The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-03
LYNCHBURG.

A NEW BANK: SUBSCRIPTION OF STOCK-ELEC-
TION OF DIRECTORS OF THE yIR1INIA saw
INGs BANK AND GAS cOMPANY-MONTGOME
RY PREsByTERY --BUsTiNGs C0URT-P0LICE
sTAJIsIICS-RECENT DEATHs-DEf Rtssl0N
AMONG The ssICK--BANQUET OF THE HOSE
COMPANY-ACCIDENT TO A LADY-sILE OF
LOr--PERS0SAL- THE lR0UND-HOG1
correspondence of the Richmond Dlspstch.l
FEBRUARY 2, 1851.
A movement was begun Yesterday to
raise subscriptions TO the stock OF 9ew
bank proposed to be started here IL. the
place of the banking. house Of Nesss. MI
Ter a. Franklin. The amount OF Sl0,000
was raised without difficulty, and ia few
hours. 1t is stated that the capital OF the
bank Is to consist OF 100000, and that NJ.
&. Christian, OF the late firm of Miller d
Franklin, is 20 be The cashier.
The stockholders OF the Virginia Savings
Bank held their annual session yesterday
and elected the following directors and Off
GERS: Board Of Directors: S. p. Hasey. n.
b. Floyd, G. e. Rack, j. Il. Maben, John
II, TayloI, A. M. Davies. John ID. Daniel.
President, A. NJ. Davies; Vice-Pre>idenI, S.
=. Halsey Cashier. Robert l.. Chandler.
The Lynchburg Gas Light Company met
Yesterday afternoon and elected the follow
ing directors: X. w. CreDshaw. J. W.
Watts, John L. Slaughter, James L. Will
lams,.S. l.. MoormaD, and S. Z. Hurt. The
Board elected Mr. Il. W. Cienshaw presl-
dent OF the company for the ensuing year.
The Montgomery Presbytery, at It's ses-
sion Yesterday afternoon, dissolved the pas.
toral relations OF Rev. James DDwiddie
with the Big Lick church. Rev. +. {. Cor
don, OF Salem. was directed to preach at The
Big Lick church on the third Sunday in
February and declare the church vacant.
Mr.. Dinwiddie will now assume charge OF
the Concord, New Concord, and Old Con-
cord.
The case Of J. L. Ayerett, charged with
unlawful emitting, was continued in the
Hastings Court yesterday until the March
term and the prisoner bailed.
Frederick TAYLOR, the negro who stole
Mr.. j. NJ. Waiis's horse from Martins ware
house, as reported last week in this CORE
spouaence, has been lodged in the ctV isi',
and Is TO be tried next Friday in the Corpo-
ration Court. Tay lor sold the stolen horse
10 Colonel II ii. Gillian. OF Buckingham
county, TO whom Mr. Watts has applied for
its restitution.
Tie police we're kept very actively en-
gagged last moatb. In all 81 arrests were
mades OF wbich he subjects were divided
rs follows: White males, %; white female,
4; co!ored males, Al; colored females, I.
Ten OF these arrests were Tor an offence not
often brought TO the laws recognltion--tbat
OF unlawful c)haDitation.
TIE deaths 81 Mrs. Mary Il Marable and
of Joseph u. Je0giugs me announced this
morning The death. too, occurred this
morning Of Robert A. Perkins, colore6
man wesi known sad n,tct respected, who
Ia former years was for long time sexton
OF 81. fsuPs. He has beea lately an official
in the Cnited States postal service. lie had
been sick for some weeks " asthma.
Ii is a comnaes remsrk among people
hereabeMs that Those who are sick now
never appear 10 get well. This IS not, OF
course, uaiverxaily true; bat tho mortality
Of the town has feeeotly been 80 great that
the Ikysictsns say sheir patients are over.
come with n certasa depression on even
slight anfay0rabie syn ptems, and are harder
than eser TO yield TO treatment on account
OF the relaxation produced By fear and low
spiriis.
The aeouai banquet of fhe Lynchburg
Hose Company, No. /. st the Soryeil House
lat night. @as grand occasion. Captain
Charles w. SiatLam presided Toasts ware
offered appropriate 40 tae occasion, AID
many good speeches aud les poRses made.
Mrs. Colonei Augustine Lefi~iteh slipped
up on the lee Yesterday, on che back porch
OF her residence on Federai street, and fell.
breaking her lett arm. IL wss promptly
set by the doctor. aud tie lady 10 doing well. |
The lot on Washington sreei, Diamond !
Hill, recently occupied by Mr.. Il. ~. Pace,
whose residence was destroyed by tire |
sone weeks ago, was sold yesterday TO
Captain John T.. Wilson, postmaster, for
t2,275.
The repeiijion OF the Chimes OF Nor.
mandy bss been Indefinitely postponed. i