The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-10-31
PETERSBURG.

.,so, p1rASANrs AND OUR REGrSTRA-
IsTS-FIRE IN CHESTERFIELD coUS-
REV, DR.. EDwARDS--To RE TRIED FOR
.,,orsr-gURNISG--G MINERAL PRYOR TO
trr,H-suppEN DEATH OF CITIZEN OF
Sry-pR. MCRRELL-ANoTHER MINISTER
WIT TO THE CENTENNIAL.
,->.-es,,ndcnce OF the Richmond Dispatch.I
OCTOBER 80, 1876.
Tho rocistrars OF each ward in this city
~" formally served with notice from NJ.
y, D,n.sants. chief supervisor, instructing
bonn to prepare copy OF the registration
i,... ri their respective wards, for which
'','r,osc p)ank forms were also at the same
i t;m,e nrescnted. The order will doubtless
nn conplicd with after the close OF registra-
,;nr Tomorrow. as at tins Tune complete
a,5 correct list cannot be furnished.
The corn.crib on the farm OF Mr..
1ohn Browdcr, in Chesterneio county,
""" . DESTROYED by fire, with all its
Wa .or,s yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Brow
y ,,n Who lives alone on the place,
' ">a' in town at the time. The building was
"-"a hv some unknown person, and about
"nn hundred and fifty dollars worth OF
r (,~ai, and potatoes burned. There was no
Insurance on the property.
The Radical supervisors appointed for
nj. CITY are nearly all Federal otlice-aoiders.
Rev. John Z. Edwards, d. d., will lee
TIRE in this city tomorrow night Tor the
koncft OF The IIi"h-Strcet Methodist Fps
,,,,,oI rh,irch. His subject is The Choice
- = Husband" Whether preaching or
curing. Dr.. Edwards never fails TO draw
iar,a audiences in Petersburg.
Austin Baker (colorcd). arrested on the
cngrrc OF setting fire TO his dwelling on
Washington street last Friday evening, was
before the Mayor this morning, and was
sent OIL for indictment and trial ut the Janu-
nv term OF the Hastings Court for house
burning with intent TO defraud the COM
nanv in which his property was insured.
Baker had his furniture Insured just seven
dsys before tho fire in the Lynchburg Bank
I'M: and Insurance Company for $500, and
,la evidence OF witnesses was to the cffect
tina, his property was worth nothing like
.I.; amount. The accused was to have
.tgrtcd on Saturday for New York to be
married. :.
TIarman Taylor. the negro who, in obedi-
cnrc 10 the directions or instructions OF his
club" entered the store OF Messrs. Hof-
man & Morgan on SATURDAY., and tiercely as
,a,lI,rd Mr.. George =. Morgan, was also
sent on for trial this morning. There seems
70 hc some political significance attached TO
this assault.
General Roger A. Pryor, OF New York.
j rypccted to address the Conservatives OF
Petersburg the latter part OF this week.
General Pryor Is confident Tilden will carry
New York by great majority, and the peo-
,lr here will I've glad to hear such public en-
Irc<>ion> from his lips.
NIr. Meade Field. I wealthy farmer and
mich respected citizen OF Sussex. died at
hi residence, in that county, Yesterday
morning. OF conscStivc chill. Mr.. Field
was taken sick on Thursday with chill,
and on saturday had Il second one, from the
elects OF which he died. lie was about
thjr1v-threc wears OF age. and leaves 4 widow
and i've children. lie has many relatives IN
rh;, city ana throughout this section.
The question in regard to Rev. DR.. Mur-
r,.I now is whether he shall he received
into the Baptist church rs private mem
tcr.
Rev. George J. HOLIDAY, pastor OF the
Evrnc-Strcct Baptist church. was Yesterday,
after morning service, presented by his
congregation with purse CT money, with
Instructions to visit the Centennial. The
present was surprise, but was accepted
with thanks, and Mr.. HOLIDAY left this
afternoon for Philadelphia.
! number Of our citizens are lUrrylng oil
tothc Centennial so as to be back in time for
thr election.
Registration has been quite brisk to-day,
and there has been some little excitement
on the subject. ROBIN ADA1R.