The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-04-30

RY-ELECTION OF OFFICERS, 6C.-TiIE YEA
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ITEMS.
Irorrcspoudence of the Richmond DisEalch.l
APRIL IS. 1879.
A colorcd boy named Willie Dickinson.
about seventeen years OF age, killed himself
on Thursday night last in the house known
as Braud's Building" on University
street. 1t seems that he was handling an
old horse-pistol, and tried several times TO
snap it of, and, failing in this, placed the
muzzle in his mouth and applied lire TO the
tube, the charge tearing away his tongue
and passing out through the back OF the
head. 1t is supposed by some that his in
tention was suicide; others attribute it TO
accident.
Hon. Thomas F. Bayard, Of Delaware,
arrived here on Saturday, and is the guest
OF Colonel Fcnable. Saturday night, at a
late hour, he was called on by large num-
Der of students, but declined speaking, say
ing, however, that had it been daylight he
would have been glad to have taken each
one by the hand. Senator Bayard Is on a
visit to his son, who is Il student ut the Uni
rersity.
At the Baptist church yesterday evening
the anniversary of the Sunday school was
held. The reports OF the officers showed Il
UlOSl elCOuld SilIS va VIZ WI NJ
increase in numbers and efficiency. The
election of officers for the next year, COM
mencing with May, resulted as follows: ST.
Dcrlntendent, Il. II. Fife; Assistant Super
intendcnt, &. G. Wertenbaker; Secretary,
NJ. &. Thomas; Treasurer, w. e. Payne:
Librarian, Il. w. Bailey; Assistant Libra
rian. A. 7. Allen; Choristcr, W. 2. J.: Ram
dolDh; Assistant Chorister, w. Z. Dickln-
son; Organlst, Miss Kate Fife; Assistant
Or.anst, Miss Lizzie Thompson. ms Is
q most admirable corps vi officers, ana IL Is
only fair to say that the school must no wei
under their management.
The pulpit OF the Presbyterian church
was filled bv Rev. Mr.. Johnston, OF Gooch-
land-Mr. Petrie, the pastor, being in at
tendance upon the session Of West Hano-
yer Presbytcry.
Rev. Mr.. Il. II. Gary preached at the
Methodist church in place of the pastor,
Rev. j. W. Bledsoe, who preached in Dan
Vile yesterday.
The weather has been very changeable for
ten days past, being one day warm and op-
pressive, the next cool enough for fire. The
result has been great prevalence OF severe
colds, especially among children, which are
in some cases difficult TO manage. This
morning a gentle rain fell for several hours,
WHICH udS LIcSucHeu up tSel SGuluS DcauIl-
fully.
Politics are getting somewhat exciting. at
least TO the candidates. There is SoiGg to
be strong fight for the county offices, and
the local politician has dropped the habii-
ments Of trade and assumed the panoply OF
war. In the contest for treasurer the can
didates are A. j. Parish, the present etfi-
cient incumbent, and ". r. Burnley, the
present shcrif-both good men and popu-
lar. For the minor offices there are candi-
dates without number.
The Final Committee Of the Washington
Society are: S. j. Shepherd, Tennessee: f.
T. Cooper, Delaware; \. L. We'll, Penn
sylvana K. B. Nicholson, Georgia; J. E.
Watson, West Virginia; L. d. Bernei, Ma
ryland; 7. r. Phister, kentucky; S. 4.
Cunningham, Kentucky; q. 7. Jones, IN
diana; w. b. Wunder, Virginia; j. W. &.
Blackstone, Virginia; William -Eubank,
Virginia; A. L. Jones, North Carolina.
The ladies recently gave supper in the
Washington Hall for the benefit OF that So
ciety which was very successful, relieving
them Of an oppressive load OF old debt.
QUlP.