The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-08-07
PETERSBURG.

,s,,yoy,are MARRIAGE Il NHrTE MAN
\ >srrycHp TO THE NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
BAPTIST ASSOCIATION - PERSONAL
h~ OF PEA1sE--cHARGED WITH
,.cr rRsTsNCE-TRE SENATORIAL. Noal-
.,r,oS-EscArE FROM THE cHAiS..GASG.
,c,-rcspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
ArGusT 6, 1879.
large and fashionable company assem-
,nam the Tabb-Ssreet Presbyterian church
mi. afternoon at 6 O'Clock 10 witness the
s' OF Mr.. Charles Z. Wait. Of Mis-
. and Miss Leila BeaSlev, or this city.
Tho ceremony was performed by the Rev.
u" Wi;berspoon. Mr.. Wait is dist.u-
,r,,;sod graduate OF the University OF F'r-
80 and is now director OF the missouri
Snhnn, n, Mines, at Rolla- department OF
10 Sta,c University. The bride Is one OF
tnc fine ,nost beautiful and accomplished young
io6;cs in orr section and has Tor some TIME
hccn belle in our society. The couple
We. attended in the church by only one
laGy and gentleman. After receiving TIE
nNnrror,,,,,lons OF friends the bride and
ICON ic!t on a bridal tour 10 the NORTH.
In The MAYORS Court this morning John
u,on,s. \ white man, aged twenty-three
rn.rs baiiipc from Richmond. was sem
;rnrrd 70 receive thirty-Ninc lashes ut the
Duhjic whipping post. Hughes was ar.
rested several days ago on the charge OF
stealing package Of clothing, the property
Ct q passenger on the Richmond and Pc
,rr>burS railroad, :sftcrthc cars had reached
tits city, and the goods were subsequently
found in his possession. The dose OF whip
rjng was divided, and fifteen lasheS given
ihls morning. The prisoner was then re-
leased, and told that the remaining twenty
y 4 nsl,
ri August. or on any day thereafter that he
might be found in the city. He will hardly
come back to take them.
4 large number Of colored ministers and
delegates are in the city to-day in attend
onc. on the fourteenth annual session Of
IN, SnIloh Baptist Association. This Asso-
citation embraces within its bounds some
two hundred aGd twenty or more churches
lorg,cd in many Of the cities and counties
n the state, with on aggregate membership
n fully G0.0O0. The opening sermon was
preached this morning by Elder Corprcw,
n Norfolk, and the business OF to-day's scS-
sion has been confined mainly TO rcceir-
ir- and reading letters from the various
churches.
senator John Paul. OF Rockin CHAM, and
Pcy. Horace Strin9iellow, ST., are i'll the
CITY to-day.
The condition OF Mr.. ". B. Chamhliss, OF
Iick. ford, who was paralyzed some ten
days ago. remains unchanged. lie is I'M
able TO move. Special prayers were offer-
cd in the Methodist Conference, which
met in that village this morning, for his
recovery. .. .t
IN obedience to The recommendation o
the bishops OF the Coored Methodist Epis
coIal Church in America, the congregation
OF The Union-Strcct church, the only co
lorcd Methodist Church in this city, hav
observed this rs Il week of prayer, ant
will observe Friday is u day Of fasting
for The greater prosperity Of The Church
George Nickcrs (white). q citizen OF Prime
Gsor"c, was to-day arrested in this city OF
the charge OF obtaining goods under fnls'
prc:cncc from Air. j. L. Whitchufst. Th'
value OF the goods did not amount TO owe
four dollars. He was committed TO jail Il
await examination tomorrow.
The coming senatorial convention in thi!
district is exciting q good deal OF interest
in the counties, but comparatively very lit
Tie in our city as yet. Surry wants The con-
ycntion held there, and wants the nominee
also. The people OF that county claim that
Surrv has not had senator since 1858, an(
they think for this reason they are fairly ell
cited 10 the honor. OF the nomination. :
Two notorlously-b characters-Ja
Fcathcrstone and Wyatt Jones, colored-
escaped from the chain-gan@ to-day, anf
though very diligent search has been .matit
for them by the police, they have thus fal
eIuded arrest. They were twelYe-months
prisoners in the Jail. ROBIN AID AIR.