The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-01-28
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l teSLerQlF WIS u very UlSiHEcIstDlt hilu III
clement admixture Of snow and cold and
rain. which prevailed to the great derange-
ment of the days usual exercises. In the
morning, however, when the weather was
not SO bad as It was at night, the attendance
upon the churches was nearly as large as
usual.
IN the Washineton-street Methodist Episco-
| pal church Rev. J. G.. Rowe preached for the
Mission cause in the morning and took up "a
collection; and at night Rev. W. W. Duncan
preached on "Woman's Ministry" Rev. r.
n. Slcdd, ut the Market-Street Methodist
Episcopal church, by reason Of the bad
weather and the comparatively thin crowd,
postponed bis sermon on the Dangers Of
Young Men," and preached on the text,
"Them that honor me will honor" Rev.
Mr.. Male preached Mt the Tabb-Street Pres
| byterian church, and will preach tonight at
the Washington-Street Presbyterian church.
| The other pulpits Of the city were occupied
| by their usual incumbents.
| 1t i. understood, though not in any way
officially given ont, that the congregation Of
| Tabb-Strcct Presbyterian church will arrange
to have their pulpit "supplied" until DR..
| WitherSpoon, of the University OF Virginia.
returns from Europe in October. when the
call recently extended him will he renewed.
Two serious cutting ARRAYS occurred near
| the city on Saturday night. One of these
a!Trays took place on the Hickory road, in
| Chesterfield county, about five miles from the
city. and is said to have originated in quar-.
| rel about dog. Itrcsulted III Charles Tray
Tor being severely cut in the side by man
| named Hawkins. who has not been arrested.
| Traylor resides in Matoaca. and was removed
| to his home to he attended for his wounds.
| It was a long time before surgeon could be
procured. and the man mean while bled so
| profusely that he is not expected to recover.
The other atiray took place at Ettricks be-
twceI two white men named John Kitchens
| aud Joe Lodge. Kitchens was cut in the
| leg by Lodge. have not ascertained any
further particulars Of this atiray.
The deputy sergeant Of Norfolk passed
th.e ugh the city this morning, having in
chalac Charlie Edwards, convicted of a felo-
| nous assault and sentenced to one years
Imprisonment in the penitentiary, and two
negro c)nvicts, Nat Edmomds and Charles
Owens, who were chained together. Ed
wards was Il native and former resident Of
| this city, where his father and family still
| reside. and considerable sympathy is eX-
pressed for them. He is said to have had
many friends when ne lived here, but was
violent W hen in liquor.
A strange instance. by-the-bye, of the
| depths Of degradation to which the love of
| liulIor will bring man has come to light
| here. For Il week or two past 4 man named
| c. G.. Mckenzie. claiming 10 be the travelling
representative of Il drug-houSe III New Or
| leans, has been wandering about the city In
| a condition Of drunkenness bordering on de-
rngcmcnt. Saturday night he was arrested
as q vagrant, having spent oil his money and
applied for shelter to the station-house. 1t
came out in the Mayors Court to-day that
| he had been personatnS detective III the
| Internal revenue service aud getting drinks
! &c the bar-roonls. He was sent to Jail till
his friends iu philadelphia can DO heard
| from.
The Hebrews of the city will celebrate the
! 9Th of February with Il bali for the benefit
| OF the Hebrew school. The managers are
Me>srs. J. l.. LoWeuthal. u. j. Robinson,
and \. l.. RciEach.
| Mr. Reuben Ragl4nd, who has been quite
! i'll recently With II painful affection OF the
throat. is announced to be greatly better to-
LAY hy his physician. He is expected to he
out at IN early day in attendance upon his
duties is usual.
The rain has been falling off and en- TO-
day, and the noble -AppcmatioE is sud TO be
rising.
Yesterday morning about 5 O'Clock n
fire broke out in the large brick store
house in rocabontaS--a suburb just
north OF the city beyond the Apo.
mattoy river-and reduced the building
and It's contents TO ashes. The house was
| occupied by Mr. HaIstcad and ir. j. A. Gull
len for the storage Of siliiac. ground bark,
| baIed forage, &C., and belonged to Mr..
| Thomas Branch, of Richmond, and the estate
of the late Johu Sturdivant. Mr.. Haistead
wa, insured fer |5,C0Q-&2, 900 in the Rich
mond Banking and Insurance Company, and
| 81 600 i'll All Ohio company. Mr.. Cullen's
| insurance was $;,to0 in companies repre-
scntcd hy Mr.. K. 5. Walker. The losses of
these gentlemen will beabout covered by the
amount OF their u>urlnccS. have not been
able TO ascertain whether OF not the building
itself was insured. The irc-cngncs came
promptly when the alarm was sounded, but
could not save the building.
| A difficulty arose 1t the lire between some
of the 1ircmcn and some Of the culored po
| lice, which resulted in the severe beating of
one Myers, n coored policeman. It is said
that Il fight arose between some Of the fire.
men and an outsider who was interfering
with them, and Myers got mixed up in it.
The fircmcn say lie. too, was interfering.
Nobody was punished but the outsidcr-one
John Tallard. who was fined s. in the
Mayors Court this morning.
The fire must have ho@n of inccndGry
origin. as no firt had hctn admitted within
the building ilcc it has been used for the
| purpusc Of storing tic inf !muab!n material
| which wus burned mp yesterday morning.
| The teachers Of the public schools Of the
city have organized a Teachers Institute,
AMI meet every Saturday. They are now
taking q course in German under tile Super
intcndcnt of Public Schools, Professor s. II.
| Owen.
1t WAS reported on the streets this evening
that Colonel Van Scott and Mr.. Walters had
arrived in the city, though the report did not
suggest where they were, whence they came
or what was their business.
Tonight General i. II. Smith, s,lperin-
tcndcat OF the Virginia Military Institute,
| will lecture ut Mechanics Hall on "Ifuman
Progress" and tomorrow OH "Techncal
| Education"
Intelligence was received here to-day Of
the death near BcYidere, n. j., of the father
of Dir. Drake, member of the dry goods
house of Davis, Drake & Co., Of this city,
| The last week was the liveliest IN tobacco
| Especially in loose during the whole of this
season. RosIN ADAIR.
| A bill which seems deserving Of favorable
| consideration is that introduced by Mr.. Blu
| MENTAL in the New York Assembly making
it misdcmeanor, punishable by fine of
$50, to point fire-arlH, whether loaded or
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