The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-04

CONGRESSIONAL CoNyENT1oN.-The Con.
servatives of the city of Manchester and
county Of Chesterfield have elected delegates
10 the Convention which meets in Richmond
August Goth. In;the First Ward Jlmes A.
Gentry presided, r. Hunter BeaZIey as Sec
retary. R. Hunter Beaziey was elected del
egate and instructed to vote for Ex-Governor
Walker for Congress.
In the Second Ward, Fl. A. Laudon pre-
sided, A. w. Rountree, secretary. n. A.
Eubank, delegate. No Instructions; but
Mr.. Eubank i; Walker man.
In the Third Ward, F. g. d. Farmer pre-
sided, Il. 2. Smith secretary. I. G. u. Far
mer delegate; f. W. Weisger alternate.
Instructed TO vote for Walker.
In the Fourth Ward, Ajax Gary presided,
L. NJ. Bott secretary. q resolution offered
by 5. T.. Hancock declaring Governor Walker
the unanimous choice of the ward for Con-
gress was adopted without Il dissenting
voice. s. 7. Hancock and A. L. Bradley
were elected delegates; Frank Fitzgerald
and 4. w. Traylor alterrates.
Yesterday morning, by virtue of the au-
thority vested in them by the City Commit
tee, the delegates from the first three wards
selected Mayor Chiles delegate at large, and
the delegate from the First Ward appointed
James a. Gentry his alternate.
In the First and Fourth Wards resolutions
eulogistic of the action of Colonel John II.
Guy in so heartily acquiesc cling in The result
of the primary election, were unanimously
adopted.
In Manchester township John H. Burton
presided, with WILDER Cooke, secrctary !;
William Ambers and H. {. Watkins, dele
gates; w. G. Flournoy and John FL. Burton,
alternates. No instructions, but resolution
was unanimously adopted declaring Gov
ernor Walker the choice OF the meeting.
Dale To,cnsh,p.-John Murphy presided,
w. Benjamin Chakley secretary. John Mur-
ply and +. NJ. Foster delegates, DR.. 7. j.
Cheatham and Lee Wells alternates. H.
structed to vote for Walker.
AS far as heard from every delegate chosen
from Manchester and Chesterfield Is for
Walker.
COUNTY CoNvESTIoN.-The Conservatives
of Dale township have chosen the following
delegates to the Chester convention to nomi-
nate candidate for county clerk, August
18th John Murphy, DR.. T. j. Cheatham,
L. c. Farmer and a. l.. Winfree. Alter
nates-Lee Wells, William E. Gill, }. s.. Tay-
Ior, E. NJ. Foster.
DELEGATES Chosen. The Manchester Bap-
tist church has elected the following dele
gates to the Middle District Association.
which meets with Bethlehem church, in this
county. Wednesday, and continues three
days: DR.. L. r. Chiles, E. Morrisette, John
Walker, A. w. Traylor. Alternates-E Em-
NETT Gregory, Austin E. Anderson, James
A. Hamson, William A. Franklin.
Personal "A. Carter Attkisson, Esq,
Commonwealth's attorney, was in his office
for the first time yesterday, after an illness of
some weeks.
Rev. X. B. Tupper preached at the Bap-
tist church Sunday at IL A. Nj. and Rev. K.
w. Cridin at night. The latter is spending
q few days with friends in the city.
Rev. DR.. D. 3. Winfree, OF the Mauches-
ter Baptist church, is at Buffalo Springs.
Emanuel Matthews, Esq, has returned
from South Carolina.
SUYDAY-ScHooL REpoRT.-Average attend.
ance FOR July: Baptist, 27s Methodist, 152E
Meade Memorial, 1852; Presbyterian, So;
Belle Isle Mission, 46; Colored Baptist, l40.
SCHOOL FUND BY last apportionment OF
school funds under the last receipts in State
Treasury this city is entitled to $500; Ches.
tertield county to SS04.S3.