Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-04-06


Totals .....g......1,2S as 70 n1 4;
Central school reported 7 conversions
and Ffth-Street 50.
THE PRESIDENTS REPORT.
The mortuary report for the month OF
March. as submitted by Dr. laWIeii.St
Ingram. President of the Board OF Heallh
of Manchester, is as follows: Total mum
Der of deaths Invite 6. colored ); tota
number of deaths-t1rst Ward, :; Secone
Ward .: Third Ward 4; Fourth Nard, o.
Cause of death-pneumoma, COIoleu
/ white and ! colored; la grippe. Whlte
hepatiis. l colored; meningitis, ! cOloIeu
congestion of brain, l white; apopleAy,
colored: heart-disease, ] colored; rallroau
accident / white.
POLICE COURT NEWS.
There was a large attendance upon the
services in Mayor Maurices court yco,
terday morning. Standing room Wds L rl
to be had at any price, ana even me "a
served seats were all occupied u w
Henly. a white man, and one VINO mas
previously borne Il good reputation, Mas
charged before the Mayor with stsallns
chickens from, the hen-houSe o VI 6 at in
Jail This is the man VINO was shot ear -
Friday morning by MI Tatum wheh II, ne
was slipping over renee AFTER IN "a
on that gentlemans hen-house: MI. Ia
tum stated that he was watching, anu "
man entered his yard ana pulled tHe
chicken through a hole in the hen-house,
whom he recognized as Henley. Hehlr y
said he knew nothing Of the charse
brought against him. lie further salu
mis- V-as the first time he had ever been
arrested for anything. An appeal was
Jobn -. Dunavant. James Kitchen, and
George Meredith were arrested by Oiilcer
Wright as suspicious characters. Mere
dith is a small boy, and had ieit ms nViile
last week 10 be with these two men. Ihey
made their headquarters on the river
bank. and made the time pass pleasantly
with beer by the barrel and other things
necessary. Mr.. Meredith. the father Oh
George, notified the police OF the acIl ,lll.,
of The three. and wanted measures taken
to get his boy away from the men.
Kitchen and Dunavant were bound over
for six months i'm the sum OF w IN ue-
fault of which they were sent 10 JAN
Meredith was sent 10 the reformatory.
FUNERAL OF A CHILD.
The funeral of Raleigh Lee. the infant
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George J.. NunnallJ
who died Saturday night, took place from
his parents residence, No. q east touflh
street; Sunday afternoon a. SiSV S tpea,
Baptist church, oficated. The intermen'
was made I'm Maury Cemetery. The lol-
lowing were the pall-bearers: Messrs. >.
ID. R.arman, w. J.. Foster, Irving Ferris
and Albert Saunderson.
Yesterday morning, while Chief-of-Po-
lice LipscOmb was moving the prisoners
in the station-house from one cell 10 an
other to get them out OF the way OF the
plumbers who were at work, one of theii
number made his escape. Joseph Elem
ming was the name of the prisoner, ana
he was arrested as a suspicious chalac-
ter. After the adjournment Of the May
ors Court the Chief took look Tor MS
man and found him on upper Hun street
When rearrested the man did not want
| to 60 to the station-house. and the officer
| had TO use force to land his game.
The Hastings Court convenes on the
| third Monday in this month. The follow
| ing is the petty jury who Will Try. the
| ing j. w. Roberts, i. l.. Anderson, ID. l.
Broadnax, William II. Kidd, Ernest i.
| Weisiger. r. r. Beattie. John II. Archer
| c. +. Fisher w. II. Turner, and W. H.
| Hughes (colored)
SERVICES IN THE CHURCHES.
Rev. Charles y. Van Houton, of the
| Presbyterian church, concluded his dis
course on Baptism. sunday morning
and the series has been attracting con-
| siderable attention from the pastors OF
other denominations as well az from the
| people.
| sermon on Gambling" Sunday morning
| at BainbridgeStreet church, as had been
announced. The postponement wa.
thought wise because OF the inelemenl
weather and the small attendance. HI
spoke instead on the 'Trials and Faith
| of Job" In the afternoon he went 10 the
county TO Branch'S, TO I'LL his appoint
ment there. At evening prayer service
| was held for the several revival meetings
| i'm progress in the city.
Rev. Benjamin Dennis preached al both
morning and night services at Meade
| Memorial church. At the morning ser
| vices ne preached from the following text
| 1--WE beseech Thee, Almighty God. merci-
| ful. TO look upon Thy people. that by
| THY great goodness they may be govern
| ed and preserved evermore, both In body
and soul, through Jesus Christ our
| In~d -
There wilI\be services every day this
| week al r. NJ. Rev. +. ). Stickney
preached yesterday afternoon Rev. j. \
bowman will preach this afternoon.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. c. A. Jones is very much improved
Mr. James Nj. Hines. OF White Hail. ia
| visiting Mayor III. A. Maurice.
Captain A. c. Attkisson is very much
MIR Mr. John w. Tingle found a valuable
! pearl last week while opening oysters
| He took II 10 a Richmond jeweiler, ana
| was offered s. for II. He refused 10 sell
number of young men OF Manchester
| took a row down the river Sunday. When
| near Failing creek Mr.. Roberts. one OF
| their number, fell out OF the boat anC
had 10 be dragged back by his compan'
| ions.
The people of Powhatan Courthouse
| are trying to raise money to build a
| church In that village. When built II
| will be non-sectarian. The committee