The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-20
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PETERSBURG.

PETERSBURG.
~ ,ItrTsNANr JAMES AAY--HoNoRs
4 PA" np,yr AND GALLANT soLDIEk-Fouf
70 rurps klJlEp ~ wAR-rMNFuLIY
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JUNE 10. 1876.
from St. raul's thurch to Bfandford
r,ctrry this afternoon were borne the re-
,r. II Lieutenant James May, who died
,,.rcrslay morning, in the fortteth year Of
y, a,,c. after y lingering illness. The de-
.',.rt was son of the late David May. Of
IGNORED memory; was a man oi scholarly
.,.ainnrntS. and proved himself one Of the
,~,,r>f and most gallant soldiers Of the late
ntr he was first sent 10 the Epis-
,,yal High School, then to Will
Fam and Mary College. and finally
- Harvard University, where his
rIn,qtlon was perfected. and where he
.-,luatrd with high distinction. Return
49,, ~ Virginia in 1861. hc.cnlistcd aS a pri-
,,,, in the city Guard, Company A. Twelfth
>-,r.,iuia regiment. commanded by his bro
,h.y tartain John p. NAV. His %alautry
.,..inc1 hi, promotion, and he rose by Sue
~,,,iyr Steps 70 the grade Of first lieutenant.
,,g rartiripatrd in all the battles in which
,',, Army oi Northern Virginia was en-
..,rcd including Seven Pines, the PENN
mia. and the actions around Richmond. nm
I'll The second battle vi Manassas. where he
was desperately wouudcd. From this
wound he suffered until his death.
liz was retired 10y an army board.
bat for gallant and mrrtori"nS SER
wees WAS assigned t. The Invalid
,,rrs nj Petersburg When Petersburg
Vas evacuated he left with The army. and
Na> captured at Farmvillc. At the second
battle Of Manassas, in which he WAS -rier-
ou,h Wounded, his brother, Major John L.
Nn. was killed, and his brother George
N4, fatally wounded Afterwards. in tn.
httl, # Spotsylvania Courthouse, his bro
tHcr benjamin received wounds which
shortly ended his life. Thus in one family
we're four lives Welded on the altar of their
country,
=. pauls church was druScly crowded at
TIN, funeral The officers and men OF Ma.
bone, brigade living in the city met ut tn,
courthouse, formed into line. and marched
IN 70 body 10 the church to pay their tribute
81 respect 70 their deceased comrade. The
Petersburg Artillery turned out in full uni.
form and escorted the remains TO the ccmC.
tory and all classes OF citizens united TO d.
honor to his memory. The coffin was
wrapped in the war-worn and hattle-Scarrcd
banner N his old company. which he held
~ hi> hand when shot down. and WAS COY.
el,d with beautiful floral tributes.
Nh lido Ramsdell, United States deputy
marshal. and son " Marshal {. L. Rams
,!nn. met with 4 very serious accident about
aa'rlock hi, afternoon in his room in the
,u>'om-houSc. While leaning over Il basin
il,Aing his face 4 loaded revolver fell from
HI side pocket into the basin. causing the
discharge Of one of the barrels. The ball
inferred the right breast 4 little above the
nipple. passing through the cavity and lodg-
ln- in The back. The wound is thought to
10, ,rry serious. il not dangerous. At this
writing physicians are still in attendance al
b., .idc
The an"ual union meeting of the Method
J.: SUNDAY school Association WAS hrki
Yesterday afternoon at In" WASHINGTON
street church. and the exercises were wit
n,>>yh ~ very large a>Scmhla"c. The
Presidents annual report, which WAS COB
mod mainly Ia the status and statistics of
the Association. was read. The Association
= COMPOSED of seven Sunday schools, and
'',. organization for the four Sahhath>. in
ruding Yesterday, j. reported is follows :
organization. l.4n.; average attendance.
l.o,i: lrr cent. OF attendance, II: church
members IN SUNDAY schools. 3li; money
collected for school purposes. $685..
iiln remains of the iuiaut child oI Mi.
'farlr~ Archer Johnston. who died vc>tcT-
day .! the Blue Ridge Springs, were brought
- the city tr-day for iniermcnt.
Rev. i T.. iiut>on. for some years past the
pn.i,T If the Bvrnc-Strcct Baptist church,
Yesterday morning rendered his resignation
~ the congregation. to take effect on the
second sunday in July. The church will
take action on the resignation on the 1r>t
>pndav in next month. 1t is probable that
Mr. Hutson has taken this stepto become an
evangelist at large in Virginia. which he has
been urned TO do. His congregation wall
'ndcayor 10 retain him.
Rev pr. Gibson has gone 10 Alexandra
to- attend meeting Of the Board OF Trustees
II the Episcopal Seminary, OF which he Is Il
member,
The residence of Mr.. :. :. BridgerS. on
Liberty street. was entered by burglar
last nigh, and robbed of a number oI silver
spoons, cutlery. and other articles. -
The Council will hold an adjourned meet
ing TOMORROW night, which Will! he the last
al lis sessions. II has been decided to pre-
pare 4 taA-blI, W HUI W III liitii
for adoption. As previously stated. the
rat" on real and personal estate will proba.
ily be increased to two per cent.
The steamer Cockadc City. a fine boat be-
longing to the Powhatan line, was sunk al
her wharf in this city about : o'clock. ant
now lies in water sixteen feet deep, her up
rcr deck only being ont. The steamer III:
rived here from City Point this morning
about ; o'clock. with II cargo ct freight foi
cur merchants. She had been chartered tC
convey a large excursion party down the
river TODAY, and in order to get her i'll rea'
din~Ss her officers commenced to discharge
her freight mt once. Being lightcncd al one
end it is supposed the weight OF the freight
an HE other bore the vessel down, causing hel
~ leak. hill, and finally sink. Among the
treishts injured ny the water were 50l
sa,k> of corn, belonging to MIR. j. NJ. " H.
llam<; considerable quantity OF g''ano,
coffee. bacon, starch, &C., consigned to ar
icrcnt merchants. A large portion OF tht
freight was saved, and good deal was OF
that character that could not be damaged.
steps will lie taken at once to raise the boat.
4 colorcd man, name supposed to be " IL
liam Henry Meade, from Richmond, came
over to this city on the Sunday morning
excursion train. Shortly after his arrival
here he was stricken down with apoplcNy.
and was found inscnSiblc in the railroad
drru.. He was taken TO the Jail, where, he
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