The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-04-10
MANCHESTER ITEMS.

PROCEEDINGS AT COURT.-DecreeS have been
issued in the following chanccry cases llor-
ncr'5 heirs is. Arthur Horncr, administrator,
ct. as; Woods administrator rs. Burton,
administrator, ct. ais; AlyiS Us. Hastings, adj
niniStrator ; Petersburg Works Is. Jenkins !;
Walnack Is. Perry, administrator Chow
min. Is. s. Smith JoneS'S hers.
Mrs. Ellen i. Briggs qualified a> administlH-
tiiy on the estate ol' James Briggs. deceased.
L. V. Burgess was appointed to rcaSSess
lands rice }. b. Jones. declined.
II. {. Watkins. assessor. and L. '. Bur-
CESS and w. +. Gill, assistants, appeared and
entered into bonds.
Robert Strong and William Reed, convicted
of larceny. were ordered twenty-five stripes
each, and it being the latters second offence
he was committed to Jail.
Coon MusIc.-Thc chorS Of both the
Methodist and Baptist churches have been
engaged in pi7lcticinS this week preparatory
to tie monthly meetings Of the.sabbatll-
School Unions which will occur at these
pllces of worship on next Sabbath.
The VALUE OF ApvERrIs1SG.-On Monday
| Nj. +. IIowie advertised the loss Of p0ck-
ct-book containing hearty one hundred dol
| lars. On yesterday morning by O'Clock
| the pockct-hook. with the contents umtoticl.-
| cd were handed him hy Il gentleman whose
name we did not learn. This incident not
| only proves that advertising pays, but also
| the fact that there are some honest men yet
| left.
LOO. F.--On Yesterday afternoon Past
| Glands i. Nlorrissett, of Henderson Lodge !;
Henry \. Jordan, Of Stuart Lodge; and
Grand Sentinel Joseph 3. Walden, left for
| Portsmouth to attend the annual session of
the Grand Lodge Of Virginia.
Our -OFTIcE--Rumors have been rife
| for some time OF the resignation OF the
| obli~ing Manchester postmaster. This course
! is believed to be induced from the fact that Il
salary is allowed insufficient to meet the en-
penscs of the office. AS the present incllnl-
| bent has given satisfaction, and we do not de-
sire change for the worse, we trust that
both for his sake and That OF the public
| lis allowance will lie increased and his ser
vices retained.
| A GRANITE ITEM.-So much has been said
about the appointments and rcappoinlnlrnts
at this place that we do not wonder that the
people tire of the theme. Our information
of the appointment of Major Walker WAS OIL
tanned from himself; but now we are crrdi-
| blv informed that such is not the case, and
that Mr.. Adams is acting superintendent.
THE PUBLIC SCHooLs.-Compluint reaches
MS that some of the scholars i'll the colorcd
schools are very refractory, and if rcpll-
nanded or punished their parents visit the
schools and raise quite Il disturbance; there
fore it is almost impossible TO keep up the
discipline. Will the school trustees look
into this matter! We arc glad To say that
| a., ,I,>r III on, flp nt tho
pills is confined to but few, and that the pa
rents, generally speaking. like those OF the
white children, desire their children to re-
spect their teachers and to behave in Il becom-
ing manner.
| PERsoNAL.-Captain William Whifworh,
who was seriously injured Il few days since
while at work, is rapidly improving, and
will, We trust, be out in a few day.