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


THs CoSaREssIosAL COMMEMORATIVE fol-
lowing is the full delegation to the CoDser-
valive Congressional Convention, in Rich
mond August Goth, from this city and the
county of Chesterfield:
Manchester: R. Hunter Beazley, Nathan
A. Eubank, F. c. d. Farmer, Spencer T..
Hancock, Allen L. Bradley, DR.. l.. R. Chiles.
Alternates James a. Gentry, E. w. WeiSi-
ger, Frank Fitzgerald, A. w. Traylor.
Manchester Township Colonel William
Ambers and II. C.. Watkins. Alternates ::
W. G. Flournoy and John H. Burton.
Matoasa: William II. Wheary, W. r. Rat
cliffe, William N. Robinson, John T. Ivey,
A. Blankenship.
Midlothian : George 81. Jewell, Beverly
4. Hancock. Aternates: +. A. Hundley,
A. Barrett.
Bermuda j. NJ. Renwee.
| Dale: John Murphy, E. NJ. Foster. Al.
ternates: Lee Wells, Or. T. j. Cheatbam.
| Clover Hill: James N. Cox, Woodson W.
Hancock, Alexander Sims. Alternales: DR..
JohR W. Wake, w. l.. Porter, and j. l..
Moore.
PERsoNIL.-J. Fl. Van Ness and family,
recently discharged from Richmond Jail, are
SoJ0urnlnR IN LnlS CITY.
James D. Craig, Esq, and family, are at
Kansas City, Mo.
&C. McRae, Esq, President Of the City
| Council, is still sojourning at the seaside for
health and recreation.
Fl. A. Cheatham returned to the city yes
terday, looking very much improved by his
| recent trip.
Grandson Williams, who was badly In
ju1ed Wednesday, is reported as much inn
proved.
Messrs. Henry J. and Harvey Nunnally are
in Baltimore.
Councilman WI. Moody is quite sick at
his residence, on HILL street.
TOWNSHIP MEET1NGs.-The Conservatives
of Chesterfield county in the townships
which have not already selected delegates
will meet at their respective voting places to-.
day to send delegates to convention to meet
at Chester on the 18th instant to nominate 4
county clerk.
In Manchester township the meetings will
be held at the Township office BROAD Rock
and Midlothian roads, at O'Clock z. NJ, to
send three delegates, aud at Hancock's store,
at the same hour, to send one delegate.
| There seems but little doubt of the nomina-
lion of NJ. A. Cogbill, Esq, the present in-
cumbent.
NEW PARER.-The first Eumber Of the
Manchester Courier will be issued this morn
| ing. Mr.. W. Lipscomb is editor and pro-
prietor with corps Of able assistants.
CITY CouScIL.--A regular meeting of the
City Council was held last night. Present:
| bIessrs. Bradley, Eubank, Jones, Moles,
Morrissette, Perdue, Taylor, and White
head. In the absence Of both president and
president pro ten,., Mr.. j. Robert Purdue
was called to the chair.
Report of Fire Committee, on petition of
VIC. Mayo, was laid over to the next meet
| ing.
Report of Committee on Cemetery was
adopted, with substitute offered by Mr.
Taylor. The election of superintendent
was postponed to the next regular meeting.
Report of Committee on Salaries was laid
over until the next meeting.
The resignation Of John 81. Hatcher, as
school trustee, was accepted.
| A communication from the Township
Board in relation to Riverview road was re-
ferred to the Committee on Streets.
The resignation of DR.. Joseph W. Bro
naugh as school trustee was accepted. The
School Committee was authorized to recon-
mend some one to fill the vacancy.
The applications of John Charlton and j.
E. Reams were referred to the Committee on
Cemetery.
A report of the financial condition of the
town to July 1st was PRESENTED and ordered
to be spread on record.
Petitions of DR.. A. Monteiro and John 4.
Cogbll. Referred to Street Committee.
The bond of John B. Walden, city auditor
for $1,000, was presented and approved.
The petition of Alert Fire Company wa!
granted, and Council adjourned at lOs Z. NJ
AFFRAY.-An affray occurred last night
between and 8 O'Clock, between two Scotch
men named Birney and Robinson, occupying
jointly the house over Frank Viani, at Sixth
and Hull streets, in which the latter wa:
struck with an axe by the former. Robin
sons injuries are slight. Birney fed, ant
had not been arrested at last accounts.