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

PETERSBURG.

,. CONGRESSIONAL. CANvhSS--THE HoMi-
,.,r.x,, CONVENTION TO MEET AUGUST oih-
Typ or PROFESSIONAL. SERviCES--PRo-
,,rrnrvcs OF THE CoCNClL--A PROPOSED
,.sw y,RKrT.HorSE--C CHURCH rARSoNAGEs
~,yrp--rUNERAL OF Mr.. TAGER. &C.
,I,,-u,.,o,dence or the Richmond Dispatch.l
July 9, 1873.
Co,one) Hinton. chairman oil the Fourtn
congressional District conservative Soih-
,r;ttee. has issued sal! convenlnS tue con-
rcn,ion to nominate canGlda'c iot Soh-
r,rrss in this district on the evening .. TUE
ctb OF August At the Academy VI M.s.e;
conservative Suner1ntendchts afe ho.. .:..A
~ assemble the people IN their respec.'ss
10 aSS ,.; - elect delegates on the basis OF
.",', asIor,te 10 every one hundred Con-
nrrat;ye votes in the last presidential eiec-
t;nn This announcement Of the early as
semhlinr OF the convention will give ne" Tue
10 the canvass. about Wh'ci a'e""s ae"'
interest has been manifested.
JInch sykes, who is charged with the
,,urdcr OF Richard T. Green, this morning
received letter from MeSsTs. IompE'ns ~
;romnkins. attorneys a. law. New DIRK city,
oher;ng their services TO defend him ut his
trial in july il he should need them. They
DrohabIy never heard Of Sykes before the
murder. and il is certain that Sykes never
heard OF them before the receipt OF their
letter. He l,as decided to accept their o1ler
II they Will come on and defend hlin WIFI
ont fec. rs he has 20 money to pay them.
The Council meeting last evening was q
lengthy and very busy one. Numerous or
dinances amending existing ordinances
were passed. the pay OF city officials was
fixed for the next two years, ana the olhcefS
elected-the same rs heretofore puplSaeu
in this Observation-Disclosures commit
tees appointed, appropriations made Tor tue
support OF the several departments durln"
the present year &c. A petition from
Robert +. Boiling and other citi-
zcns, reprcSrntine one million dollars
worth OF real and personal property was
presented. asking the Council TO appropri,.
ate a sum sufficient 70 erect on the site OF
the Old Market-liou>e q building that VIII
reflect credit on the city. 1t caused consId-
cradle stir among the members, but was
finally referred. The present building Is
very properly and truly pronounced an eye
sore to the public.
The Council. By vote OF Is TO 10, Sus-
tanned recommendation from the FINANCE
Committee that parsolageS and other prl-
yate church property be not exempted from
city taxation. i petition was some time
ago sent to the Council, signed by repre-
sentatiycS OF the several churches owning
narSonagcS, asking exemption on this pro
pcrtr. The Finance Committee reported
adversely. 1t was stated that eight churches
in the city own parSonagcs assessed at ST.
$50. During the discussion 1t was also
stated that. exclusive Of parSona@cS, there
is property in the city amounting In palue
10 SlS4.000 exempt frCm taxation, IN
which list is embraced schools, colleges,
Ne.
Occasionally. in .he excitement OF debate
in the Council, little things creep out that
arc interesting. \ member last evening
said that some dark things had been done
in the caucus meetings OF the Councii
which would never be brought TO light, ana
that il the proceedings OF these secret meet
ings had been public much would nave
been left undonc that was done.
Mr.. Thomas j. Davis was to-day elected
Keeper OF the City Park in place OF George
L. Weber, elected street commissioner.
Under ordinance OF the Council the Ne"
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. f. May as president.
The funeral Of James VI. Iagcr, who was
killed by the fall OF the suspension bridge
Yesterday afternoon, took place this after
noon from the Washington-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
$4,000 or $1,000. ROBIN ADAIR.