The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-08-15


pp. EDwARDs-HEARTLESs DESERTIoS OF AN
Iyp,yT BY THE INDEPENDENTLY CouR-
TEsIEs-THEFT OF A wATCH-DEL1NQUENT
STATE TAxEs-COLORED MEN COMING o'EN
TO THE CONSERVATIVE PARTY, &c.
correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.l
AUGUST IA, 1876.
The mortuary record shows that during
the two weeks ending Saturday there were
TWENTY-FIVE deaths in this city-VH.: nue.
nine; colored, thirteen. There were, III
addition, five still-births. The report OF
tho condition OF the deceased shows that
,,ina we're married. twelve single, and one a
widow Eight died between the ages OF one
and five wears, and five between sixty and
ninety years. a.,
Ala meeting OF the congregation OF the
Second BAPTIST church. Oh Byrne street,
held Yesterday. Rev. J. &. Holiday, OF
Grcensvile county. was unanimously called
RI the PASTORAL charge OF the church IN place
~ Rev. +. i. Hutson, resigned. Mr.. Hob
d,v i reprcscnted as being deeply plouS
and cultivated man, and one who, II the
call. is accented. will make an earnest anu
efficient pastor. ,..,,
The Rev. Or. Edwards, OF Richmond,
n,r,chcd to two very large congregations IN
This city yesterdav-in the morning at the
Woshin -ton-Street church, and at night ut
the Narkct-Strcet church. This di5tin-
~uisncd divine is 4 great favoritc in Peters
hurr. and whenever he speaks he has Il
crowded audience.
Rev. DR.. WithcrSpoon occupied his pull
nit Yesterday morning after vacation OF
several weeks. His health is feeble. In the
afternoon he was called upon to otticlatc at
TWO funerals.
Among the passengers by the accommo-
d.tion train from Richmond OH Saturday
morning was colorcd woman, the evil
IDENTITY sole object of whose trip to this city
was fhe descrtion of her infant child. On
leaving the cars she entered the gentlcnlen's
sitting-room at the AppomattoN depot, and
placing her sleeping child under one OF the
honchos. hurried away. 1t was not until
some twenty minutes later that the cries OF
tho child attracted attention and the heart
lcss net Of dcscrtion discovered. All efforts
to discover the mother were iruitless, and
have been I'D to this writing. It's reported
that She returned to Richmond by private
conveyance on Saturday night. The child
| i bright mlllatto boy. apparently about
Two or three months OF age, with long black
hair, and brown spot near the left eye.
| The infant is tcndcrly cared Tor 10y persons
| OF it. own color.
! telegram was received from Philadel-
Mia to-day announcing the serious illness
OF Mrs. Luckctt. until lately resident OF
his city, and who has 4 number Of relatives
and friends Twin. here. Her sister, Mrs
J. r. Rockwell, lett to-day to attend ut hci
bedside.
Sir Knight john Scott, OF Morton Com.
manderv, No. (, Knights Tcmplar, Of New
York, who visited this city with the Rich
mond Comnandcry in April last on tho
occasion OF the scmi-annual parade OF oul
Appomattox Commandery, has been unani
mously elected an honorary member OF tht
latter CommaNdery. A very handsome Ger
titicatc of election has been made out, which
is TO be beautifully framed and forwarded
10 Mr.. Scott The Eminent Commander Of
AppomattoX two or three days ago received
from Morton Commandcry a number o.
elegant silk badgcs-onc for each member
OF the COMMANDMENTS Il greeting in honor
OF the Centennial reunion OF knights a
Philadelphia.
Mr.. William 4. Scay, an officer OF one O.
the trains Oh the Atlantic, Mississippi ant
Ohio road had 4 valuable gold watch ant
chain stolen from lin at the depot yester
day. The thief, who proved to be negro
wa, subsequently arrested and the property
recovered.
The books OF the Treasurer, showing tht
delinquent taxation to the State in this cit!
for 1879, have been completed, and copic>
are TO bc forwarded to the Auditor. Thu
amounts delinquent are SS37.4l on rca
estate, and $3,470.99 on personal estate.
The funeral of the late ]. w. Hobbs, III
old citizen, who died on Saturday OF paraly
sis OF the brain, took place yesterday.
John ChisSell, 4 prominent and Influential
colored man of this city, announces his III
tention to take the stump for The Conscrya
tives in the forthcoming campaign. There
are hundreds OF other men WHO will vote
with him. Chisscll declares his belief, attic,
fair trial, that the southern whites are bet
ter friends OF the c0lorcd man than the eau,
pet-bagSerS.
The vcstry OF Grace church have Just pub
lished in pamphlet form list of the connlu
nicants OF that church, accompanied by ;
brief historical sketch OF the church by tho
rector. The number ci commandments is
about $50. ROBIN ADAIR.