The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-12-10

Correspondents Of Richmond Dispatcl.1
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PErEasBURe, December 9, 1872.
Rev. w. w. Duncan preached bis frs
Esermon yesterday morning in the Washing
ton-Street Methodist Episcopal church, to
which he was assigned by the recent Con
ference. There was in attendance q very
large crowd, which filed to its utmost capa-
city the spacious building. Mr. Duncan's
text was Acts. 10th chapter, 29th verse, and
his remarks were practical, earnest, and I'm.
pressiye, and were heard with the utmost
favor. There was q large congregation at
night, also, when Mr.. DuDcan's sermon was
hased on the text from the S4th PsalIns 1st
verse,
Kew. E. N. Peterson preached bis sermon
as pastor Of the High-Street Methodist Epis-
copal church yesterday morning to n of
the largest congregations ever assembled
there. Dir. Peterson is o native Of this city,
and is q great fayorite among our people.
Many old friends not used to attending
church were present yesterday, and bis SER
mons were received With general praise.
Rev. 3. n. Sledd, the new pastor Of Mar.
ket-Street church, is expected to arrive to-
morrow to take pastoral charge.
The. condition of Rev. Thomas Mulvey,
yicar-general of Virginia, remains very seri.
Gus and critical, and gives great uneasiness
TO bis many friends. Father Mulvey has
been visited by Bishop Gibbons and many
others, and receives the most careful and
constant attention.
A Adjective from Richmond passed through
this cltyto-day in pursuit of a woman who is
alleged to have been stealing considerable
quantities Of diamonds and jewelry in the
former city recently. The woman is reported
to be of respectable standing and connections.
She is reported to have come over to this
city and gone hence to City Point with the
supposed purpose of going to Baltimore.
The detectives hope TO intercept her before
she gets there. -=1@= %
The passengers who left Richmond yester-
day for Burkeyille came through this city TO.
day, their movements on the other line hav.
ing been prevented by the obstacle of a
freight train that had been thrown from the
track. .rs21-@s= @'fr @,ia
The train from Weldon for Aqua creek
ran off the track at the Appomattox depot
on Saturday night, and a special train of cars
had to be made up on tho Richmond and
Petersburg railroad to take the passengers
over. 1t did not leave till IL O'Clock.
No further development has transpired In
the threatened suit for libel against Messrs.
Venable, Gregory, and Patterson, of the DIP
peal ) the party who took umbrage ct the
PAPERS free comments ON his administration
having apparently thought better.
learn that a subscription is being taken
up among the congregation of the Market
Street Methodist Episcopal church to fur
nish a testimonial of regard to Rev. George
W. Langhorne, its recent pastor.
A number of persons we're received by
baptism last night into the Byrne-Street
Baptist church, the pastor of which, Rev. j.
E. Hutson, has recovered from his recent Sc
we're sickness.
The weather changed suddenly to-day from
warm to severe cold, and the wind has been
blowing great guns. No damage, however,
of any importance resulting
The docket of the Mayor showed the usual
evidences this morning Of Sunday drinking
and disorder.
Public interest In the pending application
for the charter of the proposed Weldon and
Washington railroad is evidently on the in
crease. ROBIN ADAIR.