The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-06-25
PETERSBURG.

IgRryAIS OF NEW WHARF.-THE POLITICAL
sITrATION--A PROBABLE CONTEST TO ARISE
IN The CoygTs-a CURIOUS CASE. &C.
fCoucspondence Of the Richmond DisIatch.l
JUNE %. 1882.
Several additional lots OF new wheat
were received here to-day. both red and
white varieties. but our millers seem to be
not exactly ready for grinding. and the
Gales are not a. brisk ms those az new
wheat generally are. II is believed that
some OF these lots will find their way TO
Richmond. The farmers all through this
section report the wheat rs promising a
6ne Weld. No injury was done the crop
hv lice. which are reported 10 have been
de 'ructiyc i'm other sections. The samples
received here show a very fine quality OF
grain.
after taking fun and able legal advice on
the subject. will 60 forward and organize
the Council and elect officers on the lst OF
Julv. with Mr.. JaTratt, the mayor-eiect,
and Mr.. Couch. the tTcastrer-elcct, holding
eats in that body, and that after this Is
done these two gentlemen will qualify 10
the Offices Of mayor and treasurer. IL
seems 60 De pretty wen understood, II re-
norris are 10 hc relied on, that their right To
DO This will be vigorously contested in the
courtS. Ii may safely be predicted that The
polillcal situation in our city on and after the
III day 81 july will be one Of intense in
tcre,t. In view OF any contest that may
arise. eminent counsel, il Is said, have been
engaged % represent the interests OF the
respective sides.
4 negro named Joshua Williams, hailing
from Richmond. Is in jail here, suspected
OF having committed some offence in your
city. He arrived here in a very excited
state several days ago. and reported that he
had been run out 81 Richmond by parties
who had threatened 10 take his lite. lie
was II first thought 20 De insane. but he
has shown no signs OF insanity since he
ha> been IN Jail.
The Kcsdiustcr cOuncilmen held an
other caucus last night. The legal ques-
tions involved in the present complications
having been fully discussed and considered,
IL Is believed tn caucuscs are now ar
ranging for the dispensing Of the patron
age on the first Of July, and forming the
slate with that view.
Our Jail has now only some five or six In
mates. and two or three Of these are held as
luuatics. awaiting transmission 10 the Gen.
tral Asylum. ROBIN ADAlR.
TIE FOURTH CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT-PRO-
LIABILITY or THREE CANDIDATES N THE
FIFID-A PROPOSED NATIONAL BANK-REy-
ESUE RECEIPTS AND EXPORTS. at.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dspatch.l
JUNE -, 1882.
The indication, point 10 a very animated
contest for Congress i'm this district. There
will. IN all probability, be three candidates
i'm the fold-a Democrat, COsliiionist, and
a >traightout Republic an. The latter will
doubtless be colorcd man, and II j.
thought that the (oalitiOni>t Will be Re
adju.er-Rcpuhlican 4 movement was
some time ago started under the auspices
Of Republican club i'm Washington hay-
in for its object the nomination Of col
ored man for Congress in this district,
where the coIorcd voters are i'm large ma
joriiy. and organizations have been begun
with that view.
\ movement has been started for the es-
tabli-hment of a national bank here. Pc
ter,bur- ha, not had q national lank for
some years Formerly il had three Of
them. Two were swept away by the panic
OF $50 and the other settled mp II, affairs
and closed several years later.
TIE mtcma-rcvenue receipts in the Pc T.
ter,hurg di>iri. 81 the week ending To- /.
day amounted 10 S-o,oid. ne tNpoItS Oi /
manufactured tobacco in bond from the I
city for the West amounted to lo9,6O3
pounds.
The receipt, Of cotton at this port thus
FAR show a slight gain over the receipts FOR
the CORE, ponding period OF last year.
/; /, thought that the personal property /.
assessment, in the city for this year will T
show decrease 81 some $4,000 in values I
IN comparison with last year.
ROBfN ADAIR.