The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-12
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r,,1,psnaY .....JuLY u, 1877.
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PETERSBURG.
rus NEED OF RAYs--a FINE sroRA--DR. MoY.
Ter RE-ELEcTEp-pETITIoN FOR THE PAR
noN OF c0NvICr--NEw CONTRACT FOR
cry ADVERTISING ~-A VALUABLE BOOK
FORTHCOMING -ELsCTI0N OF TEACHERS IN
THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS - coTroN-s1o0Ss-
PERSONAL, ETC. 5000 49, sIaE-" 80
Correspondence or the Richmond Dispatch.l
~ ~ july IL, 1877.
It Is said that tile country around Peters
burg Is, suffering Col Iderably from the
want o. rain, This can hardly be appre.
ciated, by our people. who have enjoyed
regular and frequent thunder-storms almos,
every other night for sundry past weeks
1t was noticed, however. to-day. by your
correspondent, on ayride through the neigh
boring country, that the streams were gen
orally low. while other marks OF drought
we're not lacking. As write'a black cloud
il driving up from the north that looks as il
Il might have elements in 1t OF one kind or
another sufficient to answer all present needs
of the population.
The black cloud has broken, and Is poilr-
ing it's treasure on the earth with great pro.
fusion, but without the violence OF thunder
and lightning accompaniment. et..@ ~.
The teachers in Grace-Church Sunday
school, at an adjourned meeting held last
night, treated DIR. Moyler's resignation OF
the Office OF superintendent exactly right
They wouldn't accept it, and reelected the
Doctor for another term. Mr. w. l.. Zfm-
mcr, formeris- Of your city, was elected as
sistant superintendent. - p
A petition is in circulation praying the
Governor 10 pardon Henry Conner, who
was convicted nc the recent term OF the
Hastings Court OF selling forged meal
tickets 1.-THE amount involved not amounting
to more than a few doliarsl, and condemned
to the penitentiary for two years. Conner
il man OF family, and, until this trouble,
OF good reputation and very industrious.
1t was thought at the time that his sentence
was very severe; while his wife and chill
drcn are said to be utterly dependent in his
absence. a,-.~ '2
The new city directory will appear carly
next week. Its proprietors claim that there
will be no occasion for the use OF the Ameri-
can Cyclopadia and other books OF refer
ence after the publication OF this gifted
volume. 1t will contain everything but q
war-map OF the gubernatorial question.
They could not agree how it ought to be
drawn. s.r.,...,, r.,,g Il,
learn that Mr. Powell Glass has become
attached to the staff OF the Post in connec-
ton with the local department. He is
Young gentleman OF talent, who will make
his mark in journalism
The economical regime Of the City Coun-
Gil in respect to the public printing went In
vogue to-day. The new contract requires
the ordinances and other official announce
ments given out to be printed to appear in
the weekly edition OF the inder-Appeal, to
which the contract was given. One part OF
the duty OF the contracting and publishing
paper is ITO display the ordinance in
public form, and accordingly tue broad
side was duly pasted on the bulletin
board OF the Inde1-Appeql and grayely set
in front of the Office to-day, where people
stopped and studied it, apparently under
the impression that some more counties had
chosen their delegates to the Convention.
The general impression appears to be that
not many citizens will pause to acquaint
themselves with the local laws by this
method. (The edition is also, however, cir
culated in the city, Some members OF the
Council have expressed themselves since
the last meeting in favor Of giving the press
q more liberal consideration in this matter
Mr.. Ryland Madison, who has been living
in New York for some time past, is on a
visit TO the city. ........-..... .u,... '+..W [
The School Board holds session this az
ternoon to elect teachers for the public
schools for the ensuing year. Agood many
applications have been put in for the va
rious positions to be filled, but the old
teachers, in the majority of cases, will pro-
badly be retained. -:
The postal convention is to be held at Old
Point and not at City Point, Us slip Of the
pen or the type announced this morning.
The ball on the spire Of the ,Tabb-Street
church has been resilt, and the scahiolding
will be slowly removed as the additional
coats OF paint shall be impaired to the
steeple.
Mr.. John Woodhouse, an old citizen, is
stated 20 be seriously ILL.,
The first cotton-booms OF the season
are beginning to come in from North Car
olina, but the local editors are chary OF
them under the apprehension that holly
hook flowers are sent. ROBIN ADAIR.