The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-24
The snhiect, and referred II back to the
General Assembly for fts future considera-

The Committee on Home Missions made b
very favorable bnt partial report. There
are now 1,035 men engaged in the work,
and the Church shonId sustain them.
THE SOUTHERN PRESBYTERIAN ASSEMBLY.
SAVANNAH. May 23.-In the Presbyterian
Assembly to-day the Foreign Mission Com
mittee reported that It WINS necessary to
raise $4,000 during this coming year. The
report was adopted, and Presbyterians
urged by resolutions to assist in missing
funds. ~l s...,. ., -.
The discussion Of the Pan-Pr Presbyterian
Council was renewed.
Tonight Rev. DR.. j. L. Girardeau was
inaugurated Professor Of Didactic and Po-
lemic Theology OF the Columbia Is. Co. The
illogical seminary. ! 80 1880
Tomorrow the fnalvote win be taken on
the Pan question. ~
SERIOUS CHARGE S1Es,5 AGAINST A STATE
ATLANTA, Ga, May 23.-Yesterday the
grand Jury in this county found true bill
against the late State Treasurer, John Jones,
for illegally withholding money from the
State to the amount of S115,274.84. Jones
was arrested this morning, and required to
give $4,000 bail. The bond has not yet
I PML1Co RACES.
BALTIMORE, May 23.-The spring meeting
OF the Maryland Jocky Club began to-day
ut Pimlico. The track was heavy and the
weather cool. e>r
The first race was dash OF three quar-
tiers OF mile for maidens OF all ages.
Eight horses started. The start was good,
Austral getting away first; sangaree, Sc
cond; Probability, third; and Yorkshire
Lass, D. McDanieps Lulu B., Emma G.,
Gath, and Waberee in the order named.
Austral held the lead and passed the half
mile pole closely pressed by Emma g., who
ran up from the rear with Probability hang
ing to her girth. At the three-quarter pole
Austral fell off and Emma G.. showed in
front, with Austral at her neck and York
shire Lass in the third position. Down the
home-stretch the contest was spirited, but
Aastral made a dash and came to the finish
two lengths ahead of Emma g.. Yorkshire
Lass third, Gas fourth, Lulu B. fifth. Time,
1:26.
The second race was for the Chesapeake
stakes, for three-year-old FLIES, one and q
quarter miles. There were eighteen en-
tered, but only three started. At the start
Emily led of, with boswell & Cammack's
Sunbeam second, and Pera third. In that
position they passed the stand, and ran
without change around the lower turn and
up the back-stretch. On the upper turn
Pera made dash and went to the front,
followed by Sunbeam, in which position
they came into the home-stretch. Pera
came to the finish four lengths ahead Of
Sunbeam, who led Emily eighty yards.
Time, 2:263.
The third race was a handicap stakes for
iour-year- olds-one-mile heats. There were
OF rfor hol fbro yV;I1ia Pnrtyo
Ore Knob, James A., Ascension, and Leader.
Ore Knob won the first and second heats
and the race. Time, 1:512, 1:554.
The fourth race was a steeple chase for
horses Of all ages that had never won a
steeple chase, weller weights, one mile and
half. The start was made from near the
centre of the field. Colonel Nellegan led
of, closely followed by Calvert, who was
second over the first earth wall, where he
fell and injured himself; Bill Monday
third, Warlike fourth, and Weasel last.
| The second Jump was made clear by four
horses. At the second earth wall the horses
went over in good style, when Weasel
took the lead, with Colonel Nellegan
second, Bill Monday third. All the
other Jumps were made in good
style until the horses reached the third wa
ter-iump, when Weasel fell and threw his
rider, but he was ridden home by another.
At the hurdle, before going on the track,
Bill Monday bolted, so that but two colts
Michigan and Warlike-were left in the race.
Colonel Nellegan came to the finish one
length ahead. None OF the jockeys Of the
falling horses were injured. No official time
was taken.
NEW YORK, May 23.-Commodore Van
derbilt is very weak. Physicians are in
constant attendance.
Jay Gould and Sidney Dillon were to-day
ordered to show cause why they should not
be punished for contempt in not appearing
for examination in the suit against Rufus
T. Hatch, as ordered last week.
TRENTON, N. j., May 23.-Resolutions in
the New Jersey Democratic State ConVen--
ton were adopted favoring hard money and
Joel Parker.
GLOUCESTER, May 23.-Five fishing ves-
sells and forty-seven lives were lost In the
Gloucester fisheries this season.
NEW ORLEANS, May 23.-The PicdyA7le
says that twenty-nine negroes have been
killed in Wilkinson county, Miss, during
the recent troubles there.
ST. LOUIS, May 23.-Judge Gottschalk, OF
the Circuit Court, this morning decided
that the gas-works have belonged to the city
since January l, 1870, and that all revenues
received by them since that time belong to
the city. This includes the Lacleade Gas
Company as well as the old st. Louis Com