The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-01-01

Daughters Of Enoch: A. Holmes president.
Membership, 70.
Silver Star Society: NJ. Mickens president.
Membership, 60.
Local Events of the Year.
Among the many interesting features of
the annual statistics Of the city which we
publish in this mornings Dispatch none will
be read with more interest than the follow
ing brief resume Of events Of local interest
that occurred during the year:
January.
1st. Ordination Of Rev. Benjamin J. Kelley
to the priesthood, at st. Peters cathedral, by
Rt. Rev. Bishop Becker, Of Wilmington,
Del; installation Of General James L. KEN.
per as Governor Of Virginia.
"a. Meeting Of Conservative caucus of the
General Assembly and nomination Of State
officers; who were elected by the General
Assembly.
4tb. Installation of Rev. Samuel j. Baird
as pastor of the Third Presbyterian church.
9Th. Senatorial caucus of the Conservative
members of the General Assembly; in session
five days, and resulted in the nomination of
Lieutenant Governor R. X. Withers on the
18th after the ftty.sixth ballot. He was
elected by the General Assembly on Tues
day the 18th.
18th. Meeting of the life.members Of the
Virginia State Agricultural Society. Con.
yention Of the friends of Hampden Sidney
College. - =:
Goth. Meeting of the Grand Lodge of
Knights of Pythias.
23d. Commencement of the trial Of W.
Page McCarty in the Hastings Court for the
murder of John B. Mordecai.
18th. Conviction of W. Page McCarty OF
involuntary manslaughter.
26lh. W. Page McCarty sentenced to pay a
fine Of $500 and be imprisoned for six
months. Meeting Of British settlers to make
arrangements for the celebration Of Queen
Victoria's birthday.
February.
list. Formal opening of the Real Estate
Exchange. Institution of the suit OF W. IL.
Scott and many Others in the Chancery Court
to recover 100000 from. the stockholders OF
the Bank of the Commonwealth:
Cd. Judge Guigon declares the old City
Hall unsafe.
9Th. Convention of board of officers on
the Central water.line.
9th. Condemnation of the City Hall by the
grand jury.
9th. Arrest of William D. Coleman, secre-
tary of the Sinking fund Board, on the charge
of forgery he attempts to Kill himself with
knife.
18th. Presentation of portrait Of Wor-
shipful Thomas P. August, deceased, to
Dove Lodge.
18th. The safety of the floor of the State
Library settled by experts.
18th. w. Page McCarty pardoned by Gov
ernor Kemper.
18th. Opinion of Judge Hughes declaring
the Virginia statute allowing waiver ofhome-
stead exemption unconstitutional.
Goth. Plan to relieve the poor OF the city !;
ministers meeting, &c.
ODD William D. Coleman's case before the
Police Court; the accused sent on TO tne
Hastings Court. .,F
23d. Meeting of the Mexican.war veterans.
March.
I'd. Horace Venable's sentence commuted
from death to eighteen years in the peniten.
tiary. Disciples chapel on Union Hill
opened.
9Th. William D. Coleman indicted.
9th. Proceedings in bankruptcy in rela'
ton to the Dollar Savings Bank, DC.
18th. Arrival of the Maryland boundary
line commissioners. Celebration OF 81. Fat
rick's day.
18th. Reception of the Maryland bound
anytime commissioners by the General AS.
sembly. Meeting of the bar in reference to
the death OF Judge Joynes.
10Th. Election by Conservative ward
meetings of members of the City Committee.
Goth. Organization of the Virginia Grays
(colored) military company. Captain, Ben.
Scott.
23d. Trial of William D. Coleman for
forgery, lasting three days, the accused being
convicted on the 26th, and his punishment
assessed at four years in the penitentiarv.
25th. Press Convention met.
29tb. Arrest of Colonel Joseph Mayo, State
Treasurer, on the charge of embezzlement,
&c. Sentence Of William d. dSoleman.
31st. Colonel Mayo alleged to be insane.
April.
list. Mr.. Coleman's case taken to the Su-
preme Court Of Appeals. ,.s
ed. Murderous midnight assault upon Po-
liceman Hobson.
Sd. Colonel Joseph Mayo adjudged insane.
7th. Sixty-frst annual meeting Of the VIZ
gina Bible Society.
9Th. Meeting in the interest of Randolph
Macon College.
9th. Election of Hon. R. NJ. T. Hunter as
State Treasurer.
14th. City charter amended-provision for
Common Council and Board of Aldermen.
18th. Fifth annual meeting of the United
States Mutual Life Association.
10th. Passage of the bill for the payment
of the interest on the public debt.
Goth. Fifteenth.amendment celebration by
the blacks.
e1st. Haxall mills burned.
26:h. State tax-bil! passed.
9th. Recognition of Venable-Street Bap-
fist church. Mysterious poisoning of Will
liam S. Donnan's family.
2sth. Richmond merchants protest against
the State taX-bill.
29th< Decision Of the Supreme Court of
Appeals sustaining the Judgment of Rich.
mond Hastings Court in the case Of William
D. Coleman.
5th. Arrest of Mr.. E. D. Eacho charged
with incendiarism; subsequently acquitted.
9Th. w. d. Coleman conveyed to the PEN
itentiary.
11th. Oakwood memorial celebration.
10th. Conservative Convention to nomi-
nate city officers.
10th. Conservatives nominate Aldermen
and Couucilmen.
oath. Alleged attempt to murder the
Mayor Of Manchester.
Goth. Meeting of life-members Of the Viz
GINA State Agricultural Society," Virginia
Riding Club--spring races.
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