The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-04-10
LYNCHBURG.
DIR. sou1HEm.ANn's FIRST sERMoNs--rHE An

DIR. soU1HERl.AND's FIRST sERMoNs--TUE An
NuAL SERMON TO TIE LYNCHBuRG HOME
GUARD--YouNG MEMS CHRISTIAN AssoCTA-
TIoN--HKsuMrTIoN OF woRK--DEATu OF
An Old coL0Rkp woMAN--sALEs OF TO
BACCo AND COLLECTION OF INTERNAL
REvENuE--P PERSONALITIES COURTHOUSE,
&C., &C.
fCorrespondonce OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
April. ., 1888.
The principal features OF interest in the
church services yesterday were the first
sermons OF Rev. Or. Switzerland, the new
pastor Of the Methodist Protestant church,
and the annual sermon TO the Lynchbiirg
Home Guard by Rev. II. II. Acrec, pastor
Of the Second Baptist church and chaplain
Of the Third Regiment Virginia Volunteers.
There was public meeting OF the Young
Mems Christian Association Yesterday AZ
ternoon at Centenary Methodist Episcopal
church. al which a committee was ap-
pointed 10 make proper arrangements Tor
the reception and entertainment OF the
State Association, which meets here on the
Doth instant.
This morning two Of the tobacco-facto-
rios resumed work with colored opera
lives. and tomorrow one or two more eX-
meet 10 do likewise. The Lab0ring-Asso-
citation men are "down on " the deScrtcrS.
and have been i'm conference all the morn
ing. Late saturday night they passed a
resolution rcaflirming their determination
not 10 60 TO work until the manufacturers
accedc TO their propositions.
An old col0red woman named Nancy STU
art. who was born in 1895. While Lynch
burg was yet known rs Lynch'S Ferry, and
who has resided here all her life, died sat
urday afternoon quite suddenly She was
the mother Of fifteen children, and is sur
vivcd by Seventy-odd grandchildren and
almost rs many Observation-Disclosures
The sales Of leaf tobacco at the ware
houses last week nearly doubled those OF
the week previous. the increase being stated
rs 307.j90 pounds. The increase for the
present year TO date over the correspond
ing period Of last year is over hall million
pounds.
The sale % reyenue-stampS last week
amounted almost 10 nothing (S2.5SS) Is
compared TO the usual sales. This, Of
course. results from the strike.
Judge Latham. OF the Corporation Court.
will ask permission Of the City Council az
its next meeting to rent the courtroom TO
the United states Government for the pur-
pose Of holding the sessions OF the District
and Circuit Courts therein; and in order
that there may be no conflict OF the COrpO-
ration and the United States Courts it is
proposed TO have one Of the large unused
rooms in the contributing fitted up for
any such emergency. The revenue de-
rived from the rental OF the courtroom
Judge Latham VIII propose to appropriate
90 repairing and rcnovating the court
house. The United states Court has been
held heretofore in Holcombe Hail; but
Judge Hughes became dis gustcd with that
arrangement, and last time positively re-
fused to hold court there.
The three physicians composing the
Board Of Health have been paid $3.50 eacn
extra for services rendered in eXtermina-
ting the smallpox last winter. Their ap-
plicatioU was reinforced 10y letter from
Dir. Cabell, the health officer q Richmond.
BEAUMONT.