The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-01-19
1yNCHBuRG.

,,.r.esy AGAIN BNIow THE fREEzING-
shh rur THREE BEARS GREAr GROVES
- ,uupRFN--JAIL BIRDS - l,YNCBbuRo
sk COMPANY. NO. 1; TIRE OLD AND NEW
ea,xtz,rIoNs-A COMBINATION OF PER
,.sss--, NEw ENoiNE--PERsoNAi, &C.
-. ,onacnce OF the Richmond Dispa'chl
JANUARY rs, 1881.
~ h.~d hand al the ice has again been
-, l,ta on the mud, and the latter Is
suuu. ,.itT aS a poker. The mercury az
,,"nr.of writing--near mid-day--is stiil
u" deerees pelow the freezing. point.
IN vea:her.wise pretty well agree among
,so,o.clye, that there will be probably an
other snow.
VI, ChesGs entertainment last night Tor
The benefit Of Epiphany and the College
uip chsncl, drew to the new Opera House
enc Of the largest crowds Of children ever
.eru here in any one building at one iime
The pcriormers. too, were children. aud
they did their part so well that the play Is
10 Ice repeated. IL is not often that the
Onera-H0asc rs filed, bu, 1t was last night.
and nlre ienihs OF the crowd were chit
drrn.
y, less than four other entertainments
are booked and billed for appearance here
within lbc next week or two. All play and
no work makes jack forget what. But
in i.vnchburg there is always work enough
progressing 10 prevent any serious results
OF play. =,
There are now confined IN the city Jail
eleven prisoners. in The following proper
tion> Whites, 2-both males; coloreo' y
OF whom are females.
Cards of invitation have issued to the an
nusl barJmet OF The Lynchburg Hose Com-
many No. I, which takes place al the NorVell
House on the evening of February LIST. THIS
i>onc IT he oldest and most prominent pub
H., Institutions of the city. IL IS hity-odd
wear. old. being almost cOntemporaneOus
with the waicr-woTkS, built under the may
crafty o! the late John Victor. Many OF the
l,adin. CITIZENS Of LyDcbburg. have taken
81 nridf In former wears IN acting as oiilceiS or
81 nri,ate, IA is ranks. and the company uStd
/. :, be ,ery efficient in the fires, but does not
n MAKE much OF a boast that way nowadays.
81 II p, largely made up of The sons OF lis o'd
members aud foundeTS-SOmethlng Ike me
Society oi tue Cincinnati. The old company
Used 10 run "A Iife-insurauce company IN
4 connection with IT. other work, and there Is
i sill = considerable fund TO the credit OF The
present organization.
II i, stated. ca p0SSdnt, that the captain o.
No. /. Captain George y. knnear, one oi
our lfIUiN- flliLtDN, bd> tvhhi -ih"" '"N
early acquaintance Of The newly.eiec'eo
senator from Nevada, Hon. James &. Far,
both Of item being natives OF Tyrone, Ire
land.
II j., stated that at the next free lecture OF
the Ilolc0mbe- Tall course, about the ma
die OF next month, or sooner there WIZ oe
combira ion of lie formers. In addltloh
10 the announced programme tthe lecture
OF Mr.. Gregory on Lord Beaconsfeld), Cap
tain Chsrles VI. Blackboard will deliver al
humorous address on "The Bald Head Us
the Ultimate Development Of Civilization.
Both Of the lecturers, aud especially Captain
Blackford. are hald-headed gentlemen, ana
il may We'll be believed they are not averse
to being demonstrated 10 he the ultimate
developments Of civilization.
The Lynchburg Iron and Mining COM
many have ordered new engine OF four
thou>and.horse power, which is expected 10
arrive the latter part Of next month, ana
take The place OF the smaller engine now IN
Use.
Miss Morgan, the elocutlonist, has gone
TO Boston. Rev. William +. Edwards :
child is still sick from the effects Of scarlet
fever. lELtfhoNt'