Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-24
N THE DINWlDDlE COURT.
Grow out of Fire. in the county,
a Mysterious rsire-car Robncr,

PETERSBURG, VA, September .,
tSpecial)-There are seven damasa .,,,,s
penang in the Circuit Court of Dinw;d-
uAe county against the Norfolk and syest-
sfn Halfway Company. the frs; of
whfch-that of Messrs. Branch and
combs being tried to-day These sun,
are for the recovery of damages 10 pro-
perry alleged to have been caused nv,
lsfes originating, as is claimed, through
Inc negligence Of the defendant company.
rive OF these cases depend practically
on the result OF the suit on trial to-eoy
Iwo others Will be tried on different owl
oence. While the separate suits involve
comparatively small amounts the arrrc-
Kate reaches some thousands of dollars
1ne! are vigorously fought by the coun-
SCI Tor the railway company Mr.. Geors,
.. barnard and Judge w. H Mann. The
piaintiTs counsel is Mr.. r. H Mann. Of
this city.
ALLEGED CAR ROBBERY.
'Rfins seaborne. q negro, was again
aFraigned in the Mayors Court the
morning, for breaking into and robbing a
Norfolk and Western freight car, ana
was Tor the second time sent on to the
Grand jury. The jury at their session
last week. through lack of sufficient
evidence, or for other cause. failed to
iIcict Seaborne, and he was discharged.
lie was Immediately rearrested on anoth-
er warrant alleging the same charge at
the instance of the Commonwealth and
the next Grand jury will be asked to
tndict him.
NEW COTTON COMING IN.
New crop of Virginia and North Caro-
lima cotton is now coming into market
Very freely. II is of excellent staple and
quality and finds ready sale at market
quotations. In the cotton-growing sec
ton OF Virginia, the crop is reported as
good.
Mr.. Charles e. Plummer was to-day
appointed commissioner in chancery for
the Corporation Court, to fill the vacancy
caused by the death of the late Hon
". 2. McRae.
Mr.. j. Morton Townsend to-day quail
LED to practice law in the Corporation
DR.. d. w. Lassiter and daughter Miss
Anna Lassiter, left last evening for
Boston.
Chief E. V. Farley. has returned from
New York. where he attended the Inter
national Convention of Fire Chiefs
While in New York he was presented
with very costly and handsome cane,
by Richard White and John Sharpe two
pioEment in this city, a graceful act
which he highly appreciates
Mr.. ID. Clanton. a former Peters
burger, now foreman in i4e Office of the
Knoxville trennD Sentinel. is in the city.
visiting old friends and old scenes This
Is his first visit in twenty years.
A MYSTERIOUS FIRE.
On Saturday afternoon last the barn
and crib on the farm OF Mr. T. II. Mar
tin. in Chesterfield county. about four
teen miles from town, were destroyed
by fire. and 4 quantity of corn and
provender, buggy and farming imple-
mcnts Were burned. MIR. Martin had no
insurance on the property, and his loss
is quite heavy. 1t is mystery. how the
fire originated, but 1t is believed to have
been the work Of an incendiarv.
DAUGHTERS OF THE CONFEDERACY
At largely-attended regular meeting
OF the Petersburg Chapter of the Daush-
iers of the Confedcracy, held this after
noon. the following officers were elected
Tor the ensuing term:
President, Mrs. William r. McKenney
Vice-President, Mrs. Bartlett Roper
Corresponding Secretary. Mrs. A. ".
Morgan.
Recording Secretary, Mrs. D. w Pryor
Jones.
Treasurer, Mrs William II. Camp.
Executive Committee Mrs Waverly
~ iAsAiliso WI =. W. -NSiSOli, hlS JdlHeS
w. Claiborne.
Relief Committee Mrs. J. V. D. Ash
Ton. Mrs. ". Z. Beasley, Mrs. William,
II. Camp.
DELL GATES TO LEXINGTON
GEe following delegates were appointed
g tife annual meeting of the Daughters
of the Confederacy of Virginia to be held
in Lexington on the Sth of October
Delegates. Mrs. r. T. Meade. Mrs.
Brooks Rogers Mrs. Nora U. Nichols, |
AIRS. w. ]. Nelson, Mrs. w Pryor Jones. |
Alfernatcs. Mrs. r. w. Collier, Mrs. |
James II. McClery, Mrs. E. J. Nixon,
Mrs. Bartlett Roper, Mrs. j. B. Show
acre.
very important question to be con-
sidered and voted on, at the Lexington
meeting VIII be that of union with the
other branch of Daughters of the Con-
federacy.
a BOLD CAR ROBBERY.
One of the Seaboard Airline freight |
cars, at the -Junlop-Street Station, in |
this city, was broken into and robbed |
last night. A box of hats and caps, |
shipped by Messrs. r. Y. Lunsford x
Co, merchants of this city, was found |
broken open and contents scattered about |
and subsequently a number of the miss
ing hats and caps were found concealed |
some distance away. 1t is not known |
THE STRENUOUS LIFE.