The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-12-12

PETERSBURG, Monday, Dec. 10.

e 80 sslla seq PETERSBURG, Monday, Dec TO-
know your motto has ever been, "Where mat.
ters transpire to interest the public, we're there
SO here you are. Amid the daily increasing i'm
portanee of Petersburg, the erecting of new and
splendid stores, private residences, and internal
improvements" generally, just now the attraction
of the hour in this quarter, is the Virginia Confer
ence of the NJ. + Church South, now in session in
this city, under Bishop Andrews, and before the
members of which DR.. VIM A. Smith President of
Randolph Macon College, stands charged with a
series of crimes, denominated immortality, false.
hood and SANDER" If they be proved it viii only
Church, and to forgive, divine" although. taking
a glance at matters they now stand, cannot
see any party in humor to forgive" p.
do not think that the trial of the NJ E. Church
in the person of DIR. c. F. Deems versus DR.. VIM
A. Smith, will be terminated before the end of the
week, as after DR.. Deems finishes another charge
viii be preferred against DIR. Smith by the Rev. w.
Gloss, ID. D., of the North Carolina Conferences
the reverend DIR. has his hands full; but he seems
very confident of not coming out of this spiritual
fray second best" The large church on WASH
ingt0n street is crowded daily with numbers of
males and females who are anxious to hear the
details IN this case and especially the speeches of
ne reverend opponents. =
To-day the proceedings of the trial of DR. Deems
before the N. q. Conference when Dr. Smith was
prosecutor, were read, and sounded very much
Ike the ripping up of old sores. 1t was mostly
about the authorship of the celebrated Tuck er
Letter" in the Richmond Christian Advocate. and
signed christopher Duncan but written Nv q
r. Deems, and the main cause of all these ecclesi-
astical ENVIRONMENTS or controversy from the re-.
Elections, as was supposed, ON Ruffn Tucker. de.
ceased, OF Raleigh. The sixth charge-slander-
against DIR. Smith was taken up in which N,
Deems accuses him of charging him ID with 49,.
being man OF Veracity, &c After this, tho pyo
secutlon closed for the present, and Dr. Smish On.
ened the defence with statement that be bs,
Twelve points 70 go upon to rebut tho char
Drought by Dr. Deems against him. He, yes
with the charge of "sander," but most Of began
was spent IN arguing points and aues.' the time
TpoNt the ADMISSION OF rebuttip> Ions al law
Other some smart and rhe.e, iemen gave each
terms ntersAefsea NJ eow .lcal fiourishes, with
debate Mich lent some spice to the
!he ".eenhon' Of DIR. Leroy M Lee comes or
TINS EseI1 noe after much debate for and against
10 prove lot the defence that DIR. Deems was no
man OF veraeity
faSng glance over the Cockade, 1t is mootet
To erect new and splendid hotel here during tn,
coming year, on first class system of accommo
dauoh- This Is very much needed as the three
city hotels here might be much improved by mod
ern ana progressive arrangements. The lecturin
season is receiving much patronage here and ei
iorts are being made to get Thackeray 10 deliver
lecture here-while all Of the ladies' (and the CocL
lade oeiies are beautifully are most desrous IF ga
ting D. r. Baldwin, Esq, to give one Of his pon,s
lectures here this winter 40 pop"'a
This is moral city, and seldom indeed does Il,
amiable Mayor, TONNES, have to be ENGAGED
great criminal suits. Bill collecting is about a
only matter he has TO preside over This lorenzo
q free negro woman named Sally Brown, in a fit
Jealousy against her other scolored half, run in
the Appomattox, and has not since been hea
from F. AMBRoTYPE.