Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-05
Mrs. Charles Campbell is very i'll.

fined to his house with an attack OF
rheumatism.
The firm of Snead & Woodson, OF West
Point, have made an assignment to &. o.
James and H. /. Lewis for the benefit OF
their creditors.
The streets OF Richmond are covered
with a Shiny mud. which makes walking
disagreeable. A sweeping RAIN would be
very acceptable.
The electric cars ran until midnight
yesterday. Several times they became
punched at steep grades, but no other
mishap occurred.
The ill amending the law in relation
to the Medical Examining Board came
up in the House yesterday and was post
poned until tomorrow
Mr.. Franklin Stearns, who was re-
ported very Ill some weeks ago, has so
lar improved that he was able to take
short drive L day or two ago.
Ash Wednesday. the first day of Lent
and penitential abstinence among the
Catholics and Episcopalians, comes on
the 18th OF February this year.
The mechanics lien bill pending in a
House committee Is exciting cXuaordi-
nary interest among contractors, suo-
contractors, material-dealers, and me-
chanics and laborers generally.
Captain Jackson +. Childrey, who was
,,-Iflo IN i,fc NAV IA Rich
mond a few days ago, is still confined to
the house where he was taken. There
is no material change in his condition.
Blacksburg College. itnow seems, will
get the annual appropriation Of SD, 600
voted by Congress to establish expert
ment stations in connection with agri-
cultural colleges. 1t Testswith the Legls-
lature.
Since the Mozart Association severed
Mr.. J. X. Strasburger's connection
with the Academy Mr.. Thomas Leath
has been appointed resident manager,
the position he held under Mr.. Stras-
burger.
Rev. DR.. Landrum's lecture Mt Pine
Street Baptist church on next Thursday
night on (" Outrages. with the musical
prouammeto berendercd by some Of our
sweetest singers, should fill the house to
overlooking.
There are an unheard-of number Of
candidates for the municipal Offices to
be filed by the Richmond people on the
fourth Thursday in May, and most OF
them ere already at work to install them
selves in the good graces OF the voting
people.
In Monumental church this morning
Miss Edna Gray, assisted by a mixed
quartette and chorus, will render the
service. "Seek Ye the Lord (by
Roberts, will be the oifertory anthem.
In the absence OF the organist (Mr.
Solomons) Mr.. NJ. b. Ramos Will play.
As an apprehension exists in the
minds of some as to the Ma
tional Opera Company's engagement
here, it can be stated on the authority
Of Manager Leath, of the Academy,
that the company 10 contracted with, and
will sing their operas here whether one
seat or five thousand seats are sold.
The House bill for the relief of per-
sons who have rendered coupons for
taxes is lingering in Senate committee
and it is believed will not be enacted into
a law. The objection is made to it and
all similar legislation that in way which
nobody can now foresee the coupon
crusher may be undermined and inyali-
dated.
The people of Virginia some time this
year will be called upon to go to the
polls and say whether they are III favor
of calling a convention TO revise the
State Constitution. The present Legis-
lature will arrange the details OF the
election. As yet there has been no out
burst of public feeling in favor of con-
yentlOn.
1t would rejoice the people all over
this State to know that decisive measures
were to be taken to restore the former
beautiful appearance OF the Capitol
Square, to mend its broken walks, and
to replace the trees on Capitol and Ninth
streets which have in late years died out.
A few hundred dollars would do the
monetary part OF the enterprise.
Mr.. f. NJ. Alfriend has decided TO call
his play "The Nivians A Romance of
Venice" Mr.. Ward, the tragedian, is
among those to whose critical judgment
it has been submitted. He paid it the
compliment of pronouncing it beauti-
full and powerful play, and stating that
he mentally acted every character i'll it
while it was being read to him. Ill the
characters are creations that will demand
first class talent for their portrayal.
Mr.. J. Y. L. Knapp was on Thursday
afternoon summoned to Philadelphia to
the deathbed of his sister, Mrs. Il. T.
Lines, who died, however, before he ar
rived. The funeral took place yester-
day afternoon from the residence, CD
Spruce street, Philadelphia, at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. Lines was the granddaughter OF the
late John Van Lew, of this city. The
family have in their sorrow the sympa-
thy of large number OF friends here.
Knowing ones say that "the railroad
law" Oh rather bill to conform the Vir-
ginia statutes to the principles of the
Interstate commerce law. will pass the
General Assembly without serious oppo-
sition from the transportation companies.
Among members of the General Assem-
bly,, however, there exists disposition
TO amend that section which provides
that the Board OF Public Works shall
appoint the three commissioners. These
gentlemen say that the two houses
should elect the commissioners.
While Mrs. ]. X. Connally was enter
tanning some friends at dinner Friday
evening at her mothers residence, cor
ner OF Grace and Second streets, fire
occurred in one of the upper rooms, and
lambrequins and other articles aggre-
eating between s400 and $500 in value
were destroyed. A serious fire was averted
by colored boy on the premises named
Peasants, who discreetly put out the
flames with the assistance of waiter
without disturbing the dinner party or
causing an alarm to be sounded.