The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-10-02
A NEW CONVERT Z. T
A Prominent Presby terrain Minister
Joins the baptist Church.
! HURRICANE.
Destruction Of Lives, Shipping, and
Crops II. Porto Rico.
MISCELLANIES.
Babcock Acquitted---The Yellow Fever.
Terrible Accidents---Destruc Fire.
PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER CONNECTED WITH THE
BAPTIST Observation-Disclosures ESCAPE OF
Ex- GOV. VANCE.
as $50 & 1 J. ssgs.e - d

PRESBYTERIAN MINISTER CONNECTED WITH THE
BAPTIST cHURcH-ATTEAPTED ESCAPE OF
PRISONERS. r-.!2:'-t
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.I
PETERSBURG, VA, September S0.-Rev.
DR.. Morrell, distinguished Presbyterian
minister Of New York, who has been regu-
larry supplying tue pulpit Of the Tabb-Strees
church, in this city, during Rev. DR.. With
erspoor's absence, united himself with the
First Baptist church tonight, and was re-
ceived by the unanimous vote OF the con-
gregation. he will be baptized by Rev. Mr..
Eaton Sunday afternoon. DR.. Morrell de-
livered a brief address on the occasion, eX-
planning the reasons for his course, and said
it had long been his desire to join the Bap-
fist Church. The matter caused the more
surprise because so unexpected.
a bold attempt was made to cut through
the walls of the Jail this evening by eight
negro men awaiting trial before the Hus-
tings Court for felony. The plot to escape
was discovered, and the parties were placed
in the dungeon and ironed.
TERRIBLE ACCIDENT on THE MIDLAND ROAD
ONE MAN hlLlIEUs. ASOldEh fA1aLL1 IN.
JCRED. 80 ~
Especial telegram to the Dispatch.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA., September 3d.
This morning while an extra Virginia Mid
land freight train was passing under
bridge one mile north of Shadwell, two
brakemcn, J. r. Walker and Walter Bur-
CESS, OF Alexand ria, Va, who were stand
ing upon the top Of the cars and failed to
stoop, were struck by the bridge. Burgess
was instantly killed and Walker so badly
injured that it is thought he will die.
NEW YORK ITEMS.
NEW YORK, September 30.-John and
Nicholas Collins have been arrested for
stealing $4,000 worth OF opium from john
son g. Co.'s bonded warehouse.
There was slight run to-day on the Dry
Dock Savings Bank. The deposits are $780,
| 100000. The secretary says the resources
are ample for any emergency.
| A meeting was held here to-day Of repre-
sentatives OF the Grand Trunk, Baltimore
and Ohio, Pennsylvania and Erie roads. 1t
was the unanimous opinion OF those present
that the differences ought to be settled at the
earliest possible moment, but it was impos-
| siblc without the concurrence OF the New
York Central, and that company was not
represented. It is believed an early settle.
ment will be secured.
THE NORTH ATLANTIC SQUADRON.
| WASHINGTON, September 30.-The vessels
| of the North Atlantic squadron are assem-
bling at Hampton Roads preparatory to dis
| tribution among the West Indies for the
winter cruise. The Huron, Adams, Ossi-
pee, Monongahela, and Hartford are already
there. The Plymouth, Shawmut, Essex.
and Swatara are expected soon. These YES
sells will remain in Hampton Roads until
the disappearance OF the yellow-iever from
the southern coast. Meantime they will
drill daily.
| So, WASHINGTON ITEMS.
WASHINGTON, September 30.-One hun
dred and eighty thousand dollars in four
and-a-half per cents was substituted today.
The national-bank circulation outstanding
in currency notes is over $685., 000, 900; gold
notes, over $4,000, 600. - -
Rabcock and Somerville have been ac-
quilted. The Jury was out two hours.
Among the yice-presidents OF the Soldiers
Union Reform Association are General Don
Carlos Buell., Of Kentucky, and General
John B., Milford, Of Virginia. .. .:l
e. 1sss.i.RF LE.sHooTING AT WASHINGTON.
WAsHNGToS, September 30.-Major Fem
ton won the Irish prize, Slade won that for
the Australians, and Roe that for the Scotch,
they having made the best scores Of the re-
spective teams H.. :tGd t-t=t L
d IL Events of,fhe Campaign. q
An AMENDE FROM THE NEW YORK HERALD TO
/ $500 II iii EX-GOVERNOR; VANCE.
WASHINGTON, September 30.-The New
York Herald makes the following GRende !:
"We spoke severely the other day OF ex-
Governor Vance, OF North Carolina, in the
belief that he had really uttered some bru-
tai words which were imputed to him in
local newspapers, and we were led to trust
these reports by some passages in Judge
| Settles reply to Mr.. Vance which seemed
to refer to the language imputed to Mr..
Vance. A dispatch which we print else
\ where this morning shows, on the testimo-
my OF Judge Settle, Mr.. Vance's opponent,
| that Mr.. Vance did not use the language i'm
puted to him, but that he quoted from one OF
the sbloody-shirt speeches Of Mr.. Ingersoll,
Republican speaker, who is doing good
deal to make sensible men vote the Demo
cratic ticket all over the country. MIR.
/ Vance and Mr.. Settle are stumping North
Carolina together. They are rival candi-
1 dates for the governorshfp. Judge Settle
! heard and replied to- Mr. Yance'sspe
and he. at once, on being asked II the report
/ was correct, said it was not. That is suth-
EcIent and the best evidence Mr.. Vance
! did not say what was imputed to him, and
/ nf course our remarks had no cause, and
fall to the ground 80. - Z, e.
The words attributed to Vance really
! quoted by him from one OF IngersoHs
speeches-are: Remember that all the
brave southern heroes who dipped their
hands in Union blood, and their leaders IN
the South, are for reform and Tlden. = AZ
The YelIox-Fever snfsrers-
4 Z, MACON. Ga, September 30.-Feiix Cor
mt Grand Chancellor, OF Georgia, appeals
toKnights OF Pythias throughout the United
4 ,states iorassistanee for the Knights OF So
yannah who are suffering the epidemic.
Relief ia needed immed iately Ihe iooge 10
/ Savannah has exhausted Its means and calls
!: for aid from abroad. The suffering Is very
great. Z 8, !, q s, -.5 !. s,
1 ton dispatch announces that the COLLECTOR OF
the port OF Savannah and two OF his clerks clerks,
! who were respectively authorized 20 act
temporarily rs collectors are down Win tue
3fever.S Il,
ments toaday oi which q were !, IRON ron
Tive TWalss the ;burials We're colored per
1 sonss il q sPelot merchant, and Thomas :
Ss ats, lied. 6 s.,
New YORK, September 90. New Z or ora