The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-07
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Rev. j. +. Hutson, pastor Of the 81. -. 90
Street Baptist church in this city, has recelYes.
u call to the agency Of the Home Mission
Board Of the Southern Baptist Convention
to be t5fep, IL accepted, 10 connection with
the work of State Evangelist" for Vir.
etnia. Mr.. Hutson has the call under cone
sideration, but 1t Is believed, IL the prayers
OF his congregation and the advice OF the
whole Baptist community have any influence,
that be will not accept it. 1t Is under bis
| werk that the church of which be is pastor
has grown from weak to strong and inffu.
estia' congregation, and his place cannot well
be supplied.
The revival at the First Baptist church
continues with .unabsted interest. The edi-
fee is crowded nightly to hear the Rev. Mr..
Eaton. Since the commencement OF the
meetings, some two weeks ago, there have
been upwards OF fifty to make profession of
faith, and each Sunday the ordinance of
baptism Is administered. Last night fifteen
persons were baptized, aud one half the per.
sons who went to church were compelled to
leave because unable to get inside the doors.
Miss Mary A. Wyatt, an es,imabie Chris.
tian lady, died at the residence Of her bro
Their, Colonel E.. A. Wyatt, ia Dinwiddie
county, at 81 O'Clock this morning. She had
reached the advanced age of nearly eighty
years. In womanly virtues she was model
Tor her sex. |r. -.I8u, r.. 49, 4 .
The political situation here is growing In
interest, and the pot is boiling freely In view
of the recent and approaching re6rganiza-
ton of the Conservative clubs. There was
warm contest for officers in the Fifth Ward
nj NIGHT on1 IN ia pvnpnfa6
that the meeting of the Fourth Ward Con:
serystiyes al the Academy Of Music to-mor-
row night will be equally as warm. 1t is
understood that the number of aspirants for
the mayoralty has dwinded down to two or
three, while for each Of the remaining Of
fees there are two or three candidates.
The Republicans have not yet shown their
hand. 1t is probable, unless they can get
some good Conservative 10 run against the
regular nominees, that They will not make
light.
10 Dnwiddie, learn to-day, there Is
fair prospect of electing the Conservative
candidate for the seat in TIE House of Dele
gates vacated by Rnffin's expulsion. The
friends of Ruffin and other Republicans, who
express dissatisfaction at the manner in
which Dr.. E. Harvey Smith was nominated,
met in convention on Saturday few miles
from this city, and nominated James Cox
,colored) for the House. The little affair at
Ford's depot the other day did not help the
Republican cause With two candidates in
the field 10 divide their vote the Republic
cans are not hopeful. Cox will receive
| large vote, and the probability is the county
will get good representative in the person
OF Dr.. E. c. Powell.
A stranger who walked from Richmond
was seized with spasm while crossing Pc.
cabontas bridge this evening, and bis condi.
ton is such that he Is unable TO tell his name.
The rumors of compromise in the Myers
case are premature. / learn on coed authority
that efforts have and are being made to effect
compromise with the Government, but they
| have not so far been attended with success.
| The Petersburg Artillery, at their last
meeting, resolved 10 procure stand OF eo:ors.
Mr.. Thomas Davidson, aged about eighteen
wears, fell on Sycamore street Saturday morn.
| ing and fractured bis right arm.
ROBIN ADAIR.