Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-08-19

der existing circumstances" he cannot con-
holding of 4 convention-and expressing the
opinion that "no one honored with nomi-
nation would feel himself at liberty to de-
cline" He adds:
All who heartily unite in restoring Vir-
ginia to her proper position in the Union,
and who wish to carry out the objects con-
templated by the recent elec ti,ns for county
officers, and of whatever political faith they
may have been in times past, would be will
ing, as is supposed, to abide the decision of
such convention, so as to avoid strife and
contention among ourselves.
JUDICIAL APPOINTMENTS.
The following gentlemen have been ap-
pointed Judges by Gov. Peirpoint;
Third Judicial Circuit, embracing the
counties of Cumberland, Buckingham, APP
pomattox, Campbell, Prince Edward, Char
Hunter II. Marshall, Esq.
Seuenh Judicial Circuit-City of Rich
mond-Joh A. Meredith, Esq.
Tenth Judicial Circuit, embracing the
counties of Culpeper, Madison, Greene,
Orange, Albemarle, Louisa, Fluvanna and
northumberland H. Field, Esq.
Eleventh. Judicial Circuit, embracing the
counties of Nelson, Amherst, Rockingham,
Augusta and Bath-Lucas P. Thompson,
Esq.
All these appointments are made for the
period intervening between the present time
and the next meeting of the General Assem-
bly,.
The appointees held the places to which
they are assigned before and during the
war. Two of them, Judges Field and
Thompson, have Worn the ermine for
quarter of century, or more, and all of
them have been honorably distinguished for
the purity and ability with which they have
discharged their high functions. Taken in
connection with the re-appointment of
Judges Coleman and Gregory, we infer that
it is the purpose of Governor Peirpoint to
continue the old bench in office. We are
sure that this will be hailed by the people of
the State as another evidence of the desire
of the Governor to respect the wishes and
subServe the interests of the people whose
servant he is.
PRICES IN FREDERICKSBURG.
The Nelr Era says:
Our marketoiS we'll supplied with every
luxury of the season, and prices are quite
reasonable. On Saturday morning we no
ticed that there was greater abundance
than on any previous day. Fresh meats
range from II to l6 cents per pound; butter,
% to 80 cents; eggs, Is to 20 cents per doz.;
peaches, IS cents to 81 per bushel; apples,
so cents per bushel.
REGISTRATION OF NEGROES IN LYNCHBURG.
The Firginian says:
The City Council, at its session day or
two since, passed a resolution, at the
suggestion of the military authorities, re-
quiring the registration of oil the negroes i'll
the city. None, however, will be allowed TO
register who have not been resident here at
least twelve months preceding such applica-
tion, or without furnishing satisfactory evil
dence that they are following some trade or
occupation affording livelihood. The reg
iStration is to be conducted by the Mayor,
who will furnish them with certificate Of
registration, revokable at the pleasure of the
Council, for good cause.
A copy of the registry will be furnished
the Council and the General commanding
this sub-dstrict.
The object to be attained by this procedure
is, we learn, to free the city of negroes from
other localities, who are here without visible
means of support, and send them back to the
place whence they came. The project is one
that commends itself to the appreciation of
the community, and will, we trust, be fully
and fcarlessly carried out. The Mayor will
make known his mode Of procedure in the
matter in day or two, and we are pretty
certain will be assisted by that portion of our
population who have anything to lose by the
presence of the class in question in our midst.
MILITARY CHANGES.
The Fredericksburg Ledger says
Generals Deyens and Harris have been re-
lieved. The former left this morning for
South Carolina. The latter goes to his home
for thirty days, and will then probably be
mustered out. Captain Seligson, Provost
Marshal, expects TO leave during the week.
General Ricketts, will succeed in the CON-
mand of this district. Colonel Sumner has
been, we learn, relieved at Warrenton and
ordered to Lynchburg.
PENINSULA POLITICS.
Ro. Power, Esq, Of York county, is
candidate for the State Senate, and Sydney
Smith, of Williamsburg, is out for the House
of Delegates. The antecedentS Of these gen.
tlemep. we are assured, are entirely salts
factory, and their characters and qualillca-
tiops such as fit them for the places they
aspire to.
ALBEMARLE COUNTY.
Several prominent citizens Of Albemarle
have published a request for the appoint
ment of four delegates from each magisteral
district in the county to a Convention to be
held in Charlottesville on September Court
day, for the purpose, lst, Of nominating
candidates to represent the county in the
next Legislature; aud, I'd, to appoint dele
gates to Congressional and Senatorial Con
ventions, whose duty it shall be to nominate
candidates for Congress and the State Sen
ate. They say
In the present condition of the country,
We think it very desirable that these cleo
tions should take place without contest, ana
We know of no other means so we'll calcula-
ted to attain this result as the course we re-
Spectfully suggest.
FROM LEESBURG.
The Mirror of the 9th furnishes the fol-
lowing items of news:
Geo. X. Fox, Esq, late Clerk Of the Coun-
ty Court of Loudoun, reached home on Fri
day night last, direct from Devils Kitchen
with the records of the county, which were
removed more than three years ago by order
of the Court. They are returned in good
condition, without the loss of single paper
or even so much als the rubbing of the bind
ing on the books.
We are authorized TO announce that John