The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-07-08
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Fh" - ,.,,.o M The Richmond Dispatch.I
correspondents july Z, 1916.
,r-stonc al the Hebrew new
The COZ T.,;nn street, was laid last eve
tempe. r' ;,,,nnsinc ceremonies, which were
0inT wa 49," large aSScmhlagc OF ladies and
w;re>>." To Petersburg Lodge, No. Is.
.r&tic'''3,', NJ. was assigned the honor OF
az contrnl OF the ceremonies, and
r" c." .,. lanes u. Blanks ofticlated. All
F3S'-M'1> i,5-rS in the city participated,
he ''",' ,,,I over one hundred MasonS
h'"'N '.,,..6nf in rc-aiia. Eloquent addresses
were | ,'';Trr,d hv Mayor Cameron and Rev.
were CIV " wise. the distinguished thco-
NT. '>'",, Sal orator Of Cincinnati. Both adj
aA"' " ,,.,vr models az their KIND.
C!,r,y> Trn;.A population OF Petersburg
III -, ,,rrIul estimate one hundred
nhI''E F:,,hry-six persons, old and young.
ana .h.,, are some Of our most subStan-
,.,hy>inr>> men.
u.s. t,, S', .'%,ccn market during the past two
-, ,;,yS lias shown 4 decided decline
O 80 a;,rm ana fair grades OF leaf, probably
@" -" ,hc late heavy receipts anu the Ia
Nh rrDorts rs 10 the crop in the West.
w.. .1,> .. the Exchange to-day were
lam, enc hundred hogSheadS.
-, Arthur Kohinctt, 4 citizen or Ettrlck,
,,j,r, > ua,niul aud.scriouS accident last
.,..,,in, while returning with plc-nIc
,, Wv. from Wakefield. As the train was ap-
i~,,chinr the depot Young Robinctt leaned
!.,, h[ window Of The coach so far that
-. r,o,d Strrlck the post Of the water-tank on
-. ,;dc ~ the track, and he was Knocked
'"..,f..> l,y the blow. lie was looking in
|. :, ,,,,osi,r direction from the tank at the
.,,,n and The blow was struck on the back
,sthr head. Conclusion OF the brain was
-. r,.,,i,. and his condition to-day Is re-
clyded a> critical.
I.,rr. SHIPMENTS OF vegetabcS-partlcu
r,rIy oi Irish potatoes and onionS-arc made.
ir,,, this city 10 the northern markets. The
,.,,ato crop this season is one OF the finest
Eanwn for Years, and the quality better
The Old->trcet {Prcsbytcrian) Sabbath
s.,aruoon school will celebrate the sixteenth
qr9iyrr>alv 81 its organization tomorrow.
ADDRESSES Will be delivered by Rev. DR..
Wuhrr,p0on and Rev. Mr.. Petrie.
Rev. Or. Slcdd will deliver IN address
,aiarc The Young Mems Christian ASsocia-
,un tomorrow afternoon at the Market
street church.
Tomorrow Rev. J. l.. IIutSon, for the
ms, fen ears pastor OF the Ryrne-Strcct
r,u,j,r church. will preach his farewell
sermon and take leave OF the congregation.
Mr. Elut.nu'S lahur> in the future Will not
h. confined tc any one community, but rs
an EVANGELIST he will travel over the whole
STATE. and preach wherever his services may
H. needed
Thr Council Committee on Gas and Lights
-,-dav awarded contracts for furnishing Oil
and wirk< for the public lamps, and for
li.Mn" and cleaning the same, at seventy
cents per lamp per month. Cheap enough.
The steamer Cockadc City will he taken
IA Baltimore Tomorrow to be thoroughly
oycrhaucd and repaired. 1t cost the com
pauy about l.lGn to raise her.
CaItain Tcnikc. Of the schooner North
America. now living in this port is direct
descendant of The original owner or own
rr, Of the Trinity Church property in New
York
\, No,towuv court Yesterday the Con-
scrya,i>r> held a meeting and appointed
delegates To the Congressional District Con-
vrrtion which meets III this city OH the 9th
Several names have been mentioned in con-
nection with the nomination, but thus far
ahead it is all conjecture rs to who the nomi-
nee will he.
There are now confined in cur city Jail
three lunatics. Tor whom no admission TO
the state a>yillmS can be obtained.
The new Board of Health organized last
evening ny the election Of DIR. w. +. Har-
wood ~ president and Dr.. W. l.. Baylor us
secretary.
Mr. !. ". Hobbs, an old citizen, lies crit
caIlr i'll at h~ residence OF apoplcNy.
There is great danger Of the supply OF
water being cat off from the city. In con-
sequence OF the drought the stream that feeds
Tho reservoir i almost dried up, and the re-
:cGycr itself is nearly empty.
ROBIN ADAIR.