The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-23
EsE,tER5BIJIa4.

n called meeting OF the CITY. Cpuncli WlAsSs
held this morning at III O'clock TO take pro
sner official action with respect to the ex-
Epected visit OF President r. B. Hayes to the
city during the cefning week. Ehe. meeting
was fully attended, Rresidens spot %
in the chair, and the following ;Prea In
and resolution, offered by Mr.. >. W. vena-
BILE, were unanimously adopted
Whereas there being reasonable expee-
tation that his Exeeilency Rutherford b.
Hayes, President of; the United STATES, AZ
his eSntemplated tourney to Virginia. may
he -ifitiuced to- visit the city OF Petersburg,
ana being DESTROYS Of testHying our snign
itregardffpr the exalted position ne ,Sneias,
md for the mannerin which he has tnns lar
discharged his, duties therefore, e!ltl,2..
- Rssoi,ed. That the Mayor, and the Sqin-i
e rrnnn Council. II, behalf Of the citizens O.
tbe city of Petersburg, hereby invite his
Excellency r. B. Hayes, President OF Gne
Tinted States. to yie;t :ti1eh city curing MS
Sroeress through the States assuring him OIL
4 cordial reception b; our people:aNly.2
= "a motion to, appoint 2 committee 81 az
rangemehts (Which Is to appoint fat4 It's dis
cretion committee Of general reeeptlon)
WAS adopted. and the following members
nJacedf ON .it y Zion. William g. Cameron,
Mayor: s. WE. Venable, IL .. Jarrett, Same
ucl Lecture, W.. E, Deaton, lillian: LoranS
ana Tb E. Library 81 s Hali was rendered BY tie
president and directors for the reception
an d entertainment of the President and his
suite,t .4;isI r1i} IL; 'suEqqo,,> ..fHniE' ~
!: The Liauor-D eaiers' Association of, this
city have appointed the following delegates,
to the Convention which meets in Richmond
OF, the 9Th OF August /: x This iis,, presuma-
bly,aa different ibody from that (which is to
nominate the State tickeE) Messrs. B.! F.,
Hobbs, president; Daniel Rahily,. Robert
r. Taylor, Robert s. Echles, Julius Sic
bert, and w. A. Butterworth. A lternates {:
Alexander Wilson, George W. Sutherland,
Charles Fl. Shot, David Bailey, Robert
Schefer, and w. R. Curtin. 4 .a,i2a:isE'!i
The issue Of S165,OO0 in. bonds bearing
six per cent. interest, and which the Coun-
7cil was authorized to make to take up the
issue Of ten-and-fve-eighth per cent. river
bonds, the heritage OF James
H. Platt and the carpet-bag Council, has ar
rived, and been made ready in part for SALE.
They will be put on the market Monday at:
the Office Of the Treasurer, They are, non
taxable, and receivable for taxes. 1T is said
nearly fifty thousand dollars Of the loan was
subscribed for as soon as'itwas authorized.
The various committees charged with
making preparations for the reInion Of Ma
homes brigade have already, gone to work
with will, and are going to make the occa-
sion an historic sriecess.h The Academy OF
Music is to be draped;in the Standards OF all
nations;, the old ;battle-fags are to be dis.
played;. and the. Inequalities Of the city are
to be open to every guest. The dinner Of
the Brigade will probably be on the tettee'
chamBetTe order at one Of the resorts near
the city. , It'is.expected that six hundred
|comrades will come together. ;TCrr "-iG -
The residence on. High street occupied
By Mr.. e. II, Reams has been been sold for
81, 400 to MIR: r. L. wilson,, Common
/ wealth's attorney for Sussex, who is said to
intend tolmake his home in this city here
after .,,gu .,s,f,.. ~ ,.;urI g. Li.9.tf :
i Among the cases tried in the Hastings
Court Yesterday afternoon was that Of
Washington Jefferson (coloredl,, who for
stealing an old pair OF, shoes was sent ITO the
penitentiaryt for one year..n was'his second
offence. While, people are. standing on
their heads about the payment or readi ust-
ment Of the State debt, it would be well Tor
somebody to reform some OF the State GRIM
inal laws, which so often bring the whole,
system! OF judicial procedure into such sad
but ell-deserved Tidicule and reproach. ;,
: The case Of Max Marshall, charged with
unlawful shooting offence committed
many months aggo-7was,set for next rhu y
day. ..o....t,.,..4,, 7.....e r,s.. q. ~
city, Mr.. William II. Bond, turned over to
the city collector, Major Bond, on yester-
day. assessments on land, personal pro-
,perty, and capitation in Petersburg for the
year 1877. The following are the official
fgures:E' - .2E9il.L- %@ti ssi'*.ss s'2.'''3,i
-S Il.