The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-12-05
LOCAL MATTERS,

MEMBERS OF THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY AR.
RIFINa. Na.-CoNFEggNCEs AND CANDIDATEs.-
Members Of the Legislature have been ar
riVlng BY every train aud boat since Sutur.
day, and the hotel Offices are already en-
ltvened by the presence of scores of Office.
seekers and wire.puliers. With the pre-
iatory remark that nearly all the rest will
reach Richmond to-day, We note the fol-
lowing arrivals OF senators and delegates
Sendtors.-Judge A. 3. Cochran, of Au-
gusta; W. a. Anderson, Of Rockbridge !;
General W. 4. Terry, Of Bedford; W. u.
Lakeland, OF Botetourt; J. S. Greeyer, of
Washington G. j. Hundley, of Buckfne.
ham John e. Roller, Of Rockingham ;
Judge A. W. e. Nowlin, OF Carroll; ".
y. Stevens, OF Sussex; Il. &. Nuting, of
Haiitax a. T. Lathrop, Of Mecklenb burg !;
Colonel r. B. Berkeley, contestant for the
seat from Charlotte aud Prince Edward,
Delegates.-John B. Allen, of Botetourt ;
George Bouten, of Madison; James Y.
Brooke, Of Fauquier; L. II. BRYANT. of
Grayson; John ID. Butler, of Caroline /;
James L. Campbell, Of Bedford; Martin
Dalton, Ct Carroll: J. a. Early and ]. c.
Hill, of Albemarle; G. 3. Fitzgerald, of
Roanoke; james S. Gillian, Of Charlotte /;
Joseph J. Graham, Of Wythc William +.
Graves, of Bedford; Marshall Hanger and
A. B. Lightner, of Augusta; c. W. Lassi-
ter. of Nans b. +. Lewis, Of Prince
William; Paul Lightner, of Highland !:
Charles I. Ferrall, of Rockingham; Il. II.
Robertson, of Allegheny; Charles S. Roller,
OF Augusta; CT. Smith, of Nelson; John
K. Strothcr, Of Culpeper; Samuel A. Swami,
Of Caroline; j. B. +. Suite, of Stafford ;
William Z. 1alia:erro, Of Orange John
w. Wake, Of Chesterfield; General james
A. Walker, Of Pulaski Hazael Williams,
George W. Young, of Mecklenburg.
We were Informed last night By the
courteous clerk of the House of Delegates,
Mir. Bigger, that about twenty-five MEM
bers Of that body presented their crcaen.
tials yesterday and were sworn iu. Very
few of the senators have as yet qualified.
Conferences OF the Conservative members
Of the Legislature will lie held at the capi.
tol tonight ut half past o'clock-of the
Seuate in the Senate Chamber, ard of the
House Of Delegates in the Hall of the
House. At these conferences the Con-
servatiye candidates for clerk, sereeant.at-
arms, and two doorkaepers of the Senate,
and for speaker, clerk, and sergeant. at
arms of the House, will be agreed upon.
The most prominent candidates for
Speaker Of the House are Hon.
Raleigh II. DlnieI, of Richmond ;
Hon. Samuel Watts, of Portsmouth /;
Marshall HangeTs OF Augusta: General
James \. Walker, OF Pulaski Colonel w.
Z. Snlherlip, of Danville, and Colonel Wy
att bl. Elliott, Of AppomattoX. Nobody
will oppose John Bell Bigger, Esq, the Old
| incumbent CT the clerkship, and be will
probably be unanimously elected. For
Sergeant -at-Arms we hear the names OF
Colonel &. I. Crittenden, of Culpeper Qhe
old incumbentl: Daniel L. Gardner. OF
Henrico; Colonel W. 3. Robins, Of Gou.
cester; Charles B. Porter, Of Caroline
Robert w. Larke, Of Roanoke j. Massie
Smith, OF Albemurlc; J. Il. Eustis, OF
Richmond city, and 4. L. Waddell, Of
Charles City.
The opposing candidates for the clerk.
ship OF the Senate are 5. &. Davis, The old
incumbent, und Colopcl w. u. Coleman. oi
Richmond. For sergeant.at-arms, Major
Writ Harrison, the old incumbent; Cap.
tain II. F. Walker, of Richmond; Captain
George W. Rock of Alexandra; L. j.
Woodbridge, Of Chesterfield, and James Ii
Tay lor, of Hanover, are res pectively urged
by their friends. Among the candidates
for doorkeeperships OF the same body are
Colonel Minor of Loudoun, w. B. Smith
James II. Macon, John W. Tallcy, Have:
r. sutton, Dir. Hundley Of Cheat field
pDd 4 Abram Hall.