The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-05-08
ARRIvAI. N TnE CITY or .SpEAKEn X aRR-

Kerr, Speaker OF tie United States House
OF Representatives, and his WIFE,. and Mr..
Samuel B. Kerr, their son, arrived in the
| city by the Fredericksburg train Saturday
afternoon. They were met at the depot by
| Major Q. S. Carrington, president Of the
James River and Kanawha Canal Company,
| and were by him escorted to rooms at the
Ballard House.. Mr. Kerr is in very feeble
health; the heavy duties OF the session have
| wasted his strength. He is now on leave to
| rest eand recruit. His plans for future
4 movements had not been formed Saturday
night. He may leave here to-day, or may
determine to remain longer. He complain
ed q good deal of the heat, and seemed
to be under the impression that Richmond
is In q malarious district. In the latter he
is certainly mistaken, If our people know
anything about it. The city, which has
always had high reputation for healthful-
ness, was never healthier than now. Mr..
Kerr probably got his impression from those
whose fate it was to be located on the
swampy lands below Richmond during the
war. That section Of country was pecu-
liarly fatal to long life at that time. Since
the frog-pond in the vacant lot northwest
| corner Of Franklin and Eighth streets was
drained, some months ago, no fear OF ma
laria has entered the mind of the average
Richmonder. They arc no more afraid Of
1 that than OF an instant revival Of business
or volcanic eruption of Sheep-Mint Hill.
| Though the elder Mr.. Kerrl looks so deli
cate, tho younger IS strong and vigorous
| looking, and wears the bloom of health upon
his cheeks.
This is their first visit to Richmond. tits
to be hoped they will be well pleased. They
are pleasant and agreeable people, and will
receive cordial welcome from the authori-
ties and prominent citizens, and as long as
| they will stay amongst us will be assured q
! pleasant time. ~ az
Singularly enough, il it was an accident,
about the hour Of the arrival in the city Of
Mr.. Herr, six or seven editors, representing
influential journals in the cities and rural
districts Of the State, were seen perambu-
lating our streets with thoughtful visages.
1t was at once concluded by obserrant per-
sons that presidential canvassing was going
on. The gentlemen were seen to take lager
with well-known lawyer of Richmond re-
Gently returned from Washington. That
was certainly suspicious. After the lager
the party dispersed, whether to meet again
| in Richmond or Washington is not known.
A prominent member OF the Virginia
! Legislature who was at the conference Gf
the term may be alloweO in Washington had
4 conversation with reporter OF this paper
on Saturday. He represented to the latter
| that he and other members went to Wash
ington to ascertain the political situation
with reference to the presidency. They
were to have gone during the session of the
| Legislature, but the pressure OF public
business prevented. On the part OF
the members it was q postponed visit.
In Washington they met with other
| Virginians. After conyersing with a num-
Der Of influential Democratic congress
men they came to the conclusion that they
knew quite as much as was known Ill
Washing ngton-nothing. They went to get
information. There was none to get. EX-
cept Il few partisans, nobody seemed to have
slate. The best opinion was that the Dem
ocrats would be completely at sea until
after the Cincinnati Convention. AS for
Hancock, no less important a parsonage
than Sam. Randall declared that he was
not seriously thought of. The members
of the Legislature said substantially that
they tried hard to find out all out all about
the presidential Succession, and they failed
because really there was nothing to learn.
OAKwooD MEMORIAL CELEBRATION
Wednesday the 10th day of May is the time
set apart by the ladies of Oakwood Memo
rial Association for the annual decoration OF
the soldiers graves in that cemetery with
| flowers. The lateness OF the season VIII
have tendency to reduce the usual display
of flowers; but, as the widow offered her
mite-her all-so will the ladies OF the city,
when called upon to renew in the early
spring this act OF devotion to those who fell
| in battling for what they conceived to be SO
holy cause, give up all they have OF bud
and bloom, and lay it on the grave OF one,
| ( hpnPIfn
the sod.
| In this floral Offering the ladies who have
charge of the soldiers graves confidently
request all who loved a soldier to send what
flowers they can spare either to the grounds
| on Wednesday, or to the residence OF Dr.
r. S. Vest, 1904 Broad street, from which
place they will be forwarded to the grounds.
| In this patriotic duty of decoration the
ladies will be assisted by the First Virginia
repiment-the Old First-and the South
ern Cross Brotherhood. They also cordially
invite the ladies of the Hollywood and He
brew Memorial Associations to be present
with them, and lend their aid i'll scattering
flowers over the mounds under which sleep
the "loved and lost" They also desire the
presence on that occasion Of the company
of as many OF our citizens as can 60, or
those who knew the "living heroes" who
were with them in the field, in the trenches,
and in the tent.
1t has been suggested that rs many rs can
do so carry with them few living plants
and set them over some graYe-a pot OF
mignonette, or pansy, or some plant whose
seed, dropping on the ground in the fall,
will be reproduced under the influence of
the warm sun and southern breezes of the
spring, thus annually giving forth bright
and beautiful flowers, and lessening the Ia
bor of providing an offering for each OF the
5000 graves which are in the enclosure.
THE ENDOWMENT COMPLETED.-Sincct the
issuing of the circular OF Revs. George
Woodbridge, T. G. Dashiell, r. A. Gibson,
+, NJ. Baker, Charles Minnigerode, A. w.
WeddelI, Dallas Tucker, Henry 5. kepler,
Joshua Peterkin, Kinloch Nelson, and Pike
Powers, in the effort to raise $4,000 to en-.
dow the Theological Seminary OF Virginia,
the sum has been secured, and on Saturday
the following supplemental circular was sent
out to the several Episcopal churches in the
city:
s'RICHMoND, May 6, 1876.
"Since the printing Of the preceding cir.
cular we have learned that, in the good
providence Of God, the endowment has been
completed. We rejoice over the mercy
thus experienced by our Seminary and our
diocese, though it is to us cause OF regret
that all was not done by the people OF Viz.
ginia. Brethren, let us determine to carry
on the work by establishing professorshiE
and endowing it. Let this be the specla
work of our diocese. Let the work be com.
menced here in such proportions that every