The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-06-28
PETERSBURG.

,,., col.SCu, CoNFERENCE-CHAlRAE
Ar sr,Np1NG COMMITTEES SELEcfEp--Po-
.,. ,oyNrSSInNERS MISUNDERSTANDING
,,u1>, STANDARDIZATION OF OFFICERS
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JUNE -, 1876.
.,,..,.,no.il-clcct. in their conference held
'"' ~, ra1tined their business mainly to
ta>' '1,.,far ~ chairmcL Of the standing
lac '.,.r, 4 The Common Council, and to
COMM .,intrncnt of Police Commission
Inc a.. ,oIIowing gcntlemeu were select
r. ',.;ro,,a vi tho several committees:
ca t =, :. Woodson Ncnablc: Streets,
,,''"'r smith: Wa.er-W orkS. Charles Cor
~ - Gas, Theodore Crowdcr; Fire, \. ).
p,5yach; Public Property. I. j. ,jarratt;
''.:r> II. Il. Parker; Cemetery. X. II.
vxa2: Official Bonds. K. L. Hill; Enrolled
i;,g, and Ordinances, W. +. ncaton. The
selections are all good. and give satisfaction
to the public. c
rho conference selected a> Police Eom-
,nissioncrs Mc<>r>. L. II. Mann, ;. ". Ven
able. Charles Watson. William l.oraln, I. L,
Eanrs. and Theodore Crowdcr.
The members of the nCw Council were
sworn in in Il body last night Ivy Mayor Gre
cory. Vt the conference Tonight 1t l. be-
iirNrd the members OF the standing COM
mjttcc> will lie elected. After tonight comes
tAr election Of members Of the police corps
and different municipal officers.
Tho closing examinations 1t the pubhC
schools We're continued to-day NJ the Jones
street and Peabody (colorcd) schools. ON
2olorcd people showed their interest in the
educational progress Of their children by
largely attending these exercises. At Pea
body. which j. the high school for coloreC
children. an address was delivered by Mayor
Gregory. \ number OF medals were
awarded 10 the best scholars in each room
81 meetings held last night, Mr.. w. Il
Nmnaliy was elected chancellor OF Cockadt
Lod-c. Knights OF PythiaS: W. l.. Badger
mobile grand OF Monroe Lodge. |. O. .. +.
:. II. Northington. president Of Petersburg
council. Friends OF Temperance; and Rev
lanes W. Harrison. president o! Yves
Ward Council.
The Lee Guards. military company com
posed Of Youths, was organized last nigh
uy the election OF officers. Ii Is intended
TO uniform the members.
William Malone, Il colorcd citizen OF Din
widdic, WAS ordered thirty whine laShcS n
the whippin"-poSt this morning for the lar
ccny II a bullock. The owner Of the AMI
walked nineteen miles. and arrived in tim,
- have the thief arrested and tried by tn,
Mayor 1T . o'clock.
The receipts OF tobacco in this city thi
wear have been largely in excess OF the re
c-ipI> up 10 this period last year. The
sock NOW on hand embraces between three
and iour thousand hogshcad>.
Mr.. NirgiHl> Johnson to-day qualified a:
ely treasury before Judge L. VI. Mann. O.
The Hastings Court. giving bond in the sun
DO. $4,000 for the city and Sl5O.0D0 for thu
STATE. His hond>mcn are McSsr>. {. K
H..rk>liulc and John p. Branch, OF Rich
MuHL. and Mc>sr>. Joseph T.. Ncnahlc
>amu, Il. Paul. Alfred Friend, Joseph D.
cooper. and William L. Hinton, .Ir., OF thi,
city.
The Cockade City is still resting quietly
on the lotion OF the river. Nothing l;l:
been done towards raising her to-day except
- cudyayor 10 >topthc lcakagcs in the hold
when this has been etfcctually done pump
ing will again be tried. 1t is believed there
j. a mol" in her bottom. ROBIN -iDAE.