The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1856-10-07
LOCAL Matters.

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LOCAL AGArrzRs.
Iasreaing Natsnenks -0a Sunday uIeht n,
JONATHAN Cross. superintendent 81 CoIna,ts. 5,
IN Virginia and North CaroIina addreesed : -,
Ing In the lecture room Of the Rev. Nj. Ledorr :,
Presbyterian Church, Church Hin. and -. .
highly interesting account Of his recent vs;t - -.
ciety. s' -
Sir Cross stated that he had been .b.en. 49,.
Richmond for two months, had travelled ave tbou
sand miles, occupied forty-one pulpits in Nss
England, and delivered addresses averaxinr an. .
day during the whole period OF his absence =
congregations averaging about twelve.hundred =
ne visited IN his tour New Jersey and New York
He found Massachusetts, the chief tbeatre ~ ~, ].
ticism but, even there, be thinks fhere Il mrch
less anti-slavery prejudice, ,anda more encourasine
state Of public sentiment than there was unon III
visit stx months ago. His addresses generally oc.
supled IN hour and = quarter. and In them he On.
oeavored to set forth the true state of thin In
the South Hewas generally heard With resnect.
Iui attention, though, after his addresses he was
frequently subjected to public catechism. occu.
pying An hour and hall. in which questions were
~. which he cheerfnlly answered. This was The
csse a Andover, where there Is large theoloei-
| cal seminary.
MI Cross also invited meeting of Boston min.
4 IN fhA A.
about one hundred aud, after the sddrsss " 81, NJ
and free conversation upon slavery took nl.ca
which seemed TO be satisfactory TO most Of tboss
ans Soath. .siis Viaw ~ Si" Hoss wnetner DR.. Ad
correct and h,, r.ri;ad ,h. was IN general
statemant OF affairs in the South as had aver hssr
given by Northern man Thew .Jsa wi.hsS -
| know what he thought of the fideIitv - ~
falsity said tt at their own in,nr.s eusm OF It's
sans effect One abatement ~ .S s1ou was 10 the
the North seemed TO strike them Mr. cross at
the number of members of churches in v;ro; aus1
one in seven and a half a mnch is. IN virginia Is
of church members than can be fannS ploporslon
State A~ ~ any Tree
Mr.. Cross -says that the numh.r :. ,..,
preachers even in Massachusetts ia mot :. pomnca
and that the remaining eight consno .h. ~ zen
to the Gospel Great barm. he thona,. ,nsmseives s
done to religion at the North hv tha .hi:.s a ooon
element the prayer meetings beinc ,nuaS n eA
iected-often not more than fifteen ATTENDING \,
large congregations He found ultra men vvhas -
| he went; he found the subject of slav verv 49,.
where agitated, but thought the great mass ~ az
people desired quietness and peace The oId mon
both among the clergy and laity, were not the rup
mad portion Of the community: these were 'nrin
cipaliy the young and hot headed. The nreva;l;ne Him
| sentiment everywhere was that if the Soutb wonld
restore the Missouri Compromise line il miabt %
on annexiDg territory all over the continent for
any opposition it would receive from the North -
address of Mr.. Cross, which was listened 10 VIII
| marked attention by his intelligent audience
| fautesa aaces.-Ine iaH meeting over Fairfield
con'msnce " uay, anu from present indications,
close contests The colts stakes have ali flled
WE'LL fast CRABS are to go for the two and three mile
purses. and the friends of the various stables are
sanguine of the success Of their favorites Nicho'
las and Sue Washington, two high flyers of sneed
| and beauty, are expected to meet and fight their
battles Ger; and If both are fine as represented
it will be no easy job to foresee to whom the prize
will go. Sebastopol, the Richmond favorte, is ex.
| pected to take three mile fly with the renowned
and venerable Revenue, and the famous Frank kfort
and Lucy Phillips Adelgiza, and other cracks
are to meet in grand struggle for pile of shipers
like Carolina, jeined by Engineer, Terrifier, and
host OF Others, will be on hand to add to the Sport
now about to commence.
The new Club, we are pleased to learn have
determined to spare efforts to make the course
pleasant place of resort during the week and to
effect this object have secured the services of such
police force as will insure good order The Pro
prietor, toe, has resolved to give his undivided At
willing and snxous 70 sss ,he ,as,or., &C. sac are
good old tiuas xvhan v;rc;p;s wss ~ .. ~ ~ "
id Of the IInion. and Fairfield M. tr.ek
verv little doubt lint that tho attendanc. lii NJ h
large. Observation-Disclosures racino~;s essar,;a, -
the rearing of ne bloodad stoct md - \. .Sa-" "
fore the dntv of All 10 eneonraoa r. .rJ =, ,h.
ssme time 70 Gee that II Ia condrc,S =; a. - ~
honorable and NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. msnnsr mi. sh.
new Climb are bent on doing and if tho nsons
viii aid them with their presenca tbev viii spc.
caed. 'A0' "-''
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vict in the Penitentisry. sent there in inrs 1ssa
from TayIor county. for three veara on conric'
| ton of rohherv vas indicted hv sna.;.I go =,
The Circnit Conrt Grand Jurv vsstsrd.v T., 80 ~
cases for advising slaves to escsne from hat
ters. He was Afterwards arraioned hefore Jndoa
| Meredith on the charge of persuadipe Jefferson
save 70 Joseph y. AnoeIson, 70 aoscond from MS
nias'e.' anu plsau uot Sunty. me evidence
Prosed .nA' "a. ai.ss ue IuIns =, Ine renHentiary'
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nls isno" y. ~ ooN' MH,h' a. pssu1 'snelson 70 80.
scono - .us ., .oe - sue p,sohers 'eIu,
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,,nnoa ,ha $50 40 No, conci,d a. ~. r;.ht
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Charred NTH Theft AT an early tour las. Sun
dav morning. Watchman Andrews arrested Jas
Dixon. a baker. and took him to the cage. on the