The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-23
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A called meeting of the City Council was
held This morning at IL o'clock to take pro.
| per official action with respect to the ex-
pected visit iof President r.. B. Hayes to the
city during the coming week. The meeting
was fully attended. President Spottswood
i'm the chair, and the following preamble
and resolution, offered by Mr.. s. W.Vena-
BILE, were unanimously adopted:
Whereas there being reasonable expec-
tation that his Excellency Rutherford 81
Hayes, President OF the United States, IN
his contemplated journey to Virginia: may
be induced to visit the city OF Petersburg.
and being DESTROYS. OF testifying our hlgh
regard for the exalted position he holds,
and for the manner in which he has thus faf
| discharged his duties; therefore, oe IL AIS
RESOLVED, That the Mayor and the CON-
mon Council, in behalf Of the citizens J, OF
the city of Petersburg, hereby invite DIS
Excelency r. B. Hayes, President OF t tie
United States, to visit the city during his
progress through the State, assuring him OF
q cordial reception by our people:
A motion to appoint q. committee Oh ar
rangements (which Is to appoint at its dis
cretion q committee OF general receptlon}
was adopted, and the following members
placed on it: Hon. William E. Cameron
Mayor; S. W. Venable, T. j. Jarrett, Sam.
uel Lecture, W. e. Deaton, William Lorum,,
and P. HI. Booth. =" r..
The Library Hall was rendered by the
president and directors for the reception
and entertainment Of the President and his
suite.
| The Liauor-Dealers Association OF this
city have appointed the following delegates
| to the Convention which meets in Richmond
| on the 9th OF August: (This is, presuma-
bly,, a different body from that which is to
nominate the State ticket.) Messrs. r. F.
Hobbs, president; Daniel Rahily,. Robert
r. Taylor, Robert s. Echles, Julius Sic
bert, and w. A. Butterworth. Alternates !:
Charles III. Shot, David Bailey, Robert
Schefer, and w. r. Curtin.
| The issue of S165,000 in bonds bearing
six per cent. interest, and which the Coun-
Gil was authorized to make to take up the
issue Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS per cent. river
Improvement bonds, the heritage OF James
| II. Platt and the carpetbag Council, has ar
rived, and been made readyin part for sale.
They will be put on the market Monday at
| the office Of the Treasurer. They are nom
| taxable, and receivable for taxes. 1t is said
nearly fifty thousand dollars OF the loan was
subscribed for as soon as it was authorized
| The various committees charged with
making preparations for the reGnion OF Ma
homes brigade have already gone to work
with a will, and are going to make the occa.
sion an historic success. The Academy OF
Music is to be draped in the standards OF all
nations; the old battle-flags 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 Jete
IL ~, orIa of n rps0rtS
the CITY. u 1t is expected that six hundred
comrades will come together.
The residence~on High street occupied
by Mr.. E. II. Reams has been been sold for
So. 400 to Mr.. R. T. Wilson, Common
wealth's attorney for Sussex, who is said to
intend to make his home in this city here
after. ..-,1-,ar -. ,.n.y.
Among the cases tried in the Hastings
Court Yesterday afternoon was that OF
Washington Jefferson (colored), who for
stealing an old pair OF shoes was sent to the
penitentiary for one year.. 1t was his second
offence. While people are standing on
their heads about the payment or readlust-
ment OF the State debt, it would be well for
somebody to reform some OF the State Grim
inal laws, which so often bring the whole
system of judicial procedure into such SAD
but well-deserved ridicule and reproach.
The case of Max. Marshall, charged with
unlawful shooting-an offence committed
many months ago-was set for next Thurs
day.
The commissioner of the revenue for the
CITY,, Mr.. William 81. Bond, turned over to
the city collector, Major Bond, on yester-
day, the assessments on land, personal pro-
perty, and capitation in Petersburg for the
year 1877. The following are the official
figures: .s.s,.. ..st r.s s5.
/ Captatiou. -. .4.S04 at 81, 8 1904 90
Land. SIS 1865 35 at Sits 1Oo,57l SO
Total tax. $172,s32 81
| AS will be seen from the above, the total
value OF taxable real and personal estate in
the city is S9,601 ,6f6. ..-4-!.
An attempt was made last night to burn
up a house belonging to Captain William