Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-25

Mrs. John Poe has returned from a visit
TO Baltimore.
DR.. J. p. Gillian, of Chesterfield was in
the city yesterday.
One small suit was instituted IN the City
Circuit Court Yesterday.
Mr.. A. A. Meginlcy, Of Portsmouth, is
visiting Il. j. Smither. 7O5 west Clay street.
Mr.. John r. Alvey. of Alvey Brothers, is
registered at the Fifth-Avenue Hotel, New
York.
Yesterday Colonel Thomas J. Evans's
condition was thought 20 be considerably
improved.
Rev. Il. II. Pitt. of Venabe-Strcet Baptist
church. is ON visit 10 Greenwood, Abe
marie county.
Miss Mary Becber, Of Staunton, who has
been visiting friends here, left for home
yesterday morning.
Colonel Joseph J.. Carrington, Of the EX-
change Hotel, is spending the summer al
his farm in Powhatan county.
Mr. Lewis Stein and bride Miss David,
of Wilmington. y. c.. have returned from
their bridal tour. and are at Ford's.
Miss Emily Mayo, of Westmoreland
county. is visiting the family ot Major A..
Il. Courtney, at Dumbarton, IN ienrico.
The tug Henry Christian is undergoing
repairs in Norfolk, and Captain Thomas C..
Cunningham and wife are visiting IN that
city.
Mr.. Henry !. Rppen, of Murphy's Hotel.
left the citv Yesterday afternoon for Cape
Charles TO visit his mother, who is exceed
ingly i'll.
Mr.. James L. Butler and Miss Rosa Brim-
mer were married at Plne-Strcet baptist
church Tuesday night, Rev. Mr.. Hutson
officiating.
DR.. Z. r. Baker has returned to the city
after a months service at the western
Lunatic Asylum, where he supplied tenn
porary vacancy.
Mr.. John Wesley and mother will leave
the city on the lst of August for Virginia
Beach to spend a month, and from there
they 90 to Newport.
Mrs. Lucy A. Landrum has issued cards
to the marriage of her daughter, Miss Ella
Y. Iandrum, to MIR. Alvin l.. Davis at No.
% south Adams street, Tuesday, July 3Oth,
at 2:45 p. NJ.
Senator William Loveustoin, grand secre-
tarv of the Order Of Royal Arcanum, Will
90 to Norfolk to-day to take part tonight
in the presentation of set of jewels to
Past-Grand-Regentk Il. 4. DOble.
General William H. Payne, writing re-
Gently from London to "A friend in this city,
said he would sail on the 1st of August,
and expected TO JOIN his family at the
White sulphur Springs August 9TH.
Mrs. s. J. Smith. Of No. 222 south Pine
street. and Mrs. I. NJ. Tyree, OF 7l5 west
Cary street. left yesterday for Orange and
Louisa counties and the White sulphur
Springs. and will be absent several weeks.
Unless the City Railway Company hurry
up with their work on Main street citizens
viii begin to complain loudly of the Oh
structiOus ON The sidewalks and roadway
caused by the piles of lumber and rails.
c. W. Henderson. Esq, of Washington,
ID. c.. an old Richmond boy, who has been
i'm the city for the past week visiting Nir.
and Mrs. W. J. Prufer and other friends,
left Yesterday ria the Chesapeake and
Ohio road to visit relatives and friends IN
Staunton
Three penitentiary convlcts We're par
dOned Yesterday; two OF them ON the sur
geon's certificate of being hOpelessly Ill,
and the third because of his youth and on
account Of injuries sustained by him while
working with other prisoners on railroad.
Ran. Merryman, the little son of Mr..
James MerrymAn. who lives on emma
street between Laurel and Pine, found lot
of gunpOwder Tuesday afternoon, and
while playing with it the powder exploded.
burning him severely about the face, neck,
and hands.
Captain William q. Waller has returned
TO the Times as managing editor, Mr.. B. T..
Owen retiring 10 devote all of his time 10
the Manchester Leaib7. Mr.. Creed l..
Davis, who has been telegraph editor OF
the Times for two months past, has resigned
10 fill other engagements.
Mr.. j. J. Gam, secretary of Sir Walter
Raleigh Lodge, Sons of ST. George, has re-
ceiyed letter from Hon. John A. Bright.
NJ. p. of Birmingham, Eng, expressing
the thanks Of the writer and all of the
family of the late illustriOus John Bright 10
Sir Walter Raleigh Lodge for the resolu-
tions of regret and sympathy at the death
of their former countryman; and 10 Mr..
Gam for his kind transmission Of the
handsomely engraved copy thereof.