The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-06-28
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The commencement exercises Of fhe st.
PauPs-C Church school, of which Rev. Dir. sJ.
H.iD. iWingfeM fs the principal, took pYace
to-day. A handsome goid-headed cane las
presented to DR.. Wingfeid BY the scholnss,
andiwas acknowledged BY him In o suitable
address. Gold medals for scholarship and
gle b. Kay, Mamie Paul, aud Mary a. Tim
nor. The exercises were very interestings
The final examinations Of the public
schools are now in progress, and will be
closed before the list proximo for the sum-
mer vacation. They exhibit a gratifying de-
greeOs proficiency on the part Of the pupils
in both tie white aud coloref schools. I,
81 Rev. R-N. Sledd is much improved, but
Is as yet forbidden to preach by his physi-
clan. Rev. w. W. Duncan will conduct the
dedicatoHS services at Poplar Spring church
on Sunday The Rev. James Twitty, iof
Murfreesboro, n. c., and Rev. r. M. Sauin-
ders, of the Norfolk Collegiate Institute,
Norfolk, will gu the pulpit Of Washington.
street Methodist Episcopal church The
other pulpits win be occupied, / believe, by
their usual incuinbehts. 81. .. :"
The following is statement of the move
ments Of cotton at this port for the week
ending to-day: Receipts, 131 bales; CORE.
spending week last year, 48 bales total
since September, 1872, 40, $50 bales CORE.
spending time last year, 27.5S2 bales; ex-
ports, 6S2 bales stock, 2,48D bales stock
same time last year, 80 bales. ,li .,.pr
. Services are to be held on Sunday at But-
terwood church, in Prince George county,
IN honor Of the memory. of the late, Rev.
George N. Gray. The memorial sermon Is to
be preached by Rev. E. P. Wilson.
A valuable bulldog belonging to Nh. iE.
Q. Hinton, Jr., bit. coIored boy at the
post-office yesterday, and was to-day ordered
to be killed by the police. t.e3 ..Y
A dog supposed to be rabid was killed TO.
day In Blandford by Mr., NJ, Smith, =
I a lady teacher In one of the public schools
has been reported to the Superintendent for
inhumanly beating one of her pupils "a boy),
and the case is now undergoing investiga.
tioa. The lady Is highly respected, and il
Is hoped the charge may prove TO be with.
out foundation. ,,y,l., r.,-..,.,r i
Messrs. Morton Jameson and ThomasIN.
Eubank have to-day been occupied paying
of the hands of the Atlantic, Mississippi and
Ohio railroad, on the Norfolk and Petersburg
and Southside divisions. s3 II i Z
MIR. William Brown, late General Freigh.
and Ticket Agent of the Petersb urg and
Weldon railroad, has been succeeded in that
position by Mr.. w. f. Taylor, " hose ap.
pointment is for the entire line from Rich.
mond to Weldon: Mr.. Brown is now one
of Mr.. Taylor's assistants. T.
Two colored boys, Charles Walker. and
the pavement, and the former threw piece
-, ~ al, 81 toll ,,,sec a,,E
struck little white boy who was standing
near, knocking him into the gutter anG
hurting him quite severely lS was at ont
time reported that the child was fatally hurt
and the two negro boys were arrested; bu
this report is believed to have been an exag
geration. 'it ~ .t
The Council is in caucus this afternoon tc
nominate city officers. Up to this writing
they, have only filed the offices of the police
81. T. Grey is the captain Charles MeKen
zie (colored), first lieutenant; Charles VIII
son, second lieutenant. At q caucus helt
yesterday the various committees were filled
The Finance Committee is the only on,
likely to interest your readers, and is as fol
lows: r. A. Young (chairman). T. I
Brooks, w. R. Mallory, w. #. F.Spottswopd
DIR. D. f. May. Three of these gentfeIleI
are known as Conservatives.
The Battersea Sunday school is to have
picnic excursion on the 4th of July.
MIR. Abram Anderson cut his wrist nearl!
off by an accident to-day In the carpenter
shop of MeSsrs. Marks s. Brother, and yes
terday Mr. Ben. Porter had his hand badly
mashed in Tappey's foundry. !"
The weather has been charming for tn,
past two days. ROBIN ADAIR.