The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-03-19
PETERSBURG.

,rSsrrcrAr, socIaTy--oRGASIZING
cShol, nur wrNlcIpAL cAMPMGS--THE RELI-
FOX i% mrr,raIs-LARGE ADDITIONS TO THE
Giots .s-rrRiM BALL--REYENUE RE
CHtNen1 roy.u-Sr1SG By MooNL1GHT-Ac-
CIpENT. ,ns ,,,s,.,ch
icor'sSi MARcH Is, 1873.
;. ,,c annual meeting OF st. Joseph's
o AZ sr beneficial Society held yesterday
t ;ssrooon the following officers were elected
a. thc ensuing year: James u Anon, pfe -,
l s"n,. \. J. Bangley, v.ee-pres,dentI MT
o oSae, Bahily, secretary; Ihomas n. OohlhS'
s cruz Roger Kennedy, messenger.
us M;,h the reorganization OF the Conserve
m m Clubs and the election OF new
I W. TFyecutive Committee tomorrow night
~. ~ camnaicn for the spring munlclrat etec-
.ne .SI fairly open. The subject is already
nU" talked about on the streets, ana the
i1ts,s sst * daily increasing. A mayor, SER
a s", commissioner OF the revenue. Com
S,nnypalth'S attorney, and one or TWO otner
M m"nrS arr 10 be elected, and under our
' ".,r charter one half OF the members OF TIE
ronmon Council! two from each ward) arc
," - rhosr,. 1t is not yet clearly under
l. y, ,yno, hand the Republicans are to
So 49, IN The contest, and much will
II",;,,,,Iess aercnd upon sheir course. In
w oDcn fight between the conservatives
"na Radicals there is no doubt OF the over"
Irbr;minc defeat OF the latter: but If, per-
nharcr, there should be any division i'll the
Cnn>erya,iyc ranks, The defeat might be or
NO other side. 1t is probable the meeting
.n.merrow night will be largely attended,
ayd the best men selected to compose the
nyeentive committee, upon whom The duty
will deyolyc OF ciecting city superintend-
ent. ,,
generally refused here, and dissatisfaction
: rauscd among the holders OF that coin.
7, i hardly probable, however, that over
s,oO in these pieces can be found Ia the
citv. and that any loss Will result from any
local refusal to take them.
To-day commences the ninth week OF the
rav,ysI NJ the Washington-Strcct Methodist
church. One hundred and SIX persons have
nrofcssed conversion, and such is the in
,rrcSt manifested, and so large are the con-
rrrrations that crowd the church every
NIGHT. that there is no telling when the re-
yiyal will close. In addition TO those already
admitted to membership, fourteen persons
we're Yesterday received into the church.
continues. At the First Baptist church
forty pcrsons have recently made profession
n faith. At the High.Street Methodist
church Yesterday fifteen convertSWere ad.
,r;ttpl 10 membership, and number OF
conversions have taken place at Wesley
Methodist Episcopal church. 4 general
religious interest pervades the community.
only recently nearly one hundred persons
LII ln NV rhnrphpS
confirmation.
\ grand iancy-dress ball. in honor OF the
Feast OF Purim. and for the benefit OF the
Hebrew Sabbath school OF this city, is to
take place ar Library Hall tomorrow night.
l. is said there are five candidates for
the oficd- Of clerk OF Lunenburg county,
made vacant by the death OF DR.. Fl. +. Bos-
WE'LL The election will take place OIL the
fourth Thursday in May.
Among the freightS passing cast over the
Atlantic. Mississippi and Ohio railroad on
Saturday night were two full carloads OF
fowls shipped from Southwest Virginia to
New York.
The internal-revenue receipts in this dis
rrjct last week were nearly $4,000. The
exports OF tobacco were $1,000 pounds.
Two fox-huntS by moonlight came of
near this city on Saturday night-onc in
Prince George and onein Dinwiddie county.
The hunters were plenty and the packs OF
hounds GOOD in each case, but the success
was indifferent. In the latter county no fox
was started. In Prince George there was q
beautiful chase 6f three hours, but no game
wa, caught.
Master James Turner, aged about ten
years, resident Of this city, while out in
Chesterfield county yesterday, was severely
wounded in the leg by the accidental dis
charge OF pistol in his pocket.
ROBIN ADAIR.