The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-05-02

! Dir. John J.. Hurt. Of Piifsylyania. one
I of the most active and useful q the Demo
cratic membcrs % the Senate. was IN the
city Yesterday.
I Governor Cameron has returned from
Washington.
Judge Mclaughlin. Of the Lexington
Circuit. l. in thc city.
/ Hon. T.. T. Fauntleroy. iudge-elect Of the
( Court Of Appeals. and Major J. &. Ilill. u
I the Scottsville Courier, were in the city
T Yesterday.
/ Rev. Or. Minnigerode is sick in Wash
/ ington. hui yesterday was reported much
better. and ia q few days VIII return home.
Cify-C0lector Woodson Yesterday sold
~ auGion a large number Of houses and
I lots delinquent for non-payment Of taxes.
Most Of the property was bought in by the
T city.
The city smallpox hospital has been
closed for want oi buslne,s. There i mol
q patient there.
George ". Williams, ESQ, Journal clerk
of the Senate. Is 10 visit bis old nome N
I kentucky 10 improve his health. which was
much strained by the heavy hbors Of The
recent session.
on sunday thousands OF people were on
The banks II the canal % view The break
and 10 witness the operations preparatory
T % restoring the t0w-path elnl1ubmeni.
I There was @ large force II worklnen en-
ploycd. and earth was being hauled from
Z the bottom the company repalr->hop,.
Z foot Of CANDLES Hiii. i heavy wall was
T being huilt a short distance below the Old
one
Many people now believe that the disas-
I ter was the result a q land-sldc. Tic en-
Z lankment II IL own weight sliding ol the
shelving rock upon which il was located.
4 good many men are thrown cut of work
[ by the sioppage Of some departments oi
the Tredcgar and OF other establishments.
The Republicans 0i Jackson Ward are
organizing for the campaign.
AZ the meeting oi the CITY Conservative
Z Committee 90 he held Friday night judges
and clerks Of election for the primary viii
De appointed upon the recommendation of
Tire ward ~uDerintendents. who are as fol-
Z lows: Marshall Ward. Colonel j. j.. White
head: jefferson. ". W. Wood, Esq.;
Madison. Mr. r. T. Daniel. Jr. Monroe,
I J.. =. Dupuy, ESQ.,: Jackson. ". !. Epps,-
Z ESQ; Clay. G. T.. fiiil. ESQ.
sunday William Robinson. blind man.
fen from the porch q the Virginia House
and suffered q fracture Of the ribs. Iester-
day John johnson (coloredl was injured by
+ the falling Of an iron hammer from the Al
I leghany railroad trestle. IL struck Aim on
the head. but inflicted only o scalp wound.
Both were taken % the City Hospital.
". J. Mcdowell. accompanied by +. A.
Barber and G. d. McIndoe. pasi regents;
W. J.. llill, yIoe-regCli; and X. :. Denny
secretary OF Mccarthy Council, No. so.
Roval Arcanum. called upon Mr.. Moleska
Wendenburg. the mother Of Mr.. r. Z.
Wendenburc. yesterday, and handed her
check for $1,000. being the amount of bis
, insurance in this fourishing order.
Marvin is busy drawing plans which he
Wi-he> % he accepted for use in the build
ing OF the new female ward ai the pcniten-
iiary. lie is IN engineer boy profession.
and j. said 20 bc very expert M that direc-
+ ton. Marvin j. now on the sick list and in
the hospital.
/ The East-End Democratic Club VIII hold
I a meeting tonight az their ciub-rOOus, No.
229l east Main street.
/ Rev. r. y. Slcdd. -. D.. presiding elder
T OF The Richmond district Of the Methodist
( Episcopal Church south: Rev. p. A. Pc
+ terson. L. D.. pastor Of Centenary church;
and Rev. =. +. Latierty. ID. D.. editorol the
/ Christian ldCOcItf. viii be absent from the
city during tie present month in attend
ance upon the General Conference, which
will be held in Nashville. Tenn.
Yesterday afternoon about - o'clock a
I thief entered tie residence OF Mr.. =. +.
Sheppard. No. e Yves, Clay street. and stole
an open-iacc gold watch. z pOcket-e00k con-
taining about four doliars in currency, ana
z child's mCney-boX containing about TWO
dollars in small coins.
The barrel u -four donated 20 st. Pat
rick's Fair vas won by Mr. 4. y. Clash
aud given by him 10 the Little sisters Of
the Poor.
The Norwegian larkeniine ldun. which
sailed from here February 9TH for Rio
Grande do >ul with 22S0 barrels oi lour,
shipped ty the IIaXaii-I Irenshaw Company.
valued AZ Sl7,I30. Is reported ashore and 8
total loss near the aforesaid port. j. Dahle
is her master.
The Committee on Fire Department viii
meet 81 headquarters to-day II II O'Clock
10 transact business Of importance.
Yesterday afternoon a colored womian
had q III on the corner Of Brooke avenue
and Marshall streets. Or. Lancaster rem
dered the necessary medical attention. after
which she was taken 10 the hospital by the
city ambulance.
Policeman Hulcher. of the Third dis
trict. has sent in bis resignation a. meni-
Der Of the force, he having decided 10 en-
gage in business.
Mr.. ~. II. Beyeridge Yesterday qualified
in the Huslings Court 10 practice law IN
the courts Of the Commonwealth.
The fifty-third annual conlneheement Of
the Indiana University lat bloomington
viii take place June 9-i4: and on the
18Th, al the literary exercises OF the alumni,
there viii be an address 10y the Hon.
George ID. Wise. of Richmond, Va"
Mount Pleasant excurSion-grounos. IN
Hanover county, have been re0pened for
the season with new pavilion - by -
feet and other attractive features. Trains
Of the Chesapeake and Ohio railway stop
al the grounds.