Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-05-30
DINWIDDIE CONTEST.
THE TREAsuRERsHIP CASE TO DE
TAKEN UT TODAY.
NEWS FROM The COCKADB CITY.
Mortunry Rcport-A Singular shoot
ing Annir-IIad Powder or n Thick
Skull saved His Lifc-A Fire-Per-
sOnaI Notes.

PETERSBURG, VA. May 29.-(Speclal.)
widdie county will meet at the court
house tomorrow TO complete the canvas
OF last Thursdays vote for county officers,
and 10 award certificates. The result OF
the election for Treasurer is extremely
close. While the returns apparently
show the election of S. Y. Gillian, the
independent candidate. over John Y. Har-
ris, the incumbent and Democratic can
didate, by 81 majority, yet the irregularl-
ties from some of the precincts were OF
such character as to cause the commits
sioners to adjourn over from Saturday, 10
give time TO both candidates to examine
more closely into them. IL Is understood
that both Messrs. Gillian and Harris
will be represented before the commits
sioners tomorrow by counsel. and proba-
bly, all the judges and clerks in the irreg-
ular precincts will be present to cor
rect. so far az the commissioners will
allow, the Irregularities complained Of.
The case may reach the courts for de-
csOn.
The health officer reports that during
the month ending May 26th there were
and Is among the colored population.
Four OF the deaths were among children
under years of age. and 16 among adults
over so years old. The rate of mortality
of the whole population (25,O00 was 1875
per 1000 per annum-of the white popu-
latiOn, q, and of the colored 17A II
rarely happens that the deaths among the
whites exceed or even equal the colored.
DR.. John Mann, one of the city physi-
clans, reports to the health officer the
death of n colored woman named Ema-
line Mason, at the advanced age OF 10
years. She died of apoplexy at her home,
No. ~ Shore street She was born in
Southampton county in 1889. came to this
city when 81 years old, and had lived
here seventy-hve years
A somewhat singular shooting affair oc-
CURED at a late hour on Saturday night
near the New Reservoir spring, south of
this city. Owing to the weakness Of the
powder. or the thickness OF the skull of
one of the parties. the shot did little dam
age. The parties TO the affair were Joyce
Holmes and James Harper. both col
ored and both OF this city. They
went out to the locality to settle a diff
Guilty. and were accompanied by mutual
friends. Harper was the man who was
shot the ball, at close range, striking
him squarely on the forehead. fattening
against the bone and ipfiicting only a
hesh-wound. Holmes is under arrest. and
will be turned over to the Dinwiddie au-
thorities for trial.
large consignment Of mules and ne
groes reached here to-day from Georgia,
for work on the Richmond Petersburg
and Carolina railroad.
1t Is stated that the machine-shops and
tft1~s,N. will
be located on the large vacant lot at the
head of Washington street
The bids for the cobble-stOne work TO
be done on our streets were handed in to
the chairman Of the Street Committee at
noon to-day, and will be opened by the
committee tonight They will not be
made public. There were four bids. and
one was from Richmond. one from Lynch
burg, and one from Bedford City. The
cobble-stones TO be laid are those to be
taken up from the streets. which are TO
be repaved with vitrified bricks and gran
lite blocks.
Between and o'clock this afternoon
the roof OF the large frame building on
west Washington street, owned by the
Petersburg Aqueduct Company. and occu-
pied by colored people, caught fire, and
some damage was done The building was
saved by the department.
At the residence of Rev. Father Oar
rell. this morning. Mr. Frank Prybil and
Miss Annie Farrell both of Prince George
we're united in marriage.
Sam. Wo. a Chinaman, doing a laundry
business on Bank street locked up his
shop last night and went up 20 visit his
friend, Sam. Lee. on Harrison street.
When he returned he found negro bur-
glar in his shop, intent on business. Sam.
called for the police and the burglar ran,
but was caught and held for awhile by
the Chinaman. who tried To make those
around him understand that the negro
was a thief. His English was so deficient,
however, that he did not succeed, and the
burglar meanwhile broke away and es-
capped.
The memorial exercises at the Poplar
Grove National Cemetery, in Dinwiddie
county, tomorrow. under the auspices OF
George II. Thomas Post G.. A. r.. of this
city, will be Of a very interesting charac-
ter. Addresses will be delivered by Rev
W. w. Lear, Rev. T.. IT. Dadmun, General
Stth Boiling, and Mr.. James Il. Rahily, |
Of this city.
Interesting chldren's services were held |
Sunday afternoon at Tabb-Street Presby- |
terrain church.
Miss Lizzie Lee Wood of Montgomery. |
Ala, is visiting relatives in this city.