The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-26
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Correspondents OF TIE hieamono D -, .e-o
,.s,..as-s5 .g,sa SD, sci AUGUST u, t0so.
In response to the appear OF tne uIs sl1
Secretary, j. L. Power. TO the MasoaIc sIS
ternity at large for assistance for tne suner-
ing brethren inlMisstssipp'; tneInsss aouses
In this city will hold .spsciaE n .a1sa
night 10 see what reiteei, ycan ps sA..neS11
a public meeting tftns c!tiAsns. ~: -: =
tersburg was held iasf mgnI % usfass nnsu-
sures OF relief for dne yslloMi IN .suiiaa
mites. The meeting was wen a,tended;
Rev. DR.. T. D. WitnerSpeon pIeslueu, Inu
the pastors Of nearly a., tt9e ci.y 2sn seS
were present. a iresoittlon was atopssu
requesting the Common Sounen 70 aptplSo s
pirate the SUM OF S2,50O for the: rellei o. tls
yellow-iever sufferers IN the souIn, any
committees were polnted for, eacn Hard Oh
the city TO solicit subscriptions. =, 42SsL
Tie Council met this afternoon soj.spss
upon the request OF the cittzenss ueesl9e, anu
declined to make any .approprlatloh JOE ehe
% O't a.
want OF authority under the cnarter 70 oo
So; The bah having been started, tne peo-
ple Of Petersburg VIII do, theF lnil 0uIy IN
the premises. Already an IA amount aggre,
eating over 100 mas been contributed
and .telegrapbed to Inc: injected cues.
Messrs. s. w. Venable q Co. gave S500; ln-
stead OF $500, as reported in y9m DIS
Notwithstanding S3OQf0 memphis, Sl0D 10
Yicksburg, and 300 TO- GRENADA. Ine ne
breWs. Of. the city also sent S2o To- New -, Vt
leans yesterday, and the, Rianterst anu NE
chanics Bank S5Q to Nlcksburg.f Inc GU
zens' committees viii not GET TO Work, pc
fore Monday. Thex lntenn TO: nake,
thorough. canvass, and expect TO ,reahze a
handsome sum for the relief OF the distressed
communities. yr.i3cy III. ~ ie.L,lz..f -
The Board OF Health has appointed com.
mittee Of its members to establish and; ex-
ecute quarantine measures at CITY ,Foht.
Stringent regulations 10 regard 20 tne con L
dition OF TIE city were also aaoptea. o.. iaN,
condition OF our, city during the last lew
days has been greatly improved, ana tne
health of the community y exceilent: =,
Is: Mr., Samuel Williams, an ola al, ana Q. Wen
known citizen, died this morning aiter an
illness OF very brief duration ton : OF bIhous
collie. He was out On the street day DeIore
yesterday. Mr.. Williams was formerly en-
gagged in the tobacco trade, and nc. was once a
candidate Tor the mayoraty,. put was ae-
feated by the late w. ". IoWnes.o 4. 10.
= 1t is believed that the inspections OF 70
bacco at the warehouses IN TINS city lor Gne
year ending September Isl VIII reach wen ren.
~ thoasanu nossnsaas, MnaGn - az t ens7
by several Thousand hossheaas over the III
spections OF any year since the e, war.
The residence OF MI. oonn w. Cocke, on
Bolllngorook street, was enteieu w oui
lars last night. ana IL IS thougnt the 1anlly
were chloroformed by the inleFes 10 pfeHehC
discovery. Their Work, however, was not
thoroughly done, as the subsequent move
>menfs 81 Inc burglars a~aheneo 'a'' ta Az