The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-01-14
9ilIu,,o,td lispatfh.
nsn,y JANUARY IA, 1879.
pETERSBU

>, OF THE Neutrality-suspicious.
BEkAN, y, ; DAMAGE TO SHIPPING STORMY
slphkrpnco ny BISHOP WHIT
StH'" .,,,soStl. ITEMS--ASNUAL CFUkCH.
sis..n CONTRACT AWARDED - HUMAN
NEbt aasrwn,,Sp-BENEvoLENr MECHANIC AS
soe'.n,aepee of the Richmond Dtspatch.l
lcaETesf'"'> JANUARY IS, 1879. !.
-, combined influence OF the mild
Undel V ,hc ram, and the ireshet, the ice
weather, Tar broke M yesterday and swept
in the Inn in great quantities, doing con"
down S,' 5amage. The mcd-macnine pc
stdcI.sD ~ n the city, which for some months
lons'nS ~ hacn anchored in the river rev
past uas ards below Pocahontas brldge,
bahu.'" ",,t snd torn by the ice that III sank.
was ~ o"' 70 the framework OF tue ma.
me -" heI;evea to be OF such eaai aetsa
co'"r n,r;ncr I'm, the machinery can oe uia a.a
tnS s;, "b for future nsc. The loss 70 eus
Na''. ,,.;I, rrobably be between" Si,ooo atiu
citi oo w. sn,a,l sloop anchored in the stFesm
t-'p'oI rr;nI off hy the masses OF ice tuae
was u" :. ~. on5 strrnded and broke to pieces
sttueN ~ ~ me islands below. a NUMBER
on o,,. hoats were alsa torn from tnelr an-
., , .a'.n and carried of. or cut and nrokeh
eno ,; 80 The river is quite high, ana enc
~ , p,,r are partially submerged. None %
v. w. ,arr,er vessels at the wharves were IN
~: ;meoS ID y il feared that the GoVersniens
!o,,;nS bc,ow the city are damaged, ana osIe,
!!',rrnrcmcnts injured. But in the present
ny, n:uh condition OF the water they are cos-
naaind son view, and the extent OF tue III
y sny. cannot now be ascertalneu'
~ ': ;or the fact that the heavy masses OF ice
n t, ohnya we're broken in the dcScent oyer
ito'! ."mS tho damages to shipping ana other
.ne n",., would doubtless have been much
I .on ,ban il is. Fears are also enter-
s.a;nod &c 70 the safety OF some ot tue
wbaryes down James river. ao
s,rono northeast storm prevailed All uay
-os.srday' with heavy fall Of rain. Inc
a.,nndancc at our churches was very sIu'
and =: night some OF the edlhces were
'' B;shop White preached Sunday morning
., craze clnrch. and administered the rite
~ confirmation to twenty-one persons
oinyen males and ten females-moSt OF them
rounr pcople. At night he visited st. Ste
;,hsn's Icolorcd) church, and confirmed
class OF sixteen perSons-eleven females ana
five males. On each occasion the Bishop de-
INcred an able discourse.
Information has been received OF the safe
arrival at Liverpool Of Mr.. John McGill and
douohtcr. Of this city. who went abroad
some DAYS ago. Miss McGill will spend the
winter in I,aIy for the benefit OF her health.
Fashionable society is alive over the mar
r;qce Of two Of PeterSburg's fair daughters,
- take place on Wednesday. One OF them
will marry Il gentleman from Richmond.
The annual meeting OF the congregation
If The Tabl-Street Presbyterian church,
which was appointed to be held tonight,
has been postponed until next week by rea-
son Of The inc!emency OF the weather. AT
flese meetings the annual reports OF the
pastor. the board OF deacons, thc~superin-
icndent OF the Sabbath school, and the Of
fccrs OF TIE several societies connected with
the church are submitted.
The contract for paving the Old Market
SQUARE was this afternoon awarded by the
Council committee to MeSsrs. 0. Q. Thomas
Il Co.. OF Farmvilie. who agree to do the
paving with slate flag, cemented, at Sl.l2
Der square yard. There were number OF
bids for the work-two OF them from Rich
Mond.
During the recent improvements on the
site OF the old Cedar Point Warehouse, IN
the rear Of the Bollinsbrook Hotel, several
skulls and other bones OF the. human body
were found. They are supposed to be the
bones Of unknown Confederate bodies
buried there during the siege OF Peters
BURG. .-.
The report Of the treasurer of the Pc
tersburg Benevolent Mechanic Association,
which will hold its fity-fourth annual meet
Ing tonight. shows the debts Of the Asso-
citation for the year 1878 TO be S12.0S6.27,
and the credits the same. During the year
the benevolent donations OF the Association
were over $1,000. the expenditures on the
library SCS3. and the expenditures on the
museum 500. The library OF the Associa.
ton, in practical value of books. is one OF
the best in the South, and its value is yearly
increased. An annual income OF nearly or
quite $4,000 is received by the Association.
ROBIN ADAIR.