The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-12-05

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vrginia y. =. csaf...ss E,saa Day.-rHos.
O'Clock, the Conference Prayer Nesting wss hed.
the exercises being conducted by Hishop Earjv
Rev. G.. W. Molly delivering The Opening pravcr
During the exercises, Rev. Mr. Duncan and p
STANLEY offered up fervent ana appropriate prayer
| dence. tna
When the hour arrived to proceed to businsss
Bishop Early took the chair and called the COME.
renee tn order.
The minutes of the last meeting were read. and
the Bishop vacated the chair for Societies Of the
Conference to hold sessions
Missionary Society.-The auditing committee OF
the Treasurer's account of this Society presented
report, which was read, and the Society then
adjourned.
The Bishop again resumed the chair, and after
calling the Conference TO order, motion was made
and carried to adjourn, so al to enable the Tract
Society to report.
Society was called to order by Rev. VIM B Rowzie
Vice President
Owing to the absence of Rev Paul whitehead.
Secretary of the Society, Rev. John Cranberry
was CHOSEN Secretary pro tenn, by whom the
report was read and adopted
The Treasurer next presented his annual report
which was read and adopted
The Society then proceeded to the election of
omcers for the ensuing year. when the following
persons were chosen:
President-Rev. William B. Rowzie.
Vice President-Rev George W. Nolly
Secretary-Rev. Paul Whitehead,
Treasurer-Rev. Leroy NJ Lee
Managers-Revs. T. v Hale Nelson Haad + q
r. Clarke, F. Stanley. j. A Riddick and William
=, y, Nornees OF the Mnistry-and Messrs ]. w,
Hinton, u. Paul, Z. Irby, E. R. Delk, Peter r.
Bousseau and John Walker, Of the Laity.
DR.. Stevenson then addressed the society and
urged with much foelipp fho
zeal and perseverance in behalf OF the Tract
cause.
Rev. j. E. Edwards moved that the Bishop be r.
quested to appoint general agent, for the ensu.
ing year, and gave most satisfactory reasons why
such plan should be pursued This motion pre-.
vailed.
A motion was made and carried that the ami
versary OF the Tract Society be held this evening
at O'Clock; and then the Society adjourned
The Bishop resumed the chair and Conference
proceeded to business
Publishing Interests The committee on the
Publishing interests of the Methodist Episcopal
Church South, presented a report through Rev. N.
Head, which was read and adopted
At2 o'clock. F. M, Conference adjourned with
benediction.
Sdre the Portridges-The great scarcity Of these
game birds in every section of Virginia has induced
all true sportsmen to enter into a solemn pledge
not to shoot one of them this season, and to use
their best epdeavors to prevent Others from doing
SO. In some neighborhoods where birds have
heretofore been abundant, not q single one has
been seen this season. In such districts the farm.
ers will be compelled to purchase live birds this
winter, in order to re-stock their farms Thiscan
readily be done, provided restaurant and hotel
keepers will enter into q written agreement with
each other, not to buy or use the partridge this
season on their tables, and thereby cut off all in.
ducements to pot hunters to kill them In certain
localities, where stock were fed about the farms
last winter, birds are abundant now, for thew did
not freeze; and the owners of these farms will
very readily suffer portion of them to be trapped,
to supply less fortunate neighborhoods, provided
they have assurance that the game is to be pre.
| served. We saw In the First Market YESTERDAY 4
dozen fine young birds that had been trapped and
sold to be turned loose and IS as it is under
stood that live birds are wanted to re-stock farms
in order to perpetuate the breed, others will be
sent in. All that is necessary now to save bob
White so as to enjoy his descendants In future.
is for the hotel and restaurant keepers of this and
other cities and towns in Virginia to enter into
pledge that they will neither buy nor use the bird
and when they do this other citizens will readily
follow their example. Who will be the first to
| move in the matter Let us hear from you gen.
tlemen.
Tobacco Fdctories.-Some of our manufacturers
are erecting new factories in Jefferson Ward, in
which to commence the new year. and are spend.
ing large sums of money to have these buildings
put up in the most substantial aud convenient
manner. Mr.. VIM. r. Robinson has inst had one
put up at the corner of 2lst and Franklin streets
appearances is as solid rs if built Of granite This
building is A by 103 feet four stories high erected
of the best brick and timber, and possesses every
requisite for the purposes for which it is intended
The floors well laid and each story il support.
ed by two strings of girders, boied together and
resting on perpendicular columns. The front doors
are of the best material; and the entire house ia
lighted by gas, This factory was bull. by Mr. john
d. Freeman, At cost of $4,000, the brick work
having been executed by Messrs. Williams Rag
land.
On 20h street, near Main, Mr. Robt J. Christian
is also erecting handsome factory, which will be
completed in very short time.
Rag Gathu1,-Thers Is in this city an old wo-
man whose name Is unknown, but who Is recog.
missed by the appelation of Mother Goose" who
says she earns = livelihood by gathering cotton
rags in the streets and elsewhere, and sells them
afterwards TO be used in the manufacture of paper
She estimates her labor at 50 50 per week, but
says she often earns double that amount This
we call large business in a small way.
Duh Iymes-The police have had nothing Of
importance on hand for several days, and, as a
consequence, the proceedings at the Mayors Court
have been uninteresting.
Important Trial-To day has been fixed upon
by the county court of Henrico for the trial CT
Reuben Alley, charged with shooting, with intent
to kill, Reuben Tyler, and a number of witnesses
have been subpoena on both sides, the evidence
elected will be interesting.
to Joel Flood, appeared before the Mayor yester-
day, and was ordered to be punished, for inter.
fering with canal boat whilst VIM Richardson
was eauging it. Boatmen are not allowed TO touch
q boat wnils, being gauged, and If they have not
already found that out, it is tims they bad
Commercial Conpentton Mr. James G Hunt has
been added 20 the list of delegates from this city
to the Commercial Convention, to be held At Sa.
vannah on the 6th inst. We presume the delegates
win eave here to-day, SO as to reach Savannah Ia
time.
q. s. Comt-The Grand Jury was in session
Yesterday and indicted Octavus Austin for forging
an endorsement to paper on the U. s. Trea U.
ry The Grand Jury will again be In session
to-day.
F1es-On "Wednesday night last the Richmopd
and Petersburg Railroad bridge across jaime
River, took fre from sparks from an engine, but
was discovered and extinguished before doing 81,
rious damage
At an early hour yesterday morning an old
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