The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-22
j. y IRGINIA NEu S.
- Letter from Petersburg.
us tiie Richmond Dispatch

PETERSBURG, May 81, 1872,
The Ward clubs Of both parties held meet.
ings last night In most of the city Wards
and made nominations for the City Council
I'm the Fourth Ward the Radical club apain
endorsed the boilers ticket; aud in Second
Ward the regular nominations were not
rntitied until after n long and very sharp dis.
custom, and even then number of speakers
| announced that they meant to scratch some
of The names. The Republicans of the Second
Ward also nominated for the Council Mr..
William R. Mallory, a prominent Conserya-
tive, and one Of the leading capitalists and
| business men of the city.
The following is Il list Of the nominations
Conservatives. -First Ward: r. s. Eckles,
W. f. Butcher, j. T. Keen. and H. 3. Par
ker. Third Ward T. #. Brooks, w. Fl.
Baxter p. j. Black, and T. l.. Fl. Young.
Fourth Ward: Thomas Sharks, f. A. Good
wyn, K. d. McIlwaine. and W. A. Madison.
The Second Ward Club CONSERVATIVE nomi-
mates tonight. Meanwhile an independent
ticket has been put in the field.
Repuhhcans.-FirstW Ward p. G. Morgan
(coloretD, James a. West, William Ellis
(colored), and G. B. Stevens. Second Ward
William r. Mallory, George s. Richards,
John Bell (colored), Edward Munford
(colored.) Fourth Ward: r. A. Young, DR..
David f. May, James +. Justice, and w. 7.
Lacy. Sixth Ward: J. II. Hill, James Car
ter (coloreD, II. }. McCaleb, and James NJ.
D0nnan.
The other nominations have not yet been
| made OF been announced.
To-tt;,y Mc;-rs. Lyon, Pcgram, and Lyon.
attorneys frr The Petersburg Railroad Com
pany, served "A notice on Colonel r. b.
Boiling that they will apply 1T the next term
OF the Hastings Court for the appointment
Of five commissioners to condemn certain
lands Of his lying east Of the city, stated to
he necessary TO the construction of the roads
connection with its proposed line to City
Point. General Malone, learn, proposes
| to permit this road to be built on the road
bed of the AppomattoX railroad, and is even
| considering proposition to build it for the
Petersburg Railroad Company. His direc-
tory will meet here Tomorrow to decide at
what cost the road can bc built to City Point.
1t is expected to cost somewhere between
Sl25, 900 and Si5D.nUu.
The new track would give broader
sweep, of more level Grade, and less abrupt
angles. to the connection between the Peters
burg depot and the drr0l of the Richmond
and Petersburg railroad.
NV l'I'l'i
proving the navigation of the AppomattoX
river above this point, cIlrrted an organiHl-
ton to-day and elected Captain William f..
Hinton, .jr., president.
\ private letter received here from Hon.
Wyndiiam kol,rrtsnn of Washington coun-
ty, expresses that. "cntIcman'S cordial ap-
proyal af the Greeley movement, and Of the
resolutions adopted 10y the recent ratification
meeting held in this city.
There is to he Il mass meeting Tomorrow
night at the New Market, to arouse the Spi-
ritS Of the friends of the independent ticket.
It will lie an cNcitin" time.
Captain ID. \. Hinton lias declined to be
an independent candidate for the office OF
CONFERENCE.-The attorney.
Large quantities oil trawbrrricSa are shipped
hence by our truckers and gardeners t"
Richmond, LynchblTg, and other points.
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