The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-12-07
,r,,n Petersburg.

sercc Of the Richmond Dsf'''i
tC"T"Sp',, ,s-rnssrRa. December ., 1910:
-, ,hc church services were OF
some "r character. AT the WasninS'on-
n''n!'MH", ,bodist Episcopal church hsv. ":
SrCsi hs sn Tnrrochcd his farewell sermon at
y. Dun nS Notwithstanding the uniriendis
Dishi' ~" .hsrc was large congregation 10
Wcal4i' s,cr aud the occasion was Que OF greaI
atlcnd,hu,I emotion. M:. Duncan will leave
interest," az" s"rs for Wofford College, at spar
IN = lew uS' e 10 enter upon his duties as
tanhnFS. 81 moral and mental philosophy
p!oI' s'"a s,;,ulion. Mr.. Duncan has labored
iniH'l I" ~, mercy and zeal In his pastoral
win here, and has been one OF our most
posi-" ard va!uaole citizens.
po!u.,.h.n Firs, Baptist church Rev. DIR. >.
Al ,' CAV who has been 3 missionary in
v. n' tnr seventeen years, preached very
ta I"" ,V discourse en- bis experience ana
ln'e :,vs,i6ns 10 Far Cathay." Some OF his
ensc '.,;nns we're very singular. he upset.
I Ntrare the seucrally.receiVed .dea that
iG 10; ';ai promotion in that country depenaeo
ens" ,dtIIcnre in learning only. The public
% Oh. tesch oply the maSims ana pnloso,
sGuVc or Contrcius. aud their most learned ana
pay y, mon hold the most fantast'cal errors
e q: rna1rd 70 geography, arithmetic, ana Inc
49, ~ branches OF knowledge. sass
.,,sr the sermon the Lords supper was
,sN:r;..ercd. and ten new members coming
n 49, we're received with the rlgnt'nana
~ christian fellowship.
=" ~. Canrpe Mop. Bate, sheriff OF Prince
c-h.rc county. was driving his family car
w con,s;njuc his wife and sister.in.iaW,
a., Washington street yesterday, on theiI
~ nome from church, when the young and
".;t.5 horses attached took fright from the
o.,cIr, spd cars of the Petersburg railroad
~ Gqshed of ut a break-neck speed. Ioe
o.cnosot, OF the vehicle "a close carriage
rss,sa their escape from death oy haiE
Nth: for opposite the Methodist cnuIcs
~, ,reciptated into the gutter, ana ths
t,r.e. which were frantic with fear, orok'
in,.a rom the harness that held them. Ihs
i,s,.. f,inted. but Mr.. Bate, with rare cool
n.., snd courage. chung fast to his team, ane
,hor,b ,hcir struggles lifted him OH ths
cronrd and dragged him across the street az
finally cve'cd them down, anu prevented
nv .is-,arr damage. The carriage, however
WIS., entirely wrecked.
G,gze- Eacampment, Independent Orael
q udd-Fcilnws, ot Tbs Guy, nave auo9.et
2 rich and handsome un,iorm' inetuu'os
sword. chapeau, o"idFle' aoo "'' - VIC 'AAo'
approved sltie' Dat, G. Somners
n,ngTupts. was sold to-day at auction, ant
W., Dough, by Messrs. Brooks d Bangle!
fox On. thousand nine hundred dollars; :.
The City Council, which meets ii
adjourned session tomorrow, Will CONSIDER
ameng other things, the proposition OF IN
E,n.nce Committee 10 issue one hundred
thor,and dollars Of bonds Of the city, t
TAKE mp the outstanding and floating debt.
The sum of four hundred and seventeen
dollJrs has been presented from an unknow!
souyce 10 the coorcd missionary work IN thu
civ under the charge Of Rev. Giles i. Cook
The congregations that attended cnurc
Yesterday morning had to make their wa
home through one of the most violent rair
s,otms ever seen by the oldest inhaoitan'.
I; is understood that General Mahone WI
certainly return in time to attend the NEE
inc of bis stockholders at Norfolk on I'd
ogJ instant. ROBIN HOOP.