The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-12-04

Readjuster Days and Doings.

The General Assembly will meet in regrl.
lar biennial session on Wednesday, wheu
will be gathered together here n grand ar.
ray OF Readiuster statesmen and place.
seeking patriots. Lieutenant-Gover
Walker is the president OF the Senate until
the lst OF January, and il has been prede.
termined by the powers that be that Mr. l.
/ G.. Fowler. OF Washington county, shall be
[ the Speaker OF the House Of Delegates
/ The two clerks will be renomnated with.
out opposition, and therefore there will be
little OF consequence left for the caucus tc
do in the matter Of organization.
1t would seem that the caucus will have
I light work anyhow, with the single eXcep-
tion Of the senatorial matter, where there
may possibly be some little rivalry and con.
tention, though how Mr.. Riddleberger /,
| to be beaten docs not now appear. At the
| conference held here the other night Gene.
raj Malone earnestly besOught his followers
not to be led off by any bill proposing tC
under-bid the Riddleberger bill. Mr.. Tur.
ncr, OF Norfolk, who Is spoken OF in con,
nection with the chairmanship OF the
/ Finance Committee Of the House, last ses.
sion introduced in caucus bill proposing
to fix the amount at Sl2,000000, which
goes under Mr.. Riddleberger's about
SS.OO0.O0O, but it is expected that he viii
not press it this session.
Most OF the Reidjustcr Capitol officers
will be renominated without opposition
For the Treasurership and for the Office Of
Superintendent OF Public Instruction eacl
there will be two or more aSpirants.
When Governor Cameron comes into
Office on the 1T OF January he will send in
a brief message. Preparatory TO his com
ing the Executive mansion will, rs is usua
on such occasions. be refurnshed and ren.
Oyatcd aS far rs needed. Until it is ready
for occupancy the new Governor will be
the guest OF Mr.. John ;. Wise.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN WEBB. Az OLD NAVAL
OFFICER.-Captain William 4. Webb died
at Q O'Clock December 1st at his home, in
Goochland county; aged about tifty-tiye
The deceased was q son OF Commodore
Webb. OF the old navy, and was born in
Norfolk He went to sea with his father
at twelve years OF age, and when the wal
Of 1SG1-'j commenced had attained the
rank OF first lieutenant. Ever loyal and
faithful 10 his native State. he was prompt
in throwing up his commission and i'm ten.
dcring his services TO Virginia. He wa,
made commander i'm the Confederate navy
At the naval battle in Hampton Roads hC
commanded the little boat Teaser, which
by her quick movements, rendered the
Merrimac very elicctual service.
Afterwards Captain Webb served at
Charleston. and later, as commandant Of the
iron-clad Atlanta, at Savannah. lie at.
tempted to run the Atlanta ont OF port with
the view Of going around to Wilmington tC
break up the blockading fleet there, but tho
vessel was captured and he underwent {
lengthy Imprisonment at Fort Warren
After being exchanged he was sent to Eu'
rope on special Government service, and
was there when the war closed. Since the
war he has spent most Of his time in GOoch-
land.
Deceased married daughter OF Colonel
Tarleton Fleming, OF Goochland. Mrs
John Purcell, Mrs. Oscar Cranz, and Mrs.
Reilly, of Richmond; and Mrs. Greer, wife
Of Captain Greer, United States navy, arc
sisters OF his. lie leaves wife and several
children.
His death was from a complaint which
had its origin in an accident which bcfel
him i'm early manhood, while he was serving
on the coast OF Africa, and which wa,
greatly aggravated by his Imprisonment in
Fort Warren. He was buried in Gooch'
land.