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u!nsh annual report through it, Chairman. tne
pastor. The work tho pAat year hatt been, tc
SAID. memorable 10 tue histoFY, Of the church
because OF tic peculiar expressions Ut Divine
favor. The seyfyai OF last wintcr under s!cssrs
Moody aud sankey, In whlvh services u ll9ti
been their pleasure to participate Ind the
effect III 0thtr Churches to revive the tatth VI
the CAurci. vt large. and aca.l to nofe earncss
labors among thef mn, pcople an.i Il; thc dun
day-eehot4: which resulted IN adding largely 70
the membership. There had been added to tho
Church tinrlng The past se4r 10o, stxtY.hre On
iers from utlcr. churches. The report Ratc q
general view d! tile work .! the churco Tor the
year patt, end pointed forward to higher aud
n,ore blessed results III thr future.
entirely free from debt aud with sumo money iu
tho Treasury, and quite q larec amount Ut pew
renls ~. to romc III. The Clerk tcportcd the
1nembessLip Of tho chuEch - aal. 0f these
there we're 40 females AMI Ill Inalcs.
The report of the Superintendent Of tht
6unday-sehool showed membership Of o,
scholars. II lAd ever been Tic policy III thi,
tsash tss{ h = s.sp sspe s tsSs,.e S tsI s,s s
Inent Of shrIl church building. carried aluu4
1lis year had been entlrely wiped out, leav,ni
tnx M thcir 1T md house Il sor.hip irse iiota III
lhe church and congregation, unde th'
pastoral caro- o! the Rev. George II. peeke, ha
steadily Increased. uutl there remain very IL,
Ai1tluxs at TT. sent uutentc1 In tho house
Thay look for still greater acceastous lhc comm
yeAx, iIom their present favorable showing.
The choice Of oiilrers for the coming yeas II
auItcd u follows:
Dtdt4ns-M. !. Fitch, j. ". Eh4s.
PFudfatIa& Coaunufts-F. g. E1al11, Df. Bald
via: 1. .. Gltatea. Ara. .. .: sehaylsr.
Iitrk-J. W. SHAW.
Irsotuey-ueusKe uAlplllen. .-
Ttuats4s-r. Gould, D. Vernon l. o. Hall, Q
W. Morton, and l.. D. u4muond.
uoIxL AkkiYAL3.
khHssa Hou4t-k. :. Lsasasstes Qaiae
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sent to Richmond, with the opinions Of the
Roman Judges as to their artistic merits !;
when the Association, with the advice thus
received from Rome, should select the de-
sign most appropriate to represent our ma
tional love and reverence for the great
Christian soldier and citizen. ] do not
think any plan could have been suggested
that would have met with more hearty
approval Of every southern soldier who
wished to see monument really worthy OF
Robert E. Lee, and plan in every way SUI
perior to the one which seems to,llave been
adoptcd by certain members OF the Asso-
citation who must have under their control
but small part OK the little pittance already
subscribed.
: II am wrong in. the above statement
hope the ladies' committee will inform me
better, and especially inform the public OF
the plan which they propose to obtain de-
sign for monument worthy OF Lee. The
more this subject has been discussed by me
with gentlemen In Richmond the more find
but one sentiment as. to the advertisement
in your columns; it As regarded as virtually
excluding foreign artists from competition,
and limiting the designs simply to American
artists. am far from depreciating our
own artists, but in excluding those from
abroad great injustice is done not only to
them but to many Of the subs cribers to the
fund in the lands OF the aforementioned
committees. t-stE ~,
am, gentlemen, yours truly, j. D.
Richmond, March o. ,.e- ~. ,-,.9.-.-.. e..
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D1sAsrER mo- rHE srEAMsHtp FRANcoN1A-

DISASTER TO THE STEAMSHIP FRANCoNIA-
A SERIOUS BATTLE-CHINEsE LABOR
Panama, February 26.-On the morning
OF the 22d instant news reached Panama
that the steamship Franconia, of the Ham
burg American Company's line, went ashore
at A. N. on the 21st instant, about fifty
miles to the eastward Of Aspinwall, on the
San Bias coast. A boat containing the
second officer reached Aspinwall the same
evening and reported the disaster, when
two schooners were Immediately chartered
and dispatched to the steamers aid. On
the morning OF the 22d the steamer Esse-
quibo arrived at AspinWall with the pas
sengers and mails Of the Franconia, having
fortunately passed near enough to the dis
tressed steamer to discover her misfortune.
The Franconia succeeded in getting of, and
has arrived at AspmwaiL
The President Of the Union in a dispatch
to the President Of Panama, dated Bogota,
February 4th, says: ssI have received an
official dispatch announcing complete vic
tory over the united glerillas on the 9th OF
January. The enemy, to the number OF.
nearly 1000, were entrcnched. The battle
lasted all day. Nearly 1000 were killed
and many Wounded''
The contract for Introducing Chinese
laborers into Peru has also been confirmed,
but it Is doubtful il it can be carried out by
the contractors. No encouraging news has
been received from the Darien exploring
expedition, and 1t is believed that 1t will be
q iaiiure 30 far as an easy and cheap canal
route is concerned.
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The Lee Monument.

To the Editors of the Dispatch:
Since my letter of the Sth instant have
learned that there are two committees ex-
listing to collect funds for the Lee monu-
ment-one composed Of gentlemen and the
other Of ladies. The former committee has
in hand about $4,000; and the latter
S14, 600, invested by Mr.. Corcoran, OF Wash
ington, and yielding 81, 900 per annum by
way of interest. The money in the hands
OF these ladies was contributed By citizens
of almost all the southern States; and in
consideration of this these ladies' have felt
imposed on them the sacred duty to erect o
monument to General Lee that would be an
honor to the entire South. They were fully
aware how inadequate for this were the
funds in the hands Of both committees; but
yet they determined to do nothing that
would not lead ultimately to this high duty.
It was therefore proposed by them to offer
q premium Of 81, eco for the best design
for monument to General Lee, without
limiting the artists to an equestrian
statue, or saying where 1t should be
erected, leaving these questions Co be here
after determined when the Association had
collected. say, S26G, 600 to carry out the de-
sign; the oDe-thousand- dollar premium to
be part payment to the artist whose desIe n
was chosen, should 1t be ultimately carried
out. They also determined ON allowing
twelve months within which TO send In de-
signs; and after the designs had been GENT
In they were to be referred to select COM
mittee in Rome OF gentlemen who were re-
cognlzed as the drst judges Of art, and then
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The Police BOARD.

Messrs. Editors,-As the Board OF Alder
men refuse or neglect to second the Com
mon Council in its application to the Legis-
lature for an amendment to the charter to
re0rganize the Police Board, a direct appeal
to the Legislature by the citizens is not
only proper, but imperatively demanded.
There is no time to lose. The Legislature
has barely two weeks Of working time left
it, and the opponents OF the measure, as
they have done in the Council, will claim
all the delay possible; so the friends of re-
organization must commence proceedings
at once, and with greater determination
than ever. -..s ,...... taT
Let them draft q petition setting forth
what is desired, and procure l) the sigma
lures Of all the councilmen who voted for
the plan last under consideration, and (2)
those of about one or two thousand promi-
nent businessmen and wellknown citi-
zens. That will be enough to secure fair
hearing. When it is referred to commit
tee, Judge Guigon, members OF the Conn-
Gil, and all others who ought to or wish to
have a hearing can easily obtain it.
For my part, doubt the expediency OF
disturbing the tenure of Office Of the MEN,
bers Of the force, and that will be very
proper matter for the committee to look
into. Had that been left out of the plan |
believe the aldermen would have concurred
with the Common Council.
Prompt action is demanded. $3.50.
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relation to private affair should place an
innocent and accommodating gentleman In
q position of most unpleasant notoriety.
A MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF GOVERNORS.
s.Nearer, MY God, to, o,Thee''--Kessnicla's
Rendition.
To the Editors Of the DISPATCH:

kSGAEGEr NY VNxAS ~ haS~ -
Rendition. s,
To the Editors Of the Dispatch: -,
Sirs,-Allow me through your columns
to return my thanks to Mr. Kessnich. for
one OF the greatest treats have ever en-
ioyed. The rendition of "Nearer, My
God, to Thee,' by full tbrass. band attbe:
Theatre, on the occasion OF the Medical
College commencement, was SO wholly un-
expected and SO truly magnificent that I
have no words to describe it. The best
music is always indeseribable, and this was
of the very best. In all, my lie ! have sell,
dom been 80 moved. The effect Of the
brass, the reeds, and the drums was simply
glorious. No organ approaches it. This
sounds extrayagant, but: it is the simple
truth as to my own emotions. =;
1t but confirms what I have often said in
private, and intended to say in print, that
the givers of concerts make great mistake
in not introducing occasionally religious
composition, vocal or instrumental; and
the simpler the composition the better, the
sublmer, and more effective; for religion
takes hold OF the very roots Of nature, and
no involved music can SO master the soul as
those simple religious themes that are in
deed "spure lilies Of eternal peace" which
have charm not for. the learned merely,
but for all humanity-a charm that dates
far back to childhood and Infancy, when,
plastic to all impressions, the soul receives
those imprints which neither time nor eter-
nifty can etface. ##tt
Truth to tell, coneert-givers are very un-
regardful OF the claims Of the bulk Of their
audiences, who pay most OF the money and
get least Of the pleasure. Their programmes
are always pitched too high. But will not
let my pen run away with me on this sub
ject. Again thank Mr. Kessnich with all
nv heart
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ROLL OF HONOR AT THE RICHMOND HIGH-
SCHooL.-The following is list of the
pupils on the roll of honor at the Richmond
High-School during the past week: Senior
Class-Carrie Bennett, Ida G. Cox, Nellie
johnson. Loulie Minetree, Annie B. Pace,
Laura Pecor, Mary A. Rady, Fannie Stagg,
and Clarence Sutton. intermediate Glass
Sallie Cosby, Carrie Drew, Alice Ezekiel,
Fannie &. Herring, Ida Hutzler, Lucy FL.
Powers, Ida F. RagIand, Mamie Schaap,
Rachel Van Wort, Forrie Wilkinson, and
.Lallah R. Wright. Junior Class-Augusta
Anderson, Leila Baker, Constance Cabell,
Fannie Cox, Bertha Dickinson, Dicie De-
noon, .Glace Hennng, Jennie Whittet,
Charles Bailey, and Walter D. Moses. At
tendance for the week, 81 per cent. ...
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SUPREME COURT OF APPEALs.-The fol-
lowing business was transacted yesterday
George and ais Us. Pitcher and ais. Fixed
for Tuesday next.
Barksdale, &C.. rs. White, &c. Partly ar
gued by w. w. Henry, ESQ.,, and con-
tinued. g
Gilespie's creditors Us. Hendricks's ad-
ministrator, &c. Appeal refused 10 decree
Of TaZewell Circuit Court. z.r
Mclean Us. Piedmont and Arlington Life
Insurance Company. Writ OF error awarded
to judgment OF the Circuit Court Of the
city of Richmond. -
Hannah and wife, &C., Us. Boyd, &c. Set
down to be heard as a privileged case,
having been before in this court.
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The "Innovation" at the Last Mozar
..nt 1865 Musicale.

The Innovation {" at the Last Mozart
..at ~... Musicale.
To the Editors of the Dispatch:
In replying to the structures Of ga Mem
ber" upon the propriety OF allowing "read-
ings" to be included in the entertainments
of the Mozart Association I do so more
with the object Of placing Professor Will
liam Valentine in proper position than OF
iustifying the action Of the Board OF Gov
ernors. From an aesthetic point of view it
may have been blunder on their part, but
when the proposition was before them they
were unanimously OF the opinion that such
feature would add greatly to the attrac-
tions OF an evenings entertainment. No
objection was then made to it, nor was any
made by any member who afterwards heard
OF the proposed arrangement.
In Justice to Mr.. Valentine 1t should be
stated that when he was approached with
this object in view it was with the greatest
reluctance he consented to the proposal.
Suffering from an annoying indisposltion,
he would gladly have escaped from such
tax upon his physical and mental energies;
and only yielded after the most urgent solt-
citation, thinking he would be lending his
aid In the cultivation of gsthetic taste in
our city. .
Alp or us understand that it is not Mr..
Valentine that was objected to, nor the
manner in which he acquitted himself; but
it was the fact Of allowing any kind OF en-
tertainment on our programmes other than
musical that has been criticised as blum
der on the part,of the Board OF Governors.
In this connection have to express my re-
gret that newspaper should be the medium
OF communication between the members
and its Board Of Governors instead OF ad-
dressing remonstrances or making sug-
gestions Immediately to the latter. Ours Is
o priudte association, and the public has no
business with its affairs; and In this case, II
an error has been committed in allowing
readings to be included in one evenings
entertainment, there was really no necessity
for its becoming matter Of public noto-
riety.
In conclusion, / wish to place the respon-
sibility OF this act where 1t belongs instead
Of upon oil OF the members Of the Board.
II was through the writer that the arrange
ment was made with Professor Valentine,
and I have to express my sincere regrets that
an effort well intended should have taken
such a direction, and that, however nueh
his readings may have been enjoyed by the
large and refined audience on the occasion
referred to, the structures publicly made 10
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RICHMOND, Va, March 8, 1877

RICHMOND, VA, March 8, 1877.
Editors Dispatch: Will you through
your columns inform me whether the ordi-
nance relating to licenses requires police
officers to 60 from bouse to souse intimida-
ting women, and trying to extract informa-
ton from women by cross-questions, 60,
as to the number Of dogs or goats there are
on the premises, or in the neighbors' lots ?
In some instances, disbelieying the answers
given, much to the annoyance, and greatly
to the inconvenience, Of citizens. By doing
SO you will greatly obiige A TAXPAYER.
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FATAL ACCIDENT. yesterday evening
Mr.. Halleck, resident Of Chesterfield coun-
ty, near Hallway station, on the Richmond
and Petersburg railroad. in drawing load
from an old musket accidently discharged
the same, four buckshot passing through
his body in the region OF the stomach, kill
ing him instantly.
Mr.. Halleck was an energetic northern
man, who had but recently purchased the
farm on which he lived at the time OF the
accident. His untimelY end casts a gloom
over the community in which he lived.
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THE MINsTRELs.-The audience at the
Theatre last night was not near 80 large as
on Thursday, although the peanut-gallery
was packed; yet the performance by the
Duprez & Benedict Company was very
good and perfectly unobiectionable in its
character. There was not the slightest al
lusion that could be construed as improper,
and the audience was kept in constant
roar of laughter from the beginning to the
end OF the entertainment. While in some
particulars the minstrels are not rs good as
others we have seen, there are many fea-
lures which are excellent and entirely new.
The plays are all good far better than those
usually presented by minstrel troupes.
The SkIdmore Cavalry was very funny
indeed, and produced much mirth. Mr.
Frank Kent's female impersonations were
the best we have ever seen, and bis change
OF voice was perfect, while the picolo solo
Of Mr. Thomas C. Hedges was very fine.
The dancing Of Messrs. Fox and Ward was
very superior, and they were time and again
encored.
To-day there will be matinee, and to-
night their last performance.
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LOCAL MATTERS.
DEATH OF LADIES FROM Acc1DENTs.-l

DEATH OF LADIES FROM ACCIDENTS Mrs.
James G. Apperson, who was so severely
burned on Thursday, died yesterday morn
ing about 2 O'Clock. her funeral will take
place to-day at 4 r. ". from Centenary,
church. il. -Y.s: ..t.Gf.,
There have been lately avery large NUM-
Der Of deaths from burns. Within very
fewweeks past we have recorded those OF
Mrs. Frances Roper, Mrs. Catharine Mas
sela, Mrs. Martha T. Tyree, and Mary Shea.
Miss Dicey D. Denoon daughter OF. the
late Samuel Denoon), who, while visiting in
Lunenburc county recently. was thrown
from. carriage and injured, is dead. The
remains will reach here for interment to-
morrow. 80 i .-.., ,,.., ~.
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4irIlmol1d @ispattlr.
SATURDAY. MARCH 10. 1877.
ss-THE CIRCULATION OF THE DISPATCH
rs LARGER THAN THE COMBINED CIRCu-
LATIoN OF ALL THE OTHER DAILY NEWS
PAPERS OF THE CITY
WEATHER REPORT.

INDICATIONS FOR To-DAY.-For the
South Atlantic and Gulf States, northwest
yeering to northeast winds, rising barome-
ter, aud cooler, clear weather will prevail,
possibly followed in Western Texas by
warmer, cloudy weather.
For Tennessee and the Ohio Valley,
rising barometer and northwest winds,
backing to warmer southwest winds, with
partly cloudy or clear weather, and possi-
bly, followed by falling barometer at the
western stations.
For the Middle States, stationary or lower
temperatures, northwest to southwest
winds, rising barometer and clear or partly
cloudy weather. = s
Cautionary signals continue on the At
lantic coast, and are ordered for Key West.
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LIQU0R-DEALERS' Observation-Disclosures
OF OFFICERs.-At the regular meeting Of
the Liquor-Dealers' Association last eve
ming for the election of officers for the en-
suiug year J. D. Smelling was elected presi-
dent without opposition; Charles Lohnert,
first vlce-president; John Marxhausen,
second vice-president; J. Murphy, third
ice-president; G. W. Robinson, secretary;
II. Westerhof, assistant secretary; Louis
Euker, treasurer; George Mattern, SER
geant-at-arms. The same standing and
Executive Committees were elected by ac-
clamation f.. ..'s..'s'
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DIR. ScuENcK's STANDARD REMEDIEs.-The
standard remedies for an diseases OF the lungs are
ScHENcK's PULMoNIC SYRUP, ScHENCK's SEA-
WEED TONIC, and HRRCK's MANDRAKE PILLS,
and # taken before the lungs are destroyed speedy
cure Is effected. iS.l&.) = ~ .f'"'.-
To these. three medicines Or. J. Fl. sCHENcK, of
owes his nnrivalled success In the
treatment Of pulmonary diseases. ~ -
The Pulmonic Syrup ripons the morbid matter in
the lungs nature throws 1t OF by an easy expecso-
ration, for when the phlegm or matter Is ripe .
slight cough viii throw 1t off, the patient has rest,
and the lungs begin to heal.
To enable the Pulmonic Syrup to dothis Schenck's
Mandrake Pills and Schenck's Sca-Weed Tonic must
be freely used to cleanse the stomach and liver.
Schenck,s Mandrake Pills act the liver, removing
all distractions relax the gall bladder the Bile starts
freely, and the liver Is soon relieved.
Schenck's Sea-Weed Tonic IS gentle stimulant
and Alternative; the alkall Of which IL Is composed
mixes with the food and prevents sonrng It assists
the digestion by toning up the stomach to healthy
condition. 50 that the food aud the Pulmcnic Syrup
will make good blood then the lungs heal, and the
patient will surely get well If care Is taken to pre-
vent fresh cold.
All who w1sh to consult DR.. ScHENcK, either per-
sanally or by letter. do ut his principal Office,
corner Of Sixth and Arch streets, Philadelphia.
every MONDAY.
Schenck's medicines are sold by oil druggists
throughout the country.
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TEXTBOOKS IN PUBLIC SCHooLs.-The
House yesterday passed, with some slight
amendments, Senate bill to allow school
boards of counties and cities "as wide
discretion in the selection of textbooks for
their schools as may be allowed by the eX-
isting book contracts" con and after the
expiration Of the present contracts the selec-
ton OF textbooks for the public schools
shall be made by the county and city school
boards for their respective schools" b.
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A SICK STRANGER.-James e. Brady, who
was committed to Jail for vagrancy some
days ago. has been quite i'll. DR.. Beale at
tempted, but uusuccessfully, to obtain an
order for him to be sent to the City Aims
house for medical treatment. Yesterday
Justice White ordered Brady to be dis
charged from imprisonment in order that
he might make the attempt to secure more
comfortable quarters. '
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A CENTENNIAL CANE.-CoIonel w. G..
Knight yesterday received by express from
Mr.. E. G. Booth, OF Philadelphia, a beauti-
ful gold-mounted white-oak cane, with
ivory head. The wood was cut from one
of the old sleepers in Independence Hall,
which has been built since 1870, and is,
therefore, probably one hundred and fifty
years old. It was presented to Colonel
Knight on account OF Mr.. Booths regard
for him, and, too, from the fact that Colonel
knights great grandfather was one OF the
signers OF the Declaration OF independence.
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MANCHESTER NEWS.

"No news" and high winds were the
prevailing items in our city yesterday.
Mayor Chiles had before him colored cou-
pie, each i'll turn charged with an attempt
to kill the other. Their threats had been
numerous, but the execution vague. The
wife was discharged, but the husband was
bound over to keep the peace, as it was sus-
pected that he had razor In his boot.
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SUITS AGAINST. TRANSFORMATION CoMPA-
NIEs.-The Circuit Court of Richmond was
engaged Yesterday hearing the case Of the
Commonwealth rs. The Potomac Ferry
Company, involving the question OF the
power Of the State to tax q transportation
company which is chartered by another
Sfota b.
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DIR. TAYLoR's ESTEaTAlNMEsT.-Last
night DR.. Taylor gave his second entertain
ment at the Grace-Street Presbyterian
church, Church Hill, to highly pleased
audience. Next Tuesday and Thursday be
gives two entertainments at the Baptist In
stitute, on Tenth street, for the benefit Of
one OF the benevolent societies Of the First
Baptist church.
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CohMENcEMENToRT OF THE HAHNENAsN MEDI-
CAL .CoLLEaE.--I'h hilaolelphiG. March 81
The HAhnemann Medical College held its
tWenty-ninth annual commencement this
morning. There were fifty graduates. Be
sides the regular graduates honorary de-
grees were conferred upon Richard Hughes,
II. D., oil. England, and Ciatar Mueller, OF
Germany. Professor B. Frank Belts de.
liYered the Yalsdictory.
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The VIRGINIA BUILDING AT THE CENTEE-
NIAL.-Mr. E. G. Booth has presented to
the Virginia State Agricultural Society the
Virginia building which stood upon the
Centennial l-Grounds during the late exhi-
bition. The building is to be taken down
and brought to this city by water.
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JUBILEE S1SGERs.-On Monday and Tues
day evenings Professor Pollard's New
Orleans Jubilee Singers will give two con-
certs at Assembly Hall for the benefit OF the
Lee Monument fund. The Jubilee Singers
have Just completed q tour through North
Carolina