Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-13
accompaniment, for the coming Christ
,n.s celebration of its Sunday school.

Dominion Guard, elected the following
officers; Lieutenant W. r. Bowie, cap
tain; Lieutenant Davis, first lieuten-
Ant and Sergeant j. y. Gregory, sec
ond lieutenant.
Indications are that the inaugural
ball will be very generally attended by
the society people Of Richmond. A
large number Of young ladies already
have engagements and are anticipating
a pleasant evening.
Many of the country Legislators are
earnestly in favor of repeating the pre-
sent system Of hiring out convicts.
They were the first to introduce the
discussion Of this question into the eau
Gus the other night.
Mr.. G. F. Johnston, the well-known
book, music, and newsdealer, has
made an assignment. His liabilities
are $4,000; assets not stated. Mr..
Johnston hopes to be able to make ar
rangements by which he can continue
the business.
The committee OF the Legislature
who waited on Governor Fitzhugh Lee
to inform him Of his election have re-
turned, and report that they had a good
time with sour Fitz," and found him
not at all surprised at the news they
carried him.
The Danish brigantine Mercur, al
tons, c. Thuroe master, cleared for
Pelotas, Brazil, yesterday, with l,62o
barrels of -four, valued at 81, l70, ship
ped by Messrs. Dunlop & McCance and
the Gallego-Mills Manufacturing Com
pany.
Friday evening as Walter E. Brauer,
son of W. II. Brauer, was driving
several cattle home from the steam
boat one of them became very wild,
and, rushing at him, gored him severe
ly, though not seriously. Heis getting
on well at present.
Major Bolton, of the City Railway
Company, has arranged to give the car
drivers a cup of hot coffee every morn
ing at the lower end of the line. This
is timely, as they all have to leave
home every morning before they can
get breakfast.
The owners of the City Railway
Company contemplate extending their
line ont in the direction of lakewood
next spring. In order to get to the top
of the hill they propose to run the cars
up an inclined plane on Twenty-eighth
street from its junction with Main.
Rev. DR.. II. Ii. Harris has been elect
ed president of the Board of Foreign
Missions of the Southern Baptist Con-
vention rice Hon. j. L. NJ. Curry, re-
signed. Rev. DR.. c. Ii. Ryland and
Robert W. Powers have been elected
members Of the Board to fill vacancies.
Captain DAWN, Of Lexington, Va,
who organized the Fitz-Lee cavalry
which escorted the General from the
Natural Bridge to Lexington, will at
tend the inaugural ball on the lst Of
January next. Captain DAWN organ
lied and commanded the first cavalry
parade Of the gubernatorial campaign.
Messrs. Timothy Rives. of Prince
George A. r. Hehin, Of Bland and
j. II. Ingram, Of Manchester, who
were yesterday elected judges for their
respective counties and city, were all
former students Of Richmond College.
Mr.. Hefin was final orator and medal
list.
General W. b. Taliafeuo, Colonel F.
II. Hill, Professor W. II. Peasants, Of
Hollins Institute, and number Of
other prominent Masons from all parts
of the State, have already arrived to
attend the annual meeting Of the Grand
Lodge, which meets on tomorrow
night.
Hon. A. NJ. Kelley will be in the
city on the 18th to testify in an i'm
portant case. 1t is reported that he
has been offered the positio Of Third
Secretary of State and an important
iudgeship in the West, and he has had
many fiattering offers in law and jour
nalistic enterprises, but his plans for
the future are not announced.
The trustees Of the Richmond lnsti-
tute will apply to the present Legisla-
ture for an amendment Of the charter of
that institution, asking that its name
be changed to 1.-THE Richmond TheO-
logical Seminary" New buildings for
the seminary are to be erected on the
lots now owned by the Institute in the
west end of the city. Rev. c. II. Co.
rey, d. D., and his associates will be
continued in the faculty of the semi
nary.