Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-11
THE A. P. HILL FLAG
RECEIVED, INSPECTED, AND ACCEPT
en ey THE A. p. HILL CAMP.

| RECEIVED, INof ~ o...o
ED BY THE A. p HILL CAMP
,.,,,,nuv Designed and Appropriately
,-..-,,.a-Kn,sbts of Honor Imposed
-. venerable German Dead.
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,,orco Of the Richmond Di'patch.l
prTrRspURo, VA. Nov. 10, 1890.
The splendid new fagspccially owned
~ ,hoI p. Hill Camp of Confederate
Veterans was received on Saturday eve
ming was formally inspected and accept
al bv . committee Of the Camp tins alter
noon. and was publicly used tonight
when the Camp marched in BODY into
.be Academy Of Music to attend the lee
ture given By DR.. J. William Jones on
thoI;fe and services Of General A. 7. I'LL.
TIC Gao is of blue silk 62xo4
;,cbos in size supported by, n
nointed staff surmounted by a gided
esgIe one side Of the flag IS oeauti-
mi representation of the state nag with
the Virginia coat Of arms ID goa, anu
bearing the inscription IN goId letters :
"a r. Hill Camp No. 6, c. v. Peters ,,iS.r J,
burg. Va. organized December To- 1851
The reverse side presents the regular
Confederate battle-fag in red ground,
u,i,I line crosses bordofod with white,
and vbibiting thirteen white stars. The
Gag il greatly admired by al who nave
soen r. Every member OF the Camp
contributed to the fund for its purchase.
ALLEGED IMPOSITION.
II "a stated that several members OF
tbo order of Knights Of Honor respond
cd TO the distress sign gwen 10 them
on Saturday by a stranger who repre-
sented that be was out OF money ana IN
need of assistance. He wanted money
10 get 10 Richmond. Subsequent IN
ouirjes about the stranger, who is appa-
rently OF middle oge. showed thet he had
taken lodging at one Of the city hotels
under name different from that Whlch
he gave when asking aid, and that ne
LETT for Richmond on Sunday without
having settled his board bill. For
tunstely no one lost much, but tue
stranger would have given case to the
courts had be remained ID town lew
hours longer.
AsYIJM NOTES.
II is said that the contract for the
building of the addition to the central
Lunatic Asylum calls for its completion
by the LIST of January next. The build
inc is not much more than half finished
and il Is fearei will not be completed by
the date specified.
There are a number of candidates for
the vacant clerkship at the asylum to be
filed by the board at its meeting on
| Wednesday of this week. The candl-
dates represent different sections OF the
State -,
There are now fully six hundred
| patients nt this asylum-more than com
| Portable accommodations can be found
for and there ere many urgent appu-
cations for admission in behalf OF lunatics
now confined in the jails of the state.
The new addition, 1t Is expected, Will
furnish accommodations for one hun
dred patients, but 1t will be quickly
filed up, and room demanded for more.
DEATH OF AN ocroGENAR1Ay.
Mr.. William P. Porter died ut bis
home in this city last night at the adj
vanced age of eighty-fyo years. lis
health and strength had for some time
been falling. He was highly-esteemed
citizen and many years ago was the
agent in Richmond and in Petersburg
OF the Philadelphia line of steamers.
Cards are out for the marriage tins
week OF MIR. i. a. Pugh, q popular
Young citizen, and Miss Ssllie Wilson,
the charming daughter Of the late 3.
d. Wilson.
PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE.
MIR. William Nj. Martin, n son OF Mr..
Robert 4. Martin, Of this city, who has
for some years been associated with his
father in business here, has gone to Kan
sas City, Mo-, having accepted n bust
ness position with a banking-house there.
MIR. Martin was very popular. both in
mercantile and social circles here, and
as he is a young man of fine ability, of
great energy and industry, as well excel
| lent address, his success may be consld-
! cred as assured.
/ Among other bright young Peters
burgers who have gone to seek their for
tunes elsewhere may be noted Mr..
Robert Seary, who has been for many
wears the confidential clerk for Mr., Il.
NJ. Doble, one Of our most prominent
commission merchants. Mr., SeaTy will
locate in Bristol, where he has made a
fine business connection. Also, Mr.. r,
II. Patterson, a young man Of sterling
character and energy, for some years
with Messrs. G. 4. jackson AZ Co., who
has gone TO Radford.
The announcement Of the death OF
Mr. Henry q. Dulany, of Loudoun
county, was received here with sincere
regret and sorrow by many warm per
sonal friends. Mr. Dulany was one oil
the 4" old boys" of Captain Gordon Nc
Cabes University school, and was, as
may well be imagined, favorito with
them all, Among his old schoolmatel
here were W. Il. McKenney, Esq, ano
MIR. James A. Kerr, the latter now OF
Norfolk. MIR. Dulany's first trip abroad
was with his former teacher and persona
friend, Captain McCabe.
Mr.. William l.. Mcliill was on Satur
day night elected second lieutenant o.
the Petersburg Grays, in place OF Mr.
Bernard Mann, resigned.
Colonel T.. Nj. Field has been called L
Southampton county by the critical i'll
ness of his married daughter, the wife o
DR.. Julian Doles.
The colored Republicans Of this dis
trict are consoling themselves with the
maxim that every cloud has its silvel
lining.
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
The farewell sermon of the Rev
George q. Nandershce, who for the pas
four years has been pastor of the High
Street Methodist Episcopal church, wa
heard by q crowded congregation Sun
day evening. His subject was St Paul
: farewell address to the Ephesian elders
During his ministry here there were be
l tween four and five hundred conversion
: in Mr.. Nanderslice's church, and The
new church in Chestcr6el1 comfy