The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1869-06-15
REGISTRATION.

Registration in the city commenced yes
terday, and progressed very slowly. We
were unable in consequence of the bad
weather to get full advices from only three
wards. The returns were as follows:
JEFFERSON WARD.
| Whites, SO new registered names and 8
transfers. Total, 80. Colored. 10 new re-
gistered and transfers. Total, 81.
MADISON WARD.
Whtes-total, %; colored, Il.
MARSHALL WARD.
Whites, ) /: colored, I.
For the information Of those who neg
lccted to take notice before, we publish the
! following, with the simple remark that
life II but ilceting dream," and, there
fore, lives there man with soul so dead,
who never TO himself hath said'' if | don't
register and vote against Wells may never
see another cornstalk grow in Virginia.
WHO MUST REGISTER.
| This registration is based upon and Is n
revision Of the one held in Richmond which
commenced on the I'd and closed on the 14th
day of March, 1868.
! All persons properly qualified, who did
not register at that time, arc invited to come
|
! Those who registered at that time, and
who have since changed their residence.
must, il they wish to vote Mt the approach
| inc election. come forward and procure
certificates of such Registrations, and have
! them properly recorded in the wards in
which they now reside.
| No person already registered need regis
ter again.
| WHERE you REGISTER.
| The city of Richmond is divided into five
wards, whose boundaries are below de-
scribcd:
Ciay Ward commences at q point oppo-
site the centre of Bclvidcrc street, on the
south side of the river, running thence
northward and along the centre of Bclvi-
| dcrc street TO the centre of Main. thence
| eastward and along the centre of Main to
! the centre of Henry, thence northward and
| along the centre Of Henry street to the cen
| ire Of Leigh, thence eastward and alon" the
centre of Leigh to the centre Of st. Peters,
| thence northward and along the centre of
| st. Peters to Bacon's Quarter branch. This
ward is bounded on the west, north, and
south. by the new corporation line.
| If you live i'll this ward 90 To the West
| ham House, corner of Cary and Laurel
streets, and see that your name is enrolled.
| Monroe IF0rd.-The eastern boundary OF
| Clay. above described, bounds Monroe on
! the West. The eastern boundary of Mon
roe commences at 4 point on the south side
of the river, and running northward on 4
line parallel with Bclyidcrc street to y street
scparatin" the Trcdegar property-thcncc
along the said street to line with the con
ire of Fourth street. and along the centre OF
Fourth street to Bacon'S Quarter branch.
If YOU live in this ward 90 to the CaliiOr-
MIA Market, corner of Main and Second
rat
NddiSOn jFdrR.-Thc eastern boundary of
Monroe Ward. above described, is the wc>-
tern boundary of Madison Ward. The cas-
tern boundary of this ward commences on
the south side OF the river ut Il point in II
line with the centre Of Twelfth street, rum
ming thence northward along centre Of
Twelfth. in u direct line through the Capt.
tol Square, to i point opposite the centre OF
Baldwin street, thence eastward along the
centre of Baldwin to the corporation line.
This ward is bounded on the cast and north
by the new corporation line.
Ifyou live i'll his ward 90 Ia Virginia Hall,
corner of Ninth and Franklin streets, and
see that your name is enrolled.
jefferson HGrd.-Thc eastern boundary
of Madison Ward, above described, Is tue
western boundary Of jefferson Ward. The
eastern boundary of this ward commences
on the south side of the river on IL line with
| the centre of Twcnty-litth street, thence
northward and in Il line with the centre OF
| Twcnty-ftth street 10 40 feet north OF Z
street or the corporation line.
If YOU live in this ward 90 to the Ola
| Market Hall, corner Of Main and Seven
tcenth streets, and see that your name Is
enrolled.
Marshall lFard.-Thc eastern boundary
| of Jefferson is the western boundary OF
| Marshall Ward. This includes all the ter
ritory east of Twcnty-lith street, and Is
| bounded OH the east, north, and south, by
the new corporation line.
If YOU live in this ward 90 to Springfield
| Hall, corner Of Twcnty-SiXth and NJ streets,
and sec that your name is enrolled.
The places of registration Will be open at
S 4. NJ. and close ut 1 L. NJ. each day until
next Thursday week.
CuALLENGERs.
| There will bc two challcngcrS selected
| from each Of the political parties now i'll the
canvass for Governor for each of the wards
! of the city for the purpose Of challenging
parties who are not entitled to register, aS
provided in section .. page &, General
| Orders No. 81. &. :. Headquarters, First
| Military District. All challenges must be
made through the challengers selected. C!ti-
| Zens are called upon to aid such chal-
| Iengcrs, but it must be done properly, and
| no challenge will he entertained by the
Boards unless made through the parties
chosen for that purpose.
The Walker party have made the follow
| ING appointments of challCngcrs, by whom
| Ill information of intention To commit
| fraud will be gratefully received:
Jefferson Ward.-William {. Bailey and
! William Burton.
Madison H-ard.-R. I. Daniel, Jr., and
| Il. {. Clcndening.
Monroe lFdrd-Alontrosc Angle and John
| IIaggcrty.
| Marshall H-ard.-John +. Shinbergcr and
| r. W. Patterson.
ClQy Ward-W. b. smith and Martin NJ
| Lipscomb.
TIE new JUDGE OF THE llUsTISGs COURT.
The Hon. Edward X. Olcott, who has been
appointed successor to Judge Burnham III
| the Hastings Court Of this city, Is Il gentle:
man of large experience both ut the bar anu
llpon the bench. He was Il brothcr-ln-laW
Of the late Rufus Choatc. His father, 4
| LAWYER of cmincncc. wealth, and high social
position, WAS himself Il son of Governor OF
colt, of Vermont. Judge Olcotts prolcS
Sionai life has been passed i'll the south. fol
! twenty years he was resident OF Louisiana
where, ~ Judge of the supreme court, 1T
won the confidence Of the bar and the pub
lie by his lcgalability, clcarne>S ol mInd, call
and even temperament, and courteous man
nor. Shortly before the war Judge OlcGit re.
tired from the bench. He has been induced
to accept position III Virginia ut the sollcl
tation Of friends. and in making this up
poinlmcnt the community ut large vii
doubtless appreciate the desire manifested
ON The part of the commanding General t'
select, whenever they can he found. those
best qualified To fill the vacancies which, du
ring the existing state of affairs, must ne
cessarily arise.