The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-14
PETERSBURG.

,yr NOMINATION OF COLONEL COLEMAN FOR
co~ossSs--IxJUNcrI0N oRANTED-1H Tar
,,p, IMPAIRMENT SCHOOL POPULATION
.,,rRcH MATTERS rs PRINCE osoRGE-PAs-
,os.t cAIL--PoLITICAL AND OTHER MAT.
TgRs.
r,oorrcepoudence OF the Richmond Dispatch
AUGUST Is, 1880.
The nomination Of Colonel Samuel +.
Coleman, 81 Cumberland county, for Con.
Dress by the Convention which assembled
yesterday at Burkeville will be cordially
snnroyed by the Conservatives OF the whole
district. and he will not only poll the fuil
strength OF the party, but will receive out
,ide support. He Il one OF the most popu-
lar men in his section OF the district, Is
lawyer OF distinction, and bold and fear
loss advocate OF what he conceives TO be
right. lie Is the very man TO make an az
pressiye canvass, and his voice VIII be heard
n an points in the district during this cam
naicn I'm behalf OF Conservative supremacy.
samuel Il. Wit, Esq. OF Richmond, yes.
terday obtained from Judge Weisiger. OF
our Circuit Court, an injunction restrain
ing Colonel Cutshaw, the Engineer OF kich'
mond, from Masking certain proposed cXca-
ya,ions and grades OF streets IN your Guy.
Our Fire Department Is Just IN receipt OF
one thousand feet Of new rubber nose Oh
best quality, pm chased Of Inc Nol.u' 10
supply the place OF old hose which mas
been in use for several wears. Fires have
been so unfrequent IN The city for many
months past, however, that the department
has had but little work to do. There has
scarcely been an average Of one alarm per
month this year.
Al the annual meeting OF the City School
Board. held this week. Mr.. Andrew keyan
wss rceiected president, Mr.. William F..
Spotswood vice-prrsident, and Mr.. George
w. Scott secretary and treasurer. The
school population Of the city, under the re-
cent census, was officially reported 10 be
6,390-ncarly a thousand les than that
of 1875. This is accounted for by the fact,
~ has generally been believed. that the old
census was incorrect.
A protracied meeting, said 10 be largely
attended, has been in progress for some
DAYS at Shiloh church, in Prince George
county.
The feast given 1T DispuiGDta day or two
AGO 10 aid in the erection OF q new MethO-
dist church at that place realized $3.50 clear
of all expenses. When this editice is erected
II will make three churches OF the same de-
nomination within II radius OF three or four
miles. The new Warwick church, near Dis
patch, recently completed. is to be dedicated
in a few days, and il is expected that Rev.
Brother Laflerty, OF Richmond, Will off,
ciaie.
Prince George county has two Episcopal
churches. six Methodist and three Baptist
churches. The Presbyterians have no regu-
lar church in the county. There Is a
..Union" church at the Courthouse, built
by and for the use OF the several denomina-
lions.
Rev. Thomas Spencer, OF this city, has
accepted a call 10 81. Luke's church. at
Bellefoni. lie has now The pastoral charge
OF four churches-two in No,tOway. one at
Chester. and -. Johns IN this city-be-
tween which he divides his time.
Tue delegates from this city 10 the Read
iuSier Convention which meets at Burke
willie on the 18Th Of August are divided
about half and half as TO color. Mr.
Hooper, of Farmvlle. a Republican Read
ulster, has been endorsed by one or more
Of the colored X, S6iusler clubs OF this cltv,
and il is thought he l. the fayorte OF that
portion Of the party for Congress.
A detachment OF some eight or ten Sir
knights of AppomattOx COmmandery, OF
this city, will leave tomorrow afternoon Tor
Chic igO. By Invitation the detachment
will Join the Richmond Commandery aud
90 on in company with them.
An unfortunate and fatal affair occurred
Yesterday at Jarratt's depot, on the Peters
burg and Weldon railroad A personal
difficulty occurred between Mr.. w. A.
Trotter, OF that place, and Mr.. Jason john
son, resident Of the county, which Mr..
TrOtier Is reported TO have endeavored to
avoid as much as possible, not wishing TO
have any trouble. Finally, however, be-
ing still pursued by Mr.. johnson, Mr..
Trorer struck johnson blow on the
head with stick. Ii Is stated that
after the blow the two gentlemen
talked and sat together, aad even went TO
Mr.. Tro,ter's house, where both expressed
regret at what had occurred. At later
hour Mr.. johnson was taken i'll from the eff
fects Of the blow and died last night. He
leaves wife and four children. Mr. Troi-
ter was placed under arrest. He has re-
taiued K. G.. Pegram, Esq, Of this city, as
his counsel.
Both gentlemen are well known aud the
affair is much regretted. ROBIN ADAIR.