The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-21
PersonaIs and Rricra.

The City CONSERVATIVE committee VII
have q meeting tonight, which, It IS hoped,
will be attended by every member.
Confederate bonds are still in great de-
mand here. 1t is said that they are bought
for shipment to Europe.
Attend TO your transfer. Pay your poll
tax.
Ihe electric lights on Broad street erect
ed by Messrs. Hates and Paynter) make that
thoroughiare very attractive ut night.
The Germans are pushing ahead rapidly
with their Stcubcu arch, and 1t will look
very nice when 1t is finished. II is on Broad
between Fifth and Sixth streets.
There are a great many strangers In the
city. and Main and Broad streets yesterday
were full Of hustle aud activity.
Mr.. Tate Starke, formerly OF Richmond,
was married to Miss Cora +. Lee at Mus
kegOn, Mich, October 18th.
The Yorktowners are coming back In
great crowds.
VoGlker's band Is employed at the Fair.
There was 4 newspaper row pO), not row
(rOu), at Yorktown.
Theplace TO get transfers is at Democratic
Headquarters. Main street next door to the
First National Bank. The place to pay the
pOll-tax for 1880 is at the Office OF the CLERK
OF the Hastings Court. The regular regis
tration day is the 2Sth. All who will be OF
age on the day Of election may then regis
ter. The poll-tax will not be required OF
such.
Thesilly stories about troubles and blood
shed at Yorktown madea great many ladies
uneasy about sons, brothers, and husbands
there.
II the gentlemen in charge Of the Rich
mond festivities will manage to have a rea-
sonable promptncss in the execution OF the
programme they will become great public
benefactors.
Governor Holiday returned to the city
from Yorktown lost night.
Last night the carpenters were at WORK
on the Steuben arch by the combined hght
of the electric lights and oil-lamps.
The Office OF Assignment OF Visiting
Strangers is at 1910 Main street, and Is
open from 7 o'clock in the morning unlll
1920 or IL at night. Strangers coming
into the city can here be directed to private
houses where they can find accommoda-
tiOns.
A squabble instigated by two young men
M the Bvrd-Strect depot yesterday noon
led 70 the arrest OF the D rites. One OF the
yoI1np men procured a hugh carving-knife,
but was arrested by policeman before he
could Use it. Whiskey seemed to be the
mOtive-pOwer.
The midday-mail train from the North
was more than one hour late Yesterday.
The remains Of Mr.. I. j. Maupin, who
was found dead in the creek near Broad
street Tuesday morning, were yesterday
disinterred and taken by friends to his
home, near Mechum's river, Albemarle
county, for burial.
Governor Jackson, Of West Virginia, was
among the many persons relieved OF gold
watches by pickpockets at Yorktown.
Thomas G.. Carpenter, Esq, OF Centraln,
Chesterfield county, had his pocket picked
while on a visit TO Yorktown.
Gentlemen from Yorktown last night re-
port that great crowds were landed there
Yesterday after the military review was
over. Two North Carolinans died in camp
Thursday night from cholera-morbus. The
man who had his arms blown of died yes
tcrday. The Cadets were complimented
by everybody on the review.
A crowd Of journalists arrived here from
Yorktown last night. They want to write
up Richmond now.
The Governor OF Virginia and his stall
were very handsomely entertained with
wine. supper. &C., OH board the steamer
CITY OF Richmond, Monday night, by Mr.
William =. Clyde, Of New York, and Mr.
l.. b. Tatum, superintendent OF virginia
Steamboat Company.