The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-05
PETERSBURG.

CELEBRATION OF THE FOvRTH--THE c0MrETI.
TIVE DRILL OF coLoRhD MILITARY c0NPA.
MES OF TAR srATE-TuE STATE REGATTA
CoIoRRD TEACHERS IN CoLoRkD PUBLIC
SCHOOLS - MONDAY PRAYER-NgETINGs--
APPonAT1ox IMPROVEMENT.
.ICorrcspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
July 3, 1880.
The Fourth Of July will be sigualized
here by sunrise ana sunset salutes fired in
honor Of the day by the Petersburg Artil.
lery. There will be no parade OF the white
military companies OH Monday. The only
real observance OF the day will be in the
closing of the public buildings and the
freight der0is. Business will go on as
usual. Indeed, trade is expected TO be
more active on Monday than usual, because
Of the large number OF excurSionists OK
pected here on that day from different di-
rections.
The competitive drill Of the colored MILL
tary companies Of tie State at the Fair
Grounds in this cry will be one Of the in.
ieresting features OF the 9Th Of July. Com
pSnics from Richmond, Norfolk, Ports
mouth, Lynchburg. Danvillc, Hampton, and
Petersburg will be present 10 take part in
the drill and contend for the prizes to be
awarded. There are three prizes 10 be pre-.
sented-yiz., a gold medal TO the best
orlilCd company; large silver cup lined
with gold. seventeen inches in height and
handsomely embellished with military de-
signs, 10 the second best drilled company {:
and silver cup of smaller size, but OF equal
finish. TO the ihird-best company. These
prizes are 10 be awarded by the honorary
members Of the Petersburg Guards. at
whose expense they were gotten up. They
will be presented by separate gentlemen
with separate addresses. The address Of
welcome 10 the visiting military will be de.
livered by Mayor Cameron. IL is expected
that great crowd OF cOlored neople will
he present on the occasion. The compa-
MES from the different cities will come in
on special excursion trains, bringing many
people with them. A large flag is to be
hung across Sycamore street by our colored
military bearing the words, q" Welcome to
. Our Visiting Brethren"
The Appomat,ox Boat Club of this city
will leave for Fredericksburg on Monday
10 take part in the state regatta on Tues
day. They will carry their boat with them.
The cOlors Of the club are blue and white.
The following gentlemen VIII compose the
crew John -. Ragland, II. l.. Roper, j.
VI. CabanisS. and Carter X. Bishop. The
last named Is both captain and coXswain.
BY the recent action Of the School Board
of this clty it j. understood that hereafter,
when vacancies occur in the offices OF
teachers in the cOlOred schools, coloTcd
teachers are 10 be appointed TO oil said va
cancicS, II competent persons are found TO
ill them. The Board were memoraized
10y q larae number OF cOlOred people on the
subject, and addresses were made by seye.
raj prominent colored men. urging that the
wishes Of their race be recognized and
granted in this respect. The Peabody and
the JOnes-Streei schools are the two schools
set apart ia the city for cOlOred children
two a. fine buildings ~ are 10 be found any
where for that purpose, and large enough
10 accommodate all the colOred children
who attend school.
The Board OYerSeerS Of the Poor yes
terday reelected Mr.. Joseph T. Carter as
superintendent Of the almShOuse, and DR..
Thomas F. Scott rs physician.
Rev. Mr.. PolndeXtcr, OF Caroline county,
has been called 10 tie assistant TectOrship
Of Grace church, and it is hoped will ac-
cept.
The MONDAY prayer-meetings OF the
Young Mems Christian Association are well
attended. A day or two ago colOred man
from Philadelphia, formerly OF this clty,
drOpped in al one OF these meetings and
was invited 10 speak. tie did So in very
earnest manner, stating, among other things,
that it had been the one PRAYER OF his heart
for several Yeas that be might see these
daily prayer-meetings established in his ma
tive city.
The President OF the Council to-day ap-
pointed MessrS. James ;. Gillian, Charles
A. Jackson. 5. W. Nenable, George 5. Ber-
nard, aud j. T. Young as the special COM
mitiee under resolution of the Council, TO
inquire and report on the cost OF deepen
Ing and charging our city harbOr, and also
~ 10 the feas bility and cost Of changing
the channel OF the river from its present
course 30 as TO run around POcahontas.
The old bed Of the river, many years be-
fore our oldest citizen was born. Is said to
have been through the meadows north Of
POcahOntaS.
The number of mail letters delivered in
this city during the month OF June was
90. S3S; mail pOsta-card> delivered. 1857;
letters collected, 21,063; posta> collected,
1850. ROBIN ADAIR.