The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-12-03
nitIomond dispatch.
,,nxn,y DECEMBER 5, 1877.
PETERSBURG.


., CEREMONIES - WEDDINGS AT ST.
US OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sTATrsTIcs-
srccrss OF THE CATHOLIC rAII--NARRoW
psC,rr or A YOUNG LADY. &C.
Icorrrronaepce Of the Richmond Dispatchl
DECEMBER l, 1877.
The funeral OF the late Major William Fl.
Jarvis takes place tomorrow AFTERNOON at
. o'clock, from Grace church, in tins city.
His body will reach this city tonight, and
,y,l, bc placed in the Assembly Hall. OF
Monroe Lodge, No. 8, !. y. .. F. OF
which he had for many years been a
,',",,her Tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
,ho remains will be taken 10 Blandford
cemetery for intcrmcnt, and will be buried
with the imposing ceremonies OF the Ma.
snnic and Odd-Fellows orders. The Fire
n.,or.,,cn;. OF which he was for many
,.oors rho chief engineer, will also form q
;,ort NJ the escort TO the grave, carrying
,r,,;tb them one of the Stcam-engineS draped
!, mourning. Major Jarvis organized
cnmnanv in this city at the beginning OF
,bn wor and served for some time In the
Gnld Ne also commanded 4 company OF
,o,nrvcs IN the memorable action OF the 9th
y, Junp. 1864, in front OF Petersburg.
The authorities Of st. paul's church have
determined that hereafter all weddings
,olinp place in tina; church will be regarded
rs strictly private. No one VIII DC ADMIT
red to the building on such occasions except
on cards of invitation presented al the
door. This order Is to be rlSia'y en-
forced. II is not intended to deny the
1,sc of the church for such services 70 the
moor. however. for in their case cards OF IN
yita,ion will be furnished without charge
nv therefor The object is to prevent the
confusion incident to the large and promlS-
cuous crowds asSemblcdo such occasions:
Rev. II. A. Upper, OF Richmond, VIII
occupy the pulpit OF the FIRST Baptist
church tomorrow Sunday morning ana
evening.
The mortcary report for the four weeks
ending November 9th shows that during
that period lhrty-nine deaths occurred IN
this city--a decrease OF three compared
with the NUM- Der reported for the preceding
iolir weeks. and ten more than for the COR
responding month OF last year. or the
whole number thirteen were whites and
twcnty-s;X colorcd; twenty-Iour males, and
fifteen females; twenty-three were under
five and over fifty years Of age-the young
EST 4 icfy hours old, the eldest ciShty-elg'It
wears.
The st. ,IoScph'S Catholic church fair
closed tonight after very successful run
OF two weeks. The ladies Of the congre-
cation started the fair with the hope OF
raising money enough to pay off the school
debt OF the church. amounting TO about
$500. The indications are that they will
realize. clear OF all expenses, over $1,000.
4 magnificent double-caSc gold watch,
which was ratified of last night. was won
by Mr.. JET. Lnvellc, Il printer in the IndcT,
Appral office. Colonel Joseph L. Minctrec
received the silver fitting pitcher, goblcts.
and other articles, comprisin" beautiful
service. awarded the one or three gentle
men receiving the highest number OF
y0tpS-ten cents counting rs Z vote.
Colonel Hinetree got 1924 votes; Mr.. Will
liam Loran $40: and Mr.. W. Fl. Brown Ii6.
So the present brought in handsome sum
10 the fair.
The horses attached to the carriage OF
Mr.. George Cameron took fright this morn
ing on Washington street near Tenants
factory. from the noise made by an engine
and train on the Petersburg railroad, and
ran away. violently throwing out Miss Nan.
ME Towncs. young lady OF the city, who
was the only occupant OF the vehicle at the
time. The driver, Il colored man, was also
thrown from his seat. They were both
thrown between the carriage and the NOV.
ing train. and were for a while in great
danger Of their lives. Miss TONNES es.
capped. however, with few bruises of q
character not az all serious. The carriage was
drawn for some distance by the locomotive,
and was broken 10 fragments. In endea-
voring to stop The runaway team Mr.. Will
liam Taylor. engineer of the train, had his
head quite severely cut. 1t was only year
or two ago that Il brother Of Miss Townes
was run over and killed By a tram OF cars
within one hundred and fifty yards from
the scene ri this accident.
ROBIN ADAIR.