The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-05-10
VIRGINIA NEWS.
letter from Petersburg
x,f tha Riri,ut,f,d Dislatcn.

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r,o pnnuhlican Nominating Con'enIlon
lac, mieht rot through with its WORN ' naa
tremendously and expeditiousfy tiln a,, NV a~,
from the sharp strife Of aspirahlS' ps.n oonl
,,a"tos There were six delegates iion, e..e'
If rho six wards of the city. ail III a.'enm CIV.
Y" 800 w., .na Dr, David F.. May was mace per.
.1nSe, " sherman. The following is the ticker
n,a sinoly and by ballot, in many cases
s se.,o,aI haliofs being taken before choice
WIZ E,.,r Mayor: franklin Wood dominated
CIV m;,,cctionl. City Sergeant: n. A. Moody.
Commissioner Of the Revenue: }. NJ: d.
seward. Collector of City Taxes: Mike
E,rrell. commemorative Attorney: ID. +.
D,gcett Nominated for rteection] Street
commissioner: r. Kennard (copd). Gauger:
I q. BIRD (colored). Bailiffs: William IL.
stevens (eolorcd) and j. 0. Wakefield. Clerk
Of Old Market: James Harlem (coloIed)
nominated for rcG!cction]. Clerk OF New
Market: J. W. Iiargrayes (colored. Keeper
of Hay Scales: George pritchard (colored).
Keeper of Powder Magazine Thomas
Mckenzie (coloredD.
II will be observed that the negroes VINO
run the Convention there were p'it ssN
white men in it) turned ont most OF Tue
former office-holdcrs, neck and heels, oV rea-
son, II is stated, of the latter not doing more
in behalf of their colorcd brethren ana II Il
.Iso fr,,e TINT three or four offices were gwen
to negro aspirants, which have heretofore
heen held by white Radicals. Those Whlte
mrn who did receive nominations ana so pI
cnrryiun favor with the most cNactihe anu
;myni,nt negroes. Mr.. Moody. for instance,
who by vote of 90 TO Ii, was nominated ior
rho s,rceanrv over l.. Armstrong, the pres
ant efficient incumbent, is said TO owe ms
| nnm,lority 10 the efforts he made in behalf OF
| the mirdcrers of Mr.. Friend. MT: Arnl-
strong was faithful Union man, ana Moou!
| a Confederate soldier; but II suits the ssioes
| now to forget these facts.
A Iettrrfro Congressman Platt, addressed
70 Postmaster Greene, was read to the Con-
ven,ion. 1t was exceedingly sharp upon
Porter. whom the writer referred to as a
DANGEROUS and miSchievous element"
Who having wrought the ruin of the party
IN his own district, had the impudence 10
attempt to teach the Republicans OF teterS-
burg how to do their duty. - ~.
During the absence of committees speeches.
were made bv w. II. H. Stowell, NJ. C., and
! q. Jenkins, neither Of which aroused any
enthusiasm. The Convention summarily
sruI,bcd Porter. and would not permit him
to speak.
II was eyrcctcd that there would be an
excited contest over the election Of tour dele
.atc. to the Convention called to assemble ut
B.rkerilp on the 14th to nominate candi.
dafc for Congress in the Fourth district, but
Porter was too feeble to make fight, and
the following delegates were quietly elected:
J. w. jenkins, Franklin Wood. Joseph p.
Evans (colored), c. NJ. Hamlin (colored). The
Convention adjourned ut o'clock this morn
ing.
About o'clock this afternoon q fire broke
out on the roof of the residence OF DR..
James May, OH High street, breaking ont
also simultaneously on the porch. 1t was a
long time before the tire-engineS arrived, and
the flames consumed, ere they were checked,
the roof and tIird-story of the house and
the roofs of the eastern and northern porches.
Great damage was also suffered by the
furniture in its hasty and rough removal.
The entire damage done is estimated at
s., 900. The house was insured for 81 lao III
the Mutual Assurance Society Of Richmond.
There i some mystery and uncertainty
with respect to the origin Of the fire, and
the opinion has been expressed that II was
caused by spontaneous combustion, the sun
being very hot and the roof being old and
nllammablc.
Twenty-Five or thirty English immigrants,
recently arrived at Norfolk on the steamer
Caspian, passed through the city this morn
ing on their way to Tennessee. They We're
an intelligent and respectable-looking COM
pany.
A frame dwelling Oh South street was
sold this evening at auction by Alex. Don
nan, trustee, to Mrs. Mary L. seay, for 500.
Rev. Charles II. Hall announced to his
congregation last night that he was going
to the country for his health, and would not
be able to preach for them this summer.
The ladies Of the Memorial Association
have chartered train to attend the Holly
wood decoration on the 10Th instant.
Pnp1S nam