The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-03-26
girI,,,,ol,a ,lispatth.
!. 4. MARCH %, 1879.
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- rA,tS noDsoS---A WORTHY AND
pEA.s " CITIZEN COMPREHENSIVE N's
E .ncr. ROYAL ARcANCA-DEhr ksi.,si ",
1o, n,,xG II THE coNa5NlrY--Ibk aos f. :.
h'I,,r,oN--rYTliIANs And RED MEN, &c.
sSs't ,,naence OF Inc Richmond Mspatch,l
!cassS3'"''' March %, 1879.
-, noason. whose illness has been
Mr.. aoNS; IN this correspondence, died this
mca;jonsss ~, wccn l and O'Clock, in the
merspES, vpar Of his age. A few days ago,
6ilrs:SI" ,,;.n 70 bis farm in Dinwiddie
Ge1's ,nncriG,cad the preparations for
ts.ci' ~ n;s snrins crops, MIR. DodSon I'm.
.a2dIas ~ sxnosed hlmselF. and contracted
rfis'<aIIIts he returned 20 the city. and
NycFe .J h"d with chilli. which was follow.
Ntat 20 t ~" TIA, never LETT him till death
td bE," hio, rnc Immediate cause 0! MS
lr'GS "'s', rrrsinelas, which attacked the
deaih W., him dclirious ana uncon-
(rS'". ~ some DAYS. Few citizens were
stioi's ~. nr more generally respected
mi, section than Mr.. hoosop' s; ;oar roM
j" No more sadly missed OF NV. '.,r,, n,;i.
VIII ,,, ~ he was gentleman OF rare cur
lsn' ~ mind. and possessed a ssoie VI -,
!u. . Tothcse accomplishments W.
iG ,5,s rrrs. courtesy of manners, d'gn,!! u
%tue" Kindness OF heart, and pecut'aI'S
9ia'ia,, attractive disposition. he was eau
>ecs' 80" =. psndolph-Macon College. stualeo
c$IeH :" ssr and for some time practiced ms
iei .u ,on He was the first mayor OF re
pr'.'..,. r,rctcd BY The people under the
tcF>." - 1854. which made uSa city, ana ne
chat' ssnital executive officer. Mr.. Dog
r'aoe 20, ,,>'nsScsset Of large and valuable
500 va dlS,,,e in Dinwlddie county-be-
5ac'" and seven thousand acreS-and
t"Se" ,s,,4b,c property in this city. Ever
$50 "a .nn war he bad manifested deep IN
>'nCt i; IT, ne subject Of immigration as the
fAt,' :" necessary 10 the building up o!
fTeS' ~ ~ the state, and by his labors
OUT :s,>-..,,-ncntaI in the establishing OF one
VS. " sonr;shing colonies OF immigrants
OF !h'' s1;or,ni counties. and up 10 The time
III 1"' ~;rlncSS was actively engaged In this
o. - He ,ook very deep Interest in the
"O. ',,l,nral iair> OF our Stale, and was an
e.. = ,he state and Petersburg societies.
3!sts' ~ . member Of ST. Paufs Episcopal
''r.rl: from which his funeral VIII take
,,;arn tomorrow. --
F.1 TLe Pr,lsburg Lodge Royal Arcanum
,.in b. instituted. tomorrow night ana the
~, ers-eIcct dulT installed. The services
.,t.S.;f,i,ion VIII be conducted by MesSrS.
Wrinh, and f. {. Mccarthy, officers OF
w., .nnrcmc Lodge. who will arrive here
80 no rycrlng train from Richmond. and
,,,,, w,lI hr received by the officers Of the
,,c,y iaGHc. The officers 20 be installed are
1,mr. T. Norris. past regent; Alexander
" Archer, regent: L. Wiley Branch, vice
r..srt. William Turnbail. orator; ). A.
pnmppr secretary; ". Fl. RogeTSoa, col
ia,.ar. ". l.. thinner. treasurer.
br,n religious feeling prevails IN the
,,,,r,rnitv, and II nearly all the churches
meetings are eli every night. Rev. DR..
Ir,,>.rorc. OF Norfolk. is assisting DR..
W;,Der>noon al the Tabb-Street church, and
Rev. !. +. Whitley. Ct Suffolk, Is preaching
2; The Wa>HiDgton.Stscet Methodist Episco'
;4I church. Meetings are also held ut the
vsrkpt-Strect and High-Street Methodist
churches, and the First Baptist church-all
q them well attended. These are iadepcn.
dent Of The Lenten services At the Catholic
and Episcopal churches. ..
The sales Of loose tobacco at the ware
'sf,es in this CITY to-day aggregated about
r7nAl hounds. The highest price obtained
VS., ;.2j.
Thr Tobacco Association will meet again
on Friday to ballot for auctioneer. The
committee Of conference appointed at the
lSt meeting. composed OF an equal number
Of friends Of each o: the candidates for the
po,ition. will. it is ramored, report in favor
II dropping both OF the present candidates
i sitter certain number Of ballots no choice
has been effected.
The Uniform Division OF knights oil
rythia> are pertcctlag arrangements for
procuring uniforms and applying for q
charter. These arrangements, it is eN-
gtcte1. will be completed in a few days.
PCwAaian Tribe, No. 10, OF Red Men,
have awarded the contract for the improve
meat Of their building on Bank street tc
Mr. Il. W. Williams for S9I3. There were
tx bidders for the work. and the amount
!pgcd ups high as sl,I00.
ROBIN ADAIR.