Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-01-10
ON THE APPOMATT0X.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED IN TIE
COCKADE CITY.
An Assignment-A Fire In CHESTER
field County-New Residence burn-
.s-Tbc Attorney = Gencralship-
Heard From-Personai'

PETERSBURG. VA, January s'-'spe-
c,al,-Wuliam d. Morriss. a weil-knowh
undertaken of this city, made an assign
uent to-day to Mr.. David a. Lyon as
tr,stee for the benefit Of his creditors.
tr,s liabilities are given at about s5lOo;
h,s assets are nominal, consisting oil.
..ooL accounts. two horses. ana TWO
snring-wagons, etc. In making MS as
signment Mr.. Morriss declined 10 aVah
himself Of the homestead waiver 1ne
o-editors are divided into four classes
~, first two being those residing in Pc
.o.sbrrc the others those residing out
~ tia city. Among the first are nameu
NJ s. S. Elliott. merchant OF TINS CITY,
for 81 O79; among the latter are one OF
,,ora citizens of Richmond. Inability 10
collect outstanding accounts seems "
have caused the assignment.
FIRE IN CHESTERFIELD COUNTY.
Tha residence Of Mr.. Joseph Kennedy
IN Chesterfield county, about hYe miles
from this city, was burned to the grodhu
an Thursday night. The family were
onoblod 70 save only portion OF their
S,,r,,,nre The fire was accldehtdi'
i.,,,r, bsen caused by defective nue.
.r.,,ra was no insurance on the property
nv d,vaIling was a new one, the Ola one
ta,,,ng been destroyed by IRE Hiuo
over year ago.
THE ATTORNEY GENEKALsHlr'
conora, George j. Hundley, OF Amelia
oo,ntv IS very prominently ineht'oleu
o..so,,e, the people Of the Fourth ConSres,
at1,,ai District az the man who shoulu
live the nomination for the attorney
Ss,aralsbin on the next state Democra'ie
s,ni,at General Hundley is recognizes
~ ona of the ablest lawyers, ana accom-
,,-had Gentlemen in the Soutnsloe. liz
- ~ the most unhinching or Demo
=. 80. IN every canvass since the WA
80 hsen in the very front o. the oatts'
ar5 his services have been invaIuaois a.
- naonle OF this section and TO the De
\ nocracy OF the State.
PERSONAL AND GENERAL
Mr. and Mrs. John Mann have issued
,..,.o,tons 10 the marriage oil theh
naahter Miss Anne Eliza, 10 MI
800 Riddle. Jr., on Wednesday Janu
49, sotb AZ s o'clock =. NJ, at 81. Faul
80 as,-ch Roth the prospective bride an'
49, eroom are great favorites In socisr
| here. -, sx,,,oo uo.,ce TIA
~ viii visit the Episcopal churcheS II
tS,s citv on Sunday, March 7tn' u au
r,In,ster the rite Of confirmation
Indee Hancock hopes TO be apie 70 lsn
der his decision in the Tenant -Duii ~
emf, lately argued before him, ~ vi
Surfing term Of the Circuit court OF VIZ
city. 20 phradelphia
representative OF Edison, Is Visi''''
friends here. ,u.,.1 A,
The Mayor This morning sentenced -
hort parhan (colored) to hfteen ga
,mnrisonment in Jail for assaui'i"
, ,Wpoa,ev Townes with bser-bottle.
No dav has yet been fixed for the so'.
socsment OF the taking OF deposisen
In this city In the contested eiec.'o
case OF Thorp VS.. Epes for CONGRESS :.
THE chief OF Police to-day receives II
formation OF tho arrest In Norfolk
a negro. named Walter Lewis, VINO :.
wanted here for the shooting OF iran
stswart on the ID Of last August. Lew
,as, tina city Immediately after the snoo
,os and this Is the first time he has pee
heard from. o,x So,
There is no doubt now that our Ac'
deny Of Music Is to be converted ih'o