The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-01
Petersburg.

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Petersburg.
DEATH OF A OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES SERVICES
sUNDAy--NEw EPISCOPAL CHURCH PROPOSED
MEMORIAL Observation-Disclosures
AND WELDON RAILROAD EoUTE-g0fTRACT
WITH TEE GAS CoMPANY-TRoUBLE WITH A
LADY TEAcHER-THE BEAVERS BUSY, &C. III.
ICorrespondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.I
PETERSBURG, June 80.
Mr. William Fl. Burgess, member OF the
CITY Council, and recently City Chamberlain,
died this morning, aged forty-three. he was
native of Herkimer, n. Z, but bad resided
in Virginia for twenty years. This after-
noon memorial session Of the Council was
held. at which resolutions of respect TO the
memory of the deceased were adopted. MT:
Burgess was Republican, but quiet ana
modest gentleman and faithful ofhcnl' anu
bis death is sincerely regretted.
The churches yesterday were well attend
ed. the weather being fair, and not TOO OPP
pressivc. at the Washington-Street Metno-
dist Episcopal church services were con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Twitty, of NORTH Caro-
lima. in the absence Of the Rev. ". d. Dun
can. who preached the dedicatory sermon at
Ponlar Grove church, In Prince George.
There were no services at the Tabb-Street
church. The inability Of DR.. Witherspoon
to accept the pastorShip Of this church Is
sincerely regretted. No steps have yet becn
taken By the official body to provide an
other minister for the church.
1T was stated by Rev. DR.. Gibson during the
services at Grace protestant Eplscopal|
church that missionary had been employed
for the city by the Episcopal churches whose
labors looked to the eventual establishment
of another Episcopal church in the city.
There are now already three, Including 81.
S.ephen's, which is, believe, the only CO.
Iored Episcopal church in the State.
Quite a refreshing rain descended this
afternoon.
Memorial services in honor of the memory
of the late Rev. George N. Guy were held
Yesterday at Battersea church, Dlnwldd'e
county. The sermon was preached by Rev.
Mr.. Wilson.
The following is statement of the re-
ceipts and inspections of tobacco at the
warehouses of the city for the week when
ended Saturday: Inspections. 434 hogs
heads reviews, 90 hoGsheads; receipts, 342
bogsheads; total inspections 1872. 6,226
bossheads; total inspections 1878, 1858 hogs
heads Total receipts since October lst,
1872, 9,132 hogsheads.
The Old Dominion Baseball Club has de-
cided to accept the challenge of the Enfield
Club. and will visit that village, in North
Carolina. on the 9Th of July, on which occa-
sion there is to be also a picnic and other
festivities. :,
The ticket agents of the Richmond and
Petersburg and the Petersburg and Weldon
railroads turned over their accounts to-day
TO MIR. William +. Taylor, who has been ap.
pointed ticket agenttor the entire line.
The collections Of United States Internal
revenue for the month of June amount to
between seven and eight thousand dollars.
Mr.. Abner Anderson, who was SO badly
hurt last week, Is reported much better.
Rev. r. N. Sledd has so much improved
as to be able to appear on the street, but
looks pale and feeble.
A horse has been purchased by the Fire
Committee for the steamer America, of j. &.
Blake, for $3.50.
The Gas Company, after some delay, pro-
posed to-day to the Gas Committee of the
Council to furnish gas to the city for S3 per
thousand feet. They arc willing to enter
into the contract for one year, or three or
five wears, is may be preferred.
The lady teacher in one of the public
schools accused Of inhllmanly whipping sew
eral of her pupils, to which case alllsion b;ls
been made, has been notified to appear be-
fore the Mayor tomorrow morning. 1t
seems that the parents OF some OF the chill
dren, not satisfied with the investigation
which the School Board proposed to make,
procured warrant for the arrest of the lady,
10 have the case brought before the civil
courts. Two of these parents went to the
school and applied severe language to the
lady: who relorted. The opinion is eX
pressed by some that the lady did not in
tend to chastise Zhe children severely. The
case is likely to make some trouble.
There is To be picnic on the 4th Of July
for the benefit of the Sunday school Of st.
Stephens church.
Advices from Dnwiddie represent that
negro labor is more than ever unreliable.
The beavers are doing much mischief in Lu-
nenburg, dalnmins up the streams, and Ia
Dor enough cannot be commanded regularly
to keep the dams down.
There were sixteen marriages in the city
during the month Of June.
The City Collector took ms ,GT0. II during
June.
Mr. George w. Wynne, a carpenter, fell
off the Ettrick Factory, Saturday, about
forty feet, striking on his head and hurting
himself quite severely.
Nearly all the officers elect have qualified
before the Mayor. .-.
There are now twenty.three inmates in
the city Jail. During the month of June
there were .eighty-six arrests, seventy of
which were for breach Of the peace.
Complaint is made of the commission
houses of the city who keep noisome fertil-
izcrs on Sycamore street, and an attempt
will be made in the interests of the public
heal'h to have such consignments removed
to some other part Of the city.
ROBIN ADAIR.
P. S.-The warrant for the arrest of the
lady teacher referred to above has just heen
withdrawn, and the case will be investigated
before the School Board. ~,