The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-03-17
PETERSBURG.

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xsw rosrNAsTER-His sArS ,'nn ,r,,,, -.
DUN Vs. sspKERs--THE FIGHT FOR TUE oF
ofars soINAT sERvIcEs--cHVKCh STA
.r,cs---rus LIQUOR TAS-PsfiTioN FOX
i.. nruoyAI. OF RICHARDs--fIRE IN CHSs"
-rpr,sID COUNTY.
.,,,.-c.,ondence Of the kichmono Daspa'snl
1c''F'SsN MARCH l6, 1871.
,,.ortbv postmaster, Colonel Potts, IL
o'n Undergoing that experience which
.", n,a: 70 all officials who have patronage to
so" His Office was beseiged TOT hours
us morning by citizens applying LOT posi-
.;n,s in the post-ottice. The Coionei was
cleo visited by number OF iadies' VINO
TIaaded in behalf OF their husbands or
hhrothers. He made no promises, however,
;,asmuch rs his nomination mas not yet
been confirmed by the senate.
II is said that the fight for 'he poss-olhce
,ras 80 hot between the native ana carpet
hoe wings OF the Radical party that the APP
I,I;c,ntS we're told at Washington IL Tue!
d;a NOT agree among themselves upon some
accpatabc man the othce wsnta DC gwen W
,n.t ,vas kent up until the last, and though
. ", influences brought to bear, the
annointmcnt was finally conferred upon
nn,nncrat- Mr.. r. A. Young is said to
have lost the Office because OF his endorse
rnent by the carpct-baggers.
On Wednesday next Mr.. George {. SUIT
TON. OF this city, will be ordained TO the dea-
copate in the Episcopal Church by Bishop
Whittle. The ordination services will take
Mace at st. PauPs church in Richmond. AT
tho same time and place, understand. Mr..
Pike Powers, now in charge Of . mission in
Richmond, will I've ordained to the ministry.
The membership OF the Episcopal Church
in this CITY, which less than half century
900 was about fifty, now numbers consider.
ably over one thousand, and is said to be
next to the McthodiStS in strength OF white
membership.
Rev. Or. WitherSpoon. pastor OF The
Tabb-Stree. church, has been called to Mis-
sissippi to visit brother who is very i'll.
There are nnety-eight liquor-dealers
doing business in Petersburg. You may
therefore understand that no little interest
is felt here as to the bill before the Legis!a
turc taxing liquor.
\ pctition is in circulation, and sigucC
bv Conservatives, asking the removal Of
Mr. George $. Richards, collector Of inter
nul revenue for this district, and the ap
poiutment<oi 4 native so the Office. 1t ha!
been thought not unlikely that he would
be kept in Office, II on no other ground Il
least on the paper signed by the tobacco
niSts OF this city asking for his retention a
the time 1t was thought he would be super
seeded by Colonel Brady. But this pape
only covered the remainder OF Grant!
term.
\ petition is in circulation to-day askin
and recommending the appointment OF Cap
tain Andrew Dunn as assistant poStmaste
in our Office. The appointment Is made, Q
course, nv the city postmaster.
The residence OF Mr.. j. NJ. Wingo, il
Chesterfield county, was destroyed by fir
several days ago, and all the furniture an
clothing OF the family were burned. Th
fire was accidental. The smoke-house wa
also destroyed, but the meat was saved
There was no insurance.
1t cannot be said that the Radicals gene
rally here are satisfied with Hayes's south
ern policy so far. ROBIN ADAIR.