The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-04-14
PETERSBURG, April Is

and the ladies, who are always most ac-
tive in getting them up, have several In
prospect during the spring. The one oct
cupying attention OF the present moment
is under the auspicssof theiadies of Tabb.
street Presbyterian church, the proceeds
of which are to- be appropriated to the pay
ment of the new and splendid organ just
purchased. The cost isl 900, with 50, 200
In hand, raised By private subscription.
The remainder Of $500 will doubtless be
more than realized by the fair, or rather
feast, which comes off this week at Library
Hall. The hall Is being decorated In the
most elaborate manner and this, with
other accessories for attracting visitors,
will doubtless draw full attendance. 1t
/ ia said to have been twenty-five years.
whole generation--sin the Presby teriaps
last resorted to this means Of raising funds
The list of Republican nominees for the
. prominent city Offices has not given salts
faction to any class except the ultra Radi'
Gals. It was coldly received by the OIL.
cials here, and no action is believed to
have been taken upon it at headquarters
If indeed it was ever transmitted. Efforts
have been made within few days to gel
mn testimonials in behalf Of gentlemen
y ,ubo can be confded in at least for the
more responsible positions. As Sergeant
Patterson will necessarily be displaced
nnder the terms of General Schofeld's
order, Colonel William F. Mallory,a ma
tive citizen, and consistent Union man
during the whole war, will probably re-
ceiye the appointment. He is endorsed
,by great number of the leading members
of the Conservative party representing
both the property and the intelligence Of
the city. Measures are being taken to
procure the appointment Of trustworthy
gentlemen to other responsible positions,
which will probably be influential at head
The city is fairly oyerrun to-day with
colored people, dressed up in oil, their
flnery, celebrating the. Easter holidays.
They come from all the surrounding coun-
try, including q numerous delegation from
Richmond, and monopolize the sidewalks
of the principalstreets, along which they
move like sable stream. A few process
sions have marched through the streets;
and 1t is said that q fair is in progress for
the benefit of one of the African churches.
IF so, the managers have probably selected
a favorable time for when their hearts are
warmed up, as on the present occasion,
negroes spend their money freely enough.
A very interesting exhibition of the pu-
pills of the Sunday school of the First Bap'
fist church took place yesterday Sunday
afternoon. For several weeks past there
has been rivalry between several of them
as to who could commit the greatest num-
Der of verses of the Bible by rote. This
matter was determined yesterday, and
suitable prizes awarded to the successful
contestants. The first prize, being Sir
Walter Scott's complete works, was award
ed to Miss Leonors Roper, fourteen years
old, for committing the whole Book OF
Proverbs and 2s3 verses of Psalms. The
second prize, Mrs. Heman's Poetical
Works, to Miss Lilly Bass, eleven years
old, who had committed all of Proverbs.
The third prize, the Schonberg Gotta
Family, to Miss Betty ELAN, thirteen years
of age, who had learned twenty one chap
tiers of Proverbs. There is something as
tonishing in the powers of memory of these,
young ladies' but it may well be doubted
whether it was prudent to tax them so
heavily. None of the boys competed for
the prizes. Attic ages mentioned, the
minds of girls are always more active.
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