The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-20
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n,-rsnAY -. AUGUST %, 1878.
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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS NOTICE
srpvrD on THE RAILRoAnS--S0 MORE REF.
,.errs rgos THE INFECTED CfTfES--sT0LEN
,,onsp REsoyERgD--A SAD CASE--PRo.
nn,crrn Observation-Disclosures RESIGSA-
rIoS--gxcuRsIoS TO LyNcHBURG.
correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatchf
AUGUST -, 1878.
r, accordance with resolution adopted
~ .be BOARD OF Health at a called meeting
s,o,6 Saturday evening the Mayor to-day
nofifed the authorities Of the Petersburg,
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio, and Rich
,nond and Petersburg railroads, that they
Vii not be permitted hereafter, until fur
sher orders, 10 bring passengers, baggage,
or freight to Petersburg from any OF the
cities in the South and West infected with
yellow.icver. This precaution Is consider
ed necessary to the protection OF the COM
,nun;ty in view Of the fact that people In
thn injected districts are fleeing in all direc-
lions. and that the disease might possibly
he brought here in that way.
AZ further precautionary measure
tho president OF the Board OF Health
was authorized to use al! due diligence
and 90 70 all necessary expense to improve
md maintain the sanitary condition OF tine
city, We have no quarantine on the water
annrosches. the quarantine at Norfolk and
Old Point only covering vessels Destined
directly for those places. About three years
aco an effort was made to induce the Rich
,nopd authorities TO unite with Petersburg
in the establishment OF quarantine grounds
below CITY Point. The consent OF Prince
I;eorrc county was obtained and the quar-
ontinc.~rounds were marked out, but Rich
mond declined to come into the arrange
ment, and the matter was dropped. IL Is
probable that Richmond will be again con-
ferred with on the subject, with the view
OF the establishment OF common quarah-
tine.
n meeting tonight to consider the situation.
THE stolen horse recovered by the police
Of this city in Dinwiddie county. as men
toned in my last letter, answered exactly
the description Of the animal advertised IL
the Dispatch by j. B. Tiller. The thief
made good his escape after long chase,
during which he was a number OF times
fired at by his pursuers.
Among the gentlemen who went to Old
Point last week on the Market-Street church
excursion was Mr.. Sterling Hughes, citi-
zen about twenty-eight years OF age. While
bathing in the surf he was carried out from
shore by the undertow, and was rescued in
a hali-drowned, unconscious condition.. lie
was brought home, and died late Saturday
evening. He was consumptiye, and the in
halation OF water in The lungs caused his
death.
1t is stated that Mr.. D. w. Sherman, post
master at Prince George Courthouse, will
shortly resign that position, the pay being
inadequate to the services rendered.
On Sunday last protractcd meeting was
commenced at Warwick church, in Prince
George county. The presiding elder OF the
district, Rev. L. p. Wilson, preached the
opening sermon. Next Sunday pro-
tracted meeting will be begun at Old-Shop
church. in the same county; and on the
first Sabbath in September meeting VIII
be commenced at Gary's church.
1t is expected that goodly number OF
our Catholic population will visit Rich
mond next Sunday to witness the ceremo-
MES attending the conservation OF Father
Kcane as bishop OF this diocese.
Several hundred colorcd people left the
city this evening for Lynchburg on an ex-
cursion given under the auspices OF the
Order of st. Luke. Many hundreds OF
their friends assembled at the depot to see
them off. Special coaches for the whites
were attached to the train. One Of the
coaches was occupied by the Van Dyke
Baseball Club, who go to Lynchburg to
play match game with the club OF that
city.
Collections will be taken up in some OF
our churches next Sunday for the relief OF
the yelloW-ieyer sufferers in the South
west. ROBIN ADAIR.