The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-11-18
PETERSBURG.

,nusTsRs' CELEBRATIONS; TORCH.
THs ,srncsSsIoN AND SPEECHES isTfS-
Ii6h' ,,y1SEs IN T0WN.--A SAD ACCT
Gtish" -gr RECENT FIRE IL PRINCE
phHi INTERESTING EXPERIMENT BY
Gkor'. rryri.ARs' JEwsLs-LEGloS OF
Bofn rorBxANENT AND BALL--D1NwIp-
k" S r,rx7y COURT.
u" .,,osteuce oil the Richmond Dispatch.l
Ger NOVEMBER Il, 1870.
,.,,;cht tee RtaGiusters Of this city celc-
,h.ir victory. Arrangements have
"",, n,ade FOR i torchIight procession
tlc" all the principal streets, and for
t"oI47 disnla " Of fireworks. cannon-dr,nc.
ei'""q Tho PROCESSION starts from the Centre
g.. ,.n, n = o'clock, and will return TO that
Nj" abo%i lO5 O'Clock. The line viii! be
p'''"'. 81 Mr.. Thomas W. Branch and
u I'm" !. Il. Iiill, the marshals appointed
t".'..%n OCCASION. The former will have
loi .d Of toe whites, and the latter OF
c"D",',T,rrd poytion Of the line. Each will
tHe .y M assistants. General William Ma
n-,, md Colorcl William L. Cameron will
h .,r.Ss the crowd on their return from the
N3 n-"o, william NJ. Wightman occupied
,',,,,it a. the Marke'Strcet Methodist
YAK .conai church Yesterday morning. and
A'a nod 70 q crowded congregation on the
Pc. al "Foreisn Missions" He did
M"' W. rcouest. and special collection was
..,.,n M for this object. At night Rev.
SH + F. Wiley. OF Emory and Henry Col
~. -, preached al the same church to very
u, &C. aud:ence. His sermon WAS addressed
.-.:nly TO young men. Both Of these di-
.,oT, left this evening for Norfolk 10 at
.[,s Conference. The clerical and lay dele
"..r> Is Conference from this city and vi
;.r;,v will so down 10 Norfolk tomorrow
eYeuiu2.
srm.fcl}ow. named Delta, aged about five
rorr>, fell over The hailus,ers in the third
:,o~g Of tha; gcnsleman's residence, on
sycamore street, Saturday, to the hall be-
low. and sustained injuries Of very pain
A. and !. * feared serious. character.
<fr Hr.ciwc!i Grammar. Of Prince
,..,.r, yyho was burned 10 death last week
., III, home in TIA, county, was very old
w.. and lived By himself. He was at the
f'.a~thou,s on Thursday and spent most OF
49, a4y there. returning home IN the eve
49,. Il !, SAID that most or the fodder
.ia anon h;> farm this year was packed
!, ia dwcliiuc-lIou>c, and il is supposed
49,. while cooking his supper the fire WAS
II .a.,c manner commuaic ted 10 this dr.
SERIAL. Others think the house was set
- ire while Mr.. Grammar was inside
a,...p. Tie body al The unfortunate man
rs n'mo>l entirely consumed, but 4 small
,..~.:e, citAe remains being recovered from
r,,, ,.r,v- ii ne Tabb-Strcet PrcShyt crian
.f--,h have formed themselves into IN as
7."..g,ion for TIE purpose Of improving
...u >rlt.ar-ScAool library. They have
;.,vsG q prospectus announcing that on
S.,arl.y mex. they will issue the first No
~ weekly Journal. TO be called Tie Ckei
r.-70. 10 ..c edited and published 10y
fl.m Each No. will contain condensed
lg, actulAlc report Of DR.. With"rspoon's
,n-m0n az the preceding sabbath night,
rruarca 10y Or. Withcrspoon, and 10 ap.
Inar ~ iii exact fac-simile OF ms land
wiring. All the other articles will be fac
S..,s II the handwriting OF the contribu-
Ior.. The bows hope by this means to OBJ
tim iine library for the sunday school.
rnn -et OF Tempiai jewels recently pre-
lr,,rG hy Eminent Commander James q.
Ban. ri Portsmouth. to Morton Command
ery. Of New York. is here in possession Of
81 John scott. 81 that Commandery. Mr.
SCI. is spending some days in Petersburg
4 The guc>t Of Sir Knight Alexander W
Archer. TIE 50; is 4 complete one. there
ta,a.- a jewel Tor each officer Of Morton
L,U,urndrry.
i lodge OF The new order Of the American
Leon Of Honor will be instituted in this
cj,: This week. Already some sixty name,
AaY, hccn secured Il. charter-mcnberS, unC
doubtless many more will be handed in be-
fore the organization. The main feature OF
The order i insurance, the members bein@
entitled to take from $500 t. $1,000 insu-
raGcc.
TIE sheriff al Surrv county passed
through lowe to Richmond ibis morning,
C.rsying 10 ,Ac penitcntiary white man
I.nsd john Thomas, sentenced to Two
- iMp!j>a!1ucnt for holsf-breakin@.
The youn- gentlemen OF Prince George
county viii have L tournament and ball at
iug courthouse next week. DR.. George L.
Nyss is - deliver the address TO tie
Gg dis and 7. G.. Watkins, CT this city.
81! QclNcrlhc coronation address.
The November term Of the County Court
.! iuaWdd'c commenced to-day. The case
q Nr. PritcL";f. charged with shooting
Mr. CbAYp"n near Reams's Station several
months agr, WAS called and continued until
AEEt Friday.
NillialH Green. c0lored lunatic from
b"i:o:d cou0,y, WAS taken over 10 the
How&5dG!~yc Hospital to-day.
ROBIN ADAIE.