The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-06

REVIVAL AMONG THE CoLoRED PEoPLE-sEV'
ENTY PERSONS BAPTIZED-PA1NFUL ACCI
| DENT-PETERsBURGtAs AN EXPORT MARKET
A sHREwD sWINDLISG DoDGE-POSTAL STA.
TIsTICs-A WHOLE FAMILY IN JAIL.
correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.]
MAY 5, 1879.
At the Harrison-Street (celored) Baptist
church yesterday seventy persons were
baptized by the pastor, Elder L. A. Black.
During the past four weeks one hundred
and tWenty-scYen persons have heen bap-
tized at and one hundred and seventy-two
persons have been received into this church
as the result Of the revival meetings i'll pro-
crcss there. These meetings are still con-
! tinued with large attendance every night,
and the religious excitement among the
colored people is undated. There will be
another large baptism at this church next
Sabbath. ......
A little daughter Of Mr.. Richard An
drews, residing on Union street, was very
painfully sca'ded this morning on the right
arm and side by the accidental overturning
Of vessel of boiling-water, which the
mother OF the child was removing from the
stove.
Petersburg appears behind in the list OF
the tobacco markets OF the State rs regards
the amount OF stamps sold on the 1st OF
May under the new revenue laws. This
may be accounted for by the fact that many
OF our tobacconists are exporters, and re-
qilire 20 stamps on their tobacco. In the
matter Of the export OF manufactured TO-
bacco this district does larger business
than all the other collection districts in the
country. .....
Several of our citizens have within the
a. u Ictt grNn
one "R. Y. Kingswell,' OF San Francisco,
who represents himself as The proprietor OF
tie " Hamilton House." in that city. The
substance OF these letters is that 1t Is his
PAINFUL duty TO inform the citizen that Il
stranger Of his name died recently at the
:. Hamilton House." leaving some yalu-
able effects, gold watch, &C., &C., and
certain memoranda, in which the name
OF The party to whom the letter is adj
dressed is mentioned. The deceased is
also represented 10 have left $50, which the
proprietor permitted to be paid to the at
tending physician. All he asks is that $50
he forwarded at once to "R. Y. kingsWcll,'
and the effects will be sent on by express.
AS so many Of these letters have been re-
ceived here and in other communities, it is
fair to Judge that Kingswell is attempting
to swindIe the unwary. .......
During the month Of April $4,000 mail
letters were delivered and 14,S00 collected
at the post-office in This city; $3.50 postal
cards were delivered and 6,S55 collected.
The number OF registered letters delivered
was 2S7.
William Anderson, who returned from
Richmond Saturday evening TO find his wife
in Jail on the charge Of arson, was himself
arrested as an accessory to the deed, and
bis trial will take place on Wednesday.
The husband, wife, and their two little
daughters are in jail. Much sympathy is
expressed for them, and there are not want
ing those who believe them to be the vic
tins of 4 conspiracy.
Rev. j. w. Syneoc, OF this city, received
a telegram from Richmond this afternoon
announcing the serious Illness of his aged
mother and left on the first train to attend
at her bedside.
The police Of this city to-day arrested
negro named Harry Hampton, in Chester
field, who is charged with being all escaped
convict from the South Carolina peniten-
tiary. They had q sharp chase TO capture
him. He has been lodged in Jail to await
the requisitlcn OF the South Carolina au-
thorities, ROBIN IaDAIR.