The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-20
LOCAL MATTERS.
Personals and Briefs.

ocOtt, lOfmcTll Oi hlcnmOnu, rs captain.
1t is named the Garfield Light Infantry.
Mr.. G. +. HiH, OF the Gas-InSpector's
Office, stumbled into gas-pipe trench
Tuesday night and was considerably
bruised, and for time badly stunned.
Captain w. Page McCarty is in the city,
and made the Dispatch Office a welcome
visit Yesterday.
George B. Davis, Of Richmond, has Just
been granted patent for the invalid-bed
which he has on exhibition IN the main
building at the Fair.
Mr.. Frazier Otey Hoffman, editor and
proprietor OF the Bedford Star, is in the
city with his wife.
A gentleman from Texas named Sampson
had his pocket picked at West Point Tues
day night Of about $500 in money and
number OF valuable papers.
An spricot-tree on the premises OF John
W. Ferguson, Esq, In the eastern part of
the city, has second crop Of well-deyelop-
ed fruit-snOther evidence OF the long,
warm sutump we have had.
The barbecue at Whites store, Charles
City road, will be held on Friday the 2Sth
instant, and not next Friday.
On and after to-day the $3.50 Z. M. train
for Yorktown Uio the York-Riyer Line
VIII DC NlSCOIllnucus n lIdiH VIII lttNt
Richmond at p. D., connecting at West
Point with steamers for Yorktown and
Baltimore.
The chief Of the trades division and his
assistants will meet ut the City Hall this
evening at G O'Clock to make the final ar
rangementS for the parade OF the trades
division on the 2Gth instant.
Our German iellow-citizens have raised
IL 70 To
erect on Broad street between Fifth and
Sixth double arch commemorative OF
Baron Won Steuben in the Revolution. Mr..
Seibert furnishes the design.
The Guard OF the Commonwealth left for
Yorktown yesterday afternoon.
George II. Mo1ett, Esq, Of West Nir-
ginia, was in the city yesterday.
The City Conservative Committee viii
meet tomorrow night, and every member
who feels any interest in the approaching
election ought to be present.
Voters who want TO obtain transfers have
only to call in at Democratic headquarters,
next TO the First National Bank. Ii they
want TO pay the poll-taX they must go to
Andrew Jinkins, clerk OF the Hastings
Court.
This is "Yorktown week" Next week
will be Richmond week."
Ex-Governor William Smith was in the
city yesterday, looking the very picture OF
health.
Ex-Congressman O'IIara (colored), Of
/ North Carolina, addressed meeting OF
colored people on Broad between Seventh
and Eighth streets last night.
There were six electric lights in opera
ton at one time last night on Main street
/ between Fifth and Twelfth.
Unless the police keep a watch on our
arches, and on bad boys, and statues, some
Of their belongings will be in lad condi-
ton before our festivities next week.
The showers Of Tuesday did deal OF
good. The city looked very handsome yes
terday.
Tae You,1q LadieS' Journal for Noyem-
Der and Hdfper'S Weekly have been re-
ceived from n. Leonard, newsdealer, 9OS
/ Main street.
POLICE COURT.-The following cases
were disposed Of yesterday:
| c. b. Stratton, charged with being drunk
and driving in Il careless and reckless man
ner on the street, was fined $40.
Andrew Spottswood, charged with dis
orderly conduct, was fined $3.50.
( G. Nj. Snead, Daniel Cooley, William H..
Johnson, Charles Reaking, and James
Flood, charged with being drunk, were
fined II each.
Edw. Onley (colored), charged with
Sealing q wheelbarrOw, the property OF
some person unknown, was required TO
give surety for his good behavior.
Charles Harris and Albert Stanley, sus-
nicious characters, were committed to Jail
in default of surety.
George Bishop. charged with being
drunk and disorderly 10 the annoyance OF
his neighbors, was required to give surety
for his good behavior.
Mrs. Mike Doran, charged with disor-
derly conduct, was required to give surety
for her good behavior for six months.
w. j.. Faudree, charged with striking l..
c. East, was bound over TO keep the peace.
THIEVES AT WoRK.-Tuesday night
thieves broke into the residence OF Captain
Charles +, TAYLOR, on Grace street, but left
without taking anything except bottle OF
sWeet-oiI from the pantry. They then
effected an entrance into the residence OF
Colonel A. Pope, one door above Captain
Taylor,s. through a basement window.
They went into the dining-room and car
ried off silver sugar-bOwl, some napkins,
and few silver spoons, but fortunately
failed to find the bulk of the silver. They
also found trunk in one Of the rooms,
which was taken out into the yard and
broken open, but none Of the contents
were carried away. When the inmates OF
the house awoke yesterday morning they
found the gas in the parlor burning and
other evidences Of the presence o1 the
thieves on the night before.