The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-07-05
PETERSBURG.

PETERSBURG
,.c FOURTH OF JcLY-FhMS.kAlslsn~
4 Qt'"' ~ FyCURSloNS--il WEATHER.
"a m,>SER-- DEATH OF AN AGED LADY
MH.T ESCAPE FROM nRowNISG' &c
NA"''e' a,nce OF tho Richmond Dtspatch.l
iCerr'''""N July &, 1879.
ronrth OF July pissed without any
Tue ,n,ry.pec of any kind in Peters
?lo'', Worry few persons, II any, suspended
M!E. in reslcct TO the day. Everything
E,"s orderly and quiet, and there was
IA, ''.,ia n distinguish the national holt
W. .',n, any other weekday save the
d. n' q, The public buildings, banks,
1 E,.1 i,,E-c and handsome new national flag
\ sod ON the cu>tom-house this MORN
VIZ w. hcror OF the day. The one ii dis
M ~. :" WAS prctty we'll worn out by long
F'@.:o, In the Yards OF one or more 81 our
..:,.,,< The national flag was also thrown to
d" ~ cxrur,ion party Of over one thousand
,.;c mostly colored, arrived in this city
i,.s n,,rl;ng ca the ctciSbuTg railroad
t.,o, North Carolina and points this side.
- NJ, rrcat body of the eXcur>ioni>tS came
,..r. on business n, well ~ pleasure, and III
tr. ar.rgga:e invested Il large sum Of money
,,t,h ,,r retail Merchants. The North Car
,:.. cxcursinnis!S generally briHr more
.,,,.,,y /, our city than tho> c from any other
''|,,,, and they are therefore all the mere
,n.,.I!y welcomed b. our businessmen
1nr wa: her has been very warm and op-
,,,,.;yc ;c-Gav. the Tcrcury standing go
: ,lc shade. Notwithstanding this fact a
,..,r. number OF our people arc away on
-y.mr.;op> and ric-n;cs. The Red Men car
,S.3s large company 10 Norfolk with them
en-. morning, and al! around in the neigh
,,rhool companies have assembled for pic
"a, Zoe scott Benevolent Association, TN
.s,,u.iai organization OF The Fourth
v:.,d that is Scmi-poliiical. had their fifth
,.,rr' dinner al the Fair-GroundS to-day.
,vL;ch many citizens were present. 4
..~.~ir,lo,!> feature OF the occasion was the
y ,.,,r, absence OF !iqnor. and those who at
q .'ri.1canic home rs sober rs they were be-
fore ,hcy went on.
''I ". Elizabeth a. Dudley died last
.L. in tie seventeen wear OF her age.
-G. had suffered greatly FOR months past
.~.,,. c9nccr Of the breast. under the effects
- vh;rh her system gave way. She was 4
~, i,rr resident OF Peters burg; previous
,,,he war one Of orr w"allhicst ci;iZeus. She
,,s, hurird from TaUb Street rreShvtcrau
,l,r~ch this afternoon. -'.s-
Wq.,cr Percy HogcS, son OF Rev. +. j.
~. ,.t>.or Of tie fIigh-Sireet Methodist
j-,,r,Hal church. narrowly escaped death
l., drowning whit" bathing in the river tc-
DIX, lie was oaly saved by the efforts Of
ii. companions.
The vestry of s.. Paul'S church have ten
larea their rector, Rev. DR.. Hams, a leave
q. absence for some tiu:e. The tender has
been acceNcti, arti Dir. llain> Will leave IN
few days for Newport 10 spend several
weeks.
The bridges Oh the Petersburg railroad
w,r, III carefully examined to-day by Col
ogrI Clarke and Maior Suly. >uperInten-
,,alant OF the road. and were found III
Good and safe condition. 1t is con,em-
,,Jt.i 10 build II once an iron bridge over
fountain creek. which, since the washing
AWAY Of the bridge over the Roanoke by
.ha rrca, jrcS.iet, will be the only iron
structure along the lIDr. ".
Rev. pr. WlhcrSroon has not recovered
,r,rrcnt strength Of voice to occupy bis
rry,it vet. He hes been prevented from
rrrgchjn. for several weeks.
The drought In this section is beginning
10 be scysrllr ard seriously felt. The corn
and -y:i>S crops. - well n all kinds o, vesc.
talon. are suffering. But particularly j:
the want OF rain felt il he tobacco regions
the farmers have not been able TO plant to
any extent, and the crop this year in this
section will be short. ROBIN ADA1R. g.