The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-15
PETERS BURG.

| PETERSBURG.
EASTER SERVICES AT THE CHuRCuES-A BRIGHT
AND BEAUTIFUL DAY-ELECTIoN OF VESTkf'
MEN-sUDDEN DEATH OF CITIZEN OF DIN
wIDDIE-FINE RESIDENCE BURNED IN AaE-
LA; TIE ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS EEEl-
| yAL-BOLD RnBBER1ES-FCLL DOCKET fo'
THE HUsTISGs COURT, &C.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Richmond Dispatch.I
APEII. IA. 1879.
Easter Sunday was % bright ana 3eanti-
| ful a dav as one could wish TO see. } nc
churches Of all denominations were cfo"a-
cd. and the outpouring Of the people 10 al
tend public worship was general. TIE
Easter services at the Catholic and Eplsco:.
nal churches were OF peculiar interest, ana
the music very fine, though nothing elaDo.
rate was attempted. In the Episcopal
churches there was noticeable absence OF
flowers and erergreeDs, a few fiofa' ofler-
inys on,y being placed in the memorial
windows of st. Paul's. This was omitted
at Grace church. Flowers in our churches
on the glad yesterday has long been q Gus
tom here, and their absence was not only,
noticeable, but regretted. In seyeral
churches, not Catholic or Episcopal the
sermons yesterday were on the subject OF
| the resurrection.
The annual election OF vcstrymen tool;
place at the Episcopal churches to-day.
| The following gentlemen were chosen 10
| constitute the vestry OF st. PauPs church
| for the ensuing year: David Is. Tennant,
Samuel i. Paul, James i. CnthDert, II. J..
Arlington, james S. Gillian, Jr.. +. Eugene
DAVIS. DR.. Frank Patterson. John Mann,
u. w. Bragg, Fortesque Whitt'e, George 5.
Bernard. and James w. Pegram. The fol-
lowing were elected vestry for Grace
church: DR.. James w. Claiborne, W. G..
Lumsden, p. W. Arlington, W. L. thinner,
J. Edward Moyler, 6. b. Gill, p. NJ. Stew
ard, G. ". Spicer, J. r. Young. II. d. BIRD,
Charles Brown, and Franklin Wright.
Intelligence has been received OF the
death of DR.. r. NJ. Spencer, prominent
and wel.knoWn citizen OF DinWiddlc,
which occurred Saturday afternoon near
his home in that county. His death was
very sudden, and was caused by heart-dis-
ease. DR.. Spencer spent last Thursday and
Friday in this city, and was apparently in
good heallh, though it is now remembered
by some ii his friends that he once or twice
complained Of pain in the region OF the
heart, The deceased was about forty-elgllt
years OF age. and during several years OF
the late war had charge Of ChmboraZo hos
pital, in Richmond. When the fatal attack
came upon him he was on horseback, ridln%
in company with some friends, returning
from political meeting. He fell forward
upon his horses neck, and on being assist
ed to The ground died almost instantly. Ills
wife was in Richmond at the time OF his
death.
The fine residence owned by Mr.. II. {.
Gregory, in the lower part OF amelia coun-
ty, was destroyed by fire Saturday afternoon:
A spark from the chimney communicated
c,~l hn
so RAPIDLY that the roof fell in i'll twenty
minutes. Only a portion OF the furniture
was saved. The dwelling was one of the
largest and finest in the county, and could
not be replaced for less than four or five
Thousand dollars There is an Insurance OF
s., 900 on the house and 300 on the furnl-
ture in the Virginia Fire and Marine Com
pany, Richmond. This is the third tine
residence in the same vicinity that has re-
Gently been burned-the dwellings OF DR.. Il.
r. Taylor and Mr.. Richelieu Coleman hay
ing been destroyed since the first OF the
mcnth.
The revival which has been in progress at
the Washington-Street Methodist Episcopal
church for three weeks past, under the Ia
bors OF Rev. j. 4. Whitley, Of Suffolk, still
continues with deep interest. Services are
held nightly. and are attended by large con-
cregations. Up to yesterday seventeen per-
sons had made profession OF faith. Iester-
day morning ten candidates were received
into the church, aud one was baptized.
Major 4. II. Glass, senior editor OF the
Post, was taken i'll Saturday night at his
office. and had to be sent home. His coz
dtion to-day is regarded as uniavorable,
and eXcitcs the serious appfehcnsionS OF his
family and friends.
4 series OF bold robberes have recently
been committed or attempted in our city.
In each instance the augur has been the in
strument used for etfecting an entrance. \
couple Of burglars were driven from the
store OF Mr.. George ". Gosee Friday night
| after boring through the front door. Mr.
| GoSec reiraincd from shooting them, though
| he could easily lave done so. Last night
! the residence OF Mr.. l.. \. Marbury, on
| Union street. was robbed OF nearly i'll the
provisions in the house. The thieves bored
through the back door. An attempt was
also made last night il the same manner 10
enter Mr.. Thomas r. Moorc's hat-siorc, on
Sycamore street. The burglars were foiled
By the fact that the inside OF the door IS
lined with shcct-iron.
Tie Hastings Court, which holds ITS
quarterly term this week, will have some
fifteen or more commemorative cases for
trial. most OF them coming under the grade
Of nisdcmcauor. There are, however,
several shooting and cuttings cases to be
tried. R0BIS ADAlH.