The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-08-01
VIRGINIA NEWS.
letter frosa Petersburg.
Correspondence Of tile Richmond Dispatch.

PETERSBURG. July 81. 1872.
The Greeley men Of the Sixth Ward hett
a meeting last night and organized a ward
club by the election of the following perma
neBt officers: A. s. Archer. President ; r.
J. jarrett, Vice-President; William F. Par
ham, Secretary; s. G. Brister, Treasurer
| The question OF electing members Of an ex
ecutiye committee was discussed at some
length, when the meeting, without action
| adjourned TO meet on Tuesday evening next
| Fourth Ward Club holds q meeting tonight
Tor the purpose of effecting a Greeley ward
organization.
The City Council holds its monthly session
tomorrow. An effort will he made to have
the office of city attorney erected and some
suitable and efficient lawyer elected to dis
charge its duties. This legislation is deemed
Ill the more advisable and judicious in view
of the notorious inetficiency of the man who
holds the position of Commonwealth's attor-
ney.
Sunday last Mrs. Ellen Hood, wife of Mr..
William Hood Ito whom she had been but
three months marr1ed), died suddenly in the
road near Coman's Well, in Sussex county.
Mrs. Hood had started out, in her usual
good health. to pay q visit with her husband
to some neighborS. One of the wheels of
he buggy broke, throwing out her husband,
hut doing him no damage, and the mule at
tached to the buggy took fright and ran a
short distance. Mrs. Hood was so terrified
that she fell in her seat and died-the doc
tors being Of opinion that her fright CAUSED
one of the arteries of the heart to burst.
twenty-five Immigrants, who recently ar
rived at Norfolk on one OIL the steamers of the
Allan line, passed through here to-dly on
the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad.
Fifteen of these newcomers propose to settle
between this city and Lynchburg. The
others will go further west, but all will re-
main in Virginia.
During the month of July twelve licenses
to marry We're issued by the clerk of the
Hastings Court of the city. All but two
were issued to colored couples. During the
same month sixty deeds were entered on re-
cord in the clerks Office.
4 onc-half interest in the lot on Sycamore
street belonging to the estate Of Elizabeth
Chapel was sold to-day at auction for S2l1
to Susan Berry (colorcd).
Fred. Douglass passed through the city
this morning, on bis way home from North
Carolina. He freely expressed his opinions
in regard to the issue of the election to-mor-
row, and did not pretend to be confident of
Il Radical victory.
\ lot of three hundred bushels of choice
seed wheat was sold here yesterday for s.
per bushel.
a cheerful report is current to the effect
that the Bollingbrook Hotel, so long disused
and deserted, is soon to be opened under a
popular management. Petersburg has for
some years enjoyed the honor Of being the
only city of 10000 population in the United
States which supported but one hotel.
Owing TO some delay in the preparation OF
the books of the Commissioners of the lievc-
nllc, the City Collector only commenced re-
cciving taxes OIL yesterday at noon, and his
office has been crowded with Taxpayers,
anxious to avail themselves of the ten per
cent. reduction before the 1st of August.
The time will probably he extended.
The Shiloh Baptist Association Of Nir-
ginia (colored) hold their annual session at
the HarriSol-Street Baptist church on the
It'll of August. The church is being re-
paired and prepared for the occasion.
Promise of rain to-day, but no rain.
ROBIN ADAIR.