The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-04-19
PETERSBURG.

GETTING Nf lhh tNhN"N 'ot N'ii--A WV
,,,4yc on CONFERENCE APPOINTED IN THE
,,,qqye oF TIRE ASYLUM siTE--A $4,000
..>rs oPFKgED FOR THE NORMAL SCHOOL
erprtsAN AND READJUSTFR NOMINATING
,,r<rToN --pESTRCcTIyE PRE- IN CuEs-
gop,rlp C0UNTY-M0RE SMALLPOX IN
''',esryryTFp --pEATmoP An AGED LADY, &C.
-. rondcnce Of the Richmond Dispatch
APRIL Is. 1882.
RI. Cannon Council met last night, at
Ill nj the president, 10 consider the
uw go II donating a site for the Central
Int \s,ltm. \ communication was
hU1'f ,,m General Siith Boiling, president
',' 1" Rnert Of Directors OF the asylum,
" ',.,,,ino that the Board had selected
.,,,vt,ld" farm, in Dinwiddie county
o." TOO miles west OF the city, n the
ma asking that The Council should
- nh action ~ would place the said
I'm, -, In uos-cs,ion oi the BOard. The
'op T.. nj present owned 10y Mr.. a. G.
~, contains 800 acres, and has fine
, ,,, and an abundance of good
i,,'I.rlay upon il. The price agreed upon
,p,s sl5.6oo. MIR. Flanagan, member OF
~. pn,rd. and it, attorney IN The matter.
",.5 T., the Council that this stands rs
~, Sved action Of the Board, but he felt
%" ei.nt from what he had learned within
T.r9st few DAYS thai the Board when II
o.,,ip would change its determine
,i,n a. 4, the site and decide TO purchase
wv. farm. Ilo wanted the Council to
s Nth appropriation Of the $4,000, with
,,' Notwithstanding that the Board, If il saw
~. y. ',;ght u.e the money in the purchase of
,.tcr Ste. The result OF the meeting
,... fbe appoiniment Of a committee to
- with fine Board OF Directors with
,.t.rapc. to Tie purchase 81 site, the re-
1T ~ fb. conference To be made a. soon
,,..ible. The Council. having commit
I'll asaH to the donation OF a site Tor the
linn viii vote the money at any time.
I..i Fl doe. not wish 10 pay too heavy a
,r.. The Council also voted a bonus OF
..,ta 40 the Normal aud Collegiate lnsti-
,.,s FIN t,r event It is located here. This
,r.nn.ition elected an interesting debate,
l,rag which one Of the cOUncilmon de-
,ard TIA, his deliberate opinion, the re-
.rl Of observation, that colleges are
curse to any community.
The Republican and Reddiuster conNen-
tion f. nominate candidates for the various
m,,niriual Offices 80 be voted for nj the May
clo.iion Wiil meet on the 81 OF May. II
ain be composed OF thirty-siX delegates
ONE half Of the number Republicans and
the other half kCadiustors-siN delegates
from each ward. At meeting OF the Re
rublirn Central Committee held last
NIGHT II WIS decided 10 call ward meetings
Al thc party for the election of delegates for
the "a OF May.
6re occurred i'm Chesterfield county
re.fsrdqv afternoon, about five miles from
ite ciir. which destroyed large quantity
of seasoned pine wood. designed for ship
ring. The fire first broke out in the woods,
ON Dr. Gill0n's farm. where a number of
men were At work. and spread 10 the farm
II Mr.. j. II. Cousins. destroying about 100
pancls Of fence belonging TO the latter
The newly.cut wood on DR.. Gillon's place
was too green 20 burn. and but slight dam
AGE wa, done there. At q later hour fire
broke oui on the farm Of Mr. l.. r. Clarke,
some distance oil, where some twelve or
fifteen hundred cord, Of pine wood were
p0med closely together. nearly one hall OF
which. il is slated. was burned. By the
active effort. oi tht ncishhors the fire was
finally subducd. The burned wood was
the property OF Mr.. Alden Dunn, and was
insured for Sl,O00-alOUt one bali Of lis
value.
At Injecting Of the ye.try Of ST. Pau'S
church held list night Messrs. James +.
Cuthhou andf. +. Davis were elected lay
delegate, u The Episcopal Council. Mr..
L.. O. Egcrton wa, elected lay delegate
from 81 Johns church.
A ease Of continent smallpox has deve!-
Opei Itself ia Chesterfield county within
The last day or two. The patient is a col
oled girl. She Is quarantined about eight
miles from this city. the county having no
hospital in which To place her.
There are three felony eases and one mis-
demcoaor 10 come before the Grand jury OF
te Hastings Court, which meets on Thurs
day. All the parties are cOi0red.
Mr.. Mary 4. Goodwin, mother OF Cap
Tain /. \. Goodwin, died Yesterday at the
axe Of seyoniy-clght years. Her remains
were taken this morning TO DinWidhe
county ior burial.
MI account, agree az 70 the general de-
Nfncion ~ thc fruit crop 10y the hate cold
snaps. Possibly the unimprOyed varieties
oI leache' have ia measure escaped, and
The laie-blooming varieties OF apples are
nol huii. ROniN ADAIR.