The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-03-19
Letter from Petersburg.
Correspondence OF the Richmond pisnatch1
pETERHgrrRc. Marc,, 10 I

STEkSBCR6, NJ afcn IL.
The celebration Of st. Patrick's Day yes
terday and last night was marked By an un.
lsuai degree Of display and enjoyment.
ihere were appropriate religious exercises
IN inc morning, and at s O'Clock ut night the
Hibernian Society assembled of their hall in
The Library Buildings hundred, more
or less, strong--,n full regalia. with
tho "sun-hurst waving above them,
and the usual rich regalia of the order
OF st. Patrick about the members. From
the hall, the procession, Proceeded By
Mctann'S fine band Of the First regiment,
Richmond. followed its line of march
through the principal streets of The city, at
tracing much attention. About q O'Clock,
the company, society and its que is, met at Me-
chanics' Hall, wherea beautiful banquet had
been provided. The Hall was decorated with
flags, evergrcens. and portraits. One Of the
ornaments was very Landscape full-lcngth
picture OF the good saintSxpellng the snakes
from Ireland, all wrought in embroidery by
the Sisters OF st. Joseph's Asylum of Rich
mond, and by them presented TO the late
Father Muvcy. Responses to the regular
toasts were made by Major b. j. Black (pre-
sidcnt Of the Society, James II. Bailey, Esq,
Mr.. John ID. Kelley, Captain j. II. Cham.
bcrlaync, Major W. F. c. Gregory, Major
William MCGOWAN, Mr.. L. 5. Gregory,
Mayor Wood, and others, and letters were
read from Mayor Kelley OF Richmond, Hon.
Thomas Ii. Wynne, DR.. Pretlow, the Presi-
dent and Nice-PreSident of the st. Andrews
Society, dc. The occasion was great sue
cess throughout
give below some fuller particulars in re-
gard to the revivals Of religion in progress
here. The services at Blandford Chapel,
Rev. G.. NJ. Wright pastor, have been in pro-
Srcss five weeks, aud have resulted in forty
conversions. There have been forty CONVEX
Sions at the revival in the Washington
Street Methodist Episcopal church, under
the ministration Of Rev. DIR. Duncan. at
the Market-Street Methodist Episcopal
church, under Rev. r. n. Sledd, there have
been thirty conversions The meeting is in
its second week; the congregations are very
full and the interest is very general. At
Ettricb>' Chapel, under the ministration of
Rev. Mr.. Bailey, there have been twenty
conversions. and the meeting is in its second
week. These represent the conversions in
the Methodist churches of the city ouly.
There is indeed a very pervasre and I'M
usually deep religious feeling, and Access
grcgationS.
Last night Company "a" was rc0rganized,
and its name was changed from the "Rille-
men" TO the pctcrsbur. Grcys." Captain
James Foster was elected captain of the COM
pany. the other officers remaining us before.
Ii was determined to revive the military spi.
rit OF the organization and to eulorcc lis dis
cipline with rigor.
The funeral exercises Of the late Miss Mat
tic Dunlop took place this afternoon at the
Tab.t-Strect Presbyterian church, and were
largely attended by many mourning friends.
AT called meeting of the Common Coun-
eli held this afternoon, ut the instance Of the
Finance Committee, the following important
resolution w;lS adopted:
''heSOiccd, That the Finance Committee
Of the Common Council Of the city Of Pc
lcrSburg be, and they are hereby, authorized
and instructed to apply TO the Legislature of
Virginia to pass an act TO authorize the Com
mon Council of said city to issue bonds in
the name OF said city in such sums rs it may
think proper not exceeding III the aggregate
two hundred ana fifty thousand dollars, bear
ing date the 1st day of May, 1873, and paya-
bic thirty years after date, with coupons at
t:lchcd for the interest thereon at the rate Of
eight per cent. per annuln, payable semi-an-
nuaIly. for the purpose OF retiring the bonds
OF sad city hereafter maturing, aud paying
of the Indebtedness of the city.
Two negotiable notes issued by the FL
nance Committee for $1,000 to pay current
expenses of the city were brought before the
Council, and the action Of the committee
sustained.
Drcdse No. ! has gone down to remove
the impeachment caused in the navigation of
the AppomattoS river by the recent treshet.
No action was taken in the Council about
the signs and awnings. On the 18th instant,
therefore, they will have to come down.
ROBIN AD!uR.