The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-09-26
LOCAL MATTERS.

PERsoSAL.-Rey. Dr. Hoge will leave
| Liycrpoo for New York on the steamer
Bothnia. which sails on the Goth instant.
Captain Clifford. OF the steamer Eliza Han
cox, has been i'll for several weeks.
! Police-JuStice White was out yesterday,
but was looking badly. He sat in the trial
OF a number OF parties who were reported
for failing to take out their licenses.
Count Hcyyaert, the attorney for King
| Leopold, of Belgium, writes from Brussels
to Major Poe asking information concern
ing one Paul Sengry, said TO have been born
in Richmond {Va.) in 1851. '
Alderman X. NJ. Manly meditates offering
his resignation as member Of the Board OF
Aldermen.
Congressman Bev. Douglass was in the
city yesterday. -..
Among the visitors to the Tobacco Ex-
change yesterday were Maurice Lancow,
New York; Thomas Fl. Conrad, Monticello,
Florida; james w. Ferlander, Huntington,
w. Va. E. G. Davis, Henderson, n. c.. !;
W. a: Davis, Oxford, N. c.; and P. Ii.
Lyon, Danyille.
United States Marshal Ramsdell and Dis
trict Attorney Lewis were in the city yes
terday. The United States courts open on
Monday, when there will be grand jury
and numerous cases for their attention.
Yesterday Subp9ndS duceS tecttm were
served upon Secretary OF the Common
wealth Mcdonald, Treasurer Hunter, and
Auditor Taylor, commanding them to pro-
duce before the United States Circuit Court
at the ensuing term certain books needed
for reference in "the gold cases "-cases
where the United States Government seeks
to recover from several State officers coin
distributed to them from the Treasury on tho
eve Of the evacuation OF Richmond.
Spccial Agent Webster is now in Norfolk
trying to find out what the revenue officers
there know about the duties Of the positions
they fill. Our officials here passed very
satisfactory examination.
c. l.. Radway has offered to compromise
with Mitchell by paying him $500 for his
So, 900 judgments. Radway is tired OF the
law and wants to quit it.
a gentleman Just from Fauquier states
that the canvass between Extra Billy Smith
and Dir. Brooke for the Senate is very spi-
rited. 1t may become so hot that. Mr.. Benia-
min F. Rixey, third candidate, will stepin
and get the nomination. Extra B. is re-
ported to be in fine health and spirits, and
as lively, politically, as he was forty or fifty
years ago.
Mr.. John Barnett, who died Sunday from
Il wound received in his work at the Trede-
gar, was Il worthy Confederate soldier, and
leaves his family unprovidedf for.
The Governor appointed the following
flour inspectors yesterday: benjamin F.
FiIer, Staunton; Jacob Mauck, Lynchburg;
John S. Taylor, Alexandria.
Mr.. Meade &. Kemper has given up his
place rs private secretary to the Governor,
to complete his course Of studies at the
Medical College OF Virginia. He will be
succeeded by c. Il. Whipple, Esq, young
lawyer OF this city, upon whose courtesy
and atfabiIity the public may safely rely.
At Richmond College Monday night, after
the lecture OF Professor Davies, OF the Law
School, Captain Ham. Chamberlayne was
introduced and spoke eloquently for ten
minutes. defining law as order, and declar-
ing that the lawyers are the true champl ons
OF order.
From the account Of the hanging OF An
derson Shiff1ett it seems that the Rocking
ham sheriff was no more OF an expert than
was the official who aided Hillary Page in
his exit from this world.