The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-07-23
Petersburg. ..s
Correspondence or THE Richmcnd Dispatch.l
PETERsRuRG, July ~, 1878.
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PETEasauRG, July 70, 1873. &
A meeting of Conservatives was held yes.
terdav at DinTiddic Courthouse, which was
presided over by Mr.. Roger p. Atkinson
Mr. Al. d.. Organ secretary. The object Oh
the meeting was 10 elect delegates to the
Richmond Convention. DR.. w. +. Thomp
son resigned his position as county superin'
tendent, and Colonel T. D. Hamltn was
elected to succeed him. The following dele
gates were elected:
.Rosroniy topn ship.-Samuel Giliiam'
Thomas ID. Coleman alternate.
Sd.Fone g--H. j. Hartwelt, Jonn D.
Mitchell alternate. a. .,,
Namosine--Thomas B. Hanfin, William
L. Rogers alternate. 800.
Daruiips.--Chsrles }. Cabiness, William
L. Hobbs alternate.
After this meeting the township officers
were elected.
Only one case came up before the County
Court Yesterday OF Chappell yrby, ac
cused of larceny which was continued till
the August term Of the court; at which
,iu,e the case Of James Coleman (colored),
charged with killing another negro, will
come up for hearing.
AS was announced this morning in the
Index. that paper has been sold to Captain
j. A. II. st. Andrew, editor and proprietor
OF the Souuhside V1reinian and the Farm
vile Commonwealth. IL is stated (and Is with.
out doubt true) that Captain st. andrew has
since sold the Index to Me>srs. Venable,
Gregory & Pattesop, of the appeal, who
will consolidate the two papers, and
henceforih issue them under the name
of the Index ind appeal. The consoli.
dated paper will make its appearance to-
morrow morning under the editornl charge
of Messrs. Venable, Gregory d Patteson.
There are various statements as to the price
paid to the proprietors Of the lnder for that
paper, and as to the amount PAID captain 81.
Andrew but nothing authentic has trans
pired. The paper OF tomorrow VIII con-
tain full statement Of the circumstances
which attended the original sale and trans
fer OF the paper. There are various rlllnors
with respect to the establishment of another
paper. but 50 far, at least, there is no founda.
ton for such reports.
The sad intelligence was received this
morning of the death of kevan PattesOn,
child of Dir. n. r. PattesOn, Of the appeal,
which occurred last night at the Blue Ridge
Springs.
There wasJo business of consequence to-
day before the Hastings Court.
At the County Court Of Prince George
Yesterday the responsibility Of the sureties
Of Collector Tatum, who was recently
robbed Of q, 200, was raised and discussed.
The court has not yet rendered its decision.
Captain w. II. Haywood, who was recently
hurt quite seriously by falling of the steps
OF the hotel at Chester, has greatly improved,
and appeared on the streets to-day.
There is crazy woman from Lynchburg,
in the Jail, supposed to be the abused wife
of some man who married her there and
then fled to this city.
The cost of widening Liberty street is es.
timated at S15,000-that is, the expense OF
running back the fences, trees, &c, without
estimating the damages, &c.
Captain Thomas White suffered last Satur-
day night the loss of his tiftieth chicken.
RoBfN ADAIR.