The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-02-05
4itl,mond 1ispatfl'.
sA,UROAY..."..FEBRtARf o. ISL
PETERSBURG.

20 AZ ON CITIZEN PERSONAL
Tt>tN'.. my s,npWFNTS--fHE SEVERE WIN
liver INrRovEN Observation-Disclosures
eo,p- NESTING OF PASTORS MD sun
h'.srnoo, sureRlNrENDs NTS ANOTHER
,AfrNT-l XPLRIMENTS WITH WHITE
rluEY TOBACCO ..,,
FHRRrARY 4. 1891.
3d.. fn,.ral ~ Mr. John Davidson, an
"a ,c.occtod citizen, and for many
"' prominent merchant OF our city,
I' ,l.c, 70 day from the Tabb street
To-, 't,risn chufch, Of which Tor Ioliy
~ lac lad been member ana over
t'.. ,c,r. a deacon. lie was bright
", and KNIGHT TCmplar. aud the br,th-
- these tNo orders. Win large
'' l.e- ~! citizens, were present to pay
&c, 20 his memory.
,iition OF MIR. Nathan Barrett. OF
,...-ct. whose right lex was 50 badly frae'
i..tbyafall on The sect several DAYS ago
,,'rcc,..itate ampu;SiO0, Is thought to
,,ry critical to-day.
mining rhc past week cne OF The dealers
AK. cts made a shipmeot 10 the north
'' ,,,rIc', q 10000 pounds Of old iron
, an oeo pounds ~ bones. such ship
ut. ,lc II frequent occurrence, ana II i
,.,.ry whcR such large quantities OF
,t ron and bones come from. Sloltly az
,.,,toS ,r the camps and lines around our
.., FINISHED large supplies OF both OF
h..,ariici,s. a. vel - OF lead; but that
..,.. VA. long since exhausted. and the
hrndreds of families VINO mace 'h'T 'NlhG
. nave loee ago took up other pursuits.
Tla fur trade j. another important induN,
here during The winter season, and
l. o. L a 4.
MID animals caught in The SputhStde
..lflon fnd their WY 20 our market ana are
.tiurrd hence by thc'bIlc.
,, .,cm, TO bee the general opinion that
r.. b.. been The scYcrc>t winter We have
tl t,r many yeaI>-tbe cold being more
rrfoim and prolrJcicd ihih usual. In
.l.dy places toe ground has been hard
f,.,ro ,l,c, about The middle Of December,
.r. fa,rc bl, hardly been a night since
.t.t time that .cc has not formed. In lhc
...gfry. .n iac forests. tie December snow
..u c,.r> the ground. The zee harvest
l.. been abundant, and The ponds and
.ti..r, alr c1vercd "ith zoe now.
, ,,ut, received her, from Congressman
I.,..,.,r ,at, that De- intends to tfy to get
.o .prf.rrAjion # $50 600 for the I'M
,'ro,'...n' q our river az thi, session. The
l,.rii,.. aa, ouly recommended $4,000,
I.. t, bor,. % baYe This amount doubled.
Whasy.. .,S thr Petersburg railroad
v.l.pv .1.l ln April viii get a road Ia
fr,..c.s,. condition. otter five hundred
,,r.,f Steel rails i beng laid. which Will
ru' .l.1. y in fine order
a m,clre 8, to be held on sunday after.
noon toofaan zca society for The promotion
az ,obrey md Tee prevention Of inchrie-
rs. When orc3u'z 81 l. proposed to make
.u active warfare against liquor in all MS
farIs,. and 10 InSl.c the ara Of distinguish
,l iempcunce advocates from abrO1d IN
public addresses.
4 yay pleasant and harmonious meeting
ii ihe pastors and sunday. school superin-
truGrt, 81 the city, called 10 discuss the
plan If appointing delegates from Virginia
io the International sunday School C0nyeD-
tion which assemble, in Toronto, was held
l1>i ni.lt ar the Wa>bingtOn-Strect Method
I,f Fui.copll church. pr. WIther>poon
presided, aud all the denominations were
rcpa,cu ID. AfjCr q fan and free inter
change of views the following resolutions
were adoh,ej-;nc FIST offered 10y Rev. Dr.
Edwards. aud TIE second by Rev. DR.. Ia.
ton:
HtSoic,d, That II i the sense OF this
mccln. that the Executive Committee APP
pointed los The sunday. school Convention
of $50 has authority 10 appoint delegates
90 The Triennial Convention 10 be held in
Toronto. Canada, June -, 1881.
Rs Oiced. nevertheless, That It is the.
stu,e o. this meeting that il Is better for
convention 10 be called 10 consider the sun
dlv.,chOOl Interests OF the state, and to ap-
POINT d,lcgdteS TO the international Con-
yrntion, TO meet next June in Toronto,
Cin3dl.
~. Curry's lecture has been postponed
for the tnird time, hy reason of his election
o. successor TO DR.. Barnas Sears as manager
~ the Peabody fund. and the necessity of
l.. presence in Washington at this time.
TIE >tcam-yacht Carrie. which exploded
bier boiler al Baltimore Wednesday night.
W., well known IN our waters. \ winter
or Two AGO she visited mis- port with a hunt
iU- party on board, who spent some weeks
ou tie june, river. The Yacht remained
some Time 40 our wharf, and was visited and
inspected iy humber Of our citizens.
The indications are that many Of the
Ilmtt, 10 this section will make expert
mems tbs year win the " White Burey''
tobacco, % test il, adaptabiiity 10 our ,oil.
There are many inquiries after the seed.
ROBIN ADAIE.