The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-04-09
s PERsoE rgyfyals in The colored
churches here continue with unabated vigor

PERsoEAI.-The rgyfynls in the colored
churches here continue with unabated vigol
and unprecedented success.
| Thousands OF people visited Hollywood
Marshall reservoir. the New reservoir, and
the Pump-House on Sundny.
Commodore N. i. McCready and W. H.
Stanford, OF the Old Dominion Steamship
Company !; j. &. Trueheart, formerly edi-
tor OF the Euening State Journal here; Rev.
Preston Nash, OF Ashland; Professor NJ.
ScheIe de We're, OF the University OF Yir-
ginia; Judge Shackleford, OF Culpeper
Beverly Tucker, OF Washington; and E.
M. Lee, OF williamsburg, are in the city.
| Under the decision OF the Attorney-Gen.
eral the tax-receipts for 1876 will do TO vote
upon at the May election coming. They will
do for the primary election-if required by
the City Committee.
Queen Emma is the name of O'Brien-
Campbelps big elephant. Like other female
dignitaries she sometimes loses her temper.
She Is, however, safe enough in the circus
ring, and her performances ore wonderful.
She will appear Monday in new spring
suit.
a number OF lovely young ladies were out
Sunday wearing Derby hats, cut-aWay coats
and dress, reaching Just little below the
ankles. II trails are no longer to be worn
the City Council will have to employ other
means TO have the paVements swept.
By decree Of the Chancery Court OF The
city of Richmond hessrs. Lancaster &
LucEe sold at public auction yesterday the
Virginia Sugar Refinery, consisting OF lot
OF land, with front on James river OF $50
feat. including a stone-paved wharf, and
running back of an irregular depth $50 to
ITO feet to Lester street, with large ware
house containing about 100000 old bricks
and valuable building material. Price,
S9,250; Mr.. Oliver J. SchooIcraf5, pur-
chaser.
An artist OF celebrity writes here to know
il the two Massachusetts gentlemen are really
going to build monument to Lee in Rich
mond, OF SIS Milmore 1.-THE sculptor namedl
advertising himself in bis usual style" "In
bis usual STYLE" we suppose, as nobody
here knows anything about said monument,
and Mimore has neglected to answer nu-
merous letters and telegrams asking him for
the facts in the matter.
General W. c. NeWberry, formerly State
Superintendent Of Public Grounds and
Bulldingsand chairman OF the Council Com
mittee on Streets, is in Chicago, searching
out the title to an immense amount OF real
estate to which he is said to be heir.
khC 4NCH LOih DUb 1CSCuIly
what purported to be an account OF "the
bread riot" in this city in 1864, as related
by ior John W. Daniel to q number OF
friends on toe cars and heard by one Of its
correspondents.
How charming it is to invest s2.75 in
ishing.tackle, lose a days work, so to a
country mill-pond, ruin your clothes,
scratch your hands and face III the briars,
and come home tired and hungry ito meet
an unappreciative wife) with a mess OF fish
which wouldn't sell for Is cents in any
market.
The visitors to the Tobacco Exchange
yesterday were A. McCaulty, Philadelphia !;
F. W. Keffe, Bremen, Germany; R. FL.
Wallace, Petersburg; C. Swami, j. W.
Bryan, and A. Zuricaulday, New York.
Mr.. James N. Talbot, n member OF the
Common Council from Madison Ward, has
returned to the city after an absence OF
some weeks in Chicago, III.
Mr.. Lewis D. Crenshaw is generally
spoken Of in connection with seat in the
Common Council from Madison Ward ct
the May election.