The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1855-04-26

L eto NEARER 10 zoo, Unlte0 TO ntuA, ana c0HtluU4l
enjoying His presence, must thsy feel an ardent de-
sire for the salvation Of believers, known to 0cd.-
snsh being the case, what should prevent NJ from
ton. with the desire and prayer Of st. Paul, for in
tance or any ether saint Now In this consists thu
Invocation Of sants; which, 30 far from supessdng
csssary foundation both OF prayers and theirs
Ihe erestest honor pay the saints 10 to strive
initiate their lives and. like them to put eur trus
The Greek Church expressly declares all worship
P,e.asss to be idoatry On the prn:iple that the
snt OF the portrait of venerated beloved ind
Sious awasens II respectful afectionate remem
oi.nee OF the absent decsssed original she per
,or ~ IA nef members simple expression Of respect
ln at the sight of the portraits of such
Sisaneuashed fellew Christians a. BY their lives and
deaihs have gloriied God = Images az cal
cSated to attract too much attention themselves
sh Church strictly prohibits in places Of wer-
such is the theory of the salusation OF pictures,
acted from all consideration of its practical ten.
abused, though By NO means to chat extent which a
Protestant behoider 10 apt at pt to ims gine Such
az apuss, howeverthe Church declar. to be idolatry,
~ ~ s1penttion How unfair then, 10 it to eonfound
OF the Church with the practice Of the
Enlightened Greeks do not upbra,d protestapts
Tor nor salutine pictures ar saints but thew
Ju.y y complain that protestants should charge them
tnn pIscticing or countenanong acts, in their
lure necessarily idolatrous
IL Is against this Church, which has so
much that is good and SO little that is OBJ.
lectionable, that the Christian Powers of
w sstern Europe have drawn the sword to
nght the battles of Mahometans.
lHE Great MOVING MACHINE CASE OF How
cSu ss. EoaBusH-In the United States Circuit
Inacnlae case OF Howard va Forbush, q decision
was given against the defendants The deeision
es.ADnshes the validity of Ketchum's re-issued
ol Ioo3 iae originality Of the invention the
hu fhn Aaf0
pe'usiin)unction against Them
INDEPENDENT EUROPEAN STEAMERS The North
Star-the nrst OF Commodore Vande derbilt's indepen
oeht ilne OF European steamers-sailed for Havre
on on Saturday, and will be followed by the Ariel
lhese steamers have no mail compensation and
ran 10 Opposition with reduced passenger fare, to
those which do possess that advantage.
ENDING A QUARREL "A, woman named GRADY.
On Sunday night getting into quarrel with her
husband, In the third story of their house in New
YORK and she became enraged that she leaped out
OF the window. Her husband caught her by the
dress, but being unable to hold on let her drop,
when two policemen on the pavement below ran
under her and let her fall on them.
MARROW FscAPK.-At the opera In New York
on Thursday night last, during the performance of
" VIM. Tell, /" a heavy block ornament broke from
the ceiling and tell lido the crowded parqustte.-
.aS LUCKILY zen INTO narrow causeway unoccu-
would inevitably have been the consequence.
SALE CT SHIP.-The ship John Bertram, of
1,OS0 tons. was sold at Boston, Saturday, to W. f.
Schmidt & Co, of New York, for $45, 900 She
VIII go Into line of packets between Europe and
America.
NAvAL.-The United States sbio Germantown
sailed from Rio Janeiro from the Rio de La Plata,
March lst, and the United States frisate Savannah,
Tor the same place, March 18th.
ALEXANDER GALT.-This distinguished sculptor
has received several orders for statuary ia
Charleston 3 G., during the State fair there, and
after the exhibition Is over will return to Richmond
to execute them
Hot WEATHER.-At Macon, Ga, on Thursday
last, the thermometer stood at 100 degrees.
DEAD Mrs .Colquitt, the wife of Alfred Ii
Colquitt, one OF the Geoegia members of Congress-.
died Wednesday, the 18th, at her residence in Ba,
ker county, Georgia.
e DEATH OF A VErenAN.-Captain d. w. Dill,
who served with honorable distinction ia the Semi
mole campaign In Florida, in 1896, and also as
Captain of the Augusta Blues in Colonel Jackson's
Georgia regiment Of volunteers In Mexico In
184- g. died at Memphis, Tenn, on Friday last
FIRE IN SOUTH CARoLINA.--The residences of
w. J. Singleton and Mrs. Thompson in SUMTER
vile, s. c., were destroyed.by fire ON Friday last.
MILITARY TouRNAmENT.-The Richland ORA
goons, OF Columbia, c., had tournament on
Saturday last, In which pistol firing and sabre ex
ercse on horseback were practlsed. The papers
there describe it as a handsome affair."
THE FOREST FIRES IN NORTH CARoL1NA.-The
destruction of timber, by fire, In North Carolina,
has been immense. Near Fayetteville, Mr.. r. R
Underwood lost fine new building and several
other buildings. Mr.. Lawrence lost several houses
In Wayne and Dauphin counties, the fire RACED
fercely, and also in New Hanover county.
SPIRITUALIsM The Memphis papers contra
dict the report that DR.. Samuel Gilbert formerly a
prominent physician of that place, has become de-
ranged 10 New York, on the subject OF spirit rap
pings. so
HIGHWAY RoBBERY-An old man named VIM.
Massey, was knocked down in the streets of New
Orleans In open day last week, and robbed Of 500
The robber, John Welsh was arrested.
CELEBnArIoN.-The 81. George Society. of New
York, had celebration on Monday, at which Count
de Montholon, Sir Charles Grey, Judge Campbell,
and other distinguished men were present
DEATH.-Henry w. Ball, city surveyor ol
Washington, died Monday night, of pnumopia.-
But few days slnce j. T. Ball his brother, clerk
In the Pension Office, died Of the same disease.
ARMY OFFICER DEAD.-First Lieutenant Alfred
cinnati Monday morning.
DEspArcHEs.-G w. Lippitt, IT, s. Consul al
Vienna, arrived 10 Washington Tuesday morning,
with dispatches from the u. s. Legation at the
Austrian capital
AProINrMKNr.-JohnF Farmee of the U s. Rev.
enue service, has been appointed superintendent,
OF life boats on the coasts OF New Jersey and Ions
Island. se-=s4t-4
DREADFUL DEATH.-On Saturday last, young
man named Bacon, crossing the railroad bridge al
Rochester. New York. was overtaken by a locomo.
tive, and jumped on the railing to avoid it. After
the locomotive had passed, he could not be found
and ia supposed to have fallen into the river and
of course gone over Genesse Falls
DEATH OF MIssIoNARY.-A private letter from
Ceylon, mentions the death, by cholera, of Rev
Daniel Poor, venerable Missionary ofthe Ameri-
can Board of Missions The cholera was raging
with much fatality there. 80
BIsoP CONFIRMED -Bishop d. w Bacon of Por:.
land Me, was confirmed In New York, Sunday,
Archbishop Hughes officiating. The ceremonies
are represented as solemn and impressive
JAMES E. MURDOCH, the actor, was presented
with silver pitcher and salver, by bis friends In
Philadelphia, Monday evening
Fatal AcclpENT.-Mr. James Mahool, of Bati-
more county, Md, was killed Monday by being
thrown from his carriage.
PIGKoN DROPPING. young man. named w.
J. Mayfeld, was diddled out of $40 at st Louis On
Thursday last, by the pigeon dropping game.
Hon. JNo. Y. MAsoN.-Late advices from Paris
state that Mr.. Mason the American Minister at Pa
ris, had left for Nice, where, 1t was hoped, his
health would beperfectly restored.
A TKAoHKRs WATCH 1t has been decided by
Judge Cowle, of New York, that a teachers watch
corld not be levied on for debt 1t was neces-
sary to the owner as tools are 10 mechanic.