The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-25

ELECTION DAY-CLosISG or BUSINESS
IlorsEs.-At O meeting OF the City Con.
servative Committee last night the following
was adopted:
Resoived, That in the opinion Of this
committee the success OF the Conservative
party In the approaching municipal election
Is OF so great importance to the prosperity
aud good government OF cur growing city,
and that the election Of all the Conservative
nominees OF our primary election will re-
suit In great benefit to our material and So
cia' welfare, that our merchants and other
business men be requested to close their
places OF business at O'Clock p. Nj. on
Thursday next, 9th instant, In order that
themselves and their employees can devote
the residue OF that day 10 the bringing out
OF the entire Conservative vote OF the city.
ReSolued, That the Conservative papers
oil our city be requested to call attention TO
this matter.
| The committee adjourned to meet at
O'Clock tomorrow "wednesday night.
| ANOTHER OLD CITIZEN GoYE.-Mr. Ben
jimin Pollard. formerly clerk OF the Circuit
Court OF this city, died at his residence, at
the corner OF Ninth and Leigh streets, yes.
terday morning, in the sixfy-eiehth year OF
his age. Mr.. Pollard belonged to that dis.
tinctive race OF Virginians which have con.
| tri6uted so much towards making the past
history of our State such as we love now to
dwell upon. He was one Of her old-time
cierkS-a class OF men almost extinct, but
always recognized as the most useful. ex.
emplary, and reliable in the communities
and times in which they lived. His father,
Thomas Pollard, his uncle. William, and
his cousin William T. H., were for great
number OF years clerks Of the courts OF
Hanover. His kiDsmen Of the same name
were clerks Of the courts OF King William,
King and Queen, and Northampton for sew
eral generations, and the family is really
linked with the most cherished institutions
and associations of the very best days OF
the Commonwealth.
Mr.. Pollard was born in Hanover in 1913,
and commenced life in the clerks office
with bis father. He afterwards removed TO
HenricO; was engaged in farming near
Malvern Hill" until 1852, when he moved
10 Richmond and took charge of the chan
cery side OF the clerks Office OF the Circuit
Court (then presided over by Judge Mere
dith) under the then clerk, James Elicit,
Esq. Mr. Elicit was killed at Fredericks-
burg i'm 1862 while commanding the Cren-
shaw Battery, when Mr.. Pollard was chosen
as his successor; was clerk at The time OF the
evacuation in 1865, and when the State
courthouse was destroyed, by almost SUI
perbuman efforts he saved most OF the
pending causes and some Of the record
books OF the court from destruction by fire.
At the Reorganization OF the civil govern
ment in July, 1865, he was again elected
clerk OF this court without opposi-
tion, and continued to discharge the duties
OF the office, TO the satisfaction OF every
body, until March, 1869, when he, with all
other southern gentlemen who would not
take the "iron-clad " oath, was removed
from office by the military authorities. Since
then he has been removed entirely from
business circles, and spent the remnant OF
his life with his family and bis books. He
was Of very retiring nature, and was the
very soul OF truth and irtegrity-indeed,
no one ever lived in our midst who
has left behind him mere perfectly
stainless memory. lie was the only brother
OF DR.. Thomas Pollard, the Commissioner
OF Agriculture OF the State. He married
sister of DR.. L. b. Price, OF Hanover, who
died several years since. He leaves two
daughters. one the wife OF Mr.. b. Alsop,
and the other the wife OF Mr.. I'D. Cardozo,
both Of whom are members OF the firm OF
the well-known dry-goods house OF Car
dozo, Fourqurean It Co., OF this city.