Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-01-24
TOOK AN OVERDOSE OF PAREGoRIc.
Richmond News in Brief.

Bishop White, who has been quito III Tor
several months past. is now much improved. lie
is still confined &c his room.
Ameeting of the Temperance City Central
Committee was held IN their rooms in Wilkin-
sons Han. A considerable amount Of routine
business was transacted
Alta meeting TO be held tonight at Lee-Camp
Hall the officers Of Paradise Lodge, ]. O. Is. B.,
will Do publicly installed. Rev. DIR. 4. n. Calisch
will also address the meeting.
Rev. W. L. Wright will preach sermon to the
Good Tempars al Leigh-Street church tonight.
All Good Templars will meet with Jefferson
Lodge and attend the church In body. All in
vited.
There will be a meeting OF the West-End Wo-
mans Christian Temperance Union on Monday
day afternoon at $3.50 O'Clock over j. V. Ramos 3
drugstore, corner Reservoir and Cary streets A
full attendance Is requested.
Mr.. Z. w. Winter, builder who lives at 1906
night about o'clock and broke his collar-bone.
He was doing well yesterday and was ordered by
his physician to be kept quiet.
Observation-Disclosures Green's car caught
IRE ia the Richmond and Danville yard last
night about IL o'clock. Engine company No.
was sent and succeeded IN extingulshing the
flames. There was only about s25 damage to
the car.
The downtown Exposition Collection Com
mittee has met with very lair success. The
members are Messrs. Cabell Davis, ii. lander,
and Squire V. Donan. These gentlemen were
out collecting yesterday and will be out again
Monday.
Dr. Hoge was much better yesterday, but he
did not deem II prudent to conduct his services
to-day, so Rev. J.. b. Turnbul will fill bis pulpit
morning and afternoon. Rev. DIR. Richardson
will preach for Mr. Turnbull az Old Market morn
ing and night.
John NJ. Sheppard and Earnest McCorkle. two
white boys, who escaped from the RefOrmatory
at Laurel several days ago.were arrested by Ser
geant Epps and OfIicer j. II. Thomas, OF the
Third police-station, last evening and will be
taken back TO the Refornatory in a few daA.
The Gospel services In progress at the corner
of Seventh and Main streets continue TO attract
large congregations and much interest. On
Friday night the preaching service had 10 be de-
ferred, as some persons were being conveyed
while the hymns we're being sung and the meee-
ing was turned into prayer and praise service.
The Sidney Bells. under the Leadership OF Pro-
fessor Esau Cocker. gave very interesting con-
cert al West-Niew Baptist church on Friday
night. The church was well filled, and every ono
was highly delighted with the entertainment.
The concert was under the auspices Of the Violet
Society OF the church, and the proceeds will DO
given TO the church.
meeting of the Executive Committee Of the
Virginia Historical Society was held IN
tho rooms OF the society in the West
morelend Clubhouse last night. Gifts
Of books, ETC., were reported, and the fol-
lowing gentlemen were elected members OF the
society: Mr. Henry Sigismund Hutzler, Rich
mond, Va. Il; General William X. Ialiaferro, Mare
Neck post-office, Gloucester county, Va. Profess
sor Frank p. Brent, 0nancock, Va. Mr.. Philip A.
Richmond, Va, and Dr. jeffrey K Bracket, Bal
tlmore. Nd.