The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-03-23
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I'D CHURCH CONFERENCE.
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MARCH ~, 1880.
Tn the MAYORS Court this morning the
.ose ~ the yeung man Street Drinkard,
s,h.roed with assault upon Isaiah Pelham
sa"Inred,. after martial examination, was
c"rsinn ned until next Monday. Messrs. Pc
,ram q McTjwaine appeared as defendants
connseI. and he was admitted to bail 10 the
snm Of $500 for bis appearance. The
wounded man was unable TO attend count,
his condition being represented by the ply
stefan as still very critical.
The March term OF the County Court OF
eurrv commences to-morrow-Judge Battle
nresjding. The cases OF Charles Holloway
and Aaron Taylor, charged with the MUIR
der OF Richard Newly (colored), will come
before The grand Jury for Indictment. The
accused have employed counsel, ana, 1t Is
said. should true bills be found against
them. will elect to be tried In the Circuit
Court Of the county.
Onr Hastings Court has been IN session
since last Thursday, but'no business OF pub
lie interest has been transacted. III IS only
the quarterly terms OF the court tbit pos
sess any importance in the estimation OF the
general public.
~ grass seeds have been unusually heavy
This season. indicating that much greater
area of land has been sown In these crops
10 fsxr N
that in the matter OF grasses, the crops have
been gradually increasing for some years,
until now much less dependence is apparent
than formerly on the North for hay. We have
good grass lands all through this section,
and there never has been any excuse for
importing hay to winter our stock.
The :. boom" in the Atlantic, Mississippi
and Ohio railroad stock daily becomes more
interesting. Thirty dollars per share, I'M
dersrand, was offered to-day for one hun
dred shares and declined. Holders Of the
stock are exuberant at the prospect Of re-
aIizing good price on what they had long
regarded as almost vaueless.
To-day has been quiet day at our ware
bouses. There were offerings OF loose at
only three OF them, and The aggregate sales
were about 10000 pounds at prices ranging
from $500 to 50 80. II is estimated that
within The next thirty DAYS the stock OF
loose tobaccO In this section will be about
exhausted.
The sensational accounts OF the alleged
duel in Brunswick county, published in the
telegrapbic columns OF the northern papers,
are read with q great deal OF enjoyment
here. and will probably he pernsed with
surprise by the worthy gentlemen whose
names appear as principals 10 the affair.
The congregation of Wesley Methodist
Episcopal church worsbipped Yesterday for
the first time in their new editce-Occupy-
Ing the basement room. Ii will be some
months vet before the completion OF the
UPPER portion OF the church. The building
OF this church was projected some years ago
during the ministry OF the Rev. George NJ.
Wright. The congregation being a poor
one they were forced to move very slowly
and cautiously in order to keep out OF debt.
The present pastor, Rev. II. NJ. Chandler,
has worked hard for the accomplishment "
The work, and The members OF the cOngrega-
tion-ihe ladies especially labored in
cessanty.
A colored man residing in Dinwiddie
county few miles from this city found on
Saturday the body OF a dead child in bis
mill, but has not been able to discover how
II got there.
The Introductory sermon before the Vir-
ginia Conference OF the (colored) Methodist
Episcopal Church Of America, which meets
in annual session in this city on Wednes-
day, will be delivered tomorrow night by
Rev. William II. Young, Of Washington.
The Methodist Union Sunday-SchoOl As
ISOLATION held its quarterly meeting ycster-
day afternoon, with large attendance Of
scholars and spectators. The organization
Of the Association is between 1900 and
/, 400 teachers nno pupils. ROBIN ADAIR.