The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-14
Letter fro1n Petersburg.
Correspondence Of thu Richmond Dbpateh.]

PETERSBURG, March 13. 1873.
a meeting OF the Petersburg Savings and
Insurance Company was held to-day at their
office, at which Mr.. A. G. McIlwaine was
called to the chair, and Dir. D. 3. Digger
| acted as secretary. ~ st7s BPS 49, 5
Major G.. s. Stringfellow and Mr.. Fred. R..
Scott were appointed committee on pro yies,
aud reported them all In due form, The roll
| being then called, 6,489 shares were found to
be present, amounting to much over O
quorum. s 80
After the report OF the President, Mr..
Darcy Paul, had been read and received.
the following directors were elected: A..
Donnan, r. G. Pegram, p. 81. Booth, j. B.
Marshall, George Fl. Davis, John Kevan, E.
Il. Hill, j. T. Branch, John Mann, II. l..
RUNNER, a. 6. McIlwaine, and E. n.
Osborne. Mr.. Darcy Paul, who has pre-
sided over the company ever since its estab-
lishment, was reelected president.
The festival of Purim is to be celebrated
tonight by two masquerade balls to be given
by our Hebrew citizens. One is to be rather
| under the auspices of the older members of
the Communion, and will take place at the
Library Hall. The other, which the younger
men will conduct, will be given at Jarratt's.
Preparations have been made which Justify
the belief that they will both be splendid
and pleasant occasions.
4 Special train left this morning for We'll
don, conveying committee appointed to
make tour of inspection over the line Of the
road prior to the approaching session of the
stockholders of the company. There were
also in attendance number of invited guests
from the city and elsewhere. and every ar
| rangement and provision for good time
were made. Tie party has not returned at
the time of this writing.
The machinery of the new Swift Creek
| factory was in part tested to-day In the pres
ence of some Of the stockholders and news
paper guests. Most Of this machinery was
| received from England, and is of the very
finest quality and description. There Will
| be hundred looms, and other extensive ma
chnery of the latest design and construction.
They will be prepared on the 1st of April,
| when the machinery will be put into opera
| ton, to turn out 5000 yards Of cotton cloth
| per day, and will employ about eighty-hVe
operatives to commence with, and about one
| hundred and fifty when they get all their ma
chinery.
The Board of Education met yesterday
| and received two propositions for the con-
struction of the two public school houses re-
Gently authorized to be built by the Council.
Neither one was acted on, and committee
consisting Of Drs. May and Lassiter and Rev.
j. 5. Atwcll was appointed to locate one oi
| the schools. The other is to be built on the
site of the Anderson Seminary, the oldest
free school probably in Virginia.
The revival at the Market-Street (Metho-
dist EpiscopaD church continues, and there
were new conversions last night. The
Rev. r. n. sledd, pastor OF tho church, has
| Cav, foI I'm, min ctr ion
| aud conduct of the revival. The interest in
the revival at the First Baptist church also
continues, and there have been over fifty
| conversions.
Tine city authorities will publish to-mor-
row the proclamation of m ordinance re-
Gently adopted by tue Council requiring the
signs and awnings that hang over the pave
ment to be removed by the 25th instant.
There is general opposition to it, and q good
deal Of excite nent on the subject.
ROBIN ADAIR.