Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-21

Mr. william =. Preston IL uetdlneu ~ !
home by in disposition.
General W. b. Taliaferro, of Gloucester,
was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. r. L. Montague qualified TO practice |
law in the Chancery Court yesterday.
Mr. John S. Harwood. who has been |
quite sick. is able to be at his business
again.
Mr.. Leo Schwarzchild, of "The Boston,"
left Yesterday afternoon on business trip |
to New York.
Mr.. George Savage, who has been ill for
several weeks, was able to be out on the
streets yesterday.
Judge William Pope Dabney, of Powha-
tan, is in the city, and was among the visit
ors to the Capitol yesterday.
A mass-meeting of Prosbyterians will be
held at the First church ats 2. Nj. Wednes-
day. March 5th, to organize Presbyterian
union.
Mr.. Leonard F. Fish. son of Judge Froth--
ingham Fish, of the Supreme Court OF
New York, is registered at the Exchange
Hotel.
The Alert Social Club had masked ball
at Sanger Hall last night, and an agreeable
time was spent by a large company OF
young people.
The Dispatch was in error yesterday in
referring TO this as Salvini's first appear
ance in Richmond. He was here about
eight years ago.
Judge Randall Brown, of Carroll; Hon:
c. f. Trigg, of Washington county, and
Hon. T. r. b. Wright, OF Essex. were at the
Capitol yesterday.
Mr.. John G.. Scott, who was forced to
come home from the University of Virginia
on account Of i'll health, has sufficiently
recovered TO return to his studies.
Judge F. r. Farrar passed through the
CITY Yesterday ca route to Wilmington, n.
/ c.. TO fill lecture engagement before the
| Young Mems Christian Association at that
place.
General Greedy yesterday telegraphed
Secretary Dunlop that the temperature
will fall by o'clock this morning TO about
26 degrees. and thereupon the coid-waVe
flag was hoisted.
Bishop A. w. Wilson, Of Baltimore, is to
speak on the occasion OF DR.. Hoge's ami
versary next Thursday night, and IL an
nounced to preach at Centenary church on
Wednesday night.
Ex-senator j. Marshall Mccormick, of
Clarke county, is in the city. he spent
some time in the Senate chamber yester-
day and WAS cordially greeted by MS
associates of few years ago.
DIR. Goodwin had large crowd last night
at West-Main-Stree Baptist church. Seve-
raj conversions were made and many per-
sons asked the prayers OF the churcn. Dr.
Goodwin will preach again tonight
Governor Mckinney has appointed the
following Board of Visitors to Mt. Vernon
Senators Taylor Berry and Il. Walton
Moore. Hon. W. w. Henry, Colonel John
Bell Bigger, and Colonel l.. Q. Washington.
DR.. +. ID. Davis, one of the resident
physicians at the city almshouse, lett yes
terday morning for his home IN Greene
county. where he was called by telegram
announcing the serious illness Oh ms
mother.
A meeting of the Tuckahoe Farmers
Club was held yesterday at the residence
of Colonel John II. Guy, and Governor NC
Kinney was among those present. lie was
elected an active member and accepted In
few graceful words.
There was n rumor aRoat yesterday that
a lady teacher had been struck over the
head by q pupil, who used a slate as MS
weapon. The principal of the school was
seen last night. and said there wasn't
word of truth in the story.
In the Police Court yesterday morning
Jack Woody and William Collins, two
small colored boys, were charged with
stealing one lot of lead pipe. Woody be-
ing an old offender was jailed for ninety
days. Collins was whipped in court by his
mother.
If Is now pretty we'll settled by the pub
lie that when the Lee statue arrives 1t shall
be drawn from the wharf to the monu-
ment site by men and boys. The Dispdtc.
reporters will be around to give helpful
hand and to record the names OF their
fellow-wOrkeTs.
Miss Valley Hoover of Staunton. Va,
and Miss Lillian Book, of Clayton, Del,
are visiting Miss jennie Otey and the
Misses Null. They are here to attend the
marriage of Mr.. X Emmett Slaughter and
Miss Maggie Waring Null, which will take
place next Tuesday.
Rev. w. w. Royal, who was appointed
10 the position Of Sunday-school agent OF
the Virginia Methodist Conference at its
last session, has been transferred by Bishop
Wilson TO the West Virginia Conference
and stationed at Huntington in charge OF
the church OF which Rev. j. ". johnson,
who was killed some weeks ago while
taking degree IN the Royal Arcanum, was
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