The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-08

PTsCAToRIAL-MORE ABOUT II CHECK
RAIsER-sUNDAY SCHOOL ANNIVERSARY
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES NOTES
COURT-DAY, &C.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatchl
MAY I, 1883.
The disciples Of Isaac Walton are now
every day troubling the waters OF the Ri
wanna in the endeayor to furnish them
selves with sport and their tables with
fresh fish. Most Of them go down with
their rods and lines in the morning and re-
turn with their lines and rods in the eve
ming. Some, however, have been quite sue
cessful, and take quite large numbers OF
cat and carp. which latter seem to have be-
come very numerous. A"plant" OF this
fish was made several years ago near Shad-
well, and they are said TO propagate rap
idly.
/ mentioned in my last letter that a man
named Ford had succeeded i'm passing n
raised check upon one OF the banks here.
1t seems now that It was not his first opera
ton Of the kind. 1t is now said that he
did the same thing in Liberty. lie was
certainly methodical in his work. lIe
made contracts with the air Of q man who
was perfectly correct IN intention, even
going so FAR as TO distribute tickets to his
fictitious show with q lavish hand TO those
from whom he received iavors. An exam
ination OF the tickets, however, showed
fraud on their face. They were evidently
printed in some country Office, and really
expressed nothing. 1t is not known where
he went from here. In the light OF the de-
velopments il is pretty certain that he
raised the check himself. lie endcavored
also TO have il discounted for 4 hundred dol
lars, but failed.
An event Of interest sufficient TO attract
a large congregation was the celebration Of
the anniversary OF the Charlottesville Bap-
fist Sunday school, which was held yeSter-
day evening at 3 O'Clock. The exercises
consisted Of addresses by O.. ID. Loving.
ESQ, DIR. Noah Il. Davis, and DR.. j.. C..
Hiden. interpreted with solos, duets, and
choruses by the schools, quartettcs by male
voices. and speeches by some OF the little
ones. The exercises were conducted under
the auspices Of the officers Of last year.
Mr.. LoyIng's address was directed to the
power for good OF the Sunday-school or
ganization; DR.. Dayis's subject was
:. mighty Little Things" or "Push"; and
Or. Hidcn's, "What to Say and How to
Say It." The occasion was highly en-
joycd by all present. Revs. j. L. Massey
and j. 7. Massey also participated in the
exercises.
Rev. ID. c. Rittenhouse, the only repre-
sentative from this section. | believe, left
here Saturday night for Waco, Texas, TO
meet the Southern Baptist Convention.
On Friday night last some person en-
tered the dwelling Of Mr.. Henry Hart
man, at Moor'S Creek Mills, one mile south
OF Charlottesville, and "went for" his
catables with considerable relish. What
they could not cat they destroyed and
carried away, breaking preserye-pots, pie
k~le-iars, and then went to his stable and
cut up brides. broke chairs. and commit
ted various other depredations-all of
which showed q desire on the part Of
some one to iniure the old gentleman
through his property.
The pastor Of the Dclayan church bap-
tized eight converts yesterday.
This being May-court day, the sover-
eigns are coming III in large numbers.
The Coalitionists hold a convention again
to-day to nominate candidates for county
officers. DUP.