The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-11-10
PETERSBURG.

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STATISTICS, &C.
Cor,e,pondence OF tire Richmond Dispatch.l
NOVEMBER ., 1880.
The Petersburg Copyocatien OF the bp's-
oonaI Church will commence its next SIS
sion Al Brandon, IN Prince George county
Tomorrow, and VIII adjourn ABOUT o'..
Say. The rectors OF the churches IN tp's
civ and adjacent parishes VIII aueh"i
p,shon = c. Keener. 81 Louisiana, Is ex-
Ia 10 arrive in this city on saturday
-, ON his way to Danvllle, where he Is
- ,,r,sIde over The Virginia Annual Con"
,o,rnce He will preach at the Market
g., church sunday morning, and probs'
III =, the Washington.Sire church at
u,ah, ON the following day. IN company
I'll tho Methodist ministers OF our Guy,
ho nilI leave for Danville. our Methodist
friends here, In view OF the carry meeting
NJ Conference. are arranging tne'T cnu'cn
Snsrccs They are generally very prompt
in those matters. and meet their full quo,a
Of expenscs. II is understood, a. heV. ~
Powell Garland has served his fu'l time,
ard vii, have to be transferred 20 another
Gcld tb,; an effort Will be made 10 secure
Pcv Dr. Edwards for the Markei-Stfeet
church. This will be the only important
change here.
Rev. Dr. j. b. Hawthorne, OF Richmond,
Is announced to preach at the FIRST Bapllst
church, in this c.ty~neXt sunday morning
and evening.
The cotton receipts al this port since inc
1st OF September are largely IN excess OF
a.. Ia. Ygg nDTtn0
lsst year, and II is estimated that the excess
will continue throughout the year.
The Hancock.Engiish and Coleman ban.
ntr which for some weeks past has spanned
Sycamore street nearly in front OF the court
house was Yesterday quietly taken down
and laid aside. II bears the portraits OF The
three distinguished gentlemen named. Al
q meeting OF toe Young Mems Democratic
club, which did such signal service during
the late campIign, held last night, 1t was
decided TO continue tue organization per-
mauenily through the means OF commit
tee. consisting OF the president and one
member from each OF the six wards OF the
civ. This committee will hold weekly
meetings. and keep their eyes open TO the
course Of cyen;s. The Club will no doubt
MAY AN important part in next years can
yasS.
several handsome improvements are in
condemnation on Sycamore street. The
effort having failed TO build hotel ut The
corner Of Franklin street, the large lot
there has been purchased 10y Mr. w. Nj.
HablistOn, and IN accordance with pans
furnished by Mpior -. j. Black, OF Rich
mond. two large three-story Stock-DrlcH
stores will be erected there. The store AT
the corner Of Bank and Sycamore streets
IS TO be enlarged and greatly improved AT a
cost OF several thousand dollars.
TIE mission at the Catholic church, con-
ducled by Rev. Fathers Elliott and Robin
son. has been in progress since Sunday, ana
the services are largely attended. Both Oi
these divines are finished pulpit orators.
Father Robinson is very nearly related TO 4
number Of the best Protestant families ~
Petersburg, and is a grandson OF late dis
tingulshcd and esteemed citizen.
The epiz)Oiy seems 10 have attacked man
as well as beasts in this section. Colds aud
catarrhal affections bayc seldom before been
known 10 be so prevalent rs they are this
season, aud many people believe they are OF
the nature Of the epizOOty.
The remains OF Mrs. Sarah K. Hunger
ford "a native Of this city, who died III
Manchester on Monday, and Of the child oil
Mr.. Claiborne Wakefield, also OF Manches
ter, were brought here this afternoon and
taken TO Blandford Cemetery for interment
The two professions followed one behind
the other from the depot to the cemetery.
Samples Of the various minerals TO be
found in this section are beng collected fol
the forthcoming census report. There are
some valuable deposits in Chesterfield and
Dinwiddie counties. The tobacco statistics
Of this section have already been taken by
Major Ragland. whose report will no doubt
be very valuable one.
Southside Council, Royal Arcanum, has
now upwards OF one hundred and sixty
members, and the membership is incre isinG
with each meeting. ROBIN ADAlR.