The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-03-26
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RyApJusrgp MASS MEETING GENERAL MA
HOMES COURSE APPROVED AND sENAIoh
HILL neutrality-suspicious. BY AUDITOR
Massey AND OTHERs-rbATiI OF AN QUIZ
GyNARIAN--PERsONALM Matters CALL VI
PAsToR-TssPECTOR NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
MATCH BETWEEN RICHMOND AND PETERS
BuRG AMATEuRs-INTERgsTING ANNl'EH
sARY.
Icorrespondeace Of the Richmond Dispitch
MARCH %, 1881.
The ReAdiusters OF Petersburg beId
mas. meeting last night at tie Academy ol
Music. the object beng 90 endorse lnt
course Of General Malone in tue cniteo
States Senate. The attendance was by nc
means rs large rs was noticeable during tbt
nroeress of the last campaign. the hall De-
ing onlv about two thirds filled.
RESOLUTIONS endorsing the course OF Cen
eral Malone In the Senate were adopted
The speakers OF tue evening were Auditor
Massey, General Stith Boiling, and captain
ID. A. Hinton. ,,.,
Mr.. Joseph Wilson, one Of the Oldest citl'
zeBs Of Dinwiddie county, died yesterday
afternoon at his home, about eight miles
from town. OF pneumonia. lie was IN the
eighty.Grst year Of his age.
DIR. II. G.. Leigh received telegram ia''
evening from Columbus, Miss. announc'h.'
the serious illness OF his mother. ana c'iin4
him TO her bedside. He let at once III IT,
Spouse to the summons.
DIR. Edwards is preaching every nlgnt ~
crowded congregations at The Marke'-0,''e'
Methodist Episcopal church. Inere nu'e
been thus far between twenty ana in'iN
conversions during these meetings VII
sunday night DR.. Edwards VIII preach
sermon specially to the young men VI TUT
city. .,;.. ,,,r :,
The Hebrew congregation OF thiS c'ly'
II i eypecied, will mold meeting on sun
day TO elect pastor IN place OF he'' AIeA,
ander Gross. who has resigned 10 'cIcpt
call TO larger field, near fhl'aue'P"la
There are some half dozen naIleS Dei"io
the congregation. Rev. Dr. u. NuHsoauu''
Of PottsyIlIe. Pa, Is here TO ollcla'e ~ Tue
synagogue tonight, and bis name WIN pro-
h,bly be one OF those 10 be presented 10 tue
congregation. -, ~ y rros
treasurer OF Nottoway county, n'S Deeh
commissioned as inspector OF Centre ware
Tom.o in mis- city. rice Mr.. :. NJ. Green,
,e.ioned. and that he Will quliiy at The Ne>-
sion Of the Hastings Court ON Tuesd1y
next.
\ nigeon. shooting match his been NJ
ranged TO take place ut the Falr'GrounCs IN
tbi, city on Monday next between party
Of Richmond and Petersburg amateurs,
several 10 each side.
To-day i the sixteenth anniversary OF
the battle OF Fort Stcadmln, 50 calamity
fought by General GordOn'S division on
the morning OF the 2j,h of March, 1863.
Tbi, fort was one Of The nearest % tnr tcd-
eral forts to tie Confederate Inc, mmcdl-
ately east Of the city. 1t was captured al
most without fight, the Union troop :
therein being surprised and taken prisoners.
But the ConicdcraleS were not strong
enough T. hold it or II push Tie advantage
they bad gained against the stronger folts
in the rear when commanded II, anu ire
heavy Federal force soon iDa>srd To pr,Nent
any advance. The southern troop, were
eytn:uallv forced back to their lines, after
Sustaining considerable los. \ lcW DAYS
iateI our city wa, evacuated. The bones OF
those who fell in this attack were suD'e-
0uenilv gathered together and inferred IN
BnndfOrd cemetery. under the direction OF
The Ladies' Memorial Association. our
city still shows many marks OF the siege II
sustained during the last years Of the war.
The holes and patches about many OF the
house, tell Of the effect OF the SHOT and sh, u
thrown by the Federal batteries east and
south OF town. aud will long remain to tell
the story OF those fearful DAYS.
ROBIN ADAIR.