Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-10
PETERSBURG ELECTRIC RAILWAY
Us Annual sIceting-Cotton-Fa
ricS Very Busy


PETERSBURG. VA, March 9-(Spe-
Cau-The annual meeting of the stock
holders OF the Petersburg Electric RIl-
way company was held to-day at the Of
f.. OF the secretary and treasurer, at Il
o'clock a. NJ. Mr.. Edward c. White. of
Nea York was elected president: NJ.
lloyd Nash Of Westport, Conn. vice
PRESIDENT and w. p. McRea, Of Peters
t.r- secretary and treasurer.
The above gentlemen, with Mr.. Alcxan-
der Hamilton. of Petersburg, constitute
Che Board of Directors Negotiations are
pending with capitalists in Petersburg
and ,hc North looking 10 rebuilding and
Equipment of the road. and the result
SD. shortly be known. Parties from New
York and Philadelphia have recently
l..g in Petersburg inspecting the street.
railway property. with a view Of be-
coming financially interested in the COM
l.uy
Erls DrumgoCle, a very respectable col
5r.5 woman. attended services last night
40 the Odk-Street African Methodist Epis-
..raI Zion church. in apparently good
health. on her return home she was
taken suddenly III and died almost imme-
aately. 1t is supposed death was caused
d. he8rt-disease
COTTON-FACTORIES BUSY.
The cottou-factories I'm this city are
working full force and time. and some
%. them at night. I'm order TO fill orders
frr goods. The standards of goods manu-
t..uTed here have always ranked high,
and the orders at this time keep the lac
tories busy.
Twelve members Of the Common Coun-
gl have a voice in the organization of
,ha several municipal departments fer
the next two years. There are many Off
GERS in these several departments to he
elected. and in view of this fact great
interest attaches TO the election Of coun-
C..men. In the First. Fourth, and Fifth
wards there is not likely 10 be 0pposi-
ton 10 the denomination of the present
c0uncilmen, but in the Second, Third
and sixth wards ~ very lively contest is
ia progress, and much may depend on
the result in these wards. All officers
elected by the Council are generally
agreed upon i'm caucus.
In the Mayors Court this morning
Daniel Boone (colored was charged with
shooting and wounding colored bro
tHer. The injury was not serious, how
ever. as the wounded man was able to be
present. But the case was continued un-
I'll tomorrow.
THE MECKLENBURG MURDER.
Isaac Tyler, a negro whose home is near
ia Crosse. in Mecklenburg county, is in
ial fin Boydton on the charge Of the muir
der of his wife, committed nearly two
weeks ago. Particulars OF the crime were
received here to-day. a citizen of the
county had his attention attracted near
q body Of woods by the presence of
largo number of buzzaPds. and on making
INVESTIGATION as 10 the cause discovered
trc half-buried body of a negro woman,
which had been much torn and disfgured
ly the .buzzards The body was subse-
oGontlv identified as that Of the wife Of
Isaac Tyler. and the latter was immedl-
s-aly arrested and lodged in jail. The
proof positive Of the murder was estab-
lsaeI by the statement of brother Of
The prisoner, who declared that he saw
Tyler beat his wife to death with stick.
The reason he had not given information
OF the murder before was the fear of
death al the hands of his brother. who
had threatened to kill him If he told on
him. The cause Of the wife-beating and
murder is said to have been trivial. The
l1dg was buried so shallow that the buzz
aar's easily got at it.