The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-04-10
LOCAL MArrnna

AOCAA mAyyHHA
Anniresayy Of the Bible Ssciety-A large and m
teliee audience assembled as Or. Read.s ehn,ch
i.st "wednesday, to hear the addresses Of the ala
unsuisned delegates in attendance on the forty
fourth anniversary Of the Virginia Bible Societv
40 the absence of the President. Rev. Mr. WOOD
BRIDGE took the chair and called to order. when
cause. ~'e
Rev. l.. N LEE then read selections from Scrip.
ture, appropriate to the occasion
hev Dr McLANE wss introduced to the audi.
ence and enchained It's attention for some time bv
An impassioned address in behalf of the Bibia
cause. during the progress Of which he graphically
described ths labors ef the American Bible Socie.
y-tne vast amount Of good 1t had already effect.
eaIand the efforts now being made to place the
States " .e oA'e0
Or RIGGS was next introduced, and detailed the
progress OF the good work in Turkey, where the
Word OF God is now read and respected. He sta
ssa Inst the Bible had been slated into the Ara
nlc ana Armenian language, and circulated among
the people, and that even the MussuImen vars
selves vim pion' 70 'nem-
AZ the close Of DR.. Riggs remarks which were
nonnna napt.y reserved, Rev. Mr. Woodbridge pro.
persed. having been highly entertained and more
sn.n grsthed at the progress of . cause SO potent
for good to the world At large ~ So'SA
. ntcamona Circuit Court-JUDGE MEREDITH Pro.
siong..This Court was in session Yesterday and
follows: 'in~i oocAet as
George Johnes, alias George johnson. cb.rood
,. ~nn steaanng negro slave named Ann Eliza. va
lesn ~ @ooU, the property of Harrison Hovviand
on hine GEORGE. on the 10Th Of October last wss
.ouna guity oy the jury. and his punishment
tentiary. Al '1e eni-
Henry Griffin, charged with stealing a watch
valued at $50, from William K Whipple. on the
o,u 1L Nay ias. wss tried found guilty. and his
fnement in the Peniteutiary .'0-
The Court will sit again At 10 O'Clock to-day
wnen witnesses and others should attend.
NOBLE Act-In passing the marble ward Of Mr.
John W. Davies, yesterday morning. our attention
was attracted to q neat marble tombstone. upon
which we found the following inscription and
device: when duty calls, It's ours to obey
Immediately under this arched line was the re.
presentation of fire plug, with . section of hose
attached to it. and then continued the ipscription.
Erected by Liberty Fire Company, No /. of
Richmond, Va. in memory of DAVID PIKE, who
died IN Norfolk September 9Th, 1855. of yellow
fever while in the discharge of his duty as An as-
sistant in the hospital during the awful epidemic
at that time Aged 18 years On en-.
quiry, we learned that the Liberty Bows had had
this monument prepared out of their own means,
to take with them to Norfolk on Monday next,
and that they intend to place it over the remsns
OF their deceased brother. in commemoration of
his noble heroism, that cost him his lfe Such 4
tribute speaks well for the noble fellows that have
had 1t prepared. aud shows to the world that their
hearts are in the right places.
4 Public ConUenience.-Those Of our readers
who have to pass frequently from Brooke Avenue
to Rockets, especially in hot or rainy weather,
are prepared to acknowledge the convenience of
the omnibus line running between those two
points, and no doubt regret that the number of
buses is not sufficiently great to ensure passage
10 one OF them every ten minutes in the day, from
any given point. The proprietor. we know, has
ordered q Dumber of new coaches, to take the
place of the old ones but as he cannot afford to
double his teams and vehicles to ensure quick pas
sages along the streets, have thought of another
pisa which will answer the purpose, and which,
We hope he will promptly adopt From the Rich.
mpnd and Fredericksburg depot handsome horse
car has been placed upon the rails to run regularly
between that point and the Richmond College, At
cost OF hve cents per passenger. Now if the
owner Of the buses will connect his line with the
rail eoAch stopping at the depot and put the price
at five cents from Rockets to that point, his
coaches can make three trips where they row
make but two, and be can thus increase the pub ic
accommodations No one who has to 20 from
Rockets to the Richmond College, would obi sct to
paying ten cents for q ride of four miles while
those who live on Broad street would almost as
e.ss as not. The change suggested would be of
great value to business men generally inasmuch
a. the buses could make at least one-third more
trips In the day than by running to Brooke Ave-
nue., and the proprietor could better afford to run
the uRSested line for Ave cents than the old one
at the present prices. When the new coaches
arrive, which will be in the course of few weeks
we hope to see the suggested connection made.
The Passover, now being celebrated BY our Jew.
ish citizens is solemn festival to them instituted
Al II was in commemoration Of their provdsntial
dsliverance on the night before their departure
from Egypt, when the destroying angel, who put
to death the q st born Of the Egyptians, passtd
orer the house of the Hebrews, witch was
sprnked with the blood of . lamb On this oc-
casion all stict Israelites lay aside their worldly
vacations, and address themselves to the supreme
being in whom they trust for redemption and de-
liverauce.
The Ladies Fair Room, At the United Presbytes
rian church. is most inviting place at this time
and one that should attract to it all who feel an in.
terest in the support Of churches throughout
the country. Besides q great voriety Of useful
and fancy articles, the ladies have prepared, with
their own hands, an abundance of the incest re
ffeshments for those who will call and partake OF
their feast.
The Petition for amending the charter of the city
Of Richmond may be found at the apothecary store
OF Mr.. Peyton Johnston, where scores of citizens
have called and signed it. The petition asks the
City Council to open q poll to enable the people
to say whether they will continue to elect the
string of officers that now annually come before
them, or whether they will ask the Legislature so
to amend the charter. as to make those officers
under the control of the Council and Court elec.
uve by those bodies.
Game Lascs. of the most stringent character. ar a
being passed in various States. and the next LIE.
gislature of Virginia ahould take up the subject
and act upon it, or tho partridge turkey deer. and
indeed all other wild game, will be entirely de.
stroyed by pot hunters" in the course of q
few years. If the person found in possession OF
game out of season is punished for it, the law can
readily be enforced.
House Breaking Randolph. slave to Miss R. d
Whitlock, was tried before the County Court of
Henrico, yesterday, for breaking into Mr. G. B.
Lipscomb's stable, on Church Hill on the night OF
the 28th of March last, found guilty and ordered
to receive nine and thirty stripes. This fellow was
detected in the very act of breaking the door, and
fred 1t two or three times by gentleman, who
doubtless had "bNck ague," or the sheriff would
have been spared the annoyance of stripping and
skinning him.
Remedy for Rheumatism.-A sheet of ordinary
cotton batting worn directly upon the affected
part is said to be infalble remedy for ordinary
rheumatism. Try 1t.
I Going AAsad-The Phoenix boys are meeting
with great success In the sale Of tickets for their
ball on the 2Sth inst the proceeds from which are
to be applied to the purchase of overcoats for the
members. Everybody should aid them.
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