Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-12-17


I statue TO stonewan Jackson, in the Cap
! itol SQUARE. Richmond. Va, October 70
| 1876. .. Address at the mass-meetins I'D
! the Capital Square. Richmond, Va, after
| the assassination Of President Garfield
! July 8. 1881. 3. Family Religion. an ad-
! dress before the Evangelical Alliance. in
! Copenhagan. 4. The Private Soldier
an address before the mass-meeting held
| in the interest OF the monument on Libby
Hill, Richmond, Va, November 80. lss2.
.. Address in the Second Presbyterian
| Church. Richmond. Va, December H. 1872
I the day appointed by the Governor for
! the commemoration Of the death of the
| Hon. jefferson Davis. 8. Memorial Ad-
dress. on his fftieth anniversary, in the
| Second Presbyterian church, Richmond.
J Va, February p, 1888.
] PRAYERS.
] At the memorial mass-meeting in the
J Capitol Square after the Capitol disas-
! ter" April g. 1870; at tho refinement OF
Confederate soldiers in Hollywood, May
| %, 1873: at the unveilng Of the Soldiers
| and Sailors Monument, Libby Hill, May
! 80. 1894; at the refinement OF President
| Davis, May 90 1888: at the dedication OF
| the Confederate Museum. February -,
| 1886; Memorial-Day, Hollywood, May 80,
| 1898; on opening The State Democratic
| Convention, 1883; on opening the session of
| the House Of Delegates, December 4, 1891;
| at the Inauguration OF Governor j. HOge
| Tyler January /, 1888. on the opening OF
| the Chesapeake and Ohio railway, greet
ing the arrival of the first through freight
from tho Ohio TO the James, February -.
= 1873: at the dedication of the now City
| Hall. February is, 1894; al the commence
! ment Of the University College Of Medi-
cine. May Is. 1895: at the administration
of the bread al the last joint communion
/ service in the Presbyterian churches of
Richmond during his life. January 2, 1873.
This IS q book of 5l8 royal octave pages,
and II n uncOmmOniy well printed, Illus
ftrated and bound. The price per copy. I'm
cloth IS s.. and in half Morocco 81
We find the authors style graceful and
winning, and from the rapid glance We
have been able 10 give the work we
think ne has made excellent use Of tho
rich and abundant Biographical material
at hand. Later on We hope TO give the
book thorough review. Now, We can
only add that IL Is q volume which hun
dreds OF Richmond families will wish TO
possess and which would come TO many
home as a peculiarly acceptable Christ
mas present.
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Dumas. Abridged and Annotated by
Edgar Ewing Brandon. \. NJ, Professor
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LITTLE LEATHER BREECHES, and
, Other Southern Rhymes, Being Num-
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Street-Venders' Cries, &c. Gathered
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lected and Arranged by Francis Il.
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Price, $50 For Sale by Hunter & Co.
THE WATCHERS. A Novel BY A. Il.
w. Mason. Author OF "Tho Courtship
Of Morrice Buckler." &c. New York:
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CAMPAIGNS OF WHEELER AND HIS
CAVALRY, 1S62-ls65. From Material
Furnished by General Joseph Wheeler.
TO Which is Added His Concise and
Graphic Account OF the Santiago Cam
paign Of 1888 Published Under the Aus
pieces OF Wheeler's Confederate Cavalry
Association and Edited by w. c. Dod-