The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-02-21
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cossxsroSpgxcs OF THR DISPATCH


CaAutHsfoS. Feb. is, 1861
.r.4 vol nor your readers, Will get
az | give YOU a little something hesiGe
""''t,r. ard the en- dtts OF our clty i'ttt
F5,.''.,ou will not hurt, am sure. i WIZ Ee'
~, Tolitics soon enough. -. a.. .,-
l'.hn Citaael Square Baptist Church, Rev
~ ~ krndrick. Pastor. This is new MOUSE
~ rat completed on the exterior, OF lhe
not nan = order of architecture. aud cost
No,.,.Gve thousand dollars, and, AS an
S1,,.Sa ALI paid for. There was large
f'' .rsr.a tien in attendance. They haN" per
rs the finest organ ~ the city, ref'oF 'h'a on
h"i,,r,f Robinson. The choir Is a select one
tf ,n,rn from musical amateurs, II is
s"", .o any IN the city. One female voice in
~. heir was 10 my unpr3ct! ced ear most
,isi,e may say Il appeared 10 me 10
lore sweetness and melody in 1t than
i'' v,iea o! The sauie volume ever heard -
4"s ,drrS.and this sweet singer is Miss
,,ur a sister 10 Rev. Mr.. seymour,
...,hfui and highly gifted minister, lately
3aosaa of this city. DR., hcndrick selected
~ b,. text The rich DIVES ana the poor beg
- IaZqrus. lie mentioned that in MIN
-. ~ twenty wears. ranging through all the
80 Tor SUBJECTS, hp had never preached from
o.. ,,sr1hle of the Lord. / had often heard
nT spoken Of As one of the most accom-
',-nai ,.ulpit orators in this city, or perhaps
Gr south, and though, l confess. l am not
,arv rood nudge of sermon1inE, i must say
., : not disappointed j don't remember
.r "a have heard a more impressive dis
.-so and one more replete with sound,
.Erlo.oWc Gospel truth. 1t would have
,.ao yyall If many rich Dives could have
r.qrdit never saw more impressed con-
~egati0n for, in 50 large a house, with so
IsrTp 4 con rregatiOn, every word OF the speak
- however low, was heard distinctly, and for
,ty.fiye minutes lie held the multitude III
t~.stbless silence. DR.. X. is, apparently,
eh1t.f 50 wears Old, light hair and complexion,
,,v ERECT hardly SIX feet, flas hing blue eye,
1..,G forehead, nose rather of the hawk-b bill
Irrcr. enumeration clear, distinct and chaste,
and hy no means offensive in gesture, yet,
saving sufficient TO be effective; IN private
Tir,le- charming companion, and Of unfair
-i-hed Christian repute. lhis church was
formed IN 1854 with fourteen members, and,
understand, X now numbers over TOUR nun
Now for The city news The floating bat
terry Is TO be launched next X edncs,lay. Ii l.
# huge proportions, and so entirely unique
-nIt can hardly give you an idea of 1t but
u wIii be, when completed, IA most terrlbl
machine, If not an ''inferndl' ono. Where II
lis destination, no one Yet knows, eXcep'
-aosr N me Governors counsels but 1t is III
engine Of destruction, evidently.
You will see that the importers and mer
chants generally of this city, have recon-
3nruded 10 the southern Congress Il tarin O.
ten per cent. on all imports, except spirits
,ri4ss and tobacco. which will he 20 per cent
N9Goabt this tariff Will be adopted so per
IONS shipping here will have TO be quick.
MAJOR Anderson is dangerously i'll in For
SulnIer, with pneumonia. He sent over 10
Dr. Rcbertson; Of this city, who is now at
tending nm reg ulariy.
President Davis is 10 be in this city OF
Thursday next, to look around and see wha
u 10 BE- done IN military matters. He DOUBT
les, pIli have things put in the right direc
Ton very soon.
Mr. MemmnEer, OF This city, is spoken c
az Secretary OF State IN the new COnlederdcy
IsuIp0,e he will be chosen by President Da
We Tor that high position. no man III IN
.tuuteueTacy has superior claims. Mr.. Mem
minsrT Is gentleman of the first order {
mind, logical, discriminating and compreher
s4ye-a hard student, indus tF1oGS ana perse
ycrlng, overcoming what many a man phys
cuUy stronger than himself would sink under
To Mr.. Memmluger Is This city indebted main
IL Tor the admirable system OF public educI
lion now IN existence here, and for the HI
norm Il school. No man III our day Is MOI
entitled 10 the name OF benefactCr. His pr
mary education was in the Orphan Asylum
Of tnIs city-in institution unequalled
America aud In which Mr. hiemnlInger la
10 this day large and interesting class OF II
males Il. Sunday School scholars. Great Ine
cuu afford to condesCend TO what the t'0rL
calls small things. NIRGISICs.