The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-06

Brodie II. Chinn is appointed postmaster
at La Grange. King George county, Va.
uice Robert L. Dlgnum, removed. Jlme'
NJ. Worthal Is appointed postmaster at
Beaver Pond, Amelia county, Va, Uice H.
f. johnson. resigned. VI. l.. Peery is ap'
pointed postmaster at Gap stone, Tazewcl
county, Va, uice j. s. Pecry, resigned
81. Clair Ilammack is appointed postmaster
at Linden, Roane county, W. w., rice VI
Hammack, moved away. Jackson ParSon,
is appointed postmaster at Kentuck, jack
son county. W. Va. Uice Il. y. Polling, re-
signed. w. ii. ii. Parker is appointed an
auxiliary letter-carrier at PETERSBURG, Va.
A new post.oflice is established at SturgiS,
AccOmac county. Va, near Pnngoteague,
with Thomas g. Elicit as postmaster.
The funeral OF the late Samuel VI. Janney,
Esq, whose death has been noticed, took
place Monday evening from Goose Creek
church. at Lincoln, and was attended by 4
large concourse OF the friends and admirers
OF the deceased-amOng them many from
this city and vicinity. The remains were
interied 10 the burying. ground OF the So
cieiy OF Friends, a short distance from the
church where the funeral services took
place. -AieIandria Gazette.
The Republicans Of Norfolk have APP
pointed committee 10 communicate with
Judge d. j. Goodwin, OF the Corporation
Court, and ascertain il il is in compliance
with The Constitution and laws Of the United
States and OF the State OF Virginia TO bave
in each ward separate and particular BAL
box and precinct for cOlored voters, and
il not in accord with law that he discon-
tinue the same.
A wonderful healer" has appeared in
Wise county. His name is DR.. j. +. Bal
lou, and the Lee Sentinel says that he is a
Methodist preacher. Finding that he can't
do all the work required OF him, he has
been swearing in a number Of deputies
deputy Dealers.
The cornerstone OF Wesley Hall, OF the
Vanderbilt University, at Nashville, Tenn.
was laid Tuesday with imposing ceremo-
MES. Bishops Paine, Kavanaugh, Pierce,
Doggett, Keoner. and McTyeire, and other
digntaries OF the Southern Methodist
Church. participated in the exercises. Wes-
ley Hall will be the theological department
Of the University, and Is the gift OF William
II. Vanderbilt.
Ole Bull, now OF Cambridge, Mass, has
imported four Norwegian ponIes-the only
ones in this country-one Of which, hand
some stallion, is valued at $4,000, and the
others at 81 900 each.
Mr.. G. IL. Pierce, prominent New York
banker and broker, and son-in-law OF
Hon. Charles James Faulkner, OF West
Virginia. is extremely i'll.
The Khedive OF Egypt Is said to have
caused number OF stones to be removed
from the great pyramid at GheeZeh for use
in building mosque.
Rev. E. D. Win,ow, the Boston forger,
Is said TO have married the daughter OF his
landlady in Buenos Ayres. He has a wife
living at Newton, Mass.
Judge Hilton proposes TO give his fine
park at Saratoga TO the village. There are
now several hundred men at work on the
place.
Mr. c. c. Waite, Of the Brevoort House,
New York, who recently died, had SllO, 900
insurance on his life.
The South Carolina state Library, which
occupies single room In the State Capitol,
contains $4,000 volumes.
Each employe of Lauer's brewery. in
Reading, Pa, is allowed eighteen glasses OF
beer day.
Mr.. Ii. j. Byron, the dramatic writer, is
OF the family 10 which the poet Byron be-
longed.
The Prince OF Wales is rapidly attaining
aldermanic proportions.
Dan. Rice will deliver his temperance lee.
ture in Memphis this week.