Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1859-09-30
The General Convention Of The P-cttstaa: Ep:jco2a
Church.

The .ateres, ..It in the deliberations Of the
General Convention &C the Protestant kp;sco-
pal Church Is ye:y great. FROM ali quarter. Of
tie country re ale in rece.p; Of letters order
jnc the Enquire" and making enquiries as to
accommodations, w :an lay TO ali, that there
VIII by NJ difficulty III their accommodation,
either a. Subscribers 10 the Enquirer or as
iodcers in Richmond our books, Iihe hoard.
IN: houses and omn.JH.e, though often crowd
ed, are never filed.
No fears need be entertained 0. san, Of &c.
commola.ions in Richmond The hotels and
boarding HOUSES are charging their accommo-
datons !or visitors, while private residences
are providing, a. FAR - possible, for the Clergy
and delegate.
Ia this connection Nc must eApI',s our cha.
grin in haYing 20 ia:o!:n many O. our CORES.
pondents that the mistaken policy Of some Of
our railroads prevents any reduction .! the rate
Of fare for round trips" 10 the Convention
While railroads beyond the State are consult;
IA, wise policy in reducing their rates for the
".oaud trip' 10 the Convention, none OF the
Virginia roads except the Orange and Alcxan-
dr.a Railroad and the Virginia Central Rail
read make any reduction The Orange and
Alexandra Railroad Company have reduced
the fare from Washington and Alexandria TO
Richmond and return to SIR doijars-thc ticket
good for three weeks The round trip from
New York 10 Washington good for three weeks
has been reduced 10 ,..b: Aellc:rs.
Will not the other Virginia railroads re.consi-
der their letermnatioa and extend to the pco-
I.sAlong their lines the privilege Of i round
t,S' ticket, say at two,,hir'ls the present rate
for .oiag and returning. When Il i, renem-
bered that this is the frs! tiue tie General
Convention o: the Protestant Episcopal Church
has me, in Virginia, we think that reduction
OF fare is deinandednot only by wise policy Of
economy. bu; also by claims of hospitality.-
Some Of our roads having declined similar re-
quests 10 other religious denominations seem
AFRAID Of the charge OF sectarianism; but, hav-
Ing been wrong IN the Ia>t is no excuse for con-
tinulnc IN error. and for the future let the same
privilege be extended TO every religious denom-
inaticn. twill be the means Of increasing the
revenues OF the roads AZ well us bencfiting all
the churches We ask no privilege FOR the ap-
preaching Con'ci,ion which we would not
have desired for al the other churches
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It is stated that the health oi the Hon "
c. Preston, of South Carolina, Is now better
than Cor some years.
Madame Jumel, the widow Of Aaron Burr. is
now az Saratoga Springs. She is eighty year.
OLD
John, did Mrs. Green get the medicine
crdered:" Il guess So replied John, for
saw Grape on the door the next morning.
During the week ending Sept. 10. LII per
sons died in London. There we're some cases
of cholera.
The Legislature Of Massachusetts have voted
Il authorize the enrolment Of coiorcd persons
in the militia
Honolulu is becoming more and more Alncri-
eanized. The al, of July WAS celebrated there
like national festival
Promenade concerts for the benefit Of
churches have become quite fashionable in San
Francisco.
Michael Vance was killed in an affray near
Stanton, Va, last Saturday. by VIM Farrar