The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-08-02
nANvILIE.

wrSr TO RICHMOND 10 ATTESD THE FUNERAL
or MRS. DOMAIN MAJOR BALL0U ABOUT
SEWERAGE AT DASvILLE AND AT MEMPHIS
RExiNIscEeCEs or qWo NORTHERN MEN IN
THE SOUTHERN ARMY ASSESSMENTS FOR THE
couSrY--A PRoTRsOFED MsETING-N0 P0'
LITICAI.f SIGNIFICANCE THE REPUBLICANS
oF HENRY COUNTY.
correspondence or the Richmond DispatchI
t.-asi AuousT I, 1881.
After I bad written my letter on Satur-
day information was received by telegram
OF The death OF Mrs. Donnan, and Colonel
James NJ. Neal and Mrs. =. w. Terrell,
brother and sister OF Mrs. james Il. Pace,
went down 10 Richmond to attend the fli-
neral.
The Council a short time since sent Major
BaIlou, city engineer, TO Memphis, that he
might examine the system OF sewerage that
had been constructed there. On his return
Mrjor Ballou says that the Memphis authori-
ties gave him every facility for The examina'
ton, and he thinks the steepness OF the
grades here and the shOrtDess OF the lines
will give the DanvilIe pipes greater capacity
and render them less liable 10 obstruction,
and sees no reason for recommending any
change i'm the plan proposed He says that
the Memphis system Is a complete success (;
that cities and towns in large numbers have
sent their engineers TO Memphis TO examine
her sewerage; and that the correspondence
OF her authorities upon the subject has been
50 heavy that they have fouOd II convenient
TO prepare printed circular, which gives
full information upon all points OF inquiry.
James FilZ james was a northern man
who, after becoming a citizen OF DanVllle
and engaging in the druggist business here,
went out as volunteer IN one OF the Dan
vile companies. After the war he en-
tered the United States army, and sew
eral wears ago be died at Fort Can.
by, Washington Territory. A letter
has been received here from Fort Candy,
addressed to the secretary OF Morotock
Lodge OF Masons, which says that 4" James
Fiiz james sleeps quietly beneath The
green sward OF our little cemetery" a
book OF the bylaws OF Morotock Lodge
was found at Fort Candy, and also small,
worn Bible, in which was written
"Johu f. Bryan; from his friend 5.
II. D., 7th May, $780," and "shOt
through the heart at the first battle Of
Manassas, June 81, 1861" John Il. Bryan
was also a northern man in the southern
army. Councilman Grayely says he was not
shot through the heart, but through the
head. ana tnat ne 1eil uedu at MS ltcJ. IL 10
said here that when Bryan's family heard
that be had volunteered for the southern
army they turned the face OF his portrait to
the wall. Fiiz James and Bryan were well
known and were very popular, and some OF
their friends will write for the Bible OF
which have spoken.
The Board Of Supervisors OF the county
have made assessments as follows For the
railroad, 20 per cent. on the State tax for
the county, 40 per cent. on the State tax
for district school purposes, 10 per cent,
and county school purposes, 10 per cent. OF
the State TAX.
Rev. VI. W. Read is in the city this
morning. He says a protracted meeting
has lust been closed at Sharon church, in
ibis county, at which sixteen persons pro-
fessed conversion and niue were baptized.
The services were conducted by himself
and Rev. X. ID. HaymOre, the pastor.
Mr.. John Anthony Smith says that the
appointment Of himself as clerk in the Tcye-
nue. office has no political significance what
ever, and was only a business transaction,
50 much office work and 50 much pay being
the terms.
Information is at hand here that the Re-
publicans OF Henry county will, on the Sd
instant, appoint delegates to the Lynchburg
Convention. ALPHA