The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-23

PERsoSAL.-Councimap Johu M. Higgins
(of Jefferson Ward) and family and DR.. W.
II. Scott "a member of the Board of Alder
men for jefferson Ward) leave the city to-day
for New York, from which port they will
sail for Europe on Saturday in the steamship
Egypt. MIR. Higgins will probably be absent
about two months. DR.. Scott expects to be
away for ninety days.
The Virginia Bible Society have appointed
Rev. John William Jones, D. D., an agent of
the Society for this State.
Mr.. 81. D. Whitcomb, engineer of the
james River Improvement, and one OF the
commissioners to examine the mouth OF the
Mississippi river, has returned to Richmond
from his visit to New York. Owing to the
absence of General Alexander the Board was
not organized, and adjourned over until
Tuesday next.
Rev. Charles II. Read, D. D., Of the Grace.
Street Presbyterian church, has gone to the
Allegheny Springs.
Rev. Charles Minnigerode, D. D., rector
of st. Paul's church, is absent on visit to
Rappahannock county.
Rev. Joseph z. Tyler, pastor of the Sev-
enth.Street Christian church, has returned
to the city. :.
Judge Guigon, OF the Hastings Court of
Richmond, is spending few days at Strib-
ling Springs, Augusta county, Va.
In view of the probable recess of the two
branches of the City Council number of
the members Of the lower body are making
arrangements for brief visit TO the noun
tains. Mr.. J. Nj. Talbot expects to 60 to
the springs about the first of August. Mr..
NJ. l.. Straus, chairman Of the Finance Com
mittee, will 90 TO the mountains on Tuesday
next. Mr. S. Fl. Pulliam will probably leave
the city for visit to the springs about the
Sth of August. Mr.. James Alfred Jones is
at present out of the city.
Colonel John Il. Connaly has indicated
bis purpose Of resigning his place as one of
the senators from this district in time for bis
successor to be chosen at the November cleo
ton.
Colonel George F. Strother, superinten.
dent of the penitentiary, went to Petersburg
Yesterday morning to confer with the au-
thorities of the Petersburg and Weldon
Railroad Company relative to the frequent
escapes of convicts from the gang hired by
that company. He returned to the city yes
terday afternoon, and Mr.. Reuben Ragland
also came over to see the Governor about
the same matter.
Judge Beverly R. Wexford, Jr., of the
Circuit Court, has returned to the city.
Mr.. Samuel Ii. Boykin, a member of the
House of Delegates from NansemonG county,
and MIR. Stith Boiling, member of the
House from Lunenburg, were in Richmond
yesterday.
Judge Fitzhugb, of the Chancery Court,
is spending his vacation time IN FauquIer
county.
DR.. w. II. Taylor, a member of the Board
of Health, and MIR. Samuel Fl. Pulliam, chair
man of the COMMITTEES on Health, will leave
the city to-day for Washington, to witness
some experiments with the new odorless eX.
cayator.
Among the arrivalsa at Ford's Hotel yester-
day were Messrs. j. j. .Laferty, n. NJ. Page.
Albemarle; Samuel Ford, Hicksford, Va. /;
DR.. Robinson, Philadelphia c. G. Cox,
Alabama; j. f. Bush, Norfolk. General 7.
D. Hawkins, of North Carolina, is also stop
ping at the same hotel.
General Stith Boiling and Colonel Elisha
Barksdale were at the Exchange yesterday.