The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-04-09
PETERSBURG.

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RECEIPTS.
correspondence of The Richmond DispatclLl
APRIL. s, 1878.
Atthe First Baptist church Yesterday a
large number OF persons VINO nave peen
i..e,,cht IA, a profession Of faith during the
,a.;yal there were received into the church,
,n,i a number were baptized. Some SIX or
a;aht were also admitted 70 the member
shin az the Wasl,ington-Strect (Methodist
Tn;sconal} church. and number were re-
ce;yed Mt the Market and High-Street
churches. While the reviva's at some OF the
chpychas are still in progress. it's believed
they are pretty well over. The result has
been an unusually largeincrease OF church.
membership.
Mrs. 4. Cornwell, lady Of Prince
George county, in jumping from her buggy
last week while the horse was running
away. sustained compound fracture OF
one OF her legs. which it is feared will nc
ccssitate ampntation.
Rev. Or. Hams, rector of st. PauPs
church, has just completed three years OF
his Hinistry.at that church. and on sunday
gave 10 his congregation briefly the Stats
Tics OF his labors. When he took charge the
congregation numbered 272 COMMITMENTS.
1t has now All. He has in three years bap-
TIED l65 persons, officiated at 81 funerals,
paia 200 visits. and delivered 5l2 sermons
and lectures. The amount raised ny the
congregation during that pcrlod lot churca
purposes was $4,000.
air William Cameron expects TO leave to.
morrow for Paris to attend the Exposition.
He will not return until the latter part OF
Nav. when. in company with several young
men OF this city, he will leave for Australia
IN look after MS business in that quarter.
Al;he lodges of Gdd-FeilowS in this city
viii be represented in the Grand Lodge OF
The State, which couyeneS in Richmond to-
morrow.
The Council at its meeting this afternoon
adontcd an ordinance imposing and collect
ing taxes on licenses in Petersburg for the
year commencing May /, 1873. The changes
from last years ordinance are few and OF
little Importance.
we have had no new announcements for
Office within the past few days. The peo-
,le are quietly and with as much patience
rs possible awaiting the PRONUNCIATION by
the Executive Committee OF the plan Tor
the primary. IL is believed that when this
is announced, II the date OF the election is
not fixed at too early day, q number OF
other candidates Will come before the people.
There are many who desire IN early prl-
mary, and many who do not. The ENccu-
tive Committee will have to decide the mat
ter. The contest, as it now Is. IS confined TO
the Offices OF High Constable, Commissioner
OF Revenue, and commemorative Attor-
ney. No opposition has been developed to
49, Sart.p1Ot Collector OF Clty
Taxes, and City Gauger.
Il Is reported that Rev. Thomas Spencer,
rector Of st. Johns church in this city, has
consented to go to Japan as missionary OF
the Episcopal Church. His friends deeply
rcrret the idea OF losing his services here.
The Christian congregations OF this city
have under consideration plan to evange-
Gze the Petersburg district, in which there
are thirteen organized churches; some OF
them without regular pastors. A confer
ence was held night or two ago to discuss
the matter, but no definite action was taken.
Il is probable that the plan will be adopted,
and that the Rev. l.. Il. Gault, of Kentucky,
who has been preaching in Virginia for
some time, will be made the evangelist.
The city has been remarkably quiet for
some days rast-nothlpg OF interest occur
ring either in the news or business line.
Judge Weisiger is holding the spring
term OF the Circuit Court in Dinwiddic
county to-day. There are no criminal cases
on the docket, and but little other than
c.lancery business is to be heard.
The receipts OF cotton ut this port last
week aggregated about $50 bales, and of to-
bacco ABOUT 100 hogsheads. The receipts
OF tobacco are confined just now mostly to
loose. ROBIN ADAlR.