The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-30
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s,ur CONSERVATIVES DELEGATES FROM rErbhs'
| pugG-THg READJUsrER SosIonAL
4 r,crer-xaTgiMONIAL CASE ASA'Nsi
THE GAS OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES sALse-
/ r,eu 1ys GAME Observation-Disclosures
| REVEALS, &C.
| ,f,or,esnondence or the seichmond Dispatch.l
| April. 90, 1880.
The Conservative party OF Petersburg
will sen6 some OF their best men to me
state Convention. 2he meetings at which
the delegates were chosen were iuii ana very
harmonious. Where speeches were MADE,
every reference TO tue nominee OF the Dem
ocratie National Convention was received
with hearty cheers. In The list OF delegates
appear the names OF Charles r. Collier,
Charles s. StringfelIcw, 5. Woodson Vena-
bic, sohn McGill, w. r. Mckinney, and a
number of other citizens OF prominence III
| the community. Ii is believed that great
many OF the white Readjusiers In this city,
who will not unite with The conservatives
in the municipal contest, will 90 with them
in support Of the Democratic electoral
ticket.
The white and colorcd Ieadiusters of the
city will hold meetings in their respective
wards next Tuesday night TO nominate can
didates for municipal office. The plan is
for them to meet separately on that evening
and vote for such officers as may he sent to
the meetings by the Re1djuster Executive
Committee. This committee is composed
Of white and colored Re&djusters. The
plan IS that OF primary election without
ljudges. The candidate for any office re-
cciving the highest number OF votes will be
declared the nominee for that office. 1t Is
understood that there will be no opposition
in these meetings to Colonel Cameron for
Mayor. Maior Johnston for Sergeant, Major
Bond for Collector Of Taxes, and Captain
Hinton for Commonwealth Attorney. For
each of the positions OF Commissioner OF
] the Revenue, High Constable, and other
offices, II is stated that there are number
! OF candidates.
The straight out Republicans, it is be-
| !eved, will nominate ticket.
Mr.. Robert III. Saunders and Mrs. Mary
S. Saunders, recently divorced by the Hus
tipgs Court Of this city, were list night re-
! united in marriage.
The case Of the Petersburg Gas Light
ICompaDy, charged with violation OF laws
| for the protection OF fish, was before the
Mayor again this morning. Additional evil
dence was introduced in behalf OF the
prosecution, and the Mayor again reserved
his decision until he can himself visit the
spot where. it is alleged, the refuse matter
from the gaS-woiks is emptied into the
tributary OF the river.
Ii is reported that the Reidiusters have
coloDized freely in the Third and Fourth
Wards, with the view OF eecting their
Council tickets there in May.
The sales Of loose tobacco to-day at The
several warehouses amounted to about
10000 pounds. The highest price obtained
was S10.25 per hundred.
Mr.. Abram Burton. former wcll.known
merchant OF this city, died yesterday OF
pneumonia, aud was buried to-day.
At their next County Courts the people OF
Greeusvile and Prince George counties will
organize Fish and Game Protective Asso-
Citations. An association has already been
organized in Dinwiddie.
A private letter from Milton, n. G., states
that the Rev. j. 4. Hutson, the Virginia
evangelist, is conducting very successful
religious revival IN that city. Some sixty
persons had professed conversion.
At the Wesley church last night there
were ten penitents and several conversions.
ROBIN ADAIR.