The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-11-23
o,,cr,r from petersburg.
,...o Of the Richmond Dispstch.l

....,snol,t,Cnce OF the nicu"io'i" A'SP''
iN''' r,-ssssrRe. November 81, 1874.
..,a,.r,nh has told you already the
The -" ,,t. connected with the hire OF last
man rmI there i nothing of msteriai 10
ni2A,' " ,~di 70 lis report. The fire was dis-
ttrt-'' ~ ~ J., smo,i.dering to-day among the
c3N@'" NTH which the destroyed build
bare W ,,,re1. and the hose-companies have
ln- NI,,'n,. .heir streams on II. Inc
bee" i.j - he occupied as factory oy
beH>. William Il. Johnson. aud Is gene.
co.,, ..,,no - the old johnson factory.
E'.! ',,,.,,.,.. and To some extent knotty,
,o, arisen with respect to the OIL
q" .'.. n the county clerks elected on
t'' - ~ I'M. month. In most of the ccun'
i"' w. w., al; clerks were reelected, and IN
~ ~. ~, l..,.l difficulty that has trsnsp,red,
t"''" ''' .,,a,,,r,f such moment. But in Others,
- Prince George county LOT iu>'a"ce'
- ,I'rh> at the County Court nave oeen
" I>,',nI and i; becomes a practical issue OF
,.sJ interest and importance when tnelr
' ",s,',f terms should begin. IL is, we learn,
''''>. ,,;n.on Of Judge Bate. OF the County
, 80. vi rrlcH George, that tue eieetioh
l'.'.', w., brii !.rin in May. and that the pre-
'''',' :,..no,a,u, OF the clerkship holds on IN
>,'.' ,y,,rt uu,:l next July. This is not an
~, %,a,l statement Of the Judges opinion,
|', rc,rn tina; such is his present view OF
w.. 49, .l..i.,t. informally expressed.
- Tr. ,,,nmY;eeS appointed to ascertain
,.,'., ,qfiZer> we're prepared to extend the
-, l,,;,, ii their houses TO the delegates
"' 49,. F,rolrr>' Council of Virginia and
. 49,, I,r,i;ll, which meets in this city on
1 .r,,'.'r,y nryr. report that they have made
.,...s,,,,, uror!e,S, and that there IS no
7,..,a; # M. arnpIe and generous reception
~ .a. 3rlr.al,> by the people OF The city.
T. : stated. apparently on gooa authority.
49,, Yam Aiken has sent in his resignation
- ,r,n.,.uc # tobacco for this city, and
49,. ~. ntEtii! mantle is 10 descend on Mr..
,r"r,,,v Ei!u.ey. A wcliknown merchant
.,I Hrnuslican OF this city. Van Auken
I'.c,lt,iuy undergone hard and unhappy
'>... r..gre q! politics and otfice-holding in
y,.,;n, H. %as entirely swamped by the
G.,t...,i,u in Sussex; for which he Is gene
-,,., h,lv,rd. even by Conservatives, not 10
t.yl. l,yu personally responsible. HAD ne
t,.r .,.,. 10 retain the office which he Is now
r..,,r,rd 10 have resigned it would have
.,,a him wears 10 satisfy the debt fixed
,...,n him bv hat default. Van Auken's
finland Tolls appear TO ave been in allying
-. fortunes With those Of Carpet-bag Piatt,
-,i their stars 20 under the cloud of adj
yrr.,ty at one and the same time. The office
,,iy,,.c,og j pretty good one, and worth,
..y 5000 .er anuup, with opportunities
Tbr POSTPONED tournament and corona.
r.op.gli will t.ke place on Tuesday next.
The Hastings Court was in session briei
,r,r,.,hi> morning, but its docket was unim
The petition for the pardon of Mr.. T. T
E-,a,h> continues TO receive numerous sig
,i.nr,> If ne citizens.
Tac arrived Of three hundred hogs from
Southwest VIRGINIA was one OF the business
.y.ut> Il to-day.
The receipts It cotton continue large, anC
i. streets are - blockaded with bales thai
;~!.>,.ani>m j 10 some extent impeded
Their, are MANI citizens who think that the
C9mGon Couucil should require all suct
L.ayy business. Is we'll us the storage Of fer
:l.Z~rs. 10 be removed from Sycamore to one
q. II" lpwcr streets, which are not so much
!r~quentcd by lady passengers. But the
CouNi. proposes, OF course, to do no such
;-ia- a, the pressure against such move
u-ll would come from our very strongest
nd most substantial class.
THE Executive Committee Of the Farmers
Council was in session this afternoon, but is
understood 20 have done nothing but discuss
informally rough draft of the report to be
Submitted 10y It 10 the Council at its session
ugX, week.
I.e clouds Of Yesterday disappeared, and
.y.Jgy las been cold and clear.
Captain Charles Read, of Baltimore, is in
tn city making preparations for 4 tour te
Newfoundland.
There is mach regret here at the delay ant
uncertainty OF getting reports from the
Methodist Episcopal Conference now sit
IL. II Elizabeth City, \. {.
ROBIN ApAIR.