The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-20

Mr.. James A. Cowardin left the city ol
sunday night for the Healing SpriuYs
where ne Will sojourn during the summer
The name OF Captain Is. &. Cook. col
lector OF customs for this post. was write.
as the commander OF Phil. Kearny Post
No. 10. q. A. r., in the notice which ap
peared in Sundays Dispatch, but by som,
strange freak in the handling OF the types Il
was printed "Captain +. b. Cook"
A. J. Potter, formerly OF York county
New York State, keeper Of the Fair-Oak.
National cemetery. died Friday, and wa.
buried Sunday at Glendale National GENE.
terry. He was a member OF Richmond
Lodge, KnightSof Honor, and committee
OF the Lodge attended the funeral. lie
leaves wife and three children.
The work OF laying the second track for
the Main-street extension OF the street rail.
way was commenced yesterday at Eighth
street.
The Blues excursion to Baltimore is
going to be grand affair. The company
will be Quartered at the Eutaw House,
and they and all their friends are sure OF q
warm welcome from the generous-hearted
people OF the Monumental City.
Captain Epps and Sergeant Hulce have
returned from the country, where they sue.
ceeded in capturing lot Of valuable stolen
property. They got several sets OF buggy.
harness, one lot OF cart-harness, two light
spring-wagons, riding-saddles, brides,
and other articles; all OF which may be
seen at the Third station-house.
Saturday afternoon Ex-Governor Leland
Stanford, OF San Francisco, president Of
the Central Pacific; Mr.. Charles II. Crocker,
OF San Francisco, president OF the South
ern Pacific, and Mr.. c. Z. Huntington, pre-
sident OF the Chesapeake and Ohio, and
also yice-president OF the Southern Pacific
and yice-president OF the Central Pacific.
left here in private ear for Newport News
and Old Point. accompanied by Mr.. G. w.
Smith, general manager OF the Chesapeake
and Ohio; Mr.. w. ii. Smith, general man
ager Of the Western Associated Press, and
Major j. s. Morrison, chief engineer OF the
work at Newport News.
The managers Of the Mozart are much
encouraged over the prospects of having u
new hall. The membership Of the Asso-
cation is now limited to about 800, but,
with the increased scating-capacity which
the new building will give, it is expected
that the roll OF membership will be in
creased to 1,200 or 800.
DuiEt Ohl, UtlOit lilt 1OtlU-
Mems Christian Association OF Washing
ton and Lee University was reply to Il
sermon made by Rev. Henry Ward
Beecher. In this sermon MIR. Bcechcr
claimed that "no word is given down to
the times Of the patriarchs that belief in
Immortality existed" Judge Ould elo-
quently proved the contrary.
At a recent meeting Of the vestry OF St.
Paufs church leave Of absence for three
months was granted the rector, the Rev.
Charles Minnigerode. who viii, il is under
stood, SAL on Saturday next from New
York for Bremen. During Or. Minnge-
rode's absence Rev. Pike Powers has
been appointed acting rector Of st. PauPs
and It. Andrews church, and has Cn-
tered upon his duties as sue
The Wytheyille Enterprise OF Thursday
reports that Senator Hale, OF Grayson, one
Of the Famous Fivo--is extremely i'll.
The time Of the Hastings Court was oe-
cupied yesterday in considering the appli-
cation OF III. VI. Smith for a mdnddmuS re-
quiring the Treasurer to receive coupons
cut from McCulloch bonds in payment for
taxes. The case was argued by Messrs.
w. w. and b. 4. Crump and II. l.. Maury
for petitioner, and Mr.. :. b. Witt for the
Commonwealth. The court will render a
decision next Wednesday at O'Clock.
Saturday night about 10 O'Clock John
McEyoy, young man, aged twenty years,
residing on Seventh street below Cary
street, attempted to Kill himself by taking a
large quantity Of laudanum. cdr. Ross was
called in and rendered the necessary medi-
cal attention. The young man had almost
entirely recovered yesterday. The cause
Of the rash act could not be ascertained.