n-HE DISPATCH*-*W~*T*HT DrePATCH COMPAJsry...* AaW-jaV »Rt ABLY
IH AOVAHCB.nfiiVDISPATCH lidelDniv-dtosal»-a*rt.1*** .l^Vaas-
c«*-ts per week, i-ayaMa io th*S*«__lliklv yiolled at 8« per aaaum;
BS taosri*" "*Sr 61.50 for tb.e n-oatba; 60«. totBl tf-*X*""""«
vsk-^vsii-WEEELY DISPATCH at 88 per aa*Vs* b', foi sU -r. ont
hs.-an.'NETS a,,,/ HATH, all'.*-f^_!,'-,.','*-**»n»n.ac.w**'l
t-elore Durttiaslug elsewhere.mOkOt MKS. B. W. -ACMsH."s.
dle States, nortbcsst winds reel.IB toaoulheti*! .foti possibly
smithm **t, failingbarometer, cloudy, rainy Nveather, and
sla-tlonnry temperature.Tna wkathkr Saturday Rai cloudy,
cool, and rainy.TUF.RllOVFTCR SATfRbAT : 6 A. M.. 57 J
9 A. M., 59; noon, 78; 3 i\ M.. G6; 6 P.M.. lt' niidnlchl.
59.Mean tc_pcrature. Gil.
Th* < om liol A "story of I.n se nnd di Ivalry.
BT SCAI.TKR WATT, BAKT.. {lilt-Oklj U Eagle.]
With "Teat pain thc Kn it-lit raised him*self on his -.boulder
anti looked wistfully attho windo'v. The maiden duneed at
iiimcompassionately, and then turned lier eyesto IBB scene
without."Hew MCS tl)* fracas"1" he demanded
impatiently. "Metala*"! 'twere Haas thatbe who eh a I lc rt ucl
should have tn cn hercere this. Laggard ! Dost pee Brian du
Boll("ilbert, or J".' Qom ? Thc game Knight ofBrRals ihoniii mt bs
waetetal of tbs timesince lie hath much before him ere
thisc.'iite*t shiill bc Risen to crown him vic¬tor.look, goad
Rebecca."
.. rixy bare pRcbed therina," sighed thcmaiden, ..but thc space
reserved for theeood Knight is sadly trampled, anti mi¬tt,ink-
there be great disput. s between thefactions. Ol a verity they
wrangle.""That is strange. Do not thc varlets
know that there is danger In delay ? Thesquad may approach and
bag them all.How dotb-evnow? Do they wrangle still ?"
'. Ayr, and right wrangfully. Taara ismuch contention. Thev seek
a referee, bulagree not. Cert***, there Banal Lc otic anion gthem
which could tell a foul "Tere one sobase as to strike such. Rut
novv theyseparate. They have decided. They agreeon a tall, dark
tuan, who has fust felledfour. Il,* stalks among them. They
RiveWay. Now he speaks. He taits them thelg., shall be on its
merits, and may thebast man win."
». And yet lhere cm bs bm one ivho couldspeak thus ami be
obeyed. Tell mc. Be-beera, docs last tall, dark man bear
himselflike one who bath bit much on tbe rcsuit ? ""Nay, nay; not
so. 'Twere more like
one Nvti.> stand* sponsor for Braal stakeswafered br hR
fellows and placed withinthose heads of his."
i- lt is be ! It la Riobard ('(eur de Lion ! "exclaimed the
Knight with a smile of de¬light."They do prepare to tight," said
Re¬
becca, shielding herself with the lattice... They ihnke bandi
and take position. Obilorroii, that nen should meet thus andstrike
luce; lhal mothen have fondled.Rrian leads with a left-hander under
therlcht rja. The crowd of varlets applaud!Merciful God ! hast Thy
pawer desertedThee?""And Goss, how hearcth he?" demand¬
ed the feverish Knight." He counteicd on his adversary's
chin.'"Dost see any carnage f""Not vet. But the swaying crowd
are
mad with the Mow*. Tiny away bk.- tin-trees In a storm. The
gladiators advanceSgniB. He ol Goss landcth heavily on tbaface of
Brian. Thc Gilbert bleeds! Hefalls!"
, ,"And what saith good de Lion? " asked
Ivanhoe Lreathlc.ly." He saith words which tbe breath of the
mob bearatb from me.""Catch their purport, good Rcbecaa!
What saith lie?".« I catch not the words, but their purport
is tit st rora for Goss."" And tbs blll Saith he naught of
the
fall?"»«Verily, I mistake him, or he saith tbat
tbs Knight of (Joss hath felled his adversaryIii st."" And
Brian, how of bim ? "
"They revive bim with sponges andmuch water. Now thev are up
again. Theirblows fall like rain. Their L.eis arc facesno longer.
Fair heaven! they strive likegreat eogioes, while their
f.-iio,v-i,( in_- en-courage them. Tbey clinch tlu-m togetherlike
competing whirlwinds. They ..redown. Their massive bodies heave
withtbe struggle. Forgive mal I can look uolonger!"..Nay, nav,
maiden, say not so. Whee
thev did full, winch, think you, was upper¬most, Brian or the
good Knight Goss I"
.« Brian was next the ground, and be olGoss was 'twixt him and
the sky whose,.c:ii',- their contending! desecrate."" Gaze again,
Rebecc*. Methinks Brian
cannot lon** endure. Haze and tell me ilthe *rood Goss slill
puncht'th bim."" Aye, indeed, his blows are like the
bolts of Jove. They fall like tbe wrath ofthe god". Blian
sinketh. (Joss holdetli bishead under one arm and with the other
hesmashes him. Thecsrssge ls frigbtfnl. Thering is slippery with
gore."
»- And puncheth he him still " ?" And still his blows fall. The
crowd cry
as men who ure mad. Brian is strugglingto release blaaseR. Be
staggers to th* Dontof the circle. The Knight f Powhatan, were
spi*oin!ed commisslon-¦rs to tbe Genera) Assembly; sad Rev.loba M.
Hoe, Rev. T. D. Wither«poon, D.>., snd Ruling Elders J. 1). K.
Sleight, ottiehniond, and John Donnan, of Peters--iirg, were
appointed ns their ahernates.Hebron church, in DinNviddle, was
Er¬
ected as the place for the next stated roeet-ng of Prcsl)\t*-ry.
and Wednesday beforebe second Sabbath of September was Axedis the
time for said meeting.
jr, ga!ritoTnACTKn muftis'os.
Rev. B. II. Dupuy pieseoted a papernaking provision for
protracted meeting- inhe country churches by each niini-ter ofbe
Presbytery. The paper was docketed.lite records of all the sessions
were ap-
inired, vv it li a minor exception in one¦ase.Tba report on
payment of pa-tors' sula-
ii s, presented by ihe chairiniin of tho com-nitteo on that
subject, (R. R. HoNVison,.2-q..) showed that nil tba chin ches
bailmid the salaries of their pastors In full, ex-...pi aaren* and
the deasBjeuean* in theseiburebes were small.Rev. Dr. Witherspoon,
on txehalf of the
SxecuttTi Committee of Domestic Missions,jeeaented their iunu.il
report. Reeotn*nenilations .,f the repoit that ceitain.burches be
grouped under the same pas*oral charge.
Mit. nOlf1888 LICENSKIi.Thc Presbytery determined to proceed
to
he lleeasnre of Mr. Howlsoo, and for thatmrposc held a session
at thc close of [Hill¬ie WOrablp Bt night. At this session
Mr.SowisOB passed the examination and iraskensed.
FOURTH DAT,Rev. James P. Smith presented a report
in Sabbath schools, which exhibited theact th.it nearly all of
the churches havereboot! in ¦ iloutishiiig coHdifion. Mr.-iiiitli
als,., as superintendent of Babbstblebools, made a verbal renee, of
bte risBito som.- of tbe churches in the interest ofIii*
eilis,..The Rev. (Uarles IL Read. D. D., on behalf
>f toe Permaneal Committee oa tbe Bah*bath, of vvhich io-
bjchairman*presented aniblS report on this sul.jeef, winch was
re¬ferred loins Presbyterial Coinesltteeol Put*-iH.tiofl to h.'
published, if they deem it ad-rlsable, la tract form (or
circulation.
PASTORAL BRI.ATKINS RESK. BBB.Thc Kev. J. J. Anderson, for
reasoai
iv hi li he a-slgncd, asked leave to resigniu- charge ai Samuel
Davits ebureb, inllanover. Thc ebureb, Whilst expressingregret that
their pastor iva* compelled toleave them, co nc u ried in hi*
reqoesL Thepa-toral was thereupon dissolved,and leavewas given Mi.
Anderson to labor for twelvemonika without the bounds of thc
Presby¬tery. Hr proposes to remove to Kentucky.The pastoral
relation between Har*.
Henry M. Anderson and thc chinches ofChrist and Bethany was
dissolved, and Mr.Anderson was, at his request, dismissed totbe
Presbytery ol Florina, whither he hasalready removed.
-.USSION WOBI IN RUTHIONI).Mr. (harles (iUaelia, a licentiate of
this
Presbytery, and l recent graduate of I.'nionTheological
Seminary, was directed to en¬gage in aoisaionsry work in the
weateraperl Ol Richmond, under direction el theExecutive Committee
of Domestic Missions.The paper presented by Mr. Dupuy, re¬
lating to protracted lervfces In the countrychin che-, was
postponed for considerationtill the next met ting ol the
Presbytery.
THANKS.
The usual resolutions of thanks wereadopted, and the Presbytery
the*! dosed UsBcasiooa with singing, prayer, and theapostolic
benediction.
stnday a rr, i i stmkBia.ijhe lollowiag appoisitments for 8*.
ndav
WeM inaoiinced :Third PreabyteriaB church: il a.m..
Rev. s. K. Winn ol Petersnura, 7:40 P.M., Ber. O. D. Armstrong,
D. D., ol Nor¬folk.
Gracc-Strett PresliN lei ian church : ll A.M., i: v. Dr.
Armstrong; 7:4') P. M., Ber;John M. Boss*, of Portsmouth.
First Presbyterian church (Dr. Preston'-):ll A. _., R'V. John M.
Rose; 7:4') P. M.,Rev. s. K. Winn.Trinity Methodist church: ll A.
M.,
Rev. R. D. Stimson ; 7:1') P. M., Rev. J..J. Anderson.
Leigh-Street Baptist church : 7:45 P. M.,Ber. J. D. Dudley.
i jay-Street Methodist church: ll A. M.,Rev. J. A. Waddell.
Park.Place Methodist church: ll A. M.,Ber. B, Hunter
Dupuy.Henhico News. During the past fciv
days several large brcs have broken out inthe Nvoods in
Ileiirieo and destroied a greatquanti*! ol wood and fencing. The
woodsin the victnty of Seven Pines was burningFriday and Saturday,
and the eitiasm cdthat adgfaborbood iiirm-d out cn Biases toput
.ait the tire. Warrants h;ive bOefl issuedagainst several pallara
charging them withletting Bra te the woods. Th* warrantshave bena
placed la the hands of an oflcer,and the parties, if arrested, Will
probablyin tent on to the grand Jory of the CountyCourt for
indictment.Thc Central Lunatic Asylum, in Henrie,i
near the coipofate limits, is to be enlargedin order so
accomodnte al least 100 morelunatics who ore at present contined in
thedifferent county aad city Jails ihrougbootthe ,-iatc. Work has
already been eon>meneed lo tins direction, and win bs pushedbu
iv mi ai rapidly u possible. At preeenllhere an-about "".vi inmates
at tie asylum(colored), and more than one half a:e fe¬males. There,
are two lunatics in the t(en¬rico jail awaiting le Its' sent to
(his asylum.
Tire- county has not us yet B.reheard Isite for the new
pool-house.
Th.- Board of Supervisors will not meetagain until next
month.
The. cleik of the Countv Court Issuedabout hast a doscn
marriage-licenses la-tReek.One white and one colored delegate
rcpre*
aented BeariCO al the Staunton RepublicanConvention. _Tn
Excursion Season on thu Rivkr..
Thc Virginia Slealuboat Company an¬nounces thHt they are now
ready to Basksengagements with churches, societies, (fcc.,tar day
excursions to Old Point, fee., andfor moonlight exclusions through
andaround Dutch Gap by iheir steamer Arielfrom ibis date, and by
their new steamer(now building) after the 15ih ol June
utxt.
BBV Mrsic-Reeelvcd from the pub¬lishers, M..-srs. Ramos A Mosts,
a vervcreditable musical production by Mr. M.Stuart Turner,
formerly ol Richmond, butnow of St...inion, Va. The piece, a
sacredquartette ol cboius with aolos.and diift-% lswell made, and
entitled "Son of My Soul,Thou Saviour Dear." Mr. Turner baaahown
talent ss a composer-In thia effort,that will be easily
reco.'olsct. hy those ***nocriticise it.
UrxiTkitovn it tub IbbSBB Ba**ti**tJhchch To NroBT.---Oor people
have a realreat In store for them to-night at 8 o'clockattie
recitals which xtlll be-riven hv Wil¬lam .M.i-on Evans. The church
ouj-ht toie crowded to henr tho eminent eloctillon--t, and tbe
public nre promised an eve-itng of real enjoyment. Thone who
heardHf. Evans a few week*since were dclli-hfedvilli his readings.
Ile has bean deliverinremperanee reetures in Petersburg duringhe
past week to croxvrted bouses, and gave?ne reading to a Bne
audieaee.lt ean lie said that Mr. Evana thoronghlv
ndivldualizes his characters.one ai theriust dlftlcult
accuiiplisbments. Represenl-»g one chm arter in an eveninr ls.
merehild's play in comparison xvitb soeeessfnllyssuminga cottpleof
dozen in a couple oflouris. The delightful ease snd the
extremewiriness of I hr- transitions begulle.tbeurines* and Hie
hormunious perfection ofbe craft make ns a|toaf*ther forget
Hieffort that the task requires.With a choice programme this
evening a
nost delightful time is promised those whottend.
Cindebbli.a To-NioiiT.-The Amateur)pera (Jompanv, under thc
direction oflr. Charles Siegel, will -(ive the beautifulpern of
Cinderella to-night at the Theatre,rue prospects for full houses
during fourserformai(Ce-) to be given during the weekre very flat
tenn .-. Tbe worthv in-*! un¬ion.thc Retreat for the Sick.in cid
otvhich the opera is given, deserves everyonslderotlon at the hands
of our citiz'osonccountof the in.-stiinil.le good it d'"*- inhe
community. So excellent an entertain*aent, then, and in behalf ot
so good Bcaine,annot fall of attracting large houses.
Offical Visit..Frid iv night Past GrandfasterBHefc, of
Portsmouth; Grand Mas-er Lamala, of Rlcbmoadj Grant Reportertallie,
GrflRd Sentinel Haynes, of Rich*ssad; and other dignitaries of thc
Knightsii Honor and visiting members of :he orderrom the city and
vicinity, vi-ited Dalt.odgc, in Manchester. The work was
ex*niplitied, and a very pleasant lime spent athe lodge-room, at
Covenant Hall. The lodge, *v it li the guests, then adjourned to
the Cen- tr.d lliui-e, xvhere they xvere hospitably en- "ertained.
At a lats hour the party" dis- r.crscd, well pleased with thc
evening's ¦voik. I
PRESS Musting .A conference of mpm- Iten "f Ihe Virginia Press
AlflOCBBlOB,nf Ihe Richmond Press Club, and of the pressvho are not
connected xvith either organl- ¦tatlOB, Will bo held at ll o'clock
A. M. to-lay (Monda)) at the otllee of the Virginiaiioiiie
Insurance Company, No. 1014 .Mainitreet.
_
(COlllIllUlllc.Vt.-il.J.M-ssrs. Editors,.I notice the fare
by
.trainer Ariel (Virginia Sfeiiniboat Coinp-.i.n) to Norfolk ibu
war landless b«fl bees.educed only on Mondays. I believe thais the
day the steamer J. |',. ".(-Iiiiyler leavesitieliinuntl for Norfolk
and way landings.Will some one in authority please say whatBB fare
for the above-named places xviii besn the BATS tbe Schuyler docs
not leavevith the Arid
" A Tk.xvellek.
.-dAM IIKSrilt AMI VKIMTY.
RoUof Honor nt the. Public Schools..The'olloxxing pupils xvere
on thc roll of honorit thc nuMic ? "Imols ia t week :High Scb.nl-
B. Morrl .cite principal.
'lagu-ie CallbrflB, Lula Duval. Lena Lilli-.ow. Edna Mathews,
Haggle N'oi:d, HattieTxxens, Minnie Vailen, Orie Vaden,
SallieWliilxvnrth, Frank Dunford, Allie Partner,Willie Mathews, A.
ll. Mcculloch, W. ll..Vin free.School No. 2.Mrs. A. L.Walker
teacher.--
fora Adkins, Agnes Ely, Beetle Hall, An¬ne .lone-, Mattie
Carena, Clara O'Brien,Kilima Turner, Margie Topham, MattieWilli
nus, Lula Waiker, Bettie Wells* Car¬rie. Moore.School No. ,3.Miss
Rettie L. Irvine
i:i"iii r.Carrie Archer, Annie list vis. LillieJvei by, Ida lb
anile!*, (dace Mall, I hollinsraylor, John Bobertfloe, George
Ray.School No. 4.Miss Rae-liel Lyon teacher.¦
I'arland Rurnetf, Lawrence Balley, HeroldDuval, Thomas Lithgow,
Jotepb BampflOB,Fred. BampeOB, John Topham. BON Dor-n i ii. Cora
Dickerson, FannieFoster, MaggieHolt. Minnie Jonis, Nellie Leonard,
BoflflMcCullocb, liena IfeGruder, Cora srei-lings, Lillie Sneed,
Clara Turner, Ida Wil¬liam-.
Behool No. 5 .Miss Nannie f. Hatcherteacher.Kita Adams, Hattie
Blankenship,Bessie Farrar, .Mattie Fowlkes, Lena Fisher,Kite
Higgins, Addie Leonard, Minnie Mor-lisette, Susie Nelson, .Minta
Spain, EulaSpain, .Mny Bnelliags, Fannie Sharp, ('ar¬lie Williams,
Carrie Wilkinson, EdwinAdams, Walter Freeman, Thomas Robert¬son,
Paul Walker.Primary School.-Mrs. Hall teeeber.Es¬
Died from His Injuries..Jordan TIBS*lev (colon d), who xvas
injured Fridaymorning by earth caving in BpOfl him xvhileat work
excavating on Bridge avenue nearHeDoBougb street, died from his
injuriesFriday flfternoOB, after suffering the mostintense iigonv
loriboul live hours. Abouta ton isf dirt fell upon Tin-ley and it
wassonic tune before be could be dug on?. Heresided at McKinney's
old place near theF.i c bridee.
_
Brief lieges,'-Tbe nexv Methodist ebapelin Sxvaii-bui o'xviii
bfl ready for lise in .-.fewdara.
Electioneering bas begun la earnest mlins CUV, "Hld the "dear
people" xviii de*eide nett month xx ho xviii In-lit Hie n-ia-s
ofour uinnicipal government.Thomas Atelier, a colored boy about
thirteen vcirsof .-ore, -on of Henry Archer,bb employs of the
Uaioo eoal Rda .. laCbeflteiiBeld, MldowB one of ihe shafts atibe
ebeSfl mine- Than la] and nat in SBatlykilled. The buy RBI playing
about theshaft Bl thfl time.A meeting ot Hip vestry and
eoBflBTga*
tion of the M.-adc-Mi morifll church will bflheld to nigh' to
lake Into eonslder_Bno Umcall lately extended to Ber. Mr.
btiiagfel-|0R by ''The Church of Our Savio*!"-/' ofbaltimore.Tia'
Mayor*! Court was not la sm-sion Bet-
uidi), and very little buslncflfl wa-, donethere dRftag tbe
week.
Rev. Dr. Rix ur preached at tbs Presby¬teries chared saturday
night.Manchester Division had two toltlatiOBt
Beiarday night.The attendance at the florsJ festival r-at-
Brdaf Bisbl xvas large and fl hand-uine sum'was reallied for a
very worthv object.
W.OLE-.Vi K l.,^.,. jSJU*U*» mHHS iMon-fav) EVkNINO.the -*0ih
lu.¦nat, at H ..Vi. ok. M-'iirvrs nf .,,trr_Indi. .- ie- i-k.
-tu'lT tnvl ..I. 1 ai.li.lji-, fur -lt vtwill be preen! at SH
o'clock. **'
^5nT,ot "l,c B . * W* AT8.1BB,apgO-lt"_K.ot li. arni H.A
LLKGHANY COAL AND IKON-(X COMPANY.-A tr-eetioacif tho 'utmerXN, s
toihe st-fck of the AiMrtiaay ('aslaa-d Iroa Camps ar.viii he
ii.-'
C. M. KRY*Vakc .uni Ilium K10I1 mkukI andDanville,
Krederlefcshurir. neil 1'. -ler.-lMirs ral lt .ri,!-.Sec I. .ca I
inpen and hiimhiliN.
iriRGIKIA-HKB PAST, PRESENT,V AND Kl [TUBB. WITH APEB-PK"ITIBE
OK HEHBT A. Wl-K.
ikXttS HAHito.N iiopk, or BorfMB.w iii deliver his reiebrBted
attdrass larfart the Y'-unalieu's christian An«.m-Iu'|oh at
AsMttelatloii II.iii 11Tl K-D.XV. Amil 87, 1880,01 8 P M.
.Xilinls-luii, 2o cclils. Ml Bibi rs fne.ap
gO-Tit.lli.S,\llTu3t
'AFIC-Ml M.
FIHhT GUANO ANNUAL 1MC-BIC BBdS>r Hie ail.plces of
I'owhalKl!Lotlr- Ne. lt I si ' iHotx.'-.al lain .*-!Uiver Brewei v.
0)1 MONDAY, M»v 3. Ifc80.'DAN! INC frem fl |». M. to fl A. M. A
fnll-trini*tuml will lie In allen.lance, aad a *.,.I time ls
pruin-Ised io all who attend. Mtsae- "Alli bama fruin tbaOld Marker
and terminus of the -tr. ci rallwav un-rlM Hie lulerval. Mth-t
t.rd-*r will be oh-4 rved. snitnu )uipro|ier eharaniers adintttfd
(SK**. HCITM, SLIP**,A I'ltONs. nnd ut her li A lt MK NTS. Also, a
niiinl-t-r.,1 C-LKl I. and FANCY Al:TH Ll>. r-HAXXL*-.TUM KS. *u
iheir LECTURE-ROOM, enrner ur Grace ami Fourtfl fireelt. srolt
.*.
ru-T, A BBTTBB BlVcH. *-***a_r_-J [,,r. wliiu- willi -ratio*- »w
>t*. A NBOnBCSBatal icwsr.l win eimid UvM relaraMapTO-i »
_liss Carr osnt*. t
1 '< dND, DN 'Ptlil**/ DAY THE JOfB IN-1 *-l x.NT. A HAL.!
-> / BAOOIBBi t-bRB 'bo
i.w.j. riaii -tsibj p«*.*cias eostsoneft**\-jO v*foof*tv. E. L.
H.'li-'sN.
ung'I-lt_Jt "veiuii "trt-rt. jomUi fjua"._
NOTICK.I "-I)*-/ t applv to Ibe tbe Ruartl,»r Uspaatori at* Hie
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