Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-08-05
ON TUE ApPOMATTOX
4 SUIT FOR 10000 ron INJURY TO
PERSON.
Death Of an Aged Lady-The New
Depot Dsuainss at Petersburg
Not Yet ca,surss--rerss.al and
General Notes.

PETERSBURG. VA. August 4--tspe-
cial.)-In the Hastings Court to-day the
trtal OF the suit OF Frank ". Parks VS..
the Pocahontas Cotton-Miils Company.
FOR ylo.0oe damages. Cor injuries received,
vas COMMENCED. Meesrs. Alexander Ham
iiton and w. u. McIlwaine are counsel
for the plaintiff. and Mr.. r.. B. Davis rep
resents the defendant company. Parks
II a young man who received his lnJu-
ries by the falpof an elevator at the FAC
tory. where he was employed.
Mrs. Sally Haddon. aged 81 years, died
on Sunday at the home Of her son, Mr.. ].
+. Hatton. IN Dlnwiddie county. She
was greatly respected and beloved.
NEW RAILROAD DEPOTs.
The Atlantlc-Coast Line Railroad Com
pany will shortly build new freight and
passenger depots in this city, to take
the place Of the old building. on Washing
ton street, which. ever since the con-
struction Of the Petersburg and Weldon
railroad, back in the '3Vs. has been used
for both purposes. The Common Coun-
Gil hast night by unanimous vote grant
ed the authority for the change OF site
ard for the erection OF the new depots
The freight depot will be on the large
lot on the south side OF Washington,
west of Market street, ana Is TO be a COM
modious structure. The passenger de-
pot will DO located on the western sub
urbs of the city, near the extremity or
Washington street, and the assurance y
given that II win be a handsome build
Ing, worthy OF the great company which
has Just expended 10000 in the construc-
ton OF tho belt-line around the city.
The location OF this depot will OF first
uppear inconvenient to arriving and de-
parting passengers from Petersburg. buy
n will have direct connection with the
street-cars.
NOT YET CAPTURED.
Walter Lewis. the negro who yester-
day attempted in q cowardly manner to
Nm Frank Stewart, also colored, has not
vet been caught. Stewart. who was
taken 10 the Home for the Sick is much
better to-day. The bah did not enter
the brain, but glanced around under the
scalp. and has been extracted.
Personal AND GENERAL.
Mr.. Jasper Wells. of Crewe, road
master of the Eastern Division of the
Norfolk and Western railroad. met with
an accident at Nayerly this morning, by
which he sustained a fracture OF one of
his legs. He was taken back to Crewe.
Rev. w. A. r. Goodwin, rector of 81.
Johns church. left yesterday for Wythe-
vine, to spend his vacation.
Rev. John Ridout, rector OF Grace
church, who spent the month of July
with his family, in Maryland, has re-
turned home
During the performance OF Bariow's
MINISTRIES at the Academy last night
thief entered the dressing-room and stole
n suit OF clothes. a pair Of pants, and
ticket for diamond ring
Mr.. Edgar Farley. chief OF our Fire De
partment, left this evening for Salt
Lake City to attend the annual meeting
OF the fire chiefs Of the United States.
He expects TO be absent several weeks
W. s. Thompson. well-known plumber
of this city, became overheated to-day,
and was taken home. He was taken worse
after reaching home. and died late this
evening.