Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-04-20
'COCKADE CITY.
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10 faia-1shtieal and other
Matters.
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Px4kRspURo. April 10, 1855.
Right Rev. A. NJ. Randolph, Assist
( ant Bishop Of che Diocese, confirmed .
class Of thirty-one candidates ct st.
Paui's church Sunday mcrnipg--nine.
teen females and twelve males---and
preached TO . crowded congregation.
In The afternoon the Bishop confirmed
. class Of seven at the mission Church
Of the Good Shepherd, in Blandford,
and three ct St. Johns church at night.
He preached on each occasion. The
Bishop will remain in Petersburg TWO
or three days. He will administer
confirmation at Grace church tonight
and at St. Stephens (coloredl church
tomorrow night, with large class, II
% understood, at each place. On
Wednesday the Bishop will ordain to
the holy orders of priesthood the Rev.
George Scmerville, assistant at Grace
church; Rev. j. G. Jones, assistant at
St. Paul's, and Rev. j. @. Hobson, in
charge Of st. Johns.
Rev. DR.. G. j. Gibson and wife and
Miss Annie Stailard. of this city, Soll
sail for Europe on the 9Th Of June, to
Be absent about four months. The
friends Of DR.. Gibson here are rejoiced
that he has consented to take this trip
and be relieved from his arduous duties
during the summer.
II is understood that the trustees OF
the Planters and Mechanics Bank will
in q few days declare another dividend
Of 5 per cent. to the creditors OF that
institution. Two Notwithstanding
in the aggregate to 81 per cent.--have
heretofore been paid. A statement
for the third dividend is now being pre-.
pared.
A very warm contest for the Repub-
lican nomination for the mayorality is
now in progress between Messrs. I. J.
Jarratt, present incumbent of the office,
and Mr.. james ID. Bowie, prominent
citizen of Fifth Ward. A contest of
almost equal interest is going on for the
Office of collector Of city tsxes-Major
Thomas II. Bond, present incumbent,
and Mr.. James Bailey, assistant post
master, being the candidates and it
may be said that there are several can
didates for nearly every place on the
ticket. No date has yet been fixed for
the convention.
A distinguished divine Of this city
during his sermon yesterday morning
announced that while, in a moral point
of view, he of course favored abstinence
from liquor, yet be wanted to see the
present laws on the statute-books en-
forced before any new laws regulating
the traffic in spirits were passed, and
In this connection be referred to viola
tons Of the Sunday liquor-laws and
the frequent scenes Of drunkenness on
the public streets on the Sabbath day.
The funeral Of Mrs. William j.
Brown took place to-day from st.
Joseph's (Cathoiic) church. Mrs. Brown |
was native Of this city, and her hus-
band was for many years connected |
with the Petersburg railroad here.
She died yesterday in Portsmouth.
William E. Moore, proprietor Of a
restaurant near the Old market, was
this morning sent on by the mayor to
be tried in the Hastings Court for I'M
lawful shooting. Mr.. Moore claims
that be did the shooting in self-defence
and nobody was hurt.
ROBIN ADAIR.