The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-01-01
LOCAL EVENTS OF THE YEAR.

A glance over the past year DrlnSS TO
mind only few local events that to some
would be considered worth recording.
Still we mention number that will be, no
doubt, found interesting. 1t is astonishing
how easily we all may be mistaken as to the
time Of any occurrence, and doubtless the
dates OF many events that are here recorded
will surprise not a few who believed they
happened at another period of the year.
This list is not intended, of course, to in
clude all that has TRANSFERRED, but only few
of the most pro minent matters:
January.
1st. Refusal of Governor Kemper to par
don w. D. Coleman. Professor Mallett's
Centennial Committee resigned.
18th. Annual session of the State Grange.
! 18th. Mass-meeting of Methodists held in
the interest OF the church in the West End.
18th. Edwin Booth commenced an en-
gagcment at the Theatre to an immense arI-
dience, and played Hamlet.
18th. Celebration at Assembly Hall in
honor OF General Lees birthday. Arrival
of the committee of Boston knights Tenn
plar.
Goth. The Chesapeake and Ohio railroad
turned over to Receiver Wickham.
30th. The report of the Committee on
Privileges and Elections presented in the
Senate in the case of knight Us. johnson.
February.
1st. Minority report submitted in the
Senate in the case OF johnson and Knight.
9Th. James Macdougal, Judge of election
ut the First precinct in Jefferson Ward, re-
moved from Office.
7th. Meeting of thirty-seven ministers to
aid in the effort to abolish the "Southern
Association"
9th. The Fowle-Stevens case investigated.
10th. Hand, the New Jersey Tax Com
missioner, in trouble.
20th. Rufin, the negro member, expelled
from the House Of Delegates.
22d. The grand Colonial Ball given at
the Theatre.
9Th: Mayor Keiley's annual message was
submitted
9th. New City Conservative Committee
elected.
18th. Proceedings of the trustees against
the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad
in the United States Court.
oath. Masonic services in honor Of J. r.
Dowell at St. Adams Hail.
April. a....
11tlr New plan for primary election
adopted by the City Committee.
21st. Independents in council.
25th. Registration commenced under the
new law.
3Oth. Ice formed to the thickness OF a
quarter Of an inch.
| May.
5th. Primary election held.
9th. Banquet to DIR. Curry in honor of
his arrival from Europe after a twelve
months absence. Ward meetings and
delegates chosen to the State Conservative
Convention.
18th. Meeting Of the Southern Baptist
Convention.
10Th. Accident to an excursion party on
the Richmond and Petersburg railroad.
10th. Appointment of receivers Of the
Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad.
Hebrew memorial-day. ~
Goth. Fatal explosion at Old Midlothian
coal-pits.
22d. Shooting picnic Of the Deutsche
Schuetzen Geselschaft at Brewery Park.
25th. Municipal election. Triumph OF
the Conservative ticket.
30th. Federal Internationally. The Lee
Monument concert at the THEATRE bril-
| liant scene.
31st. Assembling of the State Conserva.
tive Convention.
LIST. Hollywood memorialday.
/ 9th. General Malone relieved OF charge
Of the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio rail.
road.
7th. Charles Childs murdered on Main
street.
9Th. Closing exercises at the Colored
Normal School. The building pi esented to
| the city.