The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-02-09
PETERSBURG.

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CHURCH MEETING.
,r,--cs,onoeoce Of the Richmond Dispatch'i
'o''''> FEBRUARY S, 1877.
~, coorgc {. Richards retains his posi-
30 c,l,cr.or Of internal revenue for this
d;,trict President Grant withdrew his APP
;ntr,nn, Of Colonel Brady rs long ago rs
~. Monday. The petitions OF the tobacco
n,o, ,factuyers and others Of this city, whlch
wcrc p,omptly forwarded to washington.
son;d cd the President to retain Mr. Rich
ards in Office for the remainder OF MS term:
The Old Grays' Association, organized
!, 1898 meet at the courthouse tomorrow
n;cbt to make arrangements for the cete-
hration OF their forty-nintn anniversary.
Rishop Doggett will preach twice IN inns
city on Sunday-at tho High-Strect church
In tho morning. and ut the Market-street
church ut night. --. c.--
comfy. was taken suddenly and seriously
III in This CITY last night. He was taken to
Tho residence Of Captain W. W. Baugh,
family have been sent tor.
II is cXpcctcd that the committee OF the
LEGISLATURE appointed to select site for the
Central Lunatic Asylum will visit Peters
burg tomorrow for the purpose OF cXamlR-
ing the various localities adjacent to the city
suitable for location for that institution.
The Council, ut its late meeting, adopted
resolution declaring it 10 be the sense OF
that body that site should be donated by
the city for the asylum, and appointed .
committee of four, consisting OF President
Spotswood and Messrs. Fenable, Minetrce,
and .Iarratt, TO receive the committee on
their visit to Petersburg and show them all
the eligible localities. OF which there are Mt
least half dozen. There is strong cur
rent OF feeling in the community in favor
Of having the asylum here.
understand that one Of the pleasing fca-
lures of the British international ceIebra-
ton in this city in May next will be the
visit OF the Caledonian Society OF Rich
nond and the exhibition by its members OF
the various Scottish games in public. The
Fair-Grounds, which offer favorable To-
cality for these games, will be secured Tor
the purpose. Among other things in the
programme OF the celebration is an eXcur-
sion to Danvillc and the Plantations OF Ma
jor ". T.. Susherlin.
Mr. Henry Fink, one OF the receivers OF
the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad,
has written = letter to - gentleman In this
city stating that the receipts OF the road
lave been such as to Justify the positive
assertion that the January interest for this
year due the divisional bondholders will
he paid b. the 18th OF March. ...sI
Dir. r. j. Young, OF Prince George,
whose illness was mentioned in my last
letter. died last night. He was about twen-
ty-two years OF age, and was brought here
from Philadelphia last Thursday, sick OF
pneumonia lie gave promise OF great dis
tinction in his profession. ...
At the meeting OF the Tabb-Street church
congregation held last night nearly the full
amount necessary TO pay OFF the Indebted
ness of the church was raised. \ letter
was received through the pastor from
friend. though not member OF the church,
enclosing Il check for $685. contribution
from seven gentlemen. DR.. Witherspoon
generously offered to have MS salary re-
duced, which the meeting promptly aud
unanimously declined. The meeting also
authorized the thorough repair OF the spire,
not being willing tocorscnt to have 1t taken
down. The cost will lie about one thou
sand dollars. ROBIN ADAIR.