The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-17
PETERSBURG.

EElENoDOkN1.
rr.1u OF WORTHY cITizgS--A sAILog's DE-
yuss-IARGE ATTENDANCE AT TIE PUBLIC
scpooIs-- HARBoR IMPRoyEMENTs-- GOSPEL.
cAsr.u.ETIxGs-co COTTON REcEPrs Es~
cve,s,So-poIiTIcAL MATrERS-Sf An
COURSE OF LEcTrREs--DEER abuSDAs.f, &C.
,,,..r..,soode,ce OF the Richmond DF ii, teh.l
SEPTEMBER fs,- 1880.
MFR. Reuben b. Andrews, whose illness
was mentioned 10 one OF my recent letters,
died last night at few minutes past 3
o'clock. He was citizea Of prominence,
and universally esteemed for his sterling
qualities and manly tra ds OF character. For
the past twenty-five years he held upinter-
ruptedly the positio>n OF master machiniss
at the Mount Airy shops OF the Petersburg
Railroad Compar g, the duties OF which he
I mostiailhiully .oa satisfactorily discharged.
4 The company eIl seriously feel the loss OF
bis services. In respect to bis memory all
the locomo lives on that road were to-day
draped in mourning, and Tomorrow, the
day OF rs funeral, tue shops OF the COM
pany win be closed. Mr.. Andrews was In
the s .xiy.secopd year OF bis age, and his
deat'n occurred afier only few days ILL.,
mes.
Henry Creight on, citizen OF Fredcrlcks-
burg. died last evening on board The
schooner Tbopias ii. Hooper, lying at our
wharf, on which he came here as sailor.
Another sailor from the same section left
for his home sick several days ago.
The public schools Of this city opened for
the session OF 1880 81 yesterday under
very favorable auspices. The total number
of nupiIs entered was l,57i. being an excess
Of i25 over the number enrolled on the dir st
dsy Of the last session. Total whites en-
tered. 500; coored, III. Yesterday being
Jewish holiday, the Hebrew pupils were
not entered. Otherwise, the increase would
have been much larger.
In the recent correspondence OF The spe-
cial committee OF the Common Council APP
pointed under the resolution directing them
10 make certain inquiries relative 10 the I'M
proyement OF the city harb0r The interest
ing fact was elected that OF all the cities on
or near the coast from Portland, Maine, TO
Charleston, S. C., not one, with the eXcep-
ton OF Richmond, owns a dredge. Their
work OF harbor and river improvement Is
done by contract or by the Government.
Until recently the city Of Petersburg own
ed two dredges. One OF these was sold TO
Mr. Ferris, the present Government con-
tractor on the river; The other is disabled,
and cannot be used. In preference TO re-
pairing and working the latter dredge, the
city prefers to give out the work OF deepen
ing the harbor by contract.
Ii is hoped, under the operations now in
urogreSs, that we shall soon not only have
iwelye.foot channel up 10 our barber, but
9 sufficient depth in the harbOr TO accommo-
date all vessels that may be able TO reach our
port.
The gospel camp-meetings at the Fair
Grounds have been in progress little over
week, and are very well attended, good
many white people being among the yisi-
tors. The COlored Jubilee Singers gene.
rally furnish the music. The meetings are
under the conduct OF colored evangelsts,
but the colored people Of our city have not
manifested tdat interest in them it was ex-
pected. Other ministers from abroad have
been invited TO come and preach, among
them the Rev. John Jasper, OF Richmond.
should he come he will have big crowd to
hear him.
The receipts OF new cotton are increasing
rapidly, and II the weather continues fair
for picking the sieple will begin 10 arrive
very freely during the next week. The re-
ports from the Southsidc counties OF Nir-
ginia are 10 the effect that the cottOn-tields
are white, and The prospect fine for good
crop.
There is more shipping in port now than
has been noticed for long while before.
Our merchants are generally anticipating a
good fall trade, and the farmers are boast.
ing OF fine crops OF all kinds.
Mr.. Charles L. Bishop. well known TO
sporting circles in Petersburg and Rich
mond, died a day or two ago.
Seventy-five deeds were admitted to re-
cord In The clerks Office in this city since
the last term Of the Hastings Court.
The Readiusiers have made arrangements
for big mass.meeting at the Academy OF
Music tomorrow night, and they expect to
have addresses from Messrs. Riddleberger,
Blair, Paul, and others.
Our people are anXiously awaiting the re-
suit OF the compromise moyement-Some
with and some without hopes OF any salts
factory arrangement. There are many
among both parties in the community who
do not wish to see any compromise made,
= but desire to see the fight made to the end
on the line on which it was begun.
The committee of the Young Mems
Christian Association 10 whom the matter
was entrusted to-day telegrapbed the Red
Path Lyceum Bureau, Boston. engaging
Rev. De Witt Talmage. John Il. Cough,
Hon. William Parsons, r. j. Burdette, and
other distinguished persoDages for star
course OF lectures in this city during the
coming season. The course Will also en-
brace several concerts. Nearly enough sea-
son tickets have already been sold to pay
for the expense Of the course.
The country people have been busy for
some days past in saving their fodder crop,
which Is q heavy one.
As an evidence OF The great number OF
deer TO be found In this section, IL may be
mentioned that during recent hunt in one
OF the neighboring counties herd Of ten
1ne buck were driven together by one
stand at which two gentlemen stood. The
parties were so much surprised by the spec
taclc that they fred wild and hurt nothing.
Up near Ford's. in DiDwiddie county, seve-
raj days ago, fine buck was killed by a lit
tie boy with an iron spike, with which he
struck The deer on the head.
ROBIN ADAIRf