The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-07
PETERSBURG.


oRDEn ISSUED ny THE rEADJUsTER cbAlRNES
OF The COMMITTEES or THE COoNClL-
ABOUT Mr.. JARRATT-fBE COUNCIL WILL
PROBABLY ELECT HIM, AFTER DECLAEINo
HIS OFFICE VACANT ON THE 23D-CHoP
oUTIoOK--BAD WEATHER FOR PEANUTS.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.I
July 9, 1882.
The statement made In this correspond
ence that the IieGdjusters would starye out
the Democratic ofIice-holders IL corrobo-
rated by the publication this morning OF
an order signed by the chairmen OF the Re-
adjuster Council committees, IN which
order all people are notified that "such
persons only rs are authorized by the Com
mon Council Readiuster) are empowered
to purchase supplies or commodities on
account OF the city OF Petersburg. NO
bills contracted by any other persons what
soever will he received. audited, or pald
by the Common Council" Pending the
order OF the courts the question arises,
How will these Democratic claimants be
supplied with the necessities OF life! No
one has yet been heard OF who volunteers to
advance sufficient money to moot the needs
OF the Democrats, who cannot sustain life
upon settled convictions that they are
legally right.
Mr.. Jarratt, who was elected mayor at
the general election in May. has not quail
fed, and the duties of the Office dcvolye
upon Colonel F. ii. Archer. The latter has
informed Captain Gilman, chief of police,
who was elected by the Readjuster Coun-
ell, that he will neither accept nor reject his
daily reports, but will simply let them re-
main tabled until the courts have decided
the disputed claims and have established
one party or the other in its claim to the
city government. Colonel Archer is De-
mOcrat and was elected to ill the vacancy
caused by the resignation Of Colonel Came
ron and the elevation OF the latter TO the
gllbernatOrial Office. II Mr.. Jarratt does
not qualify by the 23d OF July the Council
will probably proceed TO elect his successor.
The Council being Readiuster, the political
complexion Of the mayor elected by that
body is no matter Of doubt. The Council
may reflect Mr.. Jarratt, having first de-
cIared that vacancy exists.
Our boating people are greatly elated ut
the recent victory Of the Cockade City
Club. This Club had trained long and
arduOusly for the struggle which they am
ticipated from the OlympicS, and they are
therefore well pleased at the favorable re-
suit OF their contest with focmen so
worthy OF their oar. No little money
changed hands on the result, and several
neat little sums were brought back by
hackers OF the Cockadc City Club.
The petition praying the authorities OF
the Richmond and Petersburg Railroad
Company to cease their Sunday excursion
trains has not been signed As numerously
~ was expected.
The continued cool weather will GER
tainly do great injury to the corn and pea
nut crops in the counties east OF Peters
burg, where corn and peanuts are staples.
In southampton county, and the counties
adjoining. an increased acreage had been
planted. The high prices obtained for nuts
last year proving great incentive to plant
largely. But as far back as the middle OF
June the pcanut-yines had been much Re-
tardcd by the late spring, end there were
few good " stands" to be found anywhere
4 small yield this year from the greatly
increased acreage planted will entail much
loss upon the planters, and they are gloomy
enough in their representations if the
weather be not considerably modified.
ROBIN ADAIR.