The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-12-16
YlrIlnlund 1lspatfh.
DECEMBER l6. 1874
,.,.sr from, petersburg.
,,,,oo or ,he Richmond Dispa,ch.l

psrssssrRs. Decnmhcr 10. 1874.
,,,ne.sl Of the late darcy Paul took
i"e - O'Clock this morning from the
pace a. ,S,rcrt NJ. Z. church, of which
Ma>n'"s member and official. The day was
nc va With peculiar soiemuity by the peo'
oss', no CITY Of all classes. denominations,
QS,' ,,nd;,ions. Bv recommendation OF near.
spu ~ .hn leading business houses, endorsed
a, ~ Wavor. the stores were as generally
., ~" h,tweco IL and 2 O'Clock as II the Gay
hann Sunday indeed, more so, Tor our
! "a" citizens ininel. in the general demon.
n ie.,;,n of ruhtic grief and honor. People
..',,,,,cnred vending their way TO the chnlch
&c.," 10 O'Clock. and the crowd that filled
y MAS the largest that ever gathered III It's
precincts s,o,od hr psv
yo.,ns 4. Duncan, d. D.. president OF Ran
I,,nh Macon College, whose trloule TO tue
,S,tnasnd and whose improvement OF the
"o,n,shoIy occasion were marked by the
a.. "a, sIooIence and ability which distin-
';Sh all the Efforts OF that gentleman. This
The first time he has occupied the pulpit
80, his seriou, illness Of last summer. The
s.nccssion which followed the remains OF
" pan, "a the grave was the largest and
.-,.t ;,nnosinc ever seen in this city, and In
:. onnpsred civic dignitaries, ministers Of
,no churches. representatives of various
t hsrts insurance companies, and other
onr,nr,,ions. citizens atoot (ooth' white and
cn,a-roy srd a seemingly endless array OF
oorr;oyrs and other conveyances. By SIM
Mo and tender appropriateness the process
atom was headed bs the children Of the Or
man asylum which Mr.. Paul established
ard maintained for many years by his own
generosity. Apart from the mere display so
nr,aIn here we're the most affecting evil
dnnr,., Afforded Of the sincere and deep sor-
row occasoncd by the death of this good and
remarkable man.
circumstance concerning Mr.. Paul,
rrhirb has no. been mentioned, is that he
h,. refused 10 lav aside dollars profit
from his labor and the increase of his pro-
Tr,rty for the past ten years or longer. De-
1,d;nc that be made enough, he devoted
every dollar OF bis income beyond his ne
..>.sry expenses 10 the demands OF beneyo-
ence.
This arccdote is related Of him when Rev.
Or. Wil.ilm a. Smith (now deceased) was
president OF Randolph Macon College. An
t31rt was made at al annual Conference of
the VI. f.. Church 10 raise q certain sum for
the benefit OF that institution. Mr.. Paul re-
spopdcd with the contribution Of 5000.
Struck with the lberality manifested, DR..
smith observed with bis characteristic can
dor, Brother Paul, you have given more
than YOU ought to-" MIR. Paul arose and
replied, "Slr, have been taught to believe
that it is more blessed to give than to re-
celre.'
1t is not known what disposition has been
made by will Of his property, or whether
there are any requests contained therein for
charitable institutions. Mr.. Paul left but
one child, Colonel S. B. Paul, but several
grandchildren, who were the offspring OF
bis dead son, Darcy Paul, Jr.
A distressing and fatal accident occurred
to-day IN the mill Of MeSsrs. Davis, Roper &
Co., in Biandlord, by which youth fifteen
years old, by name AelIin Carroll, the son
Of Jesse Carroll, was so badly injured
that death ersued almost instantaneous
IL. He was employed in the mil!
and coming into the room. in which a large
grirdstoue was reyolved by broad gearing
which turned around the central shaft above,
be laid his hand on the grindStone, and bis
sleeve became entansied In the band. Be-
fore he could detach it he WAS borne to the
ceiling with such violence that his feet
knocked part off plank an inch thick, the
revolutions amounting TO 154 to the minute.
His body assembled and descended several
times, and was finally flung to the floor one
sbapeleSs mass, in which life fingered, how
ever, for half an hour.
An attempt was made last night By un.
Known and awkward burglars to enter the
wholesale shoestore of Wyche & Parker, oE
Sycamore street. Several auger-ho!es were
bored into the rear-door of the establish
ment, but the burglars took fright and re.
treated empty-haDded.
The East Hanover Presbytery convenel
in the Second Presbyterian church in tb
city tomorrow night. The opening sermon
will be preached by Rev. Mir. Wood, of Nor
folk
The delegates from the Petersburg Ma
sonic Lodge TO the Grand Lodge at Rich
1lond left to-day. The delegates from many
lodges 10 the Deighboring counties have alSt
passed through the city.
The Bollingbrook Hotel, under its new
administration, and improved as to furniture
fresh paint, &c, will be opened by Mis-!
Pet,Way on The 1st instant.
Five hundred Bibles have been sent to TIT
city by the Sta,e Society to be distributed il
the counties adjoining on the Atlantic, Mis-
sissippi and Ohio railroad.
TIE railroad conference at Weldon led te
an smcable and satisfactory arrangement o.
matters in dispute. which involved the ust
Of the side-racks and bore upon the queS
sion Of through freghts. ROBIN ADAIR.