The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-03-28
latter frons PatersburR.
ofrespo ndencs or The Richmond Dispatch.I

PErEasBuBa March %, 1876. ].
coll ,,ss been issued by the city superin
.anssnt for the assembling OF the severa
conserustive : ard clubs tomorrow night K
shnnsn .,e,sc,tese - The nominating conven
tion,S zach ward n.ill be entitled to foul
fielanates The call ma created Intense 10
terest in tho community, md made politics
very i,ye,yin ALI tbe wards To- day. Nothing
else. indeed. has been talked IL, and unit
the meetings are held aud the neleaates
chosen there will be no decrease of interest
and feeling. The clubs tomorrow niSnt
will also elect one delegate each to the Cola-
servatiye State Convention.
The funeral Of the murdered boy Willie
eaudle took place Sunday afternoon from
Grace church, key. DR.. Gibson officiating.
The etiifice was crowded and the services
solemn and impressive. There we're two
other funerals In the city the same afternoon.
At the First Baptist church last night Rev.
Mr. Eaton baptized twelve persons. 1t was
expected that nearly twice that number
would receive the ordinance, but the pastor
announced that all the candidates were not
ready to come forward. There were three
additions to the Washingto Street Metho.
dist Episcopal church yesterday, the result
of the revival in progress there. The revival
has extended TO Ettrick, in Chesterfield
county, where interesting services were held
yesterday OF Rev. John Bayley's church.
Inquiries have been received here from
Bonham, Texas, relative to a person named
Frank Fl. Williams, who committed suicide
in that place on the 18th instant by hang.
ing. williams claimed to be from Peters
burg, and TO have been engaged In the hotel
business here. As far as ascertained none OF
our citizens remember him. Possibly ne
may have resided at one tune in Richmond.
He Is described as forty-seven years OF age,
dark complexion, dark eyes and hair.
Judge Weisiger will begin the spring term
of the Circuit Court Of NottoWay county on
Saturday next. There are no important COM
mon-law cases on the docket, but several
very interesting chancery cases are to-De
heard. ="
The fruit crop has not been SO seriously
damaged in this section as was reported after
the la'e cold snap. If we have ne more kill
ing weather We will have fully half crop. .
The recent rains have caused something OF
freshet in the Appomattox river. The
water, however, is still within bounds, and
there is little probability OF any damage
here.
In accordance with the resolution Of the
Council adopted on Saturday, Mayor Gregg
~ has appointed Mr.. j. Andrew White, OF
the Council, and Mr.. p. q. Booth, citizen at
large, committee to confer with the bond
holders of the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio
railroad resident in this city, Baltimore, and
elsewhere, as to the best course to pursue to
protect their interests in the proceedings
now pending in the United States Court.
The committee, accompanied by the city a.
torney, will probably visit Baltimore at an
early day.
Much interest is felt in the community as
to the Governors action on the inspection
| bill.
The contract for building wall around
Poplar Grove (FederaD Cemetery has been
awarded to citizen of Alexandria. There
were about fifty bidders for the work.
ROBIN hDAIR.