The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-03-23
,or fran Petersburg.
correspondent of he Richmond p as ,S~S
'''''' pErrxsprRG. March -, 1919.

,,,..,co Of The Richmond Dispatch.l
PErEKsBURG. March -, 1870
CONFIRMATION.
with, Rev. J. II. y. Wineh,o' ~ Nv
A' mary Bishop OF North California, per.
M,.A his first act az ol>hop III W.
- ,.,raiion Of the rite OF coh"F'ns',""
40" ,>s Of twcnty.ninc Candidates a' o.
- church Yesterday morning. lne eau
l"," ,,crq in the proportion OF about Tour
ooh'ilIy, - one male The church was very
'rn',., crowded Oh the OCCASION. ana
n,"S" r,om could not be obtained
s"'- ,ho went. Bishop White
!" ~, but took no further part IN the
WA 81, m, dly tnau 10 preach. The al
''iNN' ', w., Gins, after the confirmation was
'Hr>> !" ~, Kt>Aop WinGfeid, and 1t was a
Hr'N'''n and striking one. The Bishops
Nc'! rs' rSul'S vii cease at Easter or
Ia'"'S'' ,,sr,af or. when he Will take his
very ,'." w. hi. rev field Of LABOR on the
i, much regretted by large por-
mon 81 TINS community, ,.,,,,,> ,,s,
=, :, >,cuhcnss church lco!oreo) 'ast
~, N,,Nop Whitttc confirmed number oil
-,og>--n,lc and icH'!''.
,pJTnGsp 4 LrSATlc.
v,v,r Gregory and Justices Butter"or'h
- I,,r, .ut,u. Is a commission thI> aiter.
. .-r qIiut.rd colored woman nameo
I.,,,.,t ~rwcli 10 be luuatic. anu u'lcc.et'
49,. qnuIc.tion he made for her ADMISSION
-, .hc Howard Grove Asylum. al kichmono'
pR. HATCHER.
Tn, ,.qD "a the Gr4ce-Street Baptist churcn
r.,, been placed in the hands OF heF. ~
r.,1iar, +. Hatcher, who has II unoer con-
"a. ,,,,,n. The Doctor will probably act
.....~ i. when he returns from Cuipeper
,.,,,, where he is n present assisting IN
-..-,..,ri meeting. In c,nvcrslng with
49,. ,r.,raar- Of his church here tnd that
49, sr,.u,uuce of the call would occasion
,,-v J.rl regret in the congregation, all OF
uha, hold him in the very highest esteem
sr5 .fI.c,,on. They have. Of course, received
rI iot,m,,,ou Of what his decision will be
srJ They .cnrrslIy regard his acceptance a.
doubtful The church would ma IL dllncui
10 supply ms place.
OTHER ITEMS.
Mr.. S.rah ID. Hughes. an aged lady. an(
widely connected in this section, died Sun
h,y. and was nurieh this afternoon.
Fy-Congrcs>man Charles H. Porter tool
~, y license to-day TO practice law IN tbt
courts of this city and State. He has been s
r,>l4,nt Of Petersburg about Two years.
Mr.. J. G. Drake, Of Davis, Drake 4 Co.
j. ,r.ols>y i'll OF pneumonia.
There is a famine in the soft coal marke
here. AID tue prospect OF relieving ii seem
+, re- small. The yards are nearly or quite
cmWy
Erv. !. William Jones. who was expects &c
- occupy The pulpit Of the First Baptist
church SUNDAY morning, did not arrive here
urN sundv afternoon. He preached TO 6
l,--.,. CONGREGATION nj night.
TIL" mix business Is receiving attention
here, and within comparatively recent date
,wu large GAirlcS have been eStabllShed-one
ly Dr. u. ". La<si'cr, and one by Mr.. Has
Inns A most worthy citizen, who came here
from tie North several years ago.
Tobacco i bringing lower prices, and the
plau,ers are holding of. TIE sales on
'tl4nge to.dIv vas very light, and q good
dead vas withdrawn.
4 schooner lying at our wharf was robbed
e i Qua llty Of provisions last night. To
a4y tWo ,nrti,s--J0hn Holmes and John
Iuuc,-wclc urrcsted on the charge OF hay
in, committed the theft. The case has not
VEL ,",n thoroughly developed, and an eX
animation has been postponed until to-mor
rDW.
Key. ". ". Duncan left the city this AZ
,"!uoOn for Murtrecsn0r0>, y. c.. TO ct1clatt
Is. tho marriage Of ib" Rev. James L. Tw'ttY
L J. stated that a new bank Is shortly t.
l., started in this city under the auspices Of
..r Changers. ROBIN HOOD.