The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-08-23
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EE,SrHr r'xrE wIfIIAH NI3Lo--BsALTH or THE
u1TY4- QUARANTINE an CITY + oINT-RE-Es-
8 rrIHI1sKMENr OF: THE CHAfS-GANG-PRo-
| rRAfyrEp MEETING AT HIGH Hills 0NTRi-
puTfoss no me RELIEF OF YELI.ow-PEyER
sirpERERs TABLETS = HORSE
STOLEN, &c. .,.-
.fCarrespondenceo the Richmond Dispatch.I
- ssT's5 AUGUST ~, 1873.
+, Mr.. william Niblo, OF New York, whose
death ia announced, at one time owned
rood deal OF property in this city. A great
MANY wears ago he built what was known
"a Nibio's Tavern, on Boliingbrook street,
and subsequently, believe, the Bolling-
brook Hotel. t@ 81. z.
The health Ct the city this month has
been much better than it was in July, and
the mortality shows a decided decrease;
| The CITY is being rapidly put In state OF
cleanliness, aud the Board OF Heaith eH-
nress determination to spare no laDor OF
reasonable expense to keep it so-at ieasi
during the warm season. ...,.
| The Common Council, at speclat meet.
! inc held Inst evening, unanimously voted
| TO sustain the Board OF Health in such mea'
sr1res as they may deem necessary to employ
| To preyent infectious diseases In our midst.
| A itbority was granted the Board TO ap.
point an agent at City Point to carry oul
such quarantine regulations as may oe
thought necessary to prevent the lntroauc'
ton OF yellow-fever from thai direction.
The Council also recommended tnat sreal
caution be used In preventing persons from
infected cities entering Petersburg by the
railroads. s'-
An ordinance was offered and unan1'
mousIy adopted reestablishing the chain
pang. which was abolished some months
400 on the score OF economy. This force
ia much needed ON our streets anu Alleys
The conyicts are to be worked from morn
ino until night, with ball and chain.
very successful meeting has been in
progress at High-Hills Baptist church, in
Sussex county, since last Monday. Rev:
Mr.. Nash, the pastor, has been assisted
every day by Rev. DR.. Eaton, OF this city
The congregations have been large, and
there have been some fifteen or twenty pro.
fessions of faith, and as many more pcnl.
tents. The meetings will be continued
throughout the week.
Our citizens are not waiting for organ
lied efforts IN behalf OF the yellow-feyeI
sufferers in the South. They are moving OF
their own accord. Last evening Messrs. c.
A. Jackson & Co., tobacco manufacturers,
sent a telegraphic money-order for 5000 to
the Mayor OF New Orleans, and another OF
5000 to the Mayor OF Memphis, as their in
dlvidual contribution to the relief Of the
sufferers in those cities.
The Hebrews OF this city yesterday sent
of about SO to the New Orleans sufferers
Two beautiful memorial tablets have been
erected in the Washinston-Street Methodist
Episcopal church-one in memory OF the
| Rev. Charles Fl. Hall, who died in 1872
while pastor of the church; and the other
in memory of Darcy Paul, who died il
1874, aged eighty-two years. The tablets
are placed one on either side OF the pulpit
and simply bear the name, date OF DEATH
and age OF those in whose memory they
were erected.
A valuable horse was stolen last night
from the stable OF Mr.. J. q. Chappell, ir
Prince George county. The thief made his
way in the direction OF Petersburg during
the night, but has not been captured.
The Petersburg Guards (colored) are tc
have an excursion to and target-practict
at Hicksford next Monday. They are tc
have wheeibarrow-, sack, and hurdle-race:
also, and several handsome prizes are to bt
awarded.
| The walls and side-windows OF the new
Giltield Baptist church (colored), the cor
er.stone Of which was laid few days ago
are up, and work on the building Is pro
crossing rapidly. Its expected the edifiet
will be rooted in by the advent OF colo
weather. ROBIN ADAIR.