The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-24
Personals and Briefs.

! Mr.. John Bell Bigger. secretary Of the
State Conservative Committee, reached this
city Yesterday. He has almost entirely re-
covered from the effects OF his recent Sc
we're illness, and will leave to-day for
Lynchburg.
( Rev. j. Ad. French, formerly OF this
city, now Of Paris, KY, Is spending some
time in Richmond. On Sunday morning
he preached at Pine-Street Baptist church,
and at night he preached for the Leigh
Street church.
DR.. John NJ. Motley, OF Danvile, Va, is
in the city.
II. Writ Brown, well known to the trav-
elling public lis a first-class hOte-man in
| Virginia, but at present hailing from the
Binkley House. Sherman. Tex, is in the
city on 4 brief visit to his friends.
Mr. George w. Hawkshurst has been ap-
pointed chief clerk in the Department OF
, Public Instruction i'm the place OF Profes-
sOr l.. II. Holland, resigned.
Mr.. Solomon A. Myers, OF this city, who
has been doing business in Chicago and
New York city for the past ten years, is i'll
Richmond on visit to old friends and
relatives.
Farmer joe McGOvern, OF Stafford cOun-
ty, eX-chlcf OF operators in the Western
Union telegraph office here, has threshed
his wheat at home, and come down TO Rich
mond to thrash any operator who fails TO
lend his influence to the Tclegrapbers' Bro
therhOod.
The wife OF Mr.. W. ID. Duncan. telegraph
operator at West Point, died at the resi-
dence OF her husband yesterday evening.
The last trip made by the Roanoke from
New York to Norfolk showed the quick
time Of thirty hours. Captain Couch and
Purser Gallagher insist that they can make
the trip in eighteen hours.
The members OF the Old Dominion Fish
ing and Yacht Club. composed OF follow
ing mariners: John +. Mayer, commodore;
+. A. Drew, executive officer; Charles A.
West. steward; and Messrs. T.. II. Fisher,
X. II. DucSberry, Il. II. Fisher, Charles y.
Chalk. &. Hope lIardwicke. :. MEG. Fish
er, |. Il. Smith, Julian BiniOrd. and Maui
rice Clagctt, commenced yesterday their an
nual cruise to Cobb's Island and parts ad-
iacent by sailing from Rockets in the nine
ty-ton yacht SaIle, Captain Deer, Of Nor
folk, to be gone two weeks.
The art entertainment ut Bon Air to-
morrow evening promises to be pleasant
affair." 1t is gwen for the benefit OF the
Don AIT CiurCn.
A number Of the members OF Lee Camp.
No. l, Confederate Veterans. will visit the
encampment Of the Aaron Wilkes Post,
No. %, Grand Army OF the Republic, ut
Trenton, \. j., this week.
The Thermometer was singing yesterday
the ninety-and-ninc.
4 number of delegates to the Lynch
burg Convention passed through the city
yesterday.
1t is too hot tOquarrel with your servant
or your sweetheart. Keep cool in temper,
ii in nothing else.
There will be a deal OF telegraphinG done
from Lynchburg tonight and tomorrow,
and good operators will be IN demand.
The article urging the formation OF an
Indian-relc-hunters' club has attracted gen
eral attention. 1t was written by Mr. Creed
L. Davis, and published first in the South
side Sentinel; after which it was revised
by the author for these columns.
The Read diusterS open the canvass i'm the
State August 1st, and are now actively Or
ganiZing.
An excursion to Lynchburg over the
Richmond and Allegheny railroad will
be given next Saturday, allowing day in
the Hill City.
Yesterday was the hottest day Of the
summer so far, but we ought to he happy,
seeing that we have had but little severely
hot weather.