The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-30
PETERSBURG.

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,,,.u. ,,o,se,ce Of the Richmond Dispaich.I
JANUARY 90, 1877.
Samuel II. Thorburn was orought INTO
.ne tarn,,ilT deferred by Judge Mann until
W., Vas rohrnsry term OF the court. This, OF
." us "a done TO await the action OF the
Cnrornor. who has respited Thorburn Tor
,roortv DAYS in order that he may consider
wv ,,n,>nrS which have been submitted ask
49, i,hn nardon OF Thorburn. 1t is report
IA Tho, the Governor has expressed the
o',;r;on that the case is analogous to that OF
W n Coleman, from which unfavorablc
,,f,rn,ccs are drawn. but the general belief
',nc the friends OF Thorburn is that he
viii be pardnacd.
William Roberts was last night arrested
- This CITY on Che authority of telegram
from J. j. Sutherland, Of Richmond. Ro-
herts. IL seems. hired 4 horse from Mr..
sutherland for short while, and came to
Petersburg with it. lie took room
anJ registered at the Boilingbrook Hotel,
and sent the team TO 4 livcry-stable. The
case came up before the Mayor this after
noon. when Roberts was discharged
there being no evidence to prove criminal
intent or that he had offered to convert the
fcs,n 10 his own use.
The store Of MIR. Spencer Webb, on st.
Matthew's street, was broken into at an early
bol,r last night and robbed OF some fifty or
s;y;y dollars in money and suadry articles
a. groceries. The robbers effected an en-
trance hy removing the blinds OF one OF the
windows and raising the sash.
BISHOP Whittle is announced to visit the
Cr;Sconal churches in this city on the last
sunday in February. He will administer
coutjrmation 81 Grace church In the MORN
inc, and at st. Paurs church ut night.
The Hastings Court wound up the bust
ness oil the quarterly term to-day, and adj
iourned. The court has been In session
since last Thursday week.
Phil. Wallace. worthy old colored man,
for number Of years the cantor OF the
public buildings in this city under the Radl-
cal regime. died quite suddenly last night;
aged about sixty Years. -
The water in the river has receded TO It's
ordinary level. The ireshcL subsidized With
out doing-any damage.
The attendance at all OF the churches was
unusually large yesterday. The weather
was so Dcauti1nl ana the temperature ~
mild that the people were enticed out to
enjoy the pleasant mir and sunshine and en-
gage in public worship.
Rev. Dr.. Brown, of Richmond, preached
TO large congregations at tho Tabb-Strect
Presbyterian church morning and night.
Or. WitherSpoon returned TO the city from
the University this morning specially to
officiatc At the funeral of Miss Carr.
The regular meeting OF the Sunday School
Union OF the Methodist Episcopal Church
in this city was held yesterday afternoon at
the church in Ettrick. There was fine at
tendance, and the exercises were very in
terestine. Addresses were delivered by
Rev. Alexander G. Brown and Rev. j. L.
Garland. From the reports submitted il. is
learned that for the past five SabbathS the
total organization OF the schools connected
with the Union was / JAG Officers, teachers,
and scholars, with an average attendance
OF S57.
The Knights OF Pythias are making pre-
parations for the meeting OF the Grand
Lodge OF the State, which is to assemble in
this city on the 10th OF February. Mr..
Joseph f. Rockwell, Of this city, is the
grand officer OF the Grand Lodge. The
Pythian Hall has recently been much i'm
proved
Alexander Pcgram, colored lunatc
from Dinwiddie county, was sent over to
the Howard Grove Hospital to-day.
ROBIN ADAIR.