The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-06-11
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Navy STORMS OF HAIL, WIND, AND RAIN
coSrspERATE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES MISSION
,py-MEETISG-AID TO RANDor.PH-AAcoS.-----
pRrScs GEORGE MATTERs-PERs0NAL AND
POLITICAL, &C.
,c,,rcsnondence OF the Richmond Dispatch1
JUNE 10, 1878.
This section was visited yesterday after
MON and last night by one OF the severest
s.nrsos. or series OF storms, remembered by
The oldest inhabitant. The clouds opened
Win hail. rain, thunder, lightning, and
Wind as early as 4 o'clock K. M., ana the
onter,ainment was still in progress at 10.
The rain fell in great torrents; trees were
.,rn mn and the electricity made constant
md vivid display. IL Is stated that IN the
rountv adjoining great damage was ANNEXED
an the wheat. To-day there was expecta.
,;nn ~ vet more rain, but the skies cleared
oe in good time for general celebration OF
tho Confederate nlemorial-day.
uacvs commenced going cut to Blandford
~. o'clock this afternoon, and are still
rInninr. while great crowds are on their
,r,v over on foot There is to be no speak
;rr and no music--not even an INTRODUCED
ry PRAYER. The two white military compa-
MICS of the city, under the command OF Cap
rain W. \. Nichols and Captain w. w.
Rsncb, are on their way over, and the artll-
lery is 10 tire a salute. The ladies OF the
Memorial Association never fati year AFTER
year TO decorate the graves OF all Inc Con-
iedcralc soldiers buried an the Biandiord
enclosure no matter what the weather.
This year there was great scarcity OF HOW
crs, but unusual cNertlons raised sumclent
amount for their purpose.
The Missionary Society OF the Washing
,on.street Methodist Episcopal Church Sum
dav school held its monthly meeting yester-
Say- President !. b. Blanks in the chair.
rbe rcport OF the treasurer stated that S94.4l
had hran raised during May-S50.14 by the
r,oIr classes and the rest by the ladies. One
eth OF this amount is reserved for the Dor
cas Society OF the church, and the remainder
,riIi be. by agreement, contributed 10 KAN
dolph-Macon College.
MIR, Richard Z. Hardaway, superinten-
dent and principal OF public schools in this
city. has received an invitation to the session
NJ The State Educational Society. to be held
II Hampton. beginning on the 9th OF July.
Three cars filed with Richmond eXcur-
sionists arrived IN the city today. Among
those who came and participated in the en-
crcSes OF the day was Rev. DR.. a. NJ. We'd
dell, of st. Johns church.
To-day being holiday the streets are filled
With c0iOTtu idboIclS UHQ SSLooi
enjoying themselves.
Mr.. Il. l.. Watson, 4 prominent tobacco
mist OF this city, left to-day for Europe,
where be will be absent for several months.
The Board Of Supervisors OF Prince
George County. at Il meeting held saturday,
laid the county levy for the year at fifty
cents per capita and twenty-five cents on
each hundred dollars worth OF real anu
pcrSonal property. The county school tax
is ten cents on the 800 and the district tax
five centS-making the total tax ninety
cents on the SlGC.
The delinquent taxes on account OF per-
sonal property and captation for the past
Yea. were set down ut SG0.0S; the delln-
0,ient land tax N SS9.l9; total. S249.2I.
The question nf the congressional success
sion in this district is in sort OF middle.
Allan is undoubtedly trying to get the Re-
publican nomination, and says he can COM
mand support from Washington which VIII
not be given TO Jorgensen. 1t seems to be
understood that Captain William L. Hinton
can ret the Conservative nomination II he
will accept it, but whether be can be in
duced to do so is not known.
4 meeting OF the University Alumni IS 10
he held at Library Hall tomorrow night to
provide means for the erection OF an OBJ
scrya,orv TO accommodate the Mccormick
telescope. ROBIN ADAIR.