The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1867-05-31

eini, N,,,,,r, In,,;,u,c Base ball and b,i
Hards-ReIiyiou. SERVICES Hot "ea'"'r'
Cu.pr,srox. S. c., May Is, 1867.
nD,a,ob Your valuable presence
:. 1919 5sily in my office by scores OF
ass,;rors Hundreds, perhaps thousands
80 Carol;nians, who spent three or ioul
y. S an ,he soil of the Old Dominion du.
,;nC The bloody Struggle, read with aVidl's
the Virginia papers, ana candor requires
should state that none are Sought WIN WI
more eagerncss than the cVeF-pop"iar D'S-
patch. :. 49, o.,,.
nall;ation or plea urged by the friends Of
a vounr man who has recently been guilty
oC most dishonorabe act in our midst.
The perpetrator is old enough to frequent
the drinking salons in the city, and has
commenced his race to ruin. The parties
wropged have been amply compensated.
and the young man Is again ut liberty.
trust. however, that "youthtul indiscre-
t;on !" will not be urged in eXtenuation OF
n crime which was mauifeStly instigated
hv too free use of alcoholic drinks.
Would il not he strictly within the bounds
Of truth to say that Observation-Disclosures
of all the crime committed in the United
States NAV be traced directly TO whisky
and kindred drinks?
We are greatly ahead in one particular
down here, as compared with 0hte-ott'"
times. Before the war what'our mer.
chants denominatcd the dull season " ana
not begin until about the latter part OF
July or beginning OF August. Now 1t Is
already with us, and the complaint is wide
sp-ead. Our people are struggling man
frlly. however, against apparently over
whclming difficulties. Hope, that sheet
anchor IL the Soul buoyS Us up, and with
\ firm reliance on God and his precious
PROMISES, we hope to weather the storm
and ultimately reach the haven OF pros
perity. ,.;
this continent, after all, Is scarce ana h'gh,
especially in the interior OF the State.
Here il j, in demand, bat chiefly for tran
sh;rmcnt to the districts, where II stands
the purchaser about $lrper barrel. Many
of the planters, regret 10 learn, find II
S;f|icuIt 10 issue corn ratlonS 10 their
hanSs-cf mca: there is not pound.
Many Of YOUR numerous readers IN Nlr-
r;nia remember with pride the gallant
Colonel W. D. BrSaus>ure, Who command
/
lima volunteers in the late war, and who SO
Doblv Gcmeaued himself on many Viz
gina battlefield. He fell in the deSpe-
rate struggle at Gettysburg. His remains
reached Charleston last Sunday in the
steamship Falchou, from Baltimore. South
Carolina never mourned the loss OF
Drawer son. lie served through the MeXi-
can war as captain in the Palmetto regi-
urur. was wounded twice at ChuyubuSco,
and fought with marked gallaUtry at the
De Berlin Gate. In the early spring OF
1855 he was appointed a captain IN the
United States army, in which regiment he
served manly in the West. 1T the com
mencemcut Of the late wal he resigned his
commission and eSpouSed the Cause OF his
own beloved South.
The Virginia Military Institute, Of your
State, is attracting attention here and IN
the country around. General Smiths an
nounccment that preparations are in pro-
reSs 10 accommodate one hundred add.
tional pupils will induce many parents and
guardians in the Palmetto State to avail
themselves Of the superior advantages OF
fcred by the Institute for the education OF
their sons and wards.
Baseball clubs" are INDUCING their
manly sport here, as elsewhere, TO an eX-
tent inconsistent, | fear, with more impor-
tant duties. Far be il from your cores
pendent to decry any pastime of an limo
cent character calculated to interest the
youth OF our country. But cannot these
things be carried too far At a period not
very far back, if my memory serves me
Alright, the Legislature of Virginia deemed
il necessary to inhibit, by special statute,
the game of billiards. Strong arguments
were adduced in favor of this legislative
inhibition. Among others, that the game
was SO fascinating that thousands oil youti
had been incapacitated for business by
their fondness for billiardS-had, III tact
been rendered almost utterly worthless
Unfortunately, too, the baseball ana OIL
lizards of the present day are not lndulget
solely for sport and healthtul exercise
They rarely fail to engender taste 10
betting. and hard earned wages ana sara
ries are haZarded and squandereo on th'
results. What these practices may ulti
mately lead to, it requires no prophet NOV
to predict. ,oc bar
About 800 colored individuals lett her
on Sabbath last for Daniel lSiahu %
Wanda river. The steamer Planter wa
chartered by the membership Oh Cai'"i
P,nt;st church TO take several canu1dale
for bant;sn to the above named place, an
many others availcd of the opportunity t
witness the interesting ceremony. Inde
the wide-spreading branches oil an un
brageous oak seats had been arranged
Here the congregation first assembled
and were addressed by their pastor, tn
Rev. Charles Small, who, much 10 thei
qualification and cdification, thorough
elucidated the subject of baptism. SIEVE
raj tents had been erected near the shore
and all other Unnecessary arrangements mad
for the candidates, who were arranged
a hollow square on the beach. Ate
prayer, the immersion began. An age
man, with hoary head, was the first
enter the water. He was followed by Sc
veral girls. Forty-siX received the rite
thirty -one females and fifteen males. y
immense crowd gathered on the banks {
the island and on the decks OF the steamer
who, during the progress Of the interesting
ceremony, rendered "Happy Day" an
several other sacred pieces with fine ei
feet. The Rev. Mr.. Small, vino OBLIGATED
is an ardent Baptist, although raised a
Episcopaiian. He was formerly the bod
servant OF the eminent Bishop Gadsden.
"Tne Homestead Building and Loa,
Association" was fully organized Saturda
night under very favorable auspices. W
q. Wbilden was elected president. Eli
teen hundred shares have been taken.
The weather to-day has been positivel.