The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-14
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fCoyyesponde OF die III
4 '55 y,s,,epr,ra January 10, 1910.

,sE l,rysassure, January IL, 1873.
G Rev. r, N. Siedd preached last nlsn. ,ps.
fsre large co,sgregatio at the
Methodist Episcopal church on the L .
Manhood of Christ His text was tasen Iro Q :
the 5Ist and SD verses Of the I'd cnapteI OIL
luke. and his sermon was one OF great eio-
oI,ence and mower. Mr.. Sledd gave not'ce
thai tIle second sermon Of his series ao.
dressed to Young men will be preached heaL
SUNDAY night on the Responsibility oil YOUNG
Men. ,. .oro,
Rev. w, W, Duncan preached q SERMON
last night ut the Washington-Street Meeno-
dist Episcopal church appropriate 10 tne
now year. taking his text from the 52o verse
nT Tie xxSiv. chapter Of Job: I" II nave
done ipiuuity, ] will do so no more. =. Inc
sermon set forth the duties of masters 10
servants. the duties Of the family OF the
Church. and Of business; and was an aami-
rahe effort. ~,
There were no services yesterday nj the
Tabh-street Presbyterian church, the coh-
eregation worshipping at the Second fres-
byterian church.
Nine persons connected themselves yester.
div with the Observation-Disclosures Methoa'st
Episcopal church, and thirteen new memD s,ls
were added to tbesMarket-Street Methoatst
Episcopal church. .:,o 90
The remains Of Mrs. RamhaIt, Wlie OF
Coptain G.. Y. Rambaut, of Memphis ioi'
merry of Pet6rsburg), were brought 10 tnis
city Yesterday. accompanied By her husDana
and daughter. The remains were lnterreu
to-day in the cemetery at Blandtord, Ihe
funeral services being read by the heV. W.
Wincfeld. o,,
some weeks since an account was. gwen
in this CORRESPONDENCE of the killing OF NIT.
Rabelt Hughes (who married lazy OF LUIS
citvl on the railroad near Florence: D u,
AMI OF the sudden summons OF bis wlie IRON
the bedside of her sick sister. IL Is no"
known that Mr.. Hughes was not Killed Dy
tho train, as was at first supposed, but was
murdered and laid on the track. Inc enGl'
neer states that be saw man lying on luz
track, whom he supposed to be dead, SO that
he Stacked up the engine and went toward
to remove the person. He found tDat ne
had been murdered and left on the track.
The body, however, had not been roboeu,
which is attributed to Mg. HusheSs habit Oh
CARRYING his money in bis boots. Ihese
facts have been furnished by connections OF
Mr. Hughes residing In this city.
Twenty flats, loaded with old sills, were
brought to the city to-day on the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio railroad, and were dis
tributed gratuitously to the poor uDdcr the
direction of the officers Of the Relief A5so-
citation. L is stated that application was
only made by negroes, vast numbers OF
whom tlronsed the depot-ya!rd for sup
plies.
Two negroes had fight on Halifax street
yesterday, being drunk, and in the course OF
il one of them drew and fired pistol at the
other, without effect, however. No arrests
were made.
Timothy Rives. son of DR.. George E. RiVes,
of Prince Edward land nephew OF the o'd
Democratic "war-horse ", has been APP
pcinted to the Agricultural School at Blacks.
burg, and went Off this morning to report
for duty.
Nr. i. +. Childrev, superintendent of the
CITY Wa:cG-W orks, fell off plank across
stream aud guilcy, which he was traverslnS
this afternoon, and was badly burt. He was
taken home in m inscnsible condition.
A man named William Martin applied for
work to-day at the Petersburg Iron Works,
and white there had some sharp words. with
the foreman, upon whom, it is stated. Martin
drew knife. 4 police officer was summoned,
and Martin was arrested after some resist
anca and put in jail. lie was under the In
Guenec OF liquor.
The annual supper Of the Mechanics
Benevolent Association will take place next
Thursday night at Jarratt's Hotel The an
niyer:ary meeting will be held Tonight
Tonight will be held meeting Of gentle
mcn who propose to purchase and improve
the old Bolingbrook Hotel, and meeting
of Republicans who have purchased the Old
BAPTIST church, and who intend to prepare
it for use as place Of public entertain
lnpnt.
The weather to-day has been very warm
.ad lr:I!ny. EoBlH ApAlR.