The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-01-02


congressman at large. Annual reauion Of
The Press Club.
10Th. Annual cruise Of the Old Domin-
ion Yacht Club.
2lst. Kendall contract for printing cou-
pom bonds annulled by the Board Of Sink
ing Fund Commissioners.
10th. Accident mt MILFORD TO Mfr. Wal
ter Edmond and family.
21th. The Clay statute removed TO a
niche in the Capitol rotunda. Mr. l.. NJ.
Chalkleyi is robbed OF 81 800.
18th. First car went over the new Main
street-car railway.
August.
I'd. >. G. Neale, OF Alexandria. brought
to Richmond from Denver 10 answer
charge OF embezzlement. tSc.
4tli. Another break I'm the canal. Chris
TOPPER Goode kills Winston Robinson
doth colored).
9Th. Trial OF new rotary engine.
10th. Coaiti0nists nominate John AM
bier Smith for Congress from the Third
district.
18th. ID. w. A. Frayser, colored bar
Der, drowned in the basin.
18th. George ID. Wise nominated for
Congress by the Democrats OF the Third
district.
S0th. Undermining Of the masonry work
OF the dam ut Nine-milc locks.
September.
9Th. Cornerstone Of the new Retreat:
for the Sick.
18th. Richmond Banking and Insurance
Company suspends, with promise to pay
dollar for dollar.
10Th. Opening OF public schools.
Goth. Mr.. Augustus Green, of Chester
field. reported missing. Proposition to
purchase the gas-works made by Phila-
delphia company.
2lst. Dir. Green found dead in the
woods.
22d. Governor Cameron appoints n new
Board Of Visitors for the Medical College
OF Virginia.
oath. First Baptist church re0pened.
18th. Arrival OF the United States tariff
commission.
2Sth. New Board Of Visitors attempt to
take possession Of the Medical College OF
Virginia; arrest and subsequent release OF
Lieutenant Governor John L. Lewis.
October.
LIST. Rev. PeytOn Ii. Hoge ordained pas
tor OF the Fourth Presbyterian church.
9th. Recovery OF three more OF the
bodies OF the victims OF the Grovc-shait
disaster.
7th. Arrival of the Union Veteran corps
OF Washington, ID. c.
It'll. Another body recovered from the
Grove shaft. James A. Watkins, a Read
| ulster member OF the House Of Delegates
from AppomattoX, indicted by the grand
! Jury OF the Hastings Court OF the city OF
Richmond for selling the place OF guard
at the penitentiary.
10th. Singular solar phenomena; sup
posed falling Of stars.
10Th. Mammoth Massey meeting ut the
Regimental Armory.
oath. Eighth annual meeting OF the Epis
copal Church Congress occurs in Rich
mond.
3lst. The great Trades Parade.
November.
1st. Opening of the State Fair and grand
display OF fireworks at night.
Cd. Seventh annual meeting Of the Chris
tian Missionary Society.
It'll. Election for members OF Congress
oh. Memorial action by the bench and
bar Of the State on the death Of Judge r.
l.. c. Moncure.
18th. Hon John Il. Massey announces
his intention to contest the seat Of Captain
John s. Use, as congressman at large.
eth. Meeting Of state Board OF Canvas
sers. to canvass the vote for congressman.
/ 2Sth. Meeting OF the Committee of the
New England Manufacturers and Mocha
/ MICS Institute. f. VI. Mayo counted in by
one vote by Board of Canyassers rs con
gresham from the First district.
2gth. Investigation before United State
Commissioner peasants Of parties charged
with suing supplemental assessment lists
December.
9th. William H. Tahnan indicted by Tho
United States grand jury for forgery IL
issuing supplemental assessment lists.
( 9th. Transit OF Venus. Golden wedding
OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas u. Quarles.
Eth. Judge Robert Ould delivers eulog,
on Judge Il. l.. G. Moncure, OF the Virginia
! supreme Court of Appeals.
/ Sth. Auditor $. Brown Allen indicted
/ by the grand Jury OF the Hastings Cour
/ for maleieasance in Office and destroying
public record. Burning Of 4 portion o
! the Richmond and Danyile workshops il
/ Manchester.
9th. Sale OF John Il. Dayis's property il
( King William county.
10th. Installation OF Rev. W. ". Ian
drum as pastor OF the Second Baptis
church.
18th. Annual meeting Of the Virgins
State Dental Association.
18th. Annual meeting Richmond ant
Danyillc Railroad stockholders; Colone
4. :. Buiord reelected president. Arrest o
parties for robbing graves at Oakwoot
cemetery. Meeting OF Grand Lodge o
Virginia Masons. 40
10th. Judge G.. l.. Christian retire
from the benth Of the Hastings Court.
18th. six men killed on Chesapeake ant
Ohio railway by collision.