The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-09-07
PETERSBURG, September S, 1876

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The Board Of Education was in session
till late hour last night, engaged in con-
sidering the application Of candidates for
the place Of teachers in the free schools.
AS their proceedings were not open to the
public, but little is yet known Of the pro
gress they made. 1t Is understood, how
ever, that no definite choice has thus far
been made except of principal Of the high
school. For this position there were eight
or ten applicants, mostly residents of the
CITY, but some Of them from other places.
The vote finally centred on 4. NJ. Cary,
who has been teaching here most Of the
time for the last fourteen years. 1t could
not, we believe, have fallen on one more
deserving. He is gentleman OF high moral
character, and attainments adequate to the
position. The Board will hold another SEES
sion this afternoon, when it is probable that
most of the other places will be filled, and
the names of the successful candidates made
public. We are assured by members of the
Board that the proceedings are conducted
with great harmony, and with the single
view Of securing the services OF persons
possessing the highest qualifications, ire
epective of personal predictions. MIR.
Carv's salary is fixed ut 81 500 year.
On inquiry at one of the land agencies
here. which is branch Of the house OF Fra
zier, Brooks g. Co., Of New York, l learn
they have sold to northern purchasers about
seventy-fve farms in this part of the State
since May last. During the fall they are
expecting to do great business. They nave
on file about seven hundred letters from
parties residing in the northern and north
western States making inquiry about lands,
and expressing the intention of coming on
10 look out for suitable places. Almost uni
formly, the leading questions of these cores
pondents have reference to the safety OF HE
and property. They take their tone from the
Radical newspapers-chiefy from the m
June, which seems to take malignant plea
sure in painting southern society IN the
most hideous colors. About three hundred
of the letters aforementioned are from
Ohio; large number from New York;
some from Indiana and Illinois and few
from Canada. The moving impulse among
the writer's is desire to escape from the
long and pinching winters Of northern
climate, where farmers have to house and
feed their stock one-half Of the year, and
sometimes longer.
1t is to be hoped that a better light will
be shed on the minds of strangers at not a
distant day. We believe that no one who
has visited us has gone back disguised or
displeased. On the contrary, they all pro-
TESS to be most agreeably disappointed and
the reports they take home will work
change in our favor which cannot fail to be
productive Of important results.
Since the designation of the Petersburg
post office as one Of the Offices for issuing
money orders the amount received by the
postmaster is $1,000, and the business is
daily on the increase.
For the cotton-year ending the LIST OF
September the aggregate amount OF re-
ccipts at this market is 23,1ll bales,
against "a, 059 last year.
The number of hogsheads of tobacco In
spected at our several warehouses since the
LIST of October is 9,S2S.
The wheat market continues inactive,
with an evident tendency downward. Prime
white is worth $40 to $3.50, and prime
red 1925 to s2.35; but these qualities en-
brace only q small proportion OF the stock.
Inferior grades are dull of sale. 5.