The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-12-18
LYNCHBURG.

THE MATRIMONIAL BOOM; MARRIAGES PAST
AND NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. FOR CHRIST
MAs-pI.EAsANT INCIDENTS AND 0CCA-
sJONs--IRREGULAR NAIL SERVICE.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
DECtM 16, 1880.
The sound OF marriage bells begins to be
ming led with the music OF those which are
ringing in the Christmas. Yesterday after.
noon MIR. S. w. Patterson, an officer In The
Internal. Revenue Department, and whose
father is United States commissioner at this
noint. was united to Miss Helen Myrtle
Watson, one OF Lyuchbure's daughters.
Yesterday, also, the invitations were issued
to the marriage Of Miss Jimune Watts,
daughter OF Colonel j. W. Watts, to Mr.
George p. Watkins. The parties are all
prominent in Lynchburg society, and the
event. which takes place on the 22d instant,
is hooked forward to with great interest
The marriage will take place at Court-Street
Methodist Episcopal church, and instead OF
the usual Instrumental music on the Occa-
sion it IS intended TO have certain appro.
pirate VOC Il perferalances that are in course
OF preparation.
A pleasant feature Of the holiday celebra-
ton will be the furnishing ef u Christmas
tree for the children in the Miller Orphan
Asylum. The gifts intended TO be displayed
on il and to be distributed among the or
phans were specially ordered oy the mana
gers from New York. and make iine col
lection. Perhaps there Is no institution OF
the kind in this country more literally cot :
Quoted than this asylum, or under more
competent charge than that OF DIR. q. X.
Lewis and his accomplished wife.
Another social event OF Christmas will
be the rendition OF the Chimes OF Norman
DIV by number of young ladies under the
direction of Miss Jennie yandersrIft.
The Episcopal churches are pushing their
preparations for the season 10 the way OF
evergreen and other decorations.
The mail service between Richmond and
this point seems subject TO many and mvsie-
riOus interruptions. Saturdays DsSpotch
was not received here until Monday eve
ming. Yesterdays papers did not reach our
public until this morning. There Is some
complaint of this irregular service aud fire.
quent nliscarriages.
Captain Phil. T. Withers, cousin of Sena-
tor WMhers, is very i'll at hi, home in this
city. TELEPHONE.
INFORMANT MOVEMENT; FRENCH IMMIGRA.
TI0x; DIRECT STEAM COMMUN1cATIOA-TBE
IRON ExCITEMENT-THE FACTS IN THE CASE
OF tue LIBERTY NEGRO-HIRlNG- DEATH OF
COLONEL JOHN A. LAEGHORNE-HYMENEAL
&C.
CORRESPONDENCE Of the Richmond Dlspatch.I
DECsMBER II, 1850.
A movement which matches In import
auce the great iron boom was given It's ini-
tiatory impetus yesterday on the occasion
OF visit 10 This city OF Hon John s. Bar.
bour. president OF the Virginia Midland
Railroad Company. with NJ. fOnyilie, SUI
perinteudeut OF French line OF steamships
between New York and Havre. The main
purpose OF the visit OF NJ. d'Onyllle
was to prosecute inquiries In regard to
the price Of land. the wages OF labor,
the conyenienees Of living, aad other kin-
dred subjects. wttll the view OF the location
OF bodies of French immigrants In tins tec-
tion of the State. The means by which this
tide Of immigfatir1 10 to be 30 directed Ia
the establishment Of entrsp6ts ut Norfolk
end Baltimore, aud perhaps other southern
poFts, as termini OF the French line OF
s,spmers under n. d'0nsille's superiniend.
ence> II is said there are large numbers OF
Freuchnlen who desire 10 make their homes
10 the South. and who are fayorsbiy Inn
pressed by The reports OF The sitractions OF
Virginia. There Is no question Of the ability
OF The company To carry out iis plan, and
our people arc bopeiui Of large accession
II useful and thsjfiy French ciiIxens.
The operations o. The Iron.works attract