The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-08-23

prrFRsRrRc. August ~, 1871.
,,ar,hcrS Steam Fire Company. of
| .r, ,h arrived in our city from Rich
i''' ,-t ~ o'clock this morning. under the
NON, ,,t If their president and captain,
,."''',,,, ,,r,r ON. Palmer. There was
VI. Iri,r am; confusion ut The depot.
INF r,,unanv tiral|y fell into line,
~ ,--,.c3rI h its fine band, and FOL.
~. ,,y i. reel and engine, marched
t,,'-b the principal streets. IN iuii
'''| -, the object Of universal ana
"" .;;',i "lmiration. Our boys dad not give
,, .",', f,rm,I reception. owing TO tne laS'
ar ,hr Fire Brigade "t INC Guy (WHICH
. .,m,nrycn, complete rcorgan'zanon, OF ~, ~,
,..r ,rmuctr diSorrant@n''"'' "",n ~. ,,,
H. lsugl tnurril assumed ca" " va 1 IN
1.',.E i without equipments, "''tA w.
,..n,,.j;.lurd. and nn-uh''",''1". $500
..a,,, however. distinguished us 49," go,
",,' ',;,, avid blue ribbon. met The IMAM
r,r. company at The cars, ana S"'s 9;a u,
..r. assurance oi \ warm anu corolai
'.,nr There will be Il trial OF steamers
.a Dan. - parade. 4 co0"''"'' ''''' '''>
..,.lr proceedings.
.,,rt-,urn arc greatly mortified 10y BENG
.,...,,D 80 f,r III the shade. ana Inc! WIN
..-,,4hly 90 10 work to organize equip
uniform themselves, and perfect tlcm-
..,,s m drill and in the use OF thcr ma
.n.rp>. with renewed ard"r.
I.,rruor Walker. accompanied by toi.
owen ana Mr.. Ghi>cl'n. ot the Norfolk
t,.-,,gi, passed through The city thl> morn
..n route tor Richmond. y h'unieous
t,.tAn>r WAS provided iii 4 private t'"H'
g., ..,-,f,. Of the Governor : friends, /" "hch
a,. qnd hi company ana hnu'"tt u
-4r,l> ~ down. .:t ,,o
r.N-.,ion If The Appoma't"N river were
....,-,d Yesterday in the office oi Col. W
!, traj,hill, United states engineer, IL
). l.,n,rr. \ New York contractor nance
t.rrI>. I,ul in the lowest bid for dredging
ra. .,lith channcI-namclr, lStc. pei
..,lI., ward. Mr.. Colwcll. also Il northern
..rrF-y,;or. made the lowest hid tor the
ru3t}r.turk marsh cut-namcly, 81. pei
.4.'i, ward irr material removed. There
ia. , General sense of rcliCt that the city wa:
;nJrr.hid, - existing abuses would have
probably been continued had the city got
tn the contract.
The Delegates and alternates selected by
,lr ward meetings last night to attend The
Conservative Convention to be held on The
.h have already been published. They are
.u,! men and true. and give entire salts
laa.uu. TIE utmost harmony was deYcl
,....,. i'm TIE meetings. which were well anC
"lurr"u>lv attended.
me thirty-thrcc cX-SoldicrS Of Grant:
Army the Potomac VINO recently paid yol
q visit. are now here inspecting the remains
cl 'hr tortitcations around the city. 1hcy
ai" AL from Connecticut.
tx the h,r. no small portion Of the hea
>},.>i rarth-workS erected during The W n
fr- already been ieycIlcd. On Mar lbank
tn" rrm Of Mr.. Reuben lta.land, on whicl
ur., some ol the most tremendous FORTH
,rfun-. IL well as some of The <harpcS
i-htir@. there Is now no rciQuc OF th'
!ar,uiv Struggle. save the fragments OF shell
aiMi -l"l that are sometimes plou@hcd up
ryru the dead have been removed to Blanc
Inrd ~ the Memorial Associations.
Mr>>rs. K. u. Mcllwaine Il Co. expect K
receive by the ! u'ciock tram from Weldon
hi, evening the first bail OF cotton received
hrrr this season. 1t was raised by Mr.. Gil
fuGd Moore. of Edgcombc county, n. 4.
VITO sent the first bale 10 town Inst season
The thamhers Fire Company. it is stated
trdu't relish being followed around by on
ruioird Policemen. Naturally enough
lat We nave crown used To it. But, yol
huuw. after dinucr, or IL almost any hour
on III excursion, the boys are not disposed
|" submit 10 things talnclv.
vs. 7trpcnnie we e. tr nae evil:
w usQIcnaueh me'li lace the DEVIL
CIordy here al day, with slight rain fall
thu irIgr vi the late South Atlantic storms
ROBIN ADAIR.