Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-14
THE cocKADE CITY.
The EIks-Death of N Lady-Colored
Conference.

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PETERSBURG. VA, November IL
Special .)-Chief-of-P Perkinson to-
day received a letter from Robert A.
Pinkerton, of New York. stating that
Sergeant Crichton had arrived in that
city with Frederick Fishel alias Fisher,
who was arrested here on Thursday on
the charge of stealing $4,000 from Alex
9nder Ullman, the bookmaker, and that
Fishel had been held in bail for trial In
the sum OF $500 While in jail here
Fishel said that in the matter Of bail
our people are much more strict than In
New York, where he would secure bail
and that would be about the last OF the
case.
MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
Petersburg Lodge of Elks is making
arrangements for the annual exercises In
memory of its dead. These exercises
will be of somewhat elaborate charac-
ter, and will be held in public In the
Academy OF Music on the afternoon of
Sunday, December 9Th. During Its five
years existence the lodge has lost five
members-Captain George w. Eanes.
Captain w. II. Eanes, Walter A. Phil
lips. william III. Jones, and James NJ
Donnan, Jr. Three of the above held i'm
portant offices under the municipal gov
ernment at the time of their death There
will be scme fine addresses and music
on the occasion Of the exercises.
DEATH OF A LADY.
Miss Anna Z. Strachan, a much-beloved
lady, died last evening at her home
on Pine street, at quite an advanced
age. She leaves many relatives and
friends in the community.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL.
A sharp crust OF ice was formed last
night, and a very heavy frost was OBJ
served this morning.
1t Is said that partridges were never
known TO be so abundant in this sec
ton as they are this season And wild
turkeys are unusually plentiful.
The trial OF the suit of Crawford VS..
Harrison for 5000 damages for alleged
slander has been in progress during the
day in the Hastings Court.
X, H. Harris. Jr., who was sentenced
to two years imprisonment in the peni-
tertiary for killing william f. Mallory
on the 23d Of October, 1895, will be dis
charged from prison in a few days.
The Romaine Fireworks Company, re-
Gently chartered by Judge Mullen, are
erecting their plant just across the river
on the Chesterfield side, on a site ad-
Joining the old Southslde Railroad Shops.
The company expect TO build foot
bridge across the river from their fac
tory to a point opposite the end of Short
Market street. The railroad company
objects to this, on the ground that II
holds the right OF way at that point. II
Is claimed by the Fireworks Company
on the other side that the point at issue
Is n public highway. The probability Is
that the matter will have to be decided
by the courts.
CoI.oRED NJ. f. CONFERENCE.
In the matter OF Rev. j. A. Hampton
who appealed from the action OF his
quarterly conference, which had brought
eharges against him OF mal-administra-
ton in his office, the special committed
appointed yesterday to investigate anC
renort to-day made their report TO Tho
conference The decision OF the Quar-
terly District Conference was reversed
by the committee on the following
grounds:
/ Because the case had been tried be
fore a previous quarterly conference.
. Because of the unwarranted interest
IN the matter and the spirit and un
worthy motive that inspired the nasty ac
/ ton i'm the case.
. BECAUSE the specifications did moi
sustain the grade OF offence alleged.
Because of irregularity In appoint
ing the same committee to try the cas'
| twice.
The report was adopted and the charges
against the Rev. Hampton dismissed.
A large portion OF to-day's session
vas consumed in the discussion Oh 'n'
renort az the Committee on Finance, ant
| in reading reports.
The following delegates were appointed
70 the General Conference. which meets
in Columbia. s. c., on the 4th OF Ma,
| next:
ClericaI-Rev. C. C. Taylor and Kew
| r. r. Hart. ~
| law. f. whittenton and J. II. cray
Conference adjourned sine die tonight
and Bishop Beebe will announce MS sp
continents after preaching Sunday nign'