The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-11
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<vw OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ASSAULT
PURCHASE OF A CHESTERFIELD FAK&--IhE
METEOR.
correspondence OF the Richmond pispatch.l
July 10, 1878.
Political feeling is beginning to wax a
,;,,,n warm in regard to the congressional
n,msos, Practically Captain William Z.
II,ntnn is the Only gentleman now before
,hn neoplc for the Conservative nomination,
tbnnnh il is not unlikely--indeed, more
I;taly than otherwiSe-that he will have OPP
,,ns;;ion. Hon. Charles +. Collier has de-
rr,inrd 10 allow the use OF his name IN the
Tnnorcssionai Convention. Mayor Cam
nrnn has written letter stating that the
nn,v contingency in which he would be q
candidate does not exist, and that therefore
no l. not n candidate; and Judge RoDcrt
u Zones. Jr., has withdrawn his name.
Al a meeting OF the Conservative CITY
rxncrt;ye Committee, held night before
l,st j, was decided to confer With Captain
IIinton tbe chairman OF the District Com
mi,tec. az to the Dropriety OF postponlng the
Nominating Convention until later day
th,n the 9th OF August, with view TO al
jowin,, the people OF the counties more time
in which TO elect their delegates ana tue
manner OF choosing them. The committee
seemed rather Of the opinion that the DAY
liked for The Convention is too early, ana
without any action as 10 the city delegates
they adjourned over until next Monday 10
await the result oil the conference.
A card signed by some three hundred
citizens is published this morning, urging
Captain Hinton for Congress.
The Council AZ the August meetlh% WI
have several matters under consideration
recurring extra appropriations. one ol
thcs,. is the erection OF a new market-houSe
on the old Market Square, which, it is estl-
mated. will probably cost $1,000 or $4,000.
Another is the purchase OF IL new pump and
enojnc for the water-works, which Will cost
ohon, sc. 800: and third is the erection OF
n nov cnvine.holse for the FIRE Depart
mon, which will cost about $1,000. After
rrd,1c,no the rate OF taxation from SLID 10
- n on the 800 OF real and personal pro-
merry. the Council. by cutting down the
appropriations for the different departments
for the present fiscal year. saved nearly
eJn.ODO: bu, il made no estimates 1or the
above expenditures. \ warm little fSht Is
expected over the proposed new market
house, but it is believed the scheme VIII DC
carried through.
The IIarri>on.Strcet (colorcd) Baptist
church is aspiring TO having the highest
Stecple in the CITY. They are building one
that. when finished. will reach III feet
above the ground. The colored people have
two very tine churches here.
The owner Of a lot at the junction OF
Jones ard Gill streets discovered amornlng
or two awo that a large, deep hoic had. been
due in it during the night. and the people
NJ The vicinity are excited over the re-
norts that treasure was buried there. me
matter is surrounded by mystery, when
, has not vet been explained away.
4 lar"e new warehouse is to he erected
on the site OF the old Cedar Point aware
house. in the rear OF the BollinSbrook
Hotel, which i TO be used for storing coun-
try produce-Whrat, cotton. tobacco, DC.
Il will be Il very desirable improvement In
that part OF The city.
The negro Esbert Jones who few days
aco nearly beat to death DR.. 5. W. Jones,
OF southampton county, and then fled, mas
been traced to this city. lie was seen mere
Yesterday, but was not known at the time.
a reward is offered by the citizens OF the
county for his arrest. He is represented to
be desperate character, and has other
crimes laid to his charge.
The Richmond Baseball Club, | under
stand, will visit Petersburg one day next
week TO play match game with the Old
Dominion Club. lately rc0rganizcd from
some OF the best material in the city.
Mr.. A. e. Cook, formerly one OF the edit
or> Of the Erie pa Dispatch, has recently
purchased the well-known Mason farm, in
Chesterfield county, near this city, ana Will
move there next week with his family.
seven hundred and fifty hogsheads Of to-
baCco were inspected at the warehouses IN
this city Yesterday and to-day. The breaks
have been very heavy for some days past.s
The meteor mentioned in the Dispatch Of
This mornn" was seen here about ten min
utcS before O'Clock yesterday morning.
1t is described Is being OF immense size
and very brilliant. and the Kissing noise
caused by its passage through the air was
distinctly heard For several seconds the
light from the meteor was bright enough TO
distinguish the smallest object on the
ground. Its course was southeast.
ROBIN ADAIR.