The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-03

PETERSBURG.

cnxrpnSSrnSAl CASvASS-THE EOMI-
>.,r;<G CONVENTION 70 MEET AUGUST 9TH
nrprR OF PROFESSIONAL SERvlcEs--PRo-
,rrn,xGs OF THE CoCEClL--A PROPOSED
>rw NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. PARsoNA9ES
r,xrD--rUNERAL OF Mr.. fAGEk. sc.
(,,n-rctrondcnce OF tho Richmond D,spstcn.J
i'''''''> July 2, 1878.
Colonel Hinton. chairman OF inc fourth
Congressional District Conservative oo!li-
,o;,,cr has issued a sail convcning the con-
rnn,ion Is notpipate candidate lot Soh-
,,ross in this district on the evening OF inc
-, - August at the Academy OF Music.
on ,n supcrintendcntS are notified
tnnsscmhle The people in their respective
~ n elect delegates on the OASIS OF
"nn dc,rcate TO every one hundred Con
snrra,iye votes III the last presidential eiec-
t;on This announcement OF the early as
Gambling OF the convention will give ne" ihe
"a Tho canvass. about which already grca.
irtcre,. has been manifested.
Ircb sykes. who Is charged with the
,,nr6cr n, Richard T. Green, this morning
received letter from MessTs. Tompkins d
Tomnkins, attorneys at law. New ork city,
of,nrino their services TO defend him at his
trial in Juiy il he should need them. They
nrnbabIv never heard OF Sykes before the
murder and it is certain that Sykes never
heard OF them before The receipt OF their
letter. He has decided to accept their offer
il they VIII come on and defend HIM With
ont fee. rs he has no money to pay them.
The Council meeting last evening was a
lengthy and very busy one. Numerous Or
diuanccs amending existing ordinances
were passed, the pay OF city oihclaiS was
fixed for the next two years, ana the olncefs
clcctcd-the same rs heretofore publisaeu
rtn limo l.
tees appointed, appropriations made lor Tue
support OF the several departments during
the present year. &c. \ petition from
Robert +. Boiling and other clt'.
zcns, representing one million dollars
worth OF real and personal property was
presented. asking the Council to appropr!.
ate sum sufficient to erect on the site OF
the Old Market-ilollSc building that VIII
reflect credit on Tie city. 1t caused conSld-
cradle stir among the members, but was
finally referred. The present building Is
very properly and truly pronounced ali eye
sore 10 the public.
The Council. b. a vote OF Is 10 10, sus-
tanned recommendation from the Finance
Committee that DarsOnagcs and other phi
ynte church property be not exempted from
city taxation. Il petition was some tiine
400 sent to the Council, signed by repre-
Scntatiyes OF the several churches owning
uarsonagcS, asking exemption on this pro
nerly. The Finance Committee reported
adversely. 1t was stated that eight cnufcheS
in the city own parSonagcs assessed Ut - ~
$50 During the discussion it was also
stated that. exclusive OF parsona@cs, there
is PROPERTY in the city amounting in value
10 SlSi.0O0 exempt from taxation, In
which list is embraced schools, colleges,
he.
Occasionally, in ;hc excitement OF debate
in the Council, little things creep out that
are interesting. \ member last evening
said that some dark things had been done
in the caucus meetings OF the Councll
which would never be brought TO light, and
that il the proceedings OF these secret meet
ings had been public much would have
been lett undonc that was done.
Mr.. Thomas j. Davis was to-day elected
keeper OF the City Park in place OF George
T.. Weber, elected street commissioner.
Under ordinance OF the Council the New
Board OF Health consists OF the Mayor, the
president OF the Council. the chief OF police.
and the four city physicians. The Board
met to-day and organized by the election OF
DR.. ID. +. May as president.
The funeral Of James VI. Wager, who was
killed by the fall OF the uspension-bridge
Yesterday afternoon, took place this after
noon from the gtou-Strcet Metho-
dist church.
During the six months ending June 30th
there were twenty fires in this city-most
Of them OF very light character. The total
loss resulting from these fires was about
SC. 900 or $1,000. ROBIN ADAIR.