The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-09


Andrew j. Strine as postmaster. A new
cite county, West Virginia, on the route
from Hawks Nest to Lewisburg, with
James T. Taylor as postmaster.
Letter from Staunton.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.l
Il ygssgpss, STAUyTON, January s., 1875.
i There Is nothing OF much interest stirring
4 liz oIr city just new. he fes crop aad The
proposed CONSOLIDATE paof thss tWgss sfufial
banks are the principal su bjsets of esnyersa.
4 tion-both rather chilly sub jects. Some
4 people are de}ude senoug to- maintain that
i the securing of q large crop ufthe coDgealed
fluid would be more beneficial to the com.
munity at large than the accomplishment of
the consolidation scheme. Not many per-
SONS agree with our local papers in the state
ment that the consolidation is to be made for
the purpose of enabling the bank to give
greater facilities to the people in borrowing
money. Of course the consolidation will be
of no benefit to the people, nor do we think
it will be any the worse for them. The ar
rangement is being made for the benefit of
the stockholders, and this will be accom-.
plished in the retrenchment Of expenses.
A series Of very interesting prayer.meet-
ings have been held during tine week, and
are still continuing, under the auspices of
the Young Mems Christian Association.
These meetings are held in compliance with
the suggestion of the Evangelical Alliance,
and have been largely attended notwth-
standing the iBclemency of the weather.
The Corporation Court began its quarterly
term here on yesterday, Judge j. W. Green
Smith presiding. Peter Scott "a negro boy
was tried for stealing from another negro a
val;se containing about $500 in greenbacks,
found guilty, and sentenced to the peni-
Tertiary for three years.
Wilson Beverly (colored), tried for stab
bling another negro, was found guilty Of I'm.
lawful stabbing, and sentenced TO impriSon-
ment in Jail tor thirty days, and once cent
fine. In the case OF the Commonwealth Us.
Lee (colored), for unlawful cutting, the re-
coguizance of accused was enlarged to the
March term.
A petition, already numerously signed, is
being circulated asking General Malone to
put in bid for the lease of the Valley rail-
| road from Harrisonburg to StauntOD. 1t is
said that General Mahene will attend the
meeting of the stockholders Uf the Valley
railroad here on the 14th instant, in answer
to this petition.
| Our papements are covered with sleet and
| ice, and many pedestrian is seen seated on
the cold, ragged edge ofanxiety." MAX:
|
| PRESBYTERIAN UNION CONFERENCE. Com.
mittee5 on the part Of the northern and
southern Presbyterian churches of the
United States, appointed by the General AS
semby Of the respective church organiZa-
tions, met last night at Franklin.Street Pres
byterian church. The object for which the
committees have been appointed is to effect
| a more cordial and fraternal union between
the two bodies represented by them,
but 1t is not expected that the
conference will secure an organic union
of the two churches. The Southern
Presbyterian church is composed OF the
southern wing of the New school,
Presby terians, which formed separate
organization in 1857 on account of the sla-
very question, adopting the name OF the
United Synod of the Presblteriaa Chu7sh
| in the United States, and the southern Wing
of the Old-School Presbyterian Church,
which formed separate organization at the
beginning Of the hate war, called the Gen.
eral Assembly of the Presb1 terrain Church
| in the Confederate States of America. These
bodies were consolidated during the war,
and ut its close adopted the name of the Gem
eral Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
in the United States. It has about E1e, 0Oo
members.
InlS7O oyerLures were made by the North
ern General Assembly looking to the
resaming of fraternal relations With the
Southern Assembly, but the negotiations
/ speedily fell through. At the meeting of the
Northern General Assembly 10 Baltimore in
1873 the matter was again brought forward,
8 series of res olutions adopted expressive OF
confidence in their southern brethren,
and committee appointed bo confer with
one of the latter Church. Last l8ay, the
Southern General Assembly appointed .
similar committee. -
The committee of the latter consisted. oil
the Rev. Drs. William BTowA, of Richmond
Va; Robert P. Farris, Of st. LOUIS; B. n
Palmer, of New Orleans, and the Hon. j. A
IngIis, Of Baltimore, and the Hon. B. NJ
Estes, of Memphis. The COMMITTEE of tht
., Northern Church is compos ed of ten mem
bers, as follows: The Rev. Messrs. Samue
]. Nichols, Henry Darling, Edwin F. Hat
field, Thomas u: Skinner Henry .: van
dyke, Ebenezer Erskine. and Messrs. Benz
MN Whitley, j. &. MofJrehead, w. Ed
wards, and S. III. BfecBinridge.
The members of tie Committee OF tn
= Southern General Assembly were all presen
. ut the meeting l1st nigbr. Ofthe Commute
! of the North2rn General Assembly all Rer
: present except Rev. Dr. Hatfield, and Messrs
: Whlttles1y, Moerehead, Edwards, I'M
Breckenridge. {. -
TIE meeting was organized last night, .
n the selection Of Rev. DR.. Brown OF th
d Southern Committee, chairman, and ke'
d Mr. Erskine secretary. None were admt. =.
d 30 the meeting except the members OF %
d two committees, but it is understood yer
j litte was done last night beyond organiz.n ?
II and delivering fraternal greetings on Y
- mart of eacf, body represen ted fne sessto'
<. will probably continue several days al
more Sun, Sths. tssass d &. q +