The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-09-17
PETERSBURG.

so, op 4 PAsToR-AN0InER GENEROUS CON"
Wv, T,oN--aETHoDIsr sUSDAY-scnooLs STA
a,srrcs--poyITICAI SPEAKING &C oL0RE
cove or JEMpERaNCE-PjRST DAY OF THE
c,.nrrc sCuooL S--DAMAGES REPAIRED
MANCHESTER VS., PETERSBURG.
,ro,rcsponlcnce Of The Richmond Dispatch.1
SEPTEMBER 16, 1878.
Al = meeting OF the congregation or the
7,,ruc.S,reet Baptist church, held yesterday
,Tnrninr after divine service, 1t was decided
- all Rev. ]. +. Hrtson TO the pastoral
oT,aroe OF the church, made vacant some
Weeks ago ny the resignation Of Rev.
George J. Holiday. Mr. Hutson was Tor.
,ncrly and for 4 number OF years pastor OF
tb;s church. and resigned the charge to ell
,cr unou cyangelistic work in the State,
which he has been prosecuting with great
r,~or and success. Many hundreds OF con-
,.nr>ions testify to the success OF his preach
;,c within the past two or three years. II
= believed That he Will accept the call to his
old church.
day collection was taken up for the relief
az The sufferers by yellow-fever in the South.
The sum OF $50 was contributed.
The quarterly meeting OF the Methodist
S.,n0ov- School Union Association was held
Yesterday afternoon at the Market-Street
church. and The exercises were witnessed
ly q large asSemhage. Addresses were
delivered by Rev. z. +. August and Il. I.
Wilson. ESQ. Seven schools compose the
Association. all Of which were present yes
tertay except the High-Strcct church
school. The reports OF the Supcrlntendents
show that the organization OF the six schools
present was l.011 teachers and scholars,
and the average attendance 1913. Mr.. L. (.
Wilson resigned the office of president OF
the Association, and MIR. james e. Blanks
was elected his successor.
Among the gentlemen announced 10 speak
here on Thursday night next at the open
in. OF the roiiiica! ball are Colonel Samuel
T. Coleman. OF Cumberland county, who
was the competitor OF Colonel Hinton for
,hc nomination for Congress at the August
convention: Colonel X. L. Berkeley, OF
Prince Edward, who placed Colonel Cole
man in nomination, and Captain Miller. OF
Powhatan. who seconded the nomination.
Colonel Coleman CALAMITY expresses his
readiness 20 speak and work Tor Colonel
IIinton'> success al all times.
The Grand Division o. the Sons Of Tenn
pcrancc fcolo!cd) OF Virginia will meet in
annual session in his city on the 2Slh Of
October. since the last session the follow
ing new lodges have been instituted: East
crn Star. No. -. NiddlCseN county; Pro
grrss. No. IS. Portsmouth,; Sunbeam, NO.
-. Warwick county; Confidential, No. 90,
pnvilic. These lodges represent over two
hundred members. Another lodge will he
Instituted here on Friday night, making SIX
lodges in Petersburg.
The funeral OF Mrs. ". y. }. Your" took
place this afternoon from the Ta5b-Strc@t
Presbyterian church. Deceased was a
daughter Of Nr. William Campbell. OF Bed
Lad, q hvi ~ "
pi"ty.
The public schools Of This city com.
mcaccd their fall session to-day. The at
tendance Of children was very good Tor the
first day. ben" about eight hundred at the
three white schools. and about six hundred
and ,iitv Il: the three colorcd schools.
Though the c0lorcd school population is
larger than the white in Petersburg, the
latter shows 4 greater per cent. OF attend
aDcc.
\ large excursion party OF ladies and
gentlemen lett this evening for LvnchburS.
The excursion is given under the auspices
oil Apponla,toX Tribe CT Red Men. to raise
money 10 replace their regalia and other
property lost III the fire which destroyed the
Library building.
The Atlantic. Mississippi and Ohio Rail-
road Company lost five bridges on the Vir-
gina ana ! tnncSSec nlNlslOn Oh tue TOaQ Dg
the recent raiaS, MS also q considerable por-
ton OF the track. One OF these bridges was
thrcc-span structure about ll5 feet long.
A large force was promptly put to work
wherever repairs were needed, and tonight
trains will run through from Lynchburg to
Bristol.
The Manchester blue Stockings {colorcd)
came over to Petersburg this morning to
play 4 game OF baseball with the Filth
Ward Cluh. They were accompanied by a
large crowd Of friends. The game was for
a silver medal. The Petersburg club won
the game and the medal byascore OF % to G..
General John Tyler, .Jr., son of the late
cX-PrcSidcnt Tyler, proposes to deliver one
or more lectures at in early dar for the
benefit OF the yclow-fcycr sufferers.
ROBIN ADAIR.