The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-12-16
v,,tcr from Petersburg

.sr,p audience of the ktCh1noau b'sp"t'"'l
''''' prrrs>gy-xa. December Is. 1873.
~, ,vc,thcr being unusually fair and tlne,
'"r .,;ces ~ the different churches of the
'.m wrrc largely attended on Yesterday.
~! Allan Cur, Of London, England,
hy..hcd m impressive sermon in the morn
1','r,t The First Baptist church. and in the
,,,rnonn addressed large masS'mect-
S., of the Suuday-Sch"ol children IN
"a ,,,,r on The Baptist Supday-school>.
"-'u''IS vr ,urr preached IT the Washing
u t, 49,, Methodist church before large
H'I'',..,I,nn ou the text, from Daniel, fifth
'o"h,sr iwrr,y--c>cnth verse: Thou art
'''ir,'it !, IN, 'uIauCc and found wanting"
We" ..,,,,,., was OF The highest dramatic
W, r,,en thrilling the audience with
WV; ,,.,,j r,I,furCS and sudden passages Of
W., .snSational surprise. Various repre-
'.'."..,.,rs Of different classes Of society
4 plra,urc, c( substance, the hypo-
'a ,qi,r ministers q! the Gospel, and
.%.,, were m,taphoricaly made to cono
',s~1 and submit 10 I've weighed in the
..'.,,l ,,alr>; and all were found IT, h"
u.,:in,r regret that space does not per-
.. Armf fuller report Of the sermon, by
.,.h. profound impression WAS made On
~, mind, cf Ill who heard il.
r,.r,.-ht Professor Curr viii deliver il icc-
..r.. rn Mind. Muscle. and Money" al the
1, ,anv Of Music. for the benefit Of the
Dnrt!, children.
Yesterday morning one person was al
...r,..5 ~ baptism into the First Baptist
I,r,h and one lady was received into the
,,..,,,hcr,hip Of fhe Market, Street Methodist
rp,,,oIn| church. ---~~-----.
To.,nnrruw. a sermon appropriate to the
.r,',.r..ry Of the death OF the Rev. Father
v,i,,,, Will Ne preached in the Catholic
anrE =. lo,cph'Sl by Bishop Gibbons.
-, n,,mh,rol priests who are to take part in
-. services Of Ii. occasion have already ar
y.yci ~ this city.
~, following j. a full report Of the to-
,,,,o market for the week which ended ST.
,prdar: INSPECTIONS, 100 hogshcads; re-
view, 9 hos>hcad>; receipts, ll9 hogs
hands. lma! inspections 1872. go hogs.
lr,.d>: .ora! inspections 1878, 1871 hogs
ag@i>.
The cotton market has been very brisk to-
s.r. The sales amounted 10 $50 bales, and
~. quotations advanced full j.. The
.E.ntyvS and commission merchants are alike
encouraged by the improved prospect.
number OF rtcentIy-uriycd English i'm
,r-rlnls stro!ied about the city to-day, at
ling notice.
, curious and literal instance Of "bull
ina chiua.>hop" WAS afforded to-day. a
..u t?i.d to drive u bovine Down Sycamore
,,cc.t 10 the depot. The animal proceeded
q. far a the corner Of Bank street with the
DEBILITY OF Mary's little lamb. but starting
hack suddenly from that point it raced up
-,gam0re. and rushed clear through MIR.
N..Jury's china store. thence by rear door
,a.ough store adjoining, and into the
ret: and 50 made the circuit of three or
.y.! ..cfe, amid create Excitement ard amuSe-
n..ul l:!.Tp il WAS finally captured and har-
..>>.d.
m.wL4t similar was the distress Of a
,u.t} whoattemptcd to-day to drive up the
-u.,iu carload OF live turkeys he had just
brought to town. They got loose, and flew
.uau directions, and most ofthem are still at
Ar.e. y negro fell of the roof of the depot
wal" attempting 10 recapture one Of them,
ana came near receiving serious injuries.
This evening Il negro child. aged two
Years. named Lawrence II. L. King, whose
mother lc~idcS al the upper end of Syca.
more street, fen in the fire during her alb
b, nee, and was badly burned about the face
,!m-. knees and back The sutierings of the
infant are lptCn>r. 1t Is attended by DR..
(EI,ou RnpIS ApA,E