The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-07-13

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PETERSBURG.
,uy ELECTION or, TEAcHERs IN THE PUBLIC
SCHOOLS CHANGES INTRODUCED BY THE
=. posRp-.NEARLY All. THE OLD STAFF RE-
COMPLEMENTARY CoErIcTs EN-
PKcTED-THE COUNCILS CONTRACT FOR THE
PUBLIC PRISTISG-ATD FOR o0LoREp
cKJRcH-sICKSEss IN, TOWN. DIVIDED
NEsT--vARIoUs ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Correspondence Of tho Richmond Dlspatch.J
July II, 1877.
The session OF the School Board yester-
day afternoon. at which the teachers in the
public schools were elected for the coming
session, was an event Of great importance
to many OF our people, and OF great inter-
est TO all. 1t was decided BY the Board to
reduce the number OF teachers from thirty
TO fwenty-six--a necessity much 10 De re-
GREETED, rs il occasioned the non-employ-
ment OF four faithful teachers, but made
unavoidable no doubt by financial con-
alterations. The Board also elected a
superintendent OF the Anderson school.
promoting. Dir. Lightfoot to that po-
q, the Peabody [colored) school. 1t
also dispensed with the reiocution class.
Mr.. r. s. Hardaway was reelected priuci-
pal OF schools Mr.. Duncan ". Brown was
made principal OF the Peabody school, to
succeed Mr.. Lightfoot; Miss a. p. Boiling
was, made principal OF the High-School,
with Miss Emma Brummond as assistant,
and Major +. Is. Branch writing-master
The principals salary was fixed at S120 per
month; the principal OF Anderson's ut $50,
the principal OF Peabody at S70, the gram
mar-grade teachers at $50, the second inter-
mediate and first primary Of S45, and the
first intermediate and second and third pri-
mary at $40 per month. "@z - =.
The list of teachers is as follows Gram
mar Grade Teachers. F. Doggett,
Anderson school; Miss A. G. Russell, An
derson school; Miss N. Z. Camp, Anderson
school; Miss NJ. l.. Minetree, Anderson
school; Mrs. E. p. Elorp, Peabody school !;
Mrs. J. A. Madeira, Jones-Street school.
Second Intermediate and First Primary
Teachers-Mrs. Fits, Anderson school;
Mrs. Pannill, Eastward school; Mrs. Kin
Jones-Street school; Mrs. Mayes, Peabody
school; Mrs. Strachan, Peabody school.
First Intermediate, Second and Third Pri-
anary IedcAerS.-Miss Lizzie Gibson, An
derson school; Miss n. r. Kennedy, An
derson school; Miss Kate Dunlop, Ander-
son school; Miss NJ. W. Newman. Jones'
Street SCHOOL, Miss PEBBLES, Jones-Street
school Miss Lee Simpson, Peabody school;
Mrs. J. T.. Simpson, Peabody school !; Miss
Alice Laid, Peabody school.
Two new baseball clubs have been or
ganized here, bearing the original titles
"Our Club " and Your Club.'
1t is stated that fifty penitentiary con yicts,
who are authorized by the State authorities
to work on the Upper AppomattoX canal,
will arrive in the city, for that purpose
within the next few days. The building
known as the old Lynch factory has been
fitted up for their accommod dalton.
A good many OF our people have gone to
Prince George Courthouse to-day to attend
the county convention for the election OF
delegates to the Conservative Nominating
Convention of the 9Th OF August.
Sickness is said to be unusually prevalent
in the city, especially among the children.
Among those recently confined is Mr.. a.
Rosenstock, prominent merchant, who is
now reported conyalescent.
The meeting Of the stockholders OF the
inder- appeal Publishing Company called
10 be held Inst night wus adjourned till to-
morrow night. -. ", +, .7n..,.-g...
There is nothing in the contract between
the City Council and the paper authorized
to publish the public advertisements which
requires any free distribution Of the edition
(yyeekly) which contains the same. A num-
berlo extras was printed, Of which five
were given away TO members OF the Coun-
Gil and not one sold! People do not seem
TO be so anxious to read their laws. 'Yester-
day the storm drove the bulletin-board in
doors, with the ordinances on it. To-day
it is out again. The arrangement is very
generally laughed at rs carrying economy
TO too great a length, and even councilmen
do not seem to be proud Of it. I
The congregation OF Gifted (colore d.
church have out skirmishing parties all
over town to-day soliciting MD to build
their fine, new church" They have plough
ed around in every direction, taking any
thing that is given. Almost every body has
lent them q helping band.
Curious thing: In the cutting Of wheat
on the farm of Mr.. Benjamin Lyon, in
Chesterfield near the city. a nest was dis
covered which was used in common by hen
and partridge. Both had eggs in it, and
seemed to occupy the nest in entire har-
mony and peace. .a1-sF 's.s.NG
Moses King, charged with assaulting and
robbing Charles Dinkins, was before Mayor
Cameron this morning. His case was con-
tlnued. -.
The storm Of yesterday, made the air 4
much more clement, and the stay-at-homes
are for the while contented,
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