The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-02-04
letter from Petersburg.
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,.->orlcr.c Of the Richmond Dispatchl
rr1rsspuRa. February 5, 1873.
,..,:,r the .Tound-hog emerged and
, W., NJ, shadow. and to-day in conse-
"''" :. < cloudy and wet. Fortunately
l'.,,ny dav was also sunday. and tho
Wv 3'h, we're for the most part numerously
S !.',icd AZ ST. rauI's Episcopal church
~; ,1', nr Mincficld, the rector. was severe
" ,ys members on those Of them at least
,,h, attended the, hop at Jarratt's q few
,,,,l,, sco--and denounced dancing gen.
.,-W, in An earnest style. At the Washing
,n.>tr,%t Methodist Episcopal church at
...,,, Key. ". w. Duncan preached an elc-
.,sg' sermon on the Ministry of Women, he
~, large congregation. At the Market
..rrot Methodist Episcopal church Rev. T..
\ Slcdd preached ut night an able discourse
-, tho Dangers Of Young Men. Next Sum
5av he will deliver his second sermon TO
,a,,r,, men on the subject Of Association.
rIo petcr,bnrc branch Of the Virginia
,,:''jo sn,;,,y met Yesterday afternoon at the
wo.h,nrtri:.>trcct rrr>hytc;la'. chuirh, and
,...,.r.,,,Ilr,j hy ,hc election Of the following
ln..r.. prr.idcnr. Hon. Charles L. Col
r,'.. yirc-rrc>iIcni. Colonel +. III. Archer ;
..,.r,;ary. +. G.. James; Treasurer, Colonel
- g Potts; Executive Committee, W. Z.
Ium.drn. !. ". Bradbury. r. +. Lester.
nnI Professor ;. II. Owens. Mr.. Darcy
VIZ, used 10 be the president, and Mr.. \.
6, Nrl!wairc vicc-prcSidcnt of the society
,o,1 venerable citizens. but they both dc.
,.,,pDd reelection. and preferred that younger
.,.., Mould hr made the managers and off,
-rr. - the organization.
Mr.. CONWAY, the Canadian who died here
-.t week Of consumption, was buried ycstcr-
lqy with The rites Of The Odd-FclIoWs.
Ji,-c was band oi music in attendance.
5,l n, procession was quite long one.
Fr Wr. Male, of Alabama, preached yes
..~,,uy nj the Tahh-S!rcct Presbyterian
,I,i1ya.
Ira ycs,ern-hound mail train from Nor
~. uu the Atlantic. Mississippi ana ONO
g.,ilrnaG. was DELAYED some hours ut Suffolk
Yesterday hy the bursting OF dry huc. \
train Tor Lynchburg was made mp here, ana
left al the u-irh hour in thc morning.
Ca,tln Barncr, president ol The Coiofado
Land Company, accompanied by Mcssfs.
Alexander and William Pace, passed through
,hc city to-day on li3 WAY TO Baltimore, TOT
~, purpose Of arranging transportation 'ol
immigrants TO Colorado. These gentlemen
-, that about three hundred IN this lmne
..nGc vicinity have engaged to 90 20 the Ter
Gltory during the corning spring.
4 massive mOccrl>in snake was killed yes
torday while summing himself screnely OF
West avenue. He must have come out I'm
der the impression that he was q ground
hog. The reptile was found to measure ex
Hc,lr three feet and FIVE inches.
Great confusion and dissatisfaction ar
a1ld TO have been caused in the suburb 0
lovahontas hv the recent order of the Cit,
Council with respect to the re,urrcy OF tn
,trrctS, which are already In great confusion
..ni seem in danger Of becoming more so
he order of the Council is carried out.
The man Charles Taylor who was stab
led il Chesterfield county ;l;,ar the city
few days Sine" is reported to be improving
and his recovery i expected.
Professor Thomas Odell will assume
large. !, i stated. on Thursday next, OF tn,
.rhooi connected With 81. .io>epl'S churcl
,tHholic). He is frnm New Britain, CT.
Nj. John D'o'aincttc is reported TO have
cropped dead This afternoon Oh BOllin@broo!
,rr,,t from apupIrNy. He is said to have
eaten avery hearty dinner, which probably
LG>triIed hi, death.
\ new track is in course OF construction
n the dcpor-yarG OF the Atlantic, Mississippi
md Ohio railroad TO facilitate transfers o
freight TO Richmond by WAY OF the Rich
uoat and Petersburg ioad-hy which line ;
great deal ol freight from LynChhuIg anC
,uIn;s vcsl o. it finds its WAX to Richmond
IN adjourned meeting OF the Council
Hiit ~ held tomorrow, ut which the appln
:ratiollS viii be made ana other important
ht!>Inr>> disposed Of.
The little cinid ut Mr.. l.. \. Na;bury is st
lil with smallpox that it, death i, houri,
rX;nctrG. and il j. stated tha! on account o
tt!c necessity of huryin@ il al once 10 prcycn
infection lis grave has been already dug
SO new ca>cs Of the malady are reported il
the city.
The following i, II report of the receipt
and inspections Of tobacco at the warehouse
II the city for the week ";,;llng saturday
inspections. IA hog !lcad>: reviews. . hogs
ncId,,; receipts. ?U4 hu%-hrads; total inspcc
tons for 1872, ,3Al ho-shcads total inspcC
lions Tor 1873, 2,546 n2>hcads; receipts lls
week, IA hogshctdS total since October Isl
1872, 2,931 hu@>hcadS.
\ later account states that Mr.. DeJarncttt
j. not dead, though the lit he had was \ fear.
iUI one, and In falling he broke of door
Knob and cut his head open. His condition
j. reported dangerous.
y b'-lb lli'R naiilcU 'iHt(lcS W llllanlS hfOk
In leg Yesterday, and another negro by TIT
same name exactly was before the Mayo
it'> morning for stealing meat.
The ltoiNngbruok Fire Company will holt
= meeting tonight for the purpose of pre-
s.n.iay . trumpet 10 their Captain, job,
IrIlnr, and will have some refreshments
an'! other inducements.
George HIuty, driver Of the Old-Stree
Fire tolulmny, knocked a negro over tn,
head to-day with II tar OF iron, inllcting
dangerous wound. There seems TO have
ieen no proNocation for the assault.
Interesting experiments were made yes
1rr,lHr IN the office in This city Of the West
~rn Onion Telegraph Company with new
invention known us the galrauom!ctcr, u,
which II is proposed to measure the eXar
insulation OF The wires for through messages
The day has been rainy and disagrecablc
and as a consequence there has been LITTLE
business done.
The STEAMER Fannie Lehr, of the Powha
tan line, is detained here on account of ic.
in the Chesapeake lay.
Mr.. John b. Egc. Il prominent citizen, i:
quite III.
About so was raised for tn" Greeley mon.
uincnt hy thc prine.> OF the city to-day.
RoRIS ADAIR.
THE VALLEY RAILRoAD.-Thc Stauntor
wa Spectator states that the Valley Rail