The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-07-17
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| Jamestown prayer-meetIng lately "Twen-
| ty.six years ago tonight, and ct this very
| hour, our class were 90 the top Of Greylock
20 spend the night OF The Alb OF July. AS
we were about to lie down for sleep, Gar
| Geld took out his pocket Testament and said
Il am In The habit OF reading q chapter
every night nj this time with my mother.
| Shall read aloud9' All assented, and when
he had read he asked the Oldest member OF
the class TO pray. And there, In the night,
on The m0untaiu-top, we prayed with nim
| for whom we have now assembled 10 pray"
| IL Is announced In Washington that the
| Government has prepared sufneient eVi-
dence upon which TO secure indictments
against four or five Of the most prominent
OF the star.route operators. The evidence
Is said 10 be strong enough TO guarantee
conviction AZ well as indictment, and no
indictment will be brought In aHy case
where the evidence does not seem sufncient
10 convict This ought to be reassuring
news to General Brady. II Is assurance
that he will get justice, and that Is what ne
says he Is in great hurry Tor.
Maud s., the queen Of trotters, received
an ovation on Wednesday evening at the
Pittsburgh driving park, after beating the
record as to time. As she came back 10 the
| stand, with a groom at each size OF ber
head and Bair still seated in the suIky, the
people rushed from the grand stand and
crowded down TO the fence to get Deuer
look at her, and gave vent to their exuberant
satisfaction with her performance. The
ladies decorated her with flowers.
Ell Perkins may now take back sea-.
A correspondent OF the New York Tunes
| writes that he bad one.half his liver shot
away In Mexico and the other hali during
the late rebellion, and that he never knew
what perfect health was until he lost his
liver. Strange to say, the gentleman signs
| himself " Rufus Hatch LiVermore."
An IsraeIite "propbet" in Utah says that
the comet betokens the forthcoming OF The
tribe of Ephraim and bali OF the tribe OF
Manasseb. with the Prophet Elijah at their
head, from between the icy mountains OF
the northern regions, whence they are now
coming toward America 10 build up Zion
! for the personal coming OF the Messiah.
There seems to be good reason for believ-
| Ing that the recent visit OF Vice President
Arthur to Washington resulted IN bringing
about better understanding and more
friendly relations between him and the Adj
ministration. - Philadelphia Press.
Lolita Darling is a clariyOyant at Law
renee, Mass, but her second sight was not
strong enough to discern the approach Of
her husband while another man was kissing
her, or a fight might have been prevented.
Several cases OF sunstroke occurred at
Columbus, Ohio, yesterday; and, while
they are serious, none have proved iatai so
far. There have been 100 cases OF sunstroke
in that city within the past week.
Plagiarism has met with punishment in
the case of William A. Messenger, an actor,
who produced in Boston, after an iniunc-
ton had been obtained, play which he had
stolen. He has been fined Sl,4Sl.
The Washington Light Infantry Corps
leave there Tuesday next for four days
encampmant at White Sulphur Springs.
They will take seventy-1ye men, rank and
! file.
The Marine Band concerts will be re-
snmed at the CapitoLgrounds next We'd
nesdav. IL is probable that the Saturday
concerts will be given there also until the
President RECEIVERS.
It is said that the Governors OF all the
States have teIegraphed their compliance in
the suggestion that day OF Thanksgiving
and praise be appointed for the recovery o,
the President.
The peach crop in Delaware Is reported
to be an entire failure. 1t is estimated that
there are 5000, 900 trees, and that IN favor
able year the annual product is worth
g, 000, 900 to the owners OF the orchards.
1t will be interesting to see how many
Half. Breeds Collector Robertson has pro.
yided berths for in the custOm-house, which
will be immediately converted into Hos
pital for Spraned lntellecls.
Keep up with the procession OF life,
Young man; close up to the Oand. III you
ever fall to the rear, where the elephants are,
you are apt to get trod on.
An old mser, having listened to a power
full discourse on charity, said: "That SER
mon so strongly proves the necessity OF
aImsgiving that I've almost mind to beg"
Every lover OF sport will admire the
pluck Of Mr.. Pierre Lorillard, who has sent
nine thoroughbred horses 10 England to re-
inforce his stables now in that country.
woman in philadelphia was bound
over on Wednesday to answer to charge
OF being a common scOld, brought against
her by annoyed neighbors.
Fredericksburg now has park named in
honor OF Its pubIic-spirited citizen John q.
Hurkamp. What is more, its brass band
plays there every Friday afternoon.
People who live in roomy, well.venti-
lated houses complain OF their inability to
sleep owing TO the extreme heat. What
must be the condition Of those who live
in crowded tenement-houSes