The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-14
PETER SBuRG.

rop THE yEILow-FEvER SUPPER
nps--TuE PUBLIC ScHooLs--CHGR I'M
nnvxvsST--sAD NEWS FROM MEMPHIS
,,,.ecr nfp,cATIoN-DR. CGRRY's ADDRESS.
rcorrcsrontcuce of the Richmond Dsspateh.l
SEPTEMBER IS. 1878.
c,oc;al services. ending with the recita
~ the ..Iitany OF the Saints" and
". ~ OF the Blessed Sacrament"
have been held every morning tins week at
:, .Jose0h's Catholic church TO invoke
D;vine intercession in behalf OF the yellow
fever sufferers. These services WIN DC
concluded on sunday, when coi'ec1'oh
viii be taken upfor their benefit.
Among the recent deaths from yellow
fever in Memphis was that OF Mr.. FRANK
" Voys,cr, Jr., native OF Goochiand
Snvnrol al orr citizens have volunteered
.,nir services for the ycllow-fever districts,
,nd they will probably be accepted.
,pc,cr.hrrr Lodge. No. 49,, knights OF
Honor. Yesterday received lis charter from
fhc Supreme Lodge. 1t is gotten up ana
r:lnted in splendid sty lie.
Dur pul,,c schools, by order OF the Board
y, Education. will be opened FOR the session
~ 1888 on Monday next. The Board,
IN view Of the decreased appropriations Tor
rho supuort OF the free schools, nave deter
mined 10 shorten the session one month.
t;ccminr i better 10 do this than to cut down
,hr salaries Of the teachers. The first raca-
lion will be given from the 18th OF Deceni-
her 70 the 18th OF january. and the usual
threc-moDthS' vacation viii follow after the
CLOSE OF tie session IN June.
The congregation OF the HarrSon-Street
R,n,ist church (colored} have just completed
=, haud<orle new S:ccple TO their cditcc. 1t
reaches TO 4 height of 116 feet above the
rayemcnt, and is one OF the taileSt spires IN
The city. The colorcd people are certainly
very hhcra! in the support OF their churches.
In the Mayors Court this morning Sam
wei Cuykcudail, charged with unlawful
.,yminr. was sent on 10 the Hastings Court
for trial. and admitted to bail in the sum OF
500 for biz appearance.
4 ,n]crra,n from Grenada this morning
.,rrounrrd that Mr. Il. \. irmiStead, Tor
,,,criy al this city. who is i'll with the yell
jo,y.icyrr. is doing well. \ Telegram from
Memphis !rs; night brought the sad lntelll-
orut,, Of the death from FciloW-lcVef OF hif.
Claiming Morrison. 4 druggist OIL taat cry,
who went ont from Petersburg 4 lew years
a..o. His wi:c and children are here, having
lott NIcmrhi> when The fever first appeared
there. Mr.. Morrison was marfiea mere
ahoi; three wears ago 10 Miss SaIiIc Der
70 The -col,rce in Norfolk The case is one
that hcgcts much sympathy. Nearly AL OF
Mr.. Mo!ri>on'S relatives reside III his VI
cnlty.
Hon. John Goodc. Jr.. is announced to
address the people OF Prince George county
on their next couit.da!. the 10Th or zero
Der. The Conservatives OF Prince George
arc united and enthusiastic i'll support OF
Mr.. Gnudc.
Cnrs.cy'> Methodist Epi>copaD church, in
Surry county. will De dedicated ON sunday;
The sermon on the occasion will be preached
by Rev. j. J. Laticrly, OF Richmond.
Rev. Or. Curry came over to his city last
night, according to engagement, 10 denver
an address on Educatlon.' but the Wca-
thcr WAS 80 stormy and unproptlous that 1t
was deemed advisable to postpone the adj
dress, and the Doctor rel Ili'ned to Richmond
on the evening train. Notwithstanding the
rain, however. a large number OF persons
assembled in the hail, and were much dis
appointed when the announcement OF the
postponcmcnt was made to them.
ROBIN ADAIR.