The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-14
from Petersburg.

(rw'rsr'"",rsrr- rssnrRa, March 13, 1876.
,rroJd. aged nearly seventy
NJ. go ., his residence, I'D BiandIoro,
rnirs, On" Eor many years he had been an
Ts@!c7da'. 49, rowhatan Steamboat Gem
;mN'Nc ~ n,,v. and was much respected
1suS N '" I' lie WAS member OF
II this ''t''' "s.r nr Odd.Fello@s, at whose
RsU"1otr ', MA rcrlows Of lhi, city took The
T TQI. IA charge and buried Il WV" "Pp'0
Tr,s'e S c"'., T. Birdsong, residing near
VI, died on saturday eveo,ns .. ton,
NaY.tF cIyl. His remains were olousus -; -.
ef,",,.hr-r this morn'nH anu .,..s tortn :"
Fr'f''',''~~iir cemetery. The deceaseo was 'orty.
F'Hu',.~ of age, and leaves li"iy. ne
I.a, pa, brother snd other f''''''e' "'e ;"
h, CIV. + n. N,rvjn. Of The Methodist i
h'"un, church south, who prssioeo over
k1:,.'s'T ,l,,uorc Conference a. W ihcnes'ei,
- ."' ,.,I IN the city this week 70 Speno
j, rNtH''rr. He will preach ut the high
seHc'N' .s ~' rcvt Sunday morning, aoo az
Slrtc.. N'tl;;.,,,oaS rect church at night. ne
tar 40 ,osrScst and one OF the meSt
! oHF q. = ,ho Ion hcrn bishops, and VIII
C.ttA.'"'. ~ ,onercgslons TO hear him.
EiI. r,-., Baptist church Inst night the
= ~" +, htu;,,m was administered oy
oi"''-',.- Eny. Mr.. Eaton, 10 twenty-five
'"S I,,.. The church was crowded alnost
".,,,..i,;l. and many had 10 be turucu
-. The revival meetings VIII he contih'
'%...,nhou. this week and As long as the
A..,.f. kr,, TN. Thus Tar one hnhoteo
...,., ,,or,nns have made profession
$, ~, The seem last nigh during the
= .'. -. or 4 mos, impressive character:
,,I,r',.,.t. and wives. and children entered
l'1>'' '.' "a wcrc hqo,iznd together; ana
u. !'',, ar,iH.. ,hs celebrated hymns of
c.''s7 80" s',t.. w.re sung with telling
Hoeo! """
az, ...,,-o, ,yi,,t,m Malone has gone on Il
"l"'', Xa,ynr.
s;,.' ''S', ~ .,,.,, ,h,. Mr. {. A. Pope, the
;, .In p,,n-, b,;rc pl.irlc. Grange, Pa
,-'.' ~ tin.hu5Y. wIIl shortly resign that
E'", "
=, ,,,,a. ;.,,, of the pcwly-cleC,cd Conserva-
,....,,,,.,,.. COMMITTEES was held on sat-
- ...u. The session lasted several
1''! No.. !, view Of the fac. that one Of the
NO. i.,a M, y,, rs6-gsnized the commit.
,,,. arran,z,, aud Of course transact
p,,'.r,.s. T0e second Ward will hold
- ..,,-, 10 morrow night for rc0rgauiz1-
sew A"cr lba, the Executive Committee
49, .,'.grnr.,ly 10 work.
M. .,-.l,yirg feature about the recent
r.','s.,,.f,,. ward meetings is the fact that
r,,.rv d, oar old citizens who for years past
f1nr 70. ta.,n 40 active part in politics
.,,.,.j,J .h,ln. This Is Al augury OF good
.,,rs marty. ard OF success in the coming
,,,,rioIrf caupri-n. The meetings have
i.., ,,'rr. l,r,rly attended this year than
,.ra,.,n,,s ,ine since the war. The
:, ,be .,t,icll situation increases
.,.,t, c,ch day. ruc great hattle, however,
",." ,a,,'.h, - ,br ward meetings when
-. .t,c,,on # delegates to the Nominating
T.ry,r,foe ,gko> ;ncc.
4 rDy,y1 h. been in progress at the
v.,,h;..a,ou street. Methods. church for
,.,,g J,y. mas. and last night the first OF q
so'.. Il iror,gc',d meetings. was com.
,.....,a ia. ,ur U1.h. Street church, under
-. ,,,'.,i... ~ no rgs,or. Rev. A. G.
T-,,,r ynrr,. were tour mourners and one
rnryrr, a. n, occasion.
Ne p,hcr, NJ Dunlop. the president Of