The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-04-10
Petersburg.

msS pEATr--Rrv. DIR. Il. G. ALEXANDER -
AN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF RELIEF AsSocyG.
lnS--lMMlGR ANTS--ISsTITuTIoS OF NAOMI
nncr. X. OF r.--REvlvAL OF RELIaIoN--
ursr,SG or CITY couScIL-LADY BURNED.
.f-orrcs,ondcnce Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
PETERSBURG, Va, April 8, 1873.
Information has been received here Of the
,sIn death. in Little Rock, Arkansas. II
Any, since. Of Or. Miles h. Starke. OF
,..n,ti,ic county. and formerly resident
M, city. where he had many relatives.
..,rhc moved to Arkansas at the close OF
u,r. and acquired considerable fortune
ts practice Of his profession. He had
nT,i tc return 10 Virginia in June.
q, pr II. G.. Alexander, Of Union Theo.
eaI seminary, has written to say that he
n; visit this city for the purpose of
9-lchiuc In the Tabb-Slreet Presbyterian
.,och - had been expected. DR.. Alexan.
,sks making preparations for his trip this
i nar 10 Europe.
rnd> EppS. 4. workman employed in re-
Fl ing the cithr3S Of the burnt building in
.ahania>, was crushed almost fatally yes
-l,N Nv one Of the walls falling on him.
m. adde's OF the Dorcas Society of the
:; BAPTIST church are conducting a very
.,.>n!l fair for the benefit Of the church.
Tie A>t meeting OF the Relief Association
- hr,i last night. The committee appoint
. ~ ,<aminc the books Of the treasurer re-
ted thai the total amount of contribu.
: received was Sl.So3.SI, and the total
,uut paid out was Sl,il5.61. Cash on
q, $3.50.
bout seventy Immigrants. mostly Eng
nen and women. who arrived at Norfolk
"riav on the Allan steamship HISTORIAN,
sdfhrough the city this morning going
" on The Atlantic. Mississippi and Ohio
,Aad.. They seemed, in the main. a sub
and thrifty party. Among them was
ain in the British army. Many of them
aketh homes in Virginia.
mi Lodge. No. 80, Knights of Pythias
F., e instituted tonight. and great intere>t
infested in the occasion by the mem.
u the order in the city. The exercises
re conducted by V. G. E. Bass and e..
s. NJ. 2. Handy. of Richmond: G.. 5.
u. III &c, OF Farmville; and =. G. j. T..
aawel', OF this city. They were also &C
rtnied 10y +. G. {. LaRose, of California.
revival AT the Market-Strcet Metho-
{. Episcopal church is in its fifth week.
till continues. During this entire time
7 IN. Siedd has preached every sermon.
on three occasions only, when he
s, SISTED hy other ministers.
adjourned meeting Of the Council was
tthi> afternoon. The following is an
bet OF the important business trans.
An ordinance was adopted permit
FL wniugS 10 be erected on iron frames !;
p sdinance for imposing and collecting
,NRn licenses for the year which begins
E LIST Of next May was adopted. The
Sss made are not material; but the new
hnces require physicians As we'll ~
~ krs 10 have Diplomas before they can
f. licenses. An ordinance prohibiting
- from running at large on the public
...et> was adopted. An ordinance was
rptrd authorizing the issue OF bonds in
=. sum Of $4,000, bearing six per cent,
.a'ul interest, and payable thirty yeas
l,r date. \, communication from Rev. ID
@.a.r. Stale superintendent of public
j.. to the effect that the members {
Education Boards are eligible for otfic,
an Indefinite time The Council is still
-ri discussing the recent appointment
.-., ~ them.
The different railroads which centre her,
reported not 10 have sufficient rollin,
..,h tnr The transportation of the freigh
tered for carriage in such vast guam
49,.
N->. Lotl,cy. a worthy lady. was badly
h.nd last night. hut is reported to-day L
=. tier.
,sr>jirut Ragland has bought larg'
..Iity II steel rails Tor the Petersburg
b.. pud tumualIy. ROBIN ADAIR.