Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1856-01-31
STATE AND CITY NEWS.
SOUTHERN AND SOUTHWESTERN COMMERCIAL
cONVrNTIn<

M,s.~. VIM Il. isaaes aud jane. A. Cowariin wer.
apP"intcd temporary Secretaries.
Tue list o delegates then called and the folio
srirJ Ia their names
Worth Coroiino.-Edward g. Haywood, j. II. Gibbon,
W dt'r GSynn " L. TAYLOR.
HtrFidHi-W H. Barker, Thos. Fawceu, A. II. Hay.
ner. French Tglman.
L,HiunHa.-J d. d. DclIow.
Tyris-Thos. }. Green, W. ID. Cazneau
.Nsss"ri.--Tho>. ID. Day.
- ericf Of Coimbia-Robert Ould. j. S Berry.
Go se,own; John T. Towers. Richard wslach Sl,s ii
Hill John A. Sinton. Thos Berry, Washington
firJiHia.-Alexanda. Henry G Ward David Hume
fe"ddl Marbury chas. w. Blineoe. d. Funston. Geo W.
Bfcnt.
ilunpShire, Angus W. Mcdonald. Il. X. Irving. Tho.
NJ B"rilrant, w. W. Forbes, y. ID. Morris W H. Per
kin., 60. W. Nixon. Alex. Moseley, ". J. Eppes
W'nci,rster, Hugh H. Lee, John Wall.
firnville, j. T. Mortou, II. \ Wood.
iluiOvrr, L. Vaughn, q. W. Rchirlsou Austin White
n 4 Thompson, A, J. Smith.
oiigc, I. A. Robinson.
C''niic, w. T. Chandler, +. L. White. John II. De-
JIri,ttc.
hGh. w. IL. Terrell, Chas f. Haas. Horace l.. Kent,
NJ Ipk, Myer Myers, John T.. Doyle T. 7. Hardy.
tctourt. =. II. Mays.
C,ng Il Wiley.
Ah'shiny, ID. b. Layne.
Ormgc, w. q. Hume.
S'n"'on, WIN. Kinney. Nicholas Kinney, J. Brande-
bur.
A"ngdon, WIN. King Icisk-l
Gle, VI Chapman
King William. r. Gregory, Jr.
Augusta, Bolivar Christian.
Spousvvaia, J. II. Lacy.
LrNi-burg, Thos. Matthews.
Bn,knshain J. 4. L.itch, ID. w Moscley
TU.wcl, Wm. NJ GilSpir.
W ,:,lihs, Cas- W. Russell
p t-muuth, c. W. Murdaugh.
Mercer, y. u. French.
J.r.rson, +. Yates. W. j. Hawks
CHnhrrlsnj John C. Page, Henry X. Johnston, {. Il
Pilmure
ckl'rbHrg L. Chambers, J. &. Boyd J. Buckinp-
han Wm. Townes.
Iyushhu.s, J. Mcdonald, " b. Nowln, f. d. Chris.
uan. f. b. Deane, Jr.
AppnmHttnx, Thomas Flood, Wells J. Hawks
h'nnco. Shersn Mcitc, j. e. Spots, Fcndall Griffin
+. G. clay. Henry Cox Ro. u Styli
Richmond CITY Joseph MAYO Thos r. Price Ioscrl,
X Anderson, leaac Davenport. Scnr X. Archer John
Pnrcell A Il Parker II. e. Cabcl Tho- H. Eli.
X u. ilrXal, Saml :. Rutherford j. Il Fcrr.rson 4,
w. u lsaacs, l.. w GlzrLrook, VIM. f. Butler
NJ kll"t H. w Try, u. q. Morris-, W. II. Mcfarland
Wyniham Robertson, James 5. Kent W. F. Murford
+. V. Daniel, T. FOnt,inc, Jas. 4 Cowar,iin
m"iirh was made to appoint a committee of fifteen
TO nominate permanent officers of the Convention; bat
before Oh" question put,
Mr. f. Darlington, at Virginia arose and stated his b.
hci that the failure Of of the railway trains TO con-
meet had prevented the arrival OF some OF the ,eler-
uoS and he thought courtesy To friends from abroad
required that the organization should be DELAYED ana.
ueN "2ht, ia the meantime, arrive. lie therefore moved
that the Convention adjourn until Thursday at IL O'Clock
NJ. mcfarland, Of Richmond thought that this uurs
ton should no decided by the delegates from other States
Tue suggestion was agreed to- aud the question of al
Journmrut being put, carried in the affirmative.
- The Convention adjourned aud will NEE; again to-
u'' III u CLOCK, NJ the African Church
THs SLrrcuNG-The bright sunshine of the past few
day- has completely used up the sleigmng in this y
nv. and unless VIC have another storm very short.
", tc visible signs OF winter viii be- swept AWAY
The season has been remarkable one and Hundred. of
ou inhabitants have ciuycd pa~timcs which ti,y NAV
NJ" meet with again 70 years From personal experience.
however, We ;tr about il for We have hot hni
sirigh-iidc nor do one. We should relish "A
slc-n-rie nightly about the fourth of July but 10 Ice
n'd up IN box like frozen apples and trotted around
toNn with th" mercury down zero i our thinking
most ie'stahc hnlnbug, aud one which would submit
To only conpulsion.
Nsw CcsroN HousE.-wc learn from tho Washington
Star ct yesterday that circumstances have arisen in the
prosecution of the necessary steps for securing valid IL
Tie Ia IN" lot selected by the Secretary of the Treasury
Tor the proposed new Custom House Post Office and L
y Court Rooms IN this city, which will make il ecsar,
To select another instead. We NAV also add that .
act Of the Legislature celng jurisdiction over the pr,ni
scS {" the United States wordcd a. to make il inn
proper under it, for the Government 10 pay out its money
for the real estate The jurisdiction coded not being m
final aud conclusive against that of the Stat. if the latter
V at some future time propose re-estabsh hers over
L'-Aienndria Ga.
PErERsnrRc IrrNs.-Thc vestry of St Paurs church
have agreed tender the pastoral charge of the church
TO Row. W. H. Plat, of Selma Alabama
Mr. Thomas Hudson severely Injured last Tuesday
bN hllng from tree in his ward where he was engaged
IN saving oil dccayed branches
MI Loman, section master the Richmond and Pc
t"Shnrg Railroad at Swift Creek had all the toes of one
loot cut oil by one OF OF the wheels Of coal train
last Tuesday.
Several gentlemen of Petersburg are getting up an ANA
teur performance for the benefit OF the poor
Tax KIDNAPPING CAsE.-Gn Norfolk on Monday last
the case of VIM H. Lambiin aud Benjamin Collins mas
t'r and mate of the schooner Sarah Ann charged With
cIonoSy carrying away several slaves from that CITY, on
the 2ls day oi November 1889 came before the eSsm
ming court and Capt Lanbdin was examined The court
rtnanded the prisoner for trial before the term of
the circuit court.
REv. ANTHONY DmRELL.-Thc congree alton of CRANKY
street Methodist church. Norfolk Il suitable memento
of their acconlte regard Tor their late minister Roy
Anthony Dbre have caused a tablet in.rrbcJ m HE
memory To b" placed against the wall on the left side of
the pulpit This tablet is of pure white Italian n,rbl,
with mourning border and has engraved on il in letter,
OF gold. an appropriate inscription.
MiSEnAL DIscovrRrIt Is stated that pure anthracite
coal in large quantity, has recently been found on the wa
ters OF Patterson Creek mouth in the county o
Botrtouft. T discovery is of great importopc, A. ,
iog'S nnd ionnrcs In that region have heretofore TO some
extent been operated with stone coal carried nm from
tins city di-tlncc Of two HUNDRED miles.
Posr 0rrrcr AFFAiR..--A Post Office has been cs,ab
Iished n Mulberry lnn Dinwiddic county aud Hose,
Crowdcr appointed postmaster Chas w Blan,on Ia.
been appointed postmaster at Milford Caroline county
vice w y. Jorion. The postoiIcc az Watertown Wood
county, u discontinued.
AssAuLr-Cornclius Reese was examined Yesterday bv
The Mayor on charge of as'auliing and beating Michael
aycriy The evidence proved the assault to have been
entirely ugusuhllc and the accused was held to bail In
the sum of slOo to keep the peace and recognized n,
answer before tn grand jury.
ArHFNVcNIi viii b. seen by reference 10 The ,dvsr,r,
That tie Rev T. v Moore, Of this city, deliver lecture at the
ball OF the Atnrnm NJ. literary abne. are NJ m
mgh' order aud We safely reader that b lecture
ur D'h entertaining ahd nstrucc. and Strangers
o. attend 10Y '' f''''''''' VI" 10 wen
PsssENGER- WREcErp.-On board the b5o nol,hi
wrecked on Cape aterls in the gale Of the 10Th inst
we're Signor Auireis Abcena De Mcna and family -
ihey are now In this city. The Dolphin was from 81
Norfolk Herad
DE'rn % GEN. CaUuP.-Gcn. john g. Crump died At
hs residence Ia Nanscmond county on the 2st of Jan
uay.