The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-05-23
PETERSBURG.

PETERSBURG.
TIE nTNwlDn1E SUPERVISORS CASE TIL
COURT piSMISSEs THE RULE AGAINST THEN
FRIENDS YEARLY MEETING N SOUTHLAND
TON - RECIrAI.S OF REMARKABLY PATH
CuRES. sc.
TCorrespondcncc Of tie Richmond Dispatchl
MAY -. 1883.
In the County Court OF Dinwiddie YES
ierday the rules issued against Captain Il.
r. EpcS. The Commonwealth Attorney.
and the Board Of Supervisors Of Diuwid-
die. 10 show cause why they should not be
removed from office. were dismissed 10y
Iudgc Shell. some months ago Mr.. :. Y.
Gillian. as commissioner OF claims. was
directed % examine the accounts OF the
BOARD 81 Supervisors. lie reported these
accounts correct. with the exception 81
about Sq5. which had been paid TO Judge
shell I'm excess 0i his salary, which under
n recent statute had bcCa reduced 10 $50 per
month. When the matter was first brought
10 fbc attention 81 The Board they advised
Ipdrc shell OF the Upintentional error and
oversight. and suggested that a deduction
Of $40 ncr month from his salary should be
made unit the amount ovcrpaid should be
refunded. The Judge stated that he would
consult an attorney. aS he WIS not advised
aS 10 the law in the matter. The Board
made thc deduction FOR several months
until. 10 the April term Of the court, rule
yyss issued AGAINST the Board Summomng
Them 10 appear and show cause why they
should no, bc removed Tor maleieaS3uce and
neglect Of duty in paying TO the Judge
more money than Is allowed him. Tn
der the Same rule the Commonwealth
attorney WIS summoned Tor neglect Of
duty IN failing 20 advise the Board. Both
cases were dismissed.
The regular yearly meeting OF the Friends
% Tidcw1,Cr Virginia was commenced on
SUNDAY is>t at the Friends Westinghouse
in southampton county. The attendance
was very lr-c. IL being estimated that be-
tween two aud three thousand people were
present. Friends were present from Rich
mond. Baii Norc. Philadelphia. and other
points. Prominent among those who were
present to deliver addresses were Professor
Harris. 81 The JohrS-llopkins University.
and Nil, Jennie Smith. OF Dayton. Ohio.
Miss smith is the author Of book which
has been widely read. and which j. kind
OF autobiography. i'm which she relates her
remarkable restoration TO health, after
being wcilnigh paralyzcd for fifteen
wears. In the course 81 her remarks
on sunday she gave sketch OF
her life. Graded in the lap Of wealth,
she was suddenly stricken down with Ill.,
ness. and for months she fingered between
life and death, and not until her sudden
and wiracu 0us restoration did she recover
from ID. she had 90 be carried about on a
couch. While u this condition she assist
cd i'm q religious meeting i'm Indiana, %
which she wa, carried on her couch. Is
g. rl.
lapSed into The condition into which She
wa, FIR, thrown by her paralytic attack.
The skill O.: the most eminent physicians
was IN vain % relieve her. and She wa,
finally forced % the belief that II She were
ever restored 1t would be through
the special providence OF God, and
that th, could only be effected
when her faith I'm His Willingness was per-
feet. She resolved 10 show her faith by
her works. and accordingly went about on
her couch doing The work Of IN evangelist
until NJ last her strength entirely failed her.
She was taken 10 Philadelphia for treat
ment. where her condition was pronounced
hopeless. and that her death was only a
matter of q few weeks. Once q week her
friends met with her I'm prayer. and it wa,
during one az these meetings, after special
PRAYER had been offered for her. that she
was suddenly restored 10 strength and
health, and arose from her bed and walked,
10 the astonl>hment Of all present. This
was five years ago the 23d 81 April. when
she walked for the first time in sixteen
years.
At the close Of Mss Smiths remarks an
elderly ldy % southampton county, Mis-
Fou,hee. who occupied a seat on the plat
form. arose and stated that she had been on
the point Of death for many weeks, and her
physicians had gwen her up. one night
PRAYER va, offered that she might be re-
stored % health. Immediately the
PRAYER was being olered-her improY G.
ment began. and she was soon completely
restored. The physician who attended Miss
Fou~hee fully c0Troborated her statement.
These two addresses were listened to with
fba closest interest. ROBIS ADAR.