The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1858-09-22

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Us. GzAsp L ,Dss [. O. Q. 0.F.-fhis body, nov In
| session At Baltimore, comprises q Grand Lodges
and II Grand Encampments. The report Of the
Graud Sire congratulates the members on the
prosperity Of last year.
The report Of tho Grand Secretary, aftcr some
preliminary matters, gives the iifiou Of the
Order throughout the Jurisdiction Of the Grand
Lodge. 10 West Canada the Order Il prosperous.
there being is active lodges, with nearly 900
members. In East Canada the Order has entirely
lied out. and no effort appears toSbe makiox %
fesuscifate it. In the lower PROVINCES II British
North America there i, an improving condition.
Michigan shows the Order 10 be in a. healthy a
condition At the time OF the last annual report
while Vermont lauguishes. In Maine there is
comparative prosperity, and also In Massachusetts
New Hampshire and Rhode Island reports show
dimiButon of members, and q like condition ia
presented from Connecticut. From both sections
of New York there not favorable reports but
New Jersey presents q healthy condition. Penn
sylvsnia does not show its usual prosperous con-
dition, though In Delaware the Order prospers
and in Maryland Odd Fellowship occupies an emf.
nently prosperous position and 10 ever advancing
10 the District Of Columbia there is prosperity.
but in Virginia there 10 falling of of lodges and
membership, attributed, as in most other ipstan.
ces, to she financial panic North and South
Csrolina, Georgia. Florida, Mississippi and Ala
bama show no visible signs Of prosperity, while
In some of these jurisdictions the order has re-
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Ohio, there is q marked prosperity. To Kentucky
there appears general falling of in both branch
es of the order, but the number of lodges and eu-
campments 10 greater than last year, and the or
der is vigorous. From Tennessee, Arkansas
Iowa, Texas, California, Minnesota, Oregon, Ne
braska, Kansas, Sandwich Islands, New Mexico
and Washington Territory, the reports are latter-
ing to the order, showing health and vigor in both
branches. There is 20 report from Wisconsin.
The receipts of the fiscal year closing on the 1st
of September, from the Grand Lodges were 396os :.
3S-makipg total of $10,9l0.7S The whole re-
ceipts up to the close of the year from all sources
were $l2 9S79, and there Is still due the sum of
1873 0S, of which it is estimated 81 500 will be
paid during the session, and which from the esti
mates will leave deficit Of 81, ,201.2l. The whole
amount appropriated at the last session $1S.-
o6275, and the actual amount expended $l6 3lS 80
leaving an excess of appropriation over actual
expense of s.. 544 As. He says there will, never
theess, be deficiency, arising out of the fact that
the arrears of the two past sessions s for the most
part outstanding.
DEDICATION OF CHURoH.-On Sunday last, Rt.
Rev. Jno. McGill, Bishop of Richmond, oficiated in
laying the corner stone of St. Msrys church, near
Fairfax Court House, Va. The Alexandra Gazette
describes the ceremonies:
About o'clock, the Rt. Rev. John McGilI, Bishop
Of Richmoud, attended by two assissants, reached
the little building which had been fitted up as a
temporary chapel, aud having vested himself in
the Episcopal dress, over which he placed the
usual vestmsnts of the Catholic priesthood, he
proceeded to celebrate Mass, at pretty temporary
altar, decorated with evergreens, flowers aud
lights. At the conclusion, he put off the ordinary
sacerdotal habiliment, and assumed richly em>
broidered cape and mitre, holding u his left hand
the crosier, or pastoral staff Thus Attired, he
commenced the ceremony of the day by blessing
separately, salt as an emblem OF Interruption and
water ~ sign Of purity, aud mingling them to-
gether, to te sprinkied upon the site Of the new
church.
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altar Of the new church is to be erected and
standing in front of large cross, which had been
erected thereon, he invoked our Blessed Redeemer
10 place upon the spot the sign of salvation, that
the destroying angel might not enter it, and the
psalm "How lovely are thy tabernacles;" then,
sprinkling the place with holy water, he prayed
that God, who, although the heaven and earth
| cannot contain his mgjesty, yet deisns to dwell
in humble habiations built with hands, would
visit and bless the house to be erected, aud give
his sanction to the pious desires of its projectors,
as he caused the desire oi David to build q
| temple to be executed by his Son, SOLOMON
lie tuen placed the corner stone reeiting verse
Of Scripture in aiiuson 10 Jacob setting up
sfier his vision, and the psalm "UDless the Lord
build the house." which, we'll as the other
psalms mentioned, we're read verse by the
bishop and the next by an assistant, and 80 alter
nately. He then placed il the cavity Of the stone
tin box containing copies of the Richmond Dis
patch, Baltimore sun, aud Fairfax News, with a
paper written in Latin, to the following effect
"On the l9ih day OF September, being the Festival
of the Seven Duors OF the Blessed Virgin Mary. in
the year of grace 1858, this first stone of church
TO be erected to TIE honor of God under the invo-
cation of the same Ever Blessed Virgin, laid
iu the presence OF large concourse OF people, by
the 1t Rev. John McGlli, Bishop of Richmond;
PIua the 9th beiEg Sovereign Ponti1, James lSuch-
anap, President of the United States Henry A.
Wise, Governor of the Commonwealth Of Virginia;
and Charles MullholIsnd, Builder" then followed
the names OF the members of the Building Com
III feea ia ha tst
DC, &c.
Being much annoyed during the progress Of the
ceremony by the pressure OF the curious in the
crowd. md By the loud talking and laughing of
the thoughtless, the Bishop stopped, ard admins
tered mild though Gu .tiugr, buke, which had the
effect OF preserving such order afterwards as is
rarely witnessed SO 10 large an assembly. A stand
having been erected 10 the woods, surrounded by
seats, the Bishop aecended it, and having read
the 18th chapter Of ST. Matthew's Gospel from the
18th verse to the 10th, preached a powerful and
eloquent discourse occupying an hour in the de-
livery.
On returning to the temporary chapel, several
infants presented, aud received the sacrament
OF baptism at the hands of the Bishop.
YELLOW FEvER AT SEA.-Distress on Sipboard--
The yellow fever broke out ON board the ship Bay
State, Capt. Simmons, OF Boston, on her recent
trip from New Orleans to London. Mr.. Croweil,
her first officer, in letter, states that when they
SallfC 8il were W0ll-tnat subsequently eaifOE
died of yellow fever and the next day three others
were seized with the disease, and afterwards that
Capt. 8. and wife taken i'll. and just as they
were clear of the coast, he himself was taken
kown. He then adds:
Imagine our situation aft; not an individual able
to 90 on deck, and not one with senee sufficient
to have the assurance that we knew anything /
was very sick for twenty hours, but succeeded
in breaking my fever up; on Both was able to
crawl into the lower cabin; found the captain bet
ter but his wife very low. He told me, however,
e did not think he could live; had his senses, aud
gave me some directions about his little boy, ho
was with him. On the lst of August he grew
worse and stopped talking and lay looking at his
wife, who lay dying before him. At 10 minutes
of P. d., he expired, and 80 minutes past Mrs
Simmons. This was our situation. was 90 weak
l could not walk across the cabin without assist.
auce. The second mate was confined to his room,
| and not a man knew enough to take the sun. Al
ter waiting reasonable time buried them both
together at sea with the usual ceremony, q sad
| and solemn duty for me to perform. September S,
farrived here after passage of ~ days from New
Orleans. Capt. Simmons Was y native of Hyannis,
young man Of fine talents as q ship master, and
universally beloved and respected by all who knew
him.