chesterfield.
Miss Mary Lou Friend has returned
from a visit 10 relatives I'm HenricO.
Miss Coley Lovel has returned 10 the
city. after a pleasant stay with friends
I'm Baltimore
An important meeting Of the Bryan
Sewan Club. Of Swansboro' Will DO held
Friday night
ON account OF the sickness OF Rev.
W r. Hoieht. Mr.. r. A. Lamb conduct
org the services at Clopton-Street church
Sunday.
Mr. John +. Reams who was recover
irg from a spell OF sickness. had a re-
lapse Sunday night.
Captain John Lamb. Democratic can
dldate Tor Congress is expected 10 ad-
dress the voters of Manchester tonight
Mr. r. j Wood returned Sunday night
ON his wheel from q pleasant visit TO
Ballsville. Powhatan county
CASES BEFORE THE JUSTICE.