The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-18
PErEasBuaa, May Is, 1868.

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When the Common Council re8rganized
the police, q few days ago, it wae decided
by o very large majority 70 be inexpedient
to place negroes on it. Since then o great
excitement has been gotten up among these
people on the subject; and as the measure
was advocated by Captain Platte, SO
he is now looked upon aa their leader
in the agitation to be inaagurated for
giving them the rights they claim. No
regular meeting Of the League has been
held since the action Of the Council, and
will not be till the night in course next
week; but the matter is being warmly
discussed among themselves out Of doors,
and it is said BY conservative Republicans
that Platte is diligently occupied in fan
ming the fame. He is also busying HIM
self, il is stated ON the same authority,
an re1rganizing the Council, in which
there are three vacancies TO be filled,
caused by the non-acceptance by the
fornerr nppointees. The place Of Sam
Lecture is to be supplied by Franklin
Wood, the defeated candidate for the SER
gaantcy, and that of Mr.. PEBBLES by Captain
Childrey. "A pressure is also to be brought
to bear against the seven old members who
have been permitted TO hold ever, ana o, on
the newly-appointed members VINO aia
not seek the Office, and who are not anxious
to retain it. Should enough of these gen
tIemen he plastic enough to yield to the
pressure, and General Schofeld prove suffi-
GENTLY accommodating, the effort may be
successful. At any rate, it is to be feared
that trouble is ahead, and that under such
leadership as that Of Platte the negroes
Ia at,o aafc
they have heretofore enjoyed. They are
already impeaching" Mayor Burgess in
very open manner, whose great offence Is
that he administers the laws without fear,
favor, or affection. ~ .. 8 -. -.
It may interest such of the readers Of the
Dispatch as live in favorable localities to
be informed that farmer In Southampton
has Just sold his strawberry crop of ten
acres for $40, coo. They are picked at the
expense Of the cnltiyator, but the purchaser
supplies the boxes and receives the fruit on
the spot. The place. is on the Seaboard
railroad. Now, when it is considered that
the strawberry requires but little :morecul-
ture, if any, than cotton or tobacco, and
that the demand early in the season is
always in advance Of the supply, why
should not every other landholder living on
railroads or nayigable streams devote .
portion Of his farm to the production of this
and other small fruits 2 twill be many
years, if ever, before the business can pos
sibly be overdone. .s-1azs fssaE rs
When Mr.. Everett was here he spoke of
the Scuppernong grape as destined to prove
an invaluable blessing to the South, saying
there was no grape equal to it for making a
light wine. The fact is, weof Eastern Vir-
ginia but little appreciate the extraordinary
advantages We enjoy, both Of soil and Gil
mate. 75ss "a ..
The funeral of the late Thomas Wallace
took place this morning from the First Bap-
fist church, and was attended by q very
large concourse of citizens and friends of
the deceased The Rev. Mr.. Hutson, of the
Byrne-street church, conducted the ser.
vices, and delivered very solemn and i'm
FASHIONED discourse.
1t is needless to say that the. news of the
Presidents acquittal, to-day, was received
by the Conservatives with gladness of heart.
While it was ardently hoped for, but few
ventured to express belief in his triumph.
S.