The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-03-17
PETERSBURG.

THE QUESTION OF LIGHTING TUE III
uocRATIc MEETUG IN CHEsIEhf
DEATH OF An AGED LADY-coAL fno"
pocAIoSTAs-THE TREAsuRERShir, ~.
MUSICAL. CONVENTION OY VIRGINIA AM
NORTH CAR0LfSA.
fCorrcspondcnce OF the Richmond Dispa'on.i
MARCH 10. 1888.
The question OF lighting the city Is one
that will soon be agitated, II indeed Tue
agitation has not already been comlncnceu,.
The ten year.' contract OF the city WIN
the Gas-Light Company, under when tue
city paws $3.50 per 1000 for the gas con-
sumed in our 2Gi street-lamps and various
nubIic buildings, will expire next year,
and a cheaper system OF hight, VIII DC
adopted. The price OF gas TO private con
SINNERS Is SO per 600 feet. with per cent.
OF for prompt payment.
The Democrats of Winfree' s-Store pre-
cinct. in Chesterfield county, met to-day
and appointed delegates to the County Con-
yentjon, which is to meet at the Courthouse
on the 2Jth instant, TO nominate candiuh'e'
for the several county offices.
The fret carload Of coal from the mines
on the New-Riyer railroad will pass through
this city tomorrow morning 10 Noriolk'
II will probably be some days before regu-
lar shipments arc made.
Miss Betsy Anderson. aged seyenty-two
wears. ono Of the oldest residents OF THIS sec
lion OF Chesterfield county, died YESTERDAY;
THE programme for the Second Musical
Convention OF Virginia and North Caro-
lima 70 bc held in this city on the 29th OF
Nav i lust out Representatives from all
the cities and musical associations IN the
two states will be invited. II has been ar
RANGED by the Petersburg Association TO
give concert on the evening preceding
the day of the Convention in compliment
70 the delegates. ON the evening OF the
1stb the performers from the associations
outside OF Petersburg will give grand
vocal and instrumental concert at the
Academy of Music. The principal objects
IN he discussed by the OnytntlCn are
first. the adyisability OF uniform plan OF
entertainments during the season-onc
each month: and, second, tie proprlcly OF
having m,lsic taught i'm the public schools
OF Virginia and North Carolina. IL Is 'he
intention also Of these conventions TO pave
the way towards holding such musical ieslI-
walls as take place annually in the North
East, and West.
Archer Hostler, one Of the negro thieves
from Richmond, was yesterday sent on 10
be tried in the Hastings Court for burglary
in breaking into and rObbing the store OF
w. ID. Ridgway last Friday night. Vim
cent Cousins. who was arrested on the
same charge. was required TO give bond for
his good behavior, and was jailed I'm de-
fault.
The Hastings Court il now in session,
and il is expected that ~ soon as he Is Of
ficially notified Of the decision OF the SUI
preme Court the Judge will appoint a sue
cessor TO Treasurer johnson. IL is eN-
pecfcd. of course. that he will appoint Mr..
l.. W. Couch. the claimant OF the Office, to
that position.
The Police Committee lat evening
decided to furnish the officers and MEM
beers OF the police corps with helmets in
stead of hats. as had previously been pro-
posed. The corps will appear in new and
handsome uniforms on the lst OF April.
ROBIN ADAIR.