The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-27
PETERSBURG.

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NO. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. EXAMINATIONS
W.. s,<SEN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES EAPLo-
DISCHARGE OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
CONTRIBUTIONS - FINE YIELD OF
,,,,r--lARGE SHIPMENT OF FLOUR
,-,, W . wELL-KNowN MAN-THE NEW
.n,<c,l OTHER ITEMS
,,.,--,.,.,,,,cnce Of the Richmond nlspateh.}
JUNE &c, 1876.
,r,,r> wore eleven funerals in this city
',nr,,sv-srvcn Of white and four OF CO.
i', ,,.r.an>. Three took place from one
W'," , The mortality during the past few
Particularly among children, has been
fc 5;,i - sicrnoon the cldcs. daughter Of
~ y. Warwick died, after an illness OF
. ;sw days.
1.hs mineral Of the late Robert II. Mann
,,>l nlacr from st. paul'S church last eve
.,r,- 1t O'Clock. Iii rc>pcctto his memory
. very LARGE number oi people OF all de-
nominations gathered NJ the church. The
members OF the bar and the officers OF the
courts attended in body.
The Hastings Court this morning ap-
no;nfcd John Mann, Esq. commissioner in
chanccrv and commissioner Of accounts, in
place Of r. II. Mann, deceased.
The final examinations III the public
West Ward Schools. and will close on
Thursday with the Hgh-School, on which
occasion an address will be delivered by
Havor-ycct Cameron.
The Nc>SrS. Baker Brothers. wreckcrs,
arrived from Norfolk with their steam-tug
and apparatus this morning to raise the
>unkrn steamer Cockadc City. all previous
effort. in that direction having failed. They
90, 10 work between | and O'Clock with
three pumps 10 throw the water from the
hold OF The vessel. and made considerable
brsdway. but at this hour the steamer re-
mains in stntI Qu6.
4 kerosene lamp exploded in the house
OF Henry Porter. on Old street, last night,
and only the most strenuous efforts pre-
vented a serious fire. There were five chill
Grcd in the room ii the time. none OF whom,
wonderful TO state. were injured, though
the burning oil was scattered ali over the
floor.
Fifteen employees were discharged Satur-
day evening from the workshops OF the At
laniic. Mississippi ana Ohio railroad in this
CITY. the beginning. il is supposed. OF re-
durtion Of the working force OF the COM
uanv. Mr. Livingstone. the partner OF Mr..
Perkins. one Of the receivers, Is in the city,
and engaged II work 1T the depot.
The congregation OF the Washington
Street Methodist Episcopal church ycSter-
day contributed OH Il call made by the pas
tor the sum OF 500 for missionary pur-
poses. 1t is designed to make the sum 500,
or ~ much as was contributed to that pur-
pose last year.
Judge Weisigcr. OF the Circuit Court. left
this morning 10 spend the summer in the
mountains.
Mr. John :. Holt. OF Matoaca township.
Chesterfield county, realized this season
from two and half acres OF land seventy
eight bushels OF wheat.
The ladies attending worship at the High
street Methodist Episcopal church have re-
Gently had cause 10 complain Of the acts OF
unknown parties who have ruined their
dresses by splitting amber or throwing
other kinds OF destructive fluids upon
them This was done in several instances
la>t night. it is supposed, while the ladies
We're cutcrin" The church.
Rev. 7. I. Eaton Yesterday afternoon de-
livcrcd 4 Very entertaining and instructive
lecture 10 the children OF the First Baptist
church. This morning Mr.. Eaton left for
NurircrShoro', y. c.. TO deliver an address
al the commencement OF the Baptist Female
College At that place.
Nc>>r-. I. !. Gates Il Co.. large millerS OF
thi, place. are now making shipment OF
twenty-five hundred barrels OF flour to Rio.
\ brigantinc i now taking on the cargo ut
City Point This is the first large shipment
OF the kind from Petersburg.
General Elisha L. Jackson, 4 venerable
and esteemed citizen OF Lunenburg county,
and the oldest merchant in that county, died
yesterday Of cancer, from which he has
been a great sufferer Tor a long time.
Mr.. George G. Wilde, late OF the Rich
mond Guiie and Ne,rS, to-day assumed con"
troll OF the local department OF the Daaty
Post, rice Mr.. J. J. Campbell, who rctlrcs.
The ncwly-clected Council will probably
meet in conference every night this week.
They have good deal OF business to ar
range before they take charge OF the clty's
affairs. II is stated that no officers will be
elected or appointed in conference until
the evening before the meeting OF the Coun-
Gil. July l>t.
Intelligence was received here last night
OF the death. in Henderson, y. c., OF Mrs.
Z. Z. Bridgers. the mother OF Mr.. ). ,.
Bridgers. OF the firm OF Potts X BridgerS,
of this city. The deceased was about sew
entv years OF age.
Rain is much needed il some OF the coun-
ties adjacent to Petersburg. In some locali-
ties il is represented that rain has not fallen
FOR some weeks.
St. Paulis Sunday school will have = pic
mic this week to Lower Brandon, and the
First Baptist church school will have an eX-
cursion early in July.
Peaches are arriving freely from South
Carolina. Some few OF the early varieties
are ripenin. hcrcabouts. ROBIN ADAlR.