The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-08
PROM THE SENATE.
Personals and Drtefs.

Among the visitors to the Senate cham
Der yesterday to hear the speech OF Mr..
LybrOok were General Joseph Il. Ander-
son and Hon. j. Ran. Tucker.
"Snakes Why, that thing in the Dis
patch window amt anything TO what
have seen since / have been here" said
a member yesterday in the feryor Of candid
confession.
The call for a Readiuster caucus TO take
place last night was withdrawp yesterday
afternoon upon the adjournment OF the
House. General Malone has attended to
the business, and there was no need OF
conference between members. All they
have to do is to "follow their leader" But
the great question still remains how to boss
the Big Four.
Prominent Readjuster leaders declare
that the Legislature will stay here AL the
summer il necessary to pass the congress
sonal apportionment bill and the Judiciary
bill. However willing 10 prol0ng their
stay they may be, they will only get pay
for fourteen or fifteen days more. The
mint-iuep season, toO imposes additional
expense.
"WhOever tries to sit down on me will
find he is sitting on a chestnut burr" says
Senator Newberry, the cornerstone OF the
BIG -Four. What he says is true. When
bulldozing Is the order OF the day, those
who want TO buldoZe man always count
Newberry out.
Senator Norton, who presided over the
Senate Yesterday while Mr.. Lybrook was
speaking. is said TO be the first coored
man who ever enjoyed that honor. He is
from York county. His brother is men,
ber OF the House. Both OF them are emf
nent in the counsels OF the Malone party.
Ex-Auditor John L. Massey is in the
city.
Mr.. George Timberlake, clerk OF the
Second market, has been confined to his
bed for some days by sickness.
Yesterday morning Captain James n.
Deaton, chief OF the Petersburg police
force, and Officer Payne, belonging 10 the
same corps, came over TO Richmond in
search Of Solomon Friend and Peyton
Coles (colored), who were wanted in Pc
tersburg to answer the charge Of felony.
The officers tracked them to this city and
nabbed them soon after getting here. They
took them to the First police station for
safe-keeping, and yesterday evening car
ried them back to Petersburg for trial.
Attention is again called to the fact that
at the northern end OF Fifth street, where
the street has been cutthrough IN old grave
ward, human bones are TO be seen sticking
out-a CHASTITY and indecent sight, which
has been condemned time and again by the
city press, and by thousands OF our people
who walk In that direction on Sundays.
| Trinity Methodist Episcopal church, cor
ner OF Twentieth and Broad streets, after
being closed for some weeks, will be re-
Fopened for divine service tomorrow. The
| church has been newly frescoed, hand
somely carpeted and cushioned, thoroughly
painted. and the pews beautifully uphol-
Stored. Being Easter sunday, the pastor,
Rev. j. w. Bledsoe, will preach sermon
shifted 10 the occasion, and the music will
be specially in celebration OF this joyful
season.
The meeting at Main-Street Christian
church. under Elder j. L. II. Holland, still
continues to be well attended, and much
interest is manifested. There was one con-
fession last night. He will preach both
morning and evening tomorrow.
A floral festival will be held at Broad
Street Methodist church Easter Monday
evening. The luxuries OF the season for
the palate, and a bouquet for your sweet
heart, NAV be bought at city prices.
The Old Dominion Steamship Company's
elegant new steamer Roanoke, Captain
Couch, arrived in Norfolk at o'clock yes
terday, and Is expected to arrive here
about o'clock this morning, when she
will ba open to the public for inspection.
She will sail at O'Clock sunday morning.
Mayo's bridge and the Islands to which
II leads are now favorite resorts OF amateur
fishermen. The water Is quite muddy, and
the disposition OF the fish to bite very pro-
nounced. Some hickory shad have been
caught with hook and line-an unusual
circumstance.
Mr.. John Longest, Manchester's emf
nent bridge-builder, has large force OF
hands at work getting ready tne proposed
trestle-work which u to be placed on the
piers Of the burnt bridge OF the Richmond
and Petersburg Railway Company;
II is thought that the new freight depot
being erected by the Richmond ana Peters.
burg Railroad Company near the Manches.
ter side OF the Free bridge TO meet the exi
gency created by the late great hre VIII be
ready for use to-day.
Fifty-four vehicles were on the Free
bridge at one time during the day yester
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