The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-02-20
Letter from Ps terSbnrg.
[Corrc spondcacc Of the '.;ichmond nispatch.l
PETERSBuRc, February 10, 1875.
HON. .T.OHS GoODE.


HON. I0HN GooDE.
Your correspondent had a conversation
to-day With Hon. John Goode. representa-
tivc.cl'ct irorl the Second district. who mas
just returned from Prince George Court
house, where dispositions were received yes
terd1y in the contesed.e election case. MIR.
Gnodc is in The best spirits, and says he found
Toe case even stronger in his favor than he
had supposed. 1t appears that there we're
no certified returns Of election for the clerk
! OF the County Court (Mr. Gilliam) to sign,
| and that the irregularities complained OF,
which caused the returns Of Prince George
! to be rejected. were due 10 the action
| &c the commissioners (wbo rather in
| clincd 10 Mr.. Platt than to Mr. Goode). and
| not to TIE clerk, rs has been charged. There
was no legal paper. 10 other words, for the
! clerk to sign, and the statement that Dir. Gill
! liam's attention was directed TO bis fail.
| ute TO sign the returns, and that he
still refused TO sign, was summary disposed
OF. General Wise, learr, represented Mr..
Plat. Mr.. Goode says be can give Platt the
whole vote he claims in Prince George AMI
yet have majority Of the legal votes of the
. district. He states that he would not con-
! sent to accept the place except that he be-
! lievcs himself 10 have been elected by the
people. And he states further that he would
! be equally confident Of obtaining the seat if
! Platt had the certificate OF election instead
of himself. Dir. Goode returned 10 Norfolk
this afternoon. Tomorrow dispositions Will
be taken at Yorktown, where Allan will
represent the other side.
DEATH.
/ Information was received here by tclr-
graDh last night of the death near Charlotte
! Courthouse, on "Wednesday night. OF Mr.
e.. 4. R4iuc, father OF Messrs. {. Is. and
Wilham Rhine. He was seventy years OF
! aye, and prominent citizen OF the county.
THE GRAYs
will celebrate their forty-ninth anniversary
| by Il diuEcr, to be given on the 22d instant.
RELIGIOUS.
Rev. II. A. Steel chaplain of the UniVer.
slty Of Virginia, will preach at Wesley chapel
! Sunday morning.
DR.. Wilherspoon, Mr.. Sledd, and Mr.. Dun
can are all announced TO preach on special
subj ct> Sunday night.
From all | can gather it is very doubtful
whether Rev. Dr.. Ha'cher will accept the
reported call to the pa>torShip of the Grace
! Street church in Richmond,
| THE LATE STRIKE.
Publishing Company held n meeting to-day
aud fully sustained Mr. Barbam in his course
! with re- pect TO the striking printers. The
Union. it is stated, have been disposed 10
offer compromise measure TO the etfect thu,
the extra apprentice may be admitted. The
matter had gone too tar. however, to admit
! Of any compromise whatever, and it IS doubt
! ful if the office ever consents TO employ
! Union printers hereafter.
The necessity Of keeping out Of employ
mcnt the members Of the Union in tlIs city
i. regretted, but there appeared TO be no
other way 10y which the authority of the
office could be retained in the bands of the
owners OF the paper and their agent. Hands
have come in from several quarters, and
enough have been engaged to ensure the con.
tinucd appearance Ct the paper with luI
range OF contents, and without extra trouble.
OTHER ITEMS.
4 dispatch was received to-day by one Of
the former editors OF the Lndcr rom Colonel
Ordway, Scrgeaut.at. Arms OF The House OF
Representatives, summonlng his attendance
on the Judiciary Committee of the House On
the ooh instant. AS there was some doubt
entertained as 10 whether the gentleman
summoned or the present editor was wanted
m explanatory dispatch was sent 10 Colonei
OgdWay, with the request that be would
specify the man he wanted, and that the said
man would be Immediately forthcoming.
The appralsers have held a session over
the Damaged stock OF Ro>enstOck * Co. with
the view OF deciding The amount Of insurance
that ought TO be paid on il, but their report
has not yet been a>certained.
II is noticed tha: Il great numbtr of tramp>
have recently passed through the city, %
that sometimes they are 100 numerous to sc.
cuIe accommodation ut the .tation-houSe.
There was a sharp snow this morning, but
it has since almost wholly disappeared.
ROBIN HOOP.