The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-26

/ Mr.. John S. Brown, city librarian OF Bai-
| timore, has among other documents in the
library, at the City Hall, several relating TO
theatres. One OF these is y petition drawn
up in 1912 and signed by hrge number OF
citizens, asking Tor the suppression of the
atrical and circus performances. The petit
| ton recited the danger to She audiences
! from fire, &C., rs instanced by the destruc-a
fiou OF life at the then recent Burning OF the
Richmond Theatre, and also stated that such
performances tended to immortality.
An interesting performance took place
the other evening at Trenton, N. D., the
play being "Romeo and Juliet" the Juliet
young and very handsome woman OF the
freshest blonde type, and not unknown to
the world OF journalists. She is the wife OF
Mark NJ. Pomeroy, better known rs
sBrick" Pomeroy, OF PonaeroIs Dem
ocraf, formerly of La Crosse, Wis, after
wards OF New York, now OF Chicago. Mrs.
Pomeroy has talent; whether enough to
make her successful in so arduous profess
sion remaius to be seen.
| Anew post-ofice is established at Michaux
Ferry, Powhatan county, Va, between Is
sequam and Goochland Courthouse, on the
route from Buchanan to Richmond, with
post-otiice is reestablished at Sawyer's,
Campbell county, Va, on the railroad from
Lynchburg to Danville, with John 81. Fore
as postmaster. A new post-ofice is estab-
lishcd ut Green Mountain, Tucker county,
West Va, on the route between Red Creek
and Black Fork, with John Long as post
master.
Vessels clearing for Venezuela must here
oyt ~. fha, I'm
ing at Venezuelan port they must declare
whether they have touched at intermediate
ports; must present the vessels register and
crew list, and manifest OF cargo in dupli-
cate, as we'll from port Of departure as from
! intermediate stopping places, which must
accurately conform with the packages Of
freight, their marks and numbers. The in
voices must be in the Spanish language.
DIR. Mary Putnam jacob has put another
feather in the cap OF women by winning
the prize OF 5000 offered by the medical
committee appointed by the president and
fellows OF Harvard University for the best
dissertation on the subject proposed for
1876.
Arrangements are being made by the
Fifth regiment, Colonel H.. d. Loney, to
give the southern companies Of the Centen-
NAL Legion a proper reception and escort
in passing through Baltimore en- route to
Philadelphia. ..
Thursday morning Captain William n.
Kinney; of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail
road, left Staunton for Denison, Texas, Uia
St. Louis, in charge Of twcnty-three young
ladies, Of the Wesleyan Female Institute,
on their way to their homes. .
Mrs. Ann Eliza Young, the charming
apostate, whose lectures have Melted fifty
thousand, and brought Brigham and Nor
monism to the ragged edge OF despair, is now
preparing series OF lectures for the coming
season. J. ... = .ts..-r
Scotland has won the International Rifle
challenge trophy competed for at Edinburgh
by the Scotch, English, and Irish twenties.
Scotland scored 1,226, England 1,221, and
Ireland l, 40. ..t
A lady in Luxembourg, France, is now
prosecuting a man who killed her son in IN
affair of honor-not for killing him, but for
taking away his character by saying that he
fought in an undershirt OF chain-armor.
An inward-bound steamer reports passing
Captain johnson in his dory, the Centen-
NAL, OIL Tuesday, eastward OF Cape Sable,
en- route for Europe. +.
The New York Herald publishes list Of
donations by Mrs. A. 7. Stewart to public
charities. The list numbers tifty-one anG
the amount aggregates $4,000.
The amount of bullion in the Bank OF
England is the largest ever recorded, and
the proportion OF reserve to liability the
highest that it has been for years.
All work has been stopped at the New
port, II. l., torpedo station.
Maine orchards are suffering from plague
OF caterpillars.