The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-07-03

THE CRY OFFICERS Our new city gov
erDment is now fairly organized. Below
will be found list of those who have quaii-
fed and entered upon the discharge of their
duties july 1st:
Mayor:L. r. Chiles.
Comnonwealth's Attorney A. C. Attkis.
son.
Treasurer: Joseph w. Bronaugh.
City Sergeant: Henry Fitzgerald.
Commissioner of the Revenue: William
T. Lithgow.
Clerk of the Hastings Court John r.
Cogblll.
Constable: Henry R. Gary.
Justices Of the Peace: james \. Gentry,
james NJ. Perdue, and Spencer 7. Hancock.
ELECTION OF POLICEMEN Police
Board met last night. The following Off.
GERS were chosen: Chief Of Police. james
A. Lipscombe. Policemen: James B. Ftz-
gerald, Richard B. Smith, and Richard C.
Jones.
ARREST OF WILLIAM GEoRGE.-William
George, one Of the parties implicated in the
assault on Mayor Chiles on the 23d Of May.
and for whom q warrant had been in force
since, was arrested Wednesday by Sergeant
Whi;lock, of Richmond, and delivered to
Captain Lipscombe. Justice Perdue bailed
him for his appearance yesterday morning,
with Joseph Walker as security.
MAYORS COURT, Justice Gentry presiding.
William George was arraigned Tor aiding
and abetting an assault upon Mayor Ch.leS
Dlay 23d. W. f. Worthipgton appeared
for the prisoner. The Commonwealth was
not represented. After bearing the tcSti.
mony Of n. \. Eubank. a motion of couu-
sci Of prisoner for acquittal in consequence
of the previous acqllttal by jury Of the
principal in the transaction was aSsented to
by the court, and he was discharged.
james Cousins (colOred), drunk and dir
orderly and using protane language, was
mlde to paw costs ana held to bail to be of
good behavior.
A. Il. Woodbridge, for allowing nui-
SInce at Il building IN his custody az City
Sergeant, and for contempt OF court, was
discharged.
SCHOOL MATTERs.-The exercises Of Miss
Sullie Walkers primary school closed with
fete, at which the meritorious little ones
were rewarded for their diligence, and all
RECALLED with an abundance of cream, cake,
&".
The examination at Professor Morrisette's
high school continues, and was attended
yesterday by members Of the School Board,
Rev. Mr. Campbell, and other friends OF ed.
ucatlon.
PERsoNAL.-Professor William T. Morri-
sette. late president Of Bristol Female Col.
lege, is speudinga few days with his brother,
+. MorriSette, of this city. He has accepted
the position OF professor Of mathematics and
languages at Culpeper Female Institute.
Henry T. Alley, grand-master of Odd-Fel-
lowship, was in the city yesterday.
Marcus A. Cogbi has qualified rs county
clerk in the SUN OF $1,000.
| FAIR.-The ladies' fair at the Baptist
church continues tonight ard tomorrow
night. Give them call.
PYruIAN EXCURsION.-Th grand Pythian
excursion to Ashland comes OFT tomorrow.
THE STATE COMMITTEE AND THE DELEGATES
FOR CHESTERFIELD CoUNTY.-The State Com.
mittee has not fixed the number OF delegates
for Chesterfield county at nineteen. They
allow each county one delegate for every one
hundred Conservative votes, and Chesterfield
will be entitled to twenty-one delegates. The
statement in regard to the nineteen delegates
was originally published IN this paper, and
tlken from returns published in the Tribune
almanac.
The total vote of Chesterfield for Kempcr
was 2.2O5; but when Chester, Hancock'>,
and Winlree's store were thrown out by the
commissioners, it was reduced to l,943, but
the congressional convention will no doubt
admit ali the twenty-one delegates.
CHESTER CoHvESTIoN.--In the report o'
Chester Convention, published yesterday, ii
should read that the convention apportion-
ed, not appointed deleg 'tes--thc time for
election Of delegates has not been yet an
nounced.
CITY OFFlcEs.-For the present the oflict
of the Auditor, clerk of the Hastings Court
Commissioner Of the Revenue, aud City Ser
geant will be at the Council chamber, in real
of the market; Mayors office opposite th'
City Hall, and City Treasurer at the office 0
Bronaugh & Taylor. The Commonwealth:
Attorney can be found at tie Bank Of Man
chester, and the High Constable at No.
Old Tavern.