The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-12

of the Richmond Dispatch.J

.,5enrc Of the Richmond Dispatch.J
'''''> PETERSBURG. August III, 1915.
r,, long drought which was broken by
'n IN, If saturday was further relieved Dy
me ' a." min which fell for nearly an hour
= n. .",,,ar AFTERNOON with great proiuseness'
.n Inrr,or of a want Of water in tue con-
~ t. n of fire appears to have beeh re-
''nS'a The reservoirs are filling, though
i,'"'. ,,nr of the fluid to-day is very muaay.
~, y o"' Rev, e. II. Rutherford, former
sstar =, the Tabb-Street Presbyterian
,,r.h in This city, and now OF tile rne-
,,'"' church. st. Louis, preached morning
-, ,,;rht 70 large congregations IN the
. nuN' st,,at church. His text in the morn
To-" ,,..s Romans. viii, 24-25; and at night,
!''S va" ;,,hians Nv. 50. Mr.. Rutherford
80 ,,i,h very warm welcome here, where
,'''; " worry nonnlar and has hosts OF devoted
" :" lie has been prevailed upon 10 S'
.,,";,, another Sabbath IN the city.
'''r Thc sensation of to-day has been the pay
49, If , match.same Of baseball between
. ~ oId Dominion Club, of this city, and the
T;ofmon, Red.Stocking Club. of Lynchburg.
rho Grounds were crowded by large al
.lnlancr. in which were many hundred
,.'';rs Of the foremost fashion Of the city.
THn came was won by the Old Dominion
,M,h after m exciting contest, the score
,.sndinc-Old Dominion, 3S Piedmont, 10.
rhr-t was great temperance rally on
s,,,d,v afternoon ut the WaShlngton.Street
rr.,L,tcr;an chapel, ut which Mr.. I. Jetter-
',n clark presided. Speeches were made
r., Mr.. William II. Tappey, Joseph I. Smith,
I'D Rev. Mr.. stroud (who has been tenl-
,.,,.ncr apostle for over fifty years.. Great
!,,,hu.ia,m was excited in behalf OF The
cause. -.
nurirc the storm Of Saturday last two
,.w harms in Prince George county, belong
,rs, "a Mrs. Spicer and Mr.. Bodcn, were
.,,n,traiea By the wind. \ fine oak tree
lyq> torn up nv the roots and thrown across
KaNtcr's road. near The city.
-, vile case of attempted incendiarism was
,,a,rctrd and hatficd in this city Saturday
morning about ) O'Clock. A white man IN
Dark r,otbcs attempted TO set fire 10 the rear
s.frhcu of Mr.. VIM Rahly. on the Market
SNARE. He had poured tar on the floor, and
.,i,,ck three matches in trying to ignite it,
when negro woman OH the premises was
..r,,,Scd and the scoundrel was scared of.
IN III, flight the tire-bug" threw into Il
sewer other material Whlca he mao prepared
FIR !i~ infamous work.
\
ftr. tuthbcrt with two ladies was run away
with this afternoon while en- route to the
baseball match. The ladies contrired TO
elect 4 graceful escape while the horses
were coursiEg up Sycamore street. The IN
ilye, OF the gentlemen were fortunately mol
.ctiou>.
\ race between horse owned by eX-
>hcriI Armstrong and another Of Mr.. John
krarncy has been made up, and will take
l,icc 1t the Fair Grounds next "Wednesday
>.ah,> not stated.
4 tcle-raphic dispatch from Mr.. 1. Al
phon>o Jackson. at Alexandria, states that
the body Of Miss Virginia Marbrey, who
WAS lost on the Wawasett, has not. been re.
covered. but that he will set out for the
scene Of the disaster and use every effort to
lind ii.
Judge Mann writes from the Yellow Sui
rhur Springs that he will not appoint col
icctor Tor the city TO succeed the late Mf'
Farrell until after bis return to the city.
.. ROBIN ADAIR.