The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-08-19

,,oa,. y amt, his record. His wife Is here with
Mir, rheilaya. Or. Dix preached 20 large
cnapreyatior In The ballroom Su.IdAy mora.
inv. Ia made no attempt at oraGory; ou,
Ms sermon. Thought, showed cultivation OF
mind. a liberal Christian spirit. and muen
rood. prac,scsl sense. know dozen NV J,
isters in Richmond wko could preach ~ Roou
4 sermon; aud saying this, permit tne .o"o
serve. IN not tsefeailing Or. D'Ss reputat'
lion for &C ia nor every city that mas sues
clerprmen as Richmond may poast ol.
Rev. DIR. w. C. Hatcher preached 10 Tue
bathroom Sunday night. Rev. Dr. Dica.u-
son and I we're seated Desr the osit.rooih
dnor before the services began, Wnen the
co,o.ed msn who Is manager of the bathroom
when dancing Is going on, snd sexton Wnen
nreachinp is the order, came up. SAID ne 70
ar D;ckipscp, "Do sou know the preach.
erin "Tes,n replied the Doctor. $. Weii.''
said the sexton, 81 want to know his pre-
fessioa." "His professor? Oh, yes;
understand. He is Baptist" politely re-
sponded the. Doctor. That's q joke tne1
have On DR.. Hatcher. 1t isn't much OF
ioke, it is true; but a small joke goes ion9
way sap here, as few people are disposed q
much rental labor. The sexton intended q
find out what denomination DR.. Hatcher De
longed TO In order that he might put I'd
| proT,er hymn.b book on the improvised pa
! DIT: bat having made bis blunder ana go
/ his information, he emitted to DO his oaes
and DR.. Hatcher had to give out the nyfno
from nsemory. His sermon was tne one
Il contained pictureSf what green eA
age should be that was 90 Its way mas'ef
piece. u.,a ohope
on the lawn ," Sunday morning. ana Dt
Jones filled the pulpit there Sunday hig 70
! Both sermons were highly spoken O.. An'
preachers all do their best here-or, az ieast
I fhey try. Bv the way. Dr.. JoneS's Dook, ~
:. Personal "Reminiscences OF General d. q
Iee.n Is meeting with splendid sale.
Near that the publishers have already uis
nosad of eleven thousand copies; ana II y
pronounced the most successful book writer
hv anv southern author since the war. 1
will sell for Eve years TO come, anu nop'
will make DR.. Jones comfortable fortune;
OF Bishop Eggteston ] have seen little
Rey. Mr.. Sanderln is young North caro
iiniau of promise. Rev. DR.. DICKINSON wen,
70 a bio meeting near Hinton on SUNDAY, ano
there addressed about an acre OF west W.T.
ginia mountaneers.
MUSIC AND OTHER MEDLEyS.
or music there is no end. There is music
on the lawn twice day; music in the par.
Tor frequently, and music in the ballroom al
night !; and that all tastes may be suited, az
Italian organ grinder has appeared upon the
scene. Verify his
| - Musick hath chains 10 soo,he savage,
!" To rend rock, or split kabbAge.
Messrs. Pcylon g. Co. having leased these
Springs for two years after the expiration OF
The present season, and having been promised
that fair portion of the rental shall be ap'
piled to repairs, they are able to give assn
rance that improvements will be made which
will add much to the comfort OF guests.
Not a few orders for rooms during Sep
TENDER have been received. 1t is quite GER
tain that there will be many visitors during
that most delightful month. There will be
quite a number of Richmond people here
tnen. when, the crowd having diminish he'd,
choice accommodations may be had and the
most devoted attention received.
There were some very absurd errors II
my former letter about ministers playing
ten Plus, and hope those who were kline
enough to read that letter corrected the er
rors for themselves. '>s w. u. Z.