The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-01-20
LOCAL MATTERS.
Personals and Briefs.

+ II would pay the city of Richmond Ia
have the official smallpox report telc-
graphed TO Baltimore and published
I there daily. so persistent are the miSrepre-
/ SentationS that come from drummerS and
others Of that quarter.
/ In Rcadjuster circles it is now said that
Judge Staples will be reelected to the Court
Of Appeals.
Right Rev. Archbishop Gibbons ar
rived in this city yesterday on his way
home from Wilmington, n. c., where he
has been to install Bishop Northrop, of the
vicariate OF North Carolina. He was cor
daily received by his many friends here
The distinguished prclate VIII leave fol
Baltimore to-day.
Important changes in the passenger
schedule Of the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac railroad are announced this
morning.
The New York Underwriters Agency,
Thomas l.. Alfricnd agent in this city,
has purchased the business and good viii
Of thc Merchants and Mechanics lnsu-
rance Company OF Richmond.
BLACKSBURG COLLEGE--ELECTION OF PRE-
SrDENT. There was full meeting OF the
new Board Of Visitors IOi the Virginia
Agricultural and Mechanical College held
at the Exchange Hotel yesterday evening.
Professor Thomas y. Conrad was elect
ed president OF the institution, and in
I >tructed to proceed to the college, prepare
a plan OF reorganization, and report to a
meeting OF the Board to be held here
/ February 2d.
| Professor Conrad was formerly professor
Of English in the college, and is well
known as an editor and speaker lie was
/ at one time prominently mentioned for the
office OF Superintendent Of Public Instruc-
ton, but withdrew in favor Of Mr.. Farr,
who was nominated and elected.
Meeting OF TRUSTEES or THE EYE, EAR,
AND THROAT INFIRNARY. "A meeting Of the
I trustees OF the Eye, Ear, and Throat In
Urinary was held at p. VI. Yesterday.
/ Present: DR.. SHELTON, MeSsrS. Bacon,
/ Archer Anderson, j. III. Montague, j. Tay-
/ lor EllySon, \. Pizzini, Maxwell 7. Clarke,
Joseph A. White. The lady managers re-
ported that the Infrmary, or indoor de-
partmcnt, was opened last April, and after
few months was gotten into condition TO
accommodate rs many a. nlne patients III a
/ time. There are four wards, three OF them
/ with two beds and one with three: twenty
/ six patients were received and cared Tor,
/ who spent 33S days IN the hospital, 241 OF
which were free. The longest stay OF any
/ one patient was forty-two days, the short
est one day. All these eases came in blind
and went away with sight restored, most
of them supported whilst there by the
/ charitable contributions received.
/ The surgeons report showed that 5S1
persons had been treated rs outdoor pa
tients since last repOrt-247 white and $40
cOlored. The number of visits was j,S0I.
Since the outdoor department was first
opened 932 patients have been received.
The officers elected for the ensuing year
were: DR.. j. &. Skelton, president; Mr..
james Alfred Jones, yice-presldent; Mr.
John Montague, treasurer; DR.. Joseph A..
White. secretary. The medical appoint
ments were: Surgeons in charge-Dr. Jo-
seph \. White, Or. Phillip Taylor, Dr.
I Charles VI. Shields; Consulting Physi-
cian>-Dr>. McCaw and Coleman; Con-
suiting Surgeon-Dr. George Ben. john
stOn.
After adopting tribute to the memory
of the late president, DIR. Orlando Fairfax,
the meeting adjourned.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED BY THE RICHMOND
I AND DtNyIIIE RAILROAD.-The Board Of
Directors Of the Richmond and Danyille
Railroad Company met in this city yester-
day and declared a per cent. quarterly
dividend. payable out OF the net earnings
up to December 3lSt, payable 18th Of Feb
nlary; also, dividend OF per cent, pay
able February 18th, out Of the profit from
. the company's privilege in the Virginia
+ Midland road-making3 3 per cent. that will
be paid February 18th.
/ The annual meeting OF the stockholders
OF the Richmond and West Point Terminal
Railway and Warehouse Company, con-
trOlled by the Richmond and Danyille Com
/ pany, was held In the Office Of the compa-
ny, in this city, yesterday. The old Board
was reelected, with the exception OF Mr.
I Perkins. of New York, who resigned on
account OF his health. Major j. II. Doolcy
was elected in his place. No other business
of importance was transacted
Descendants or POCAHONTAs IN ESG-
LAND. 1t will surprise many in Virginia
who have deemed that the STATE held the
monopoly Of the boosted aboriginal descent
from the Princess POcahontas to learn that
her son, Thomas Rolfe, LETT daughter,
Hannah. In England. who married, and
tMNl iltI utNttUNdiltN diN INhAt li'tAiNA 'N'
IN the honoyed names Of Leigh and Spen-
Ger. The Standard Of next Saturday will
gise not only the authentic deduction OF
such descent, bih also in connection yalll-
able original historical matter: "Notes on
The Early Settlement Of Virginia" in un-
published letters Of Sir Thomas Dale, Gov
ernor OF the Colony, and OF the pioils apos-
Tie Rev. Alexander Whitaker, written in
l6ll, and preserved among the Ashmohan
Mss. IN the Bodbeian Library, Oxford, Eng.
MARRIAGE AT sT. Marks CmCRcH.-Mr.
John Laird and Miss jamie Derbyshire
were united in marriage at st. Marks
Episcopal church YESTERDAY evening-Rey.
j. q. Dashiell, rector. Officiating. The Sd
cred edibce was filed with friends Of the
bridal pair. The following gentlemen acted
as llshers: MessrS. }. G. Epps, b. Il. Chris
tian. Hugh McCurdy, j. i. Jacobs. w. :.
Dashieli, and - Booker. Mr.. and Mrs.
Laird left The city last night for trip North.
FAEM SOLD.-Messrs. II. b. Clafiin q Co.,
real estate agents, sold on Yesterday the
farm in lIenrico, on the New Market road,
owned by DR.. W. +. Fairar, containing
l175 acres, for $1,000, 10 Mr.. George +.
lIagermaD, OF Monmouth county, n. j.
FLOUR ron RIO.-The German bark Bra
zilera (322 tOns), Captain q. Meinnardt,
cleared for Rio Janero yesterday with
cargo OF 1870 barrels Of flour shipped by
the Haxall-C Crenshaw Company, valued at