The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-02-09
eitI,mpnd 1ispatth.
=, 1880.
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JUG .S'ss.rRp--TBs YorNe MEMS cHRisrrAN As
SoclATIOS M0VfMS >T--THY GREENsNILLE
40 SUSSEX ~. ,GEsHIP-PERsoNAL-- BOYS
srxr on rJv. observation-disclosures
SsryIrTc Avn TOBACCO ExPoRTs~DEAF-
yrTE sBSvfcf, &C, &C.
FEBRUARY I, 1880.
r. banded debt OF the city OF Peters
~. ~ sti-S. 700. The purposes for which
TX Was created are furnished by the
.h.s va ."d,,or as follows: Southslde rail-
Guy In ,"an honds. S72S,70O; floating debt
iosu sioS. 600: school bonds, $4,000; ;
O.uu 40 and floating debt bonds, Sl5O,0o0;
CIV! n"mstiox river bonds, Sl65,OOO-to'al,
sh nc yonng Mems Christian Association
inS t,, a, an informal meeting held a
W VIZ ,,ro AGO. decided TO canvass among
uH ,cs6ing businessmen TO see II an active
INC 49," ,'.,oo.aofk will be sustained here. III
e> soo'',,d n rf0rganizc the Association
Iitn ,,ork a. i being done by the llVe
i.,cio,ions OF the country, To promote So
a., ;n,c,coulsc. 10 have music, readings,
,aa,,,res. and bring 10 bear every possible
tssrsnce 10 counterfeit vice ana elevate tbe
moral. Of the young.
NJ. ". Arnold, who subsequent to the
., a January was elected Judge OF the
.,,,ies Of GrCcnsville and sussex coun-
~, the General Assembly, and who only
s" roccnfis received his commission from
n,aco,erpor. has qualified, and on Thurs
A. nreslded al the regular term OF the
"~,,, for Sussex county. IL was expected
,ss, there would be some contention be-
tween Judges Goodwin and Arnold as TO
,rho was legally entitled 10 hold the court,
and Il was boped by many that the matter
vopld be contested, but Judge Arnold
ouieiIy took bis seat on The bench and direct
cd The sberifto open court. which was done.
There were several criminal cases on the
docket. in two of which II. T. Wilson, Esq,
Of This civ, appeared as counsel for the de-
fence In each case, with a view Of having
Inc matter OF the iudgeship presented for
decision TO higher court, Mr.. Wilson
nlead 10 the Jurisdiction OF the court, and
in each case the plea was promptly over
ruled. Both prisoners were acquitted, leay-
inc Mr.. Wilson no ground to carry his eX-
ceptions 10 the oyerruling Of his plea TO the
higher court.
Rev. Father Thomas j. Wilson, pastor OF
4il
Ills morning, where he was summoned by
telegraph TO attend the funeral OF bis
brother's wife, who died yesterday, and
also 10 visit his brother. who is very i'll.
The Executive Committee of the State
Grange will meet here on Monday 10 eX-
anime the reports OF the several officers of
the Grange, which meets in annual session
on Tuesday.
a.. afoscYfo tl,i- ,,,crpipe, ftt.O
coiolcd yontbs. not vet fifteen years OF aye,
decentralization houSe-breakine, and were
committed TO Jail 10 await the action Of The
grand jury al the April term Of the Hust-
ing. Court. Their names are John TibbS
and Robert Rufin. They confess to the
truth Of tie charge, and have been leading
a life OF crime for some time.
Rev. J. y. McManaWey, Of Richmond
College, will I'll the pulpit OF the ByIne-
Street Baptist church sunday morning and
evening. On the following Sunday Rev.
W. \. Pearson, o. South Carolina, viii for
mslly assume pastoral charge of this church.
The exports Of maEuiactui ed tobacco from
thi. city during the week ending to-day
amounted to 400 pounds. a number Of
different foreign ports were the destination
OF the shipments.
liz lulOl ubl-i Ntlut Nllltti luis III liit
Petersburg distIlcf for the week ending to-
day amounted TO Sl2.177.
Rev. Job Turner, recently ordained to the
ministry Of the Episcopal Church. and who
j, acglng a. missionary 10 the deaf mutes of
the country, Will hold service ut Grace
church sunday night. There are only few
OF this unfortunate elias in this vicinity.
On The occasion Of The last visit of Mr.. Tur-
ntr he had crowded audience Of our best
people. For the benefit Of the deaf mutos
be reads the services aud breaches by signs,
while his sermon is read by DR.. Gibson.
During the week ending to-day the cotton
and tobacco receipts at this port over the
Petersburg railroad were as follows: Cot
ton, 2l9 bales; tobacco, 224 hogsheads.
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