The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-01-30
VIRGINIA, NEWS ! !,
Letter from Petersburg, Il;
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.
Prrrssnrrnc .Ian11af.r on 1870

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PETERSBURG, january 90, 1872.
A commission de iunatico inqtttrendo 81
this afternoon on the case of negro MAJ
named Phil Swami, who was arrested Satur
day night while In the performance of som,
crazy antic. The commission consisted O
Justices Kearncy, st. Clair, and Hanlii
(colorcd), and Dr. II. G. Leigh. The negro
was found to be crazy, and Is now In confne
mcnt.
An unoccupicd building attached to The
residence of Mr.. Nferchen, near Brage's
Hill, was burned down on Sunday, having
been set ON fire, it is supposed, by some
skulking incendiary.
On Sunday afternoon Rev. Donald Ross
pastor of Washington-Stleet Presbyterian
church, after preaching the funeral sermon
of the late r. III. Murray, in few remarks
announced the dissolution of his pastoral re-
latious with the church, and feelinSly babe
adicu to the members of his congregation.
Mr.. Ross. us intimatcd in this correspondence
some time ago. has not experienced the bcne-
lit to his health which he anticipated from a
residence in the South. and finds it necessary,
bv reason of physical suffering and debility,
TO retire from active pastoral duty. lie left
this morning for Cayuga Springs,'in New
York, where he hopes the medicinal baths
will he of service to his malady, which is
chronic acute rheumatism. Mr.. Ross, during
his brief residence here has made many
friends both in and out of his church us IN
amiable, courteous gentleman, and icrycnt
and impressive preacher.
Mr.. n. Jones, of SlTry county, dropped
dead from apopleXy Saturday at the residence
of his brother-in-law, Mr.. Richard II. Mann.
S. j. Kidd (white) was bound over to-day
for six months to keep the peace for commit
ting an assault upon the person of his wife.
1t is singular that here in Petersburg, one OF
the most chivalrouS communities in the
world, there is. on the other hand, more wife
heating than III any other place that l know
of. 1t is thus extremes meet.
The report was current and credited here
Saturday that the national banks Of the city,
which applied to the Legislature for distri-
button of the public funds, had made an ar
rangcmcnt with one Of the State repositories
in Richmond to get 100000 each from that
bank at four per cent, not 70 be called for
until the State drew on its Richmond dcposl-
tory. 1t has been developed to-day, however,
that the arrangement, though nearly conslun-
mated, for some reason lapscd; and the bill
prepared here for general distribution has
gone before the Legislature.
The Petersburg branch of the Bible So
ciety of Virginia was organized Sunday after
noon, at meeting largely attended, which
was held at the Washing Methodist
Episcopal church. Mr.. Darcy Paul was
elected president, and Mr.. A. G. McIlwaine
vice-preSident. Addresses were delivered by
Rev. Mcssrs. Hail, Rutherford, Gibson,
Hatcher, Staples, &c. s.:.. ~.
Bishop Doggett will preach before the Pc
tcrsburg Methodist Association on Thursday
night next. Rev. DR.. Duncan is announced
at Washington-Street Methodist Episcopal
church in two or three weeks.
The smallpox has not extended beyond
Mr.. Ditman's family Oh Poplar Lawn, where
TIVE. child and an adult, are sick with vario-
loid. There is no fear of its extending.
Rev. c. Ii. Hall preached an eloquent and
impressive sermon to young men last night,
the second Of the series.
1t has been biting cold to-day.
=. S.-A colorcd man named William Far
mcr had both his legs broken this afternoon
by safe falling OH them which he was
moving for Mr.. Fred. X. Scott, representative
in this city Of the house of Thomas Branch 4
Sons. KoDN ADAIE.