The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-08-18
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s.r,Icrs N TIE CHURCHES srSDAf--sERAoN
~ ru1S.-rEnrCATroN OF A CHURcH-IA-
rocT,NT .NSlvERs ARY--ESCArE FROM THE
r,u1S-GtNG-THE POISONING CASE-oFF TO
HE sEASIpe--THE RECENT ST0RMS-RELlCS
ny yEE rAsT-TIE ATToRSET-GESERAL-
~r1r-.CCIpKSTs AND ILLNESS OF CITI-
yyNS-EvERYBoDY OUT OF TowN-DrATII
uv VENERABLE MAS-TKIPIETs--PE PER-
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fCorrcs,.ondcrCc Of she Richmond DiNnatcli.l
AUGUST Il, 1877.
4 number Of interesting announcements
nave been made for next Sunday in the
churches Of the city and its neighborhood.
AZ the Bvrnc-Strcct Baptist church Rev.
George ]. Holiday. the pastor, will deliver
4 special illustrated sermon on the "Chl-
nose People, At night Rev. J. 4. Huison,
he evangelist. who was formerly pastor OF
the church, will preach. The new Presby-
terrain church at Stony creek, in Surry.
will be dedicated 70 the service OF God on
that day by Rev. Dr. T. II. Witherspoon.
pastor 81 the Tabb-Strcct church, whose
pulpit will hc filled here by the Rev. Alfred
Jones. Rev. I. L. Eaton, pastor Of the
First Baptist church. breaches at MELVILLE
church, in Sussex. and Rev. }. W. Perry
will I'LL his pulpit Rev. {. X. Hams is alb
sent from the city, and Rex. Thomas Spen-
Ger Will probably conduct the services at
=. Panfs.
Next Sunday is q day that ought to be
honorcd in a measure throughout the State
a. the birthday of your CORES pendent, who
has already attained an "unccrtaln age"
A1v souvenir with which YOU and the rest
o! Richmond may wish TO honor the day
might rs well be sent over tomorrow, IN
order TO arrive in good time.
\ colorcd individual named Ben. Scott
escaped to-day from the chain-gany while
thai body OF citizens was engaged in now
ing the grass on the courthouse green.
/, was reported this morning that the Off
GERS wrr" engaged in investigating The re-
cent case d alleged poisoning, OF which
some account was given in this correspond
rncc The parties 10 il were two colorcd
danrs. rkc poison made use OF was the
quicksilver >crapcd from the back OF
looking-cia>>. The woman who was in
tended 10 be- made AWAY with did not drink
enough OF The >iutr to hurt her. Nothing
his 20 FAR INSPIRED with reference to the
alleged invest CATION.
Everybody i getting ready again for an
other excursion 10 the Cape> on the I'D in
.tant. The appetite Of our people for these
seaside excursions seems really to have
neither bounds nor bottom. Very few OF
them ever rush up the road to behold the
mountains but the Sel-brecZc enchants
them. II MY be they don't like to go
through 50 little IL place a> Lynchburg.
Il j. said that considerable damage was
done 10 the crops along the Blackwater by
the swelling cccaSioncd by the recent rains.
The corn crop on the lowgrOundS especially
suffered. ..
People here remark the circumstance
that though terrible storms have ragged
round the city in every direction this sum-
lncr. by which much damage and more con-
>trrnaiion were caused, there has been no
really severe storm here this season, though
The lightning did strike once the derrick in
Centre warehouse.
By-,he-byc. in opening hogshcad Of to-
bacco from Brunswick county, Mt Centre
yesterday, number Of valuable old papers
were found belonging 70 the late famous
George {. pr"mgoolc. so long member OF
Congress from this District. and one OF the
most powerful orators of his time.
Ii i reported here to-day that one OF our
leading lawyers will probably be appointed
10 the vacant attorncy-@eneralship by Gov
ernor kcmpcr. The reported appointment
could not we'll lie improved on.
The arm OF Mr.. James Lamb. lately in
iured Mt City Point, was reset this morning |
by his medical attendant. His condition is
still serious.
Mr.. 4. G. Mcllwainc. the oldest and one |
q the most prominent merchants OF the city, |
has lately undergone severe attack OF i'll !
ness, but is now sufficiently recovered to be |
out. The same may be said OF Mr.. George |
W. Sutherland. another esteemed citizen, |
who has lately been severely i'll.
The streets seem TO be about as full OF
PEOPLE a. usual. hui the collectors tell me
that the best way 10 find out how many peo-
pie have gone from town is to take bundle
81 accounts and branch out on dllnnlng
expedition.
David J.. Smith. an old and respected re-
sidcnt, died III ms home. on Old street, yes
t-Id;ty afternoon.
Il i announced that Hon. Thomas Law
renee. OF ninwiddie, lately very i'll, Is in
>omrW hat improved condition.
one of or citizens has been enriched by
Ihr appearance Of triplcts, which enables
him 10 20 head over Ncekins and other
heroes.
The grass on the courthouse green has
been cut. and makes two very respectable
hav-cockS. that oIght, when sold, to con-
tribute considerably towards the reduction
Of the city debt.
Mr.. John " Boiling, lawyer OF New
York. and son OF the late Hon. George W.
Boiling. is in the city.
Mercury ranges in the neighbOrhood OF
So ROBIN ADAIR.