Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-05-29
THE STATE AT LARGE.
PETERSBURG AND VICINITY.

Election for TREASURER Msrio'iS "re"r"
fer MAY Deaths or Prsmtnsnt csi'zens-
Repaired Attempt ut sasesde.
iCorrespondence OF the Richmond Dispatch'i
PETERSBURG. VA, May Is, 1883.
The election for city treasurer passed
off very quietly for the most part, with
an unusually small vote polled. AT a
late hour yesterday evening ex-senator
William +. Hinton, Jr.. in response to
the request Of number oil citizens,
consented to the use Of his name as
candidate for treasurer in opposition to
Mr.. James w. Couch, the nominee oil
the Republican Convention, and the an
nouncement was made this morning.
But this was an 90 off election and
the people could not be aroused to
much interest.
However, a sensation was created IN
the Fourth Ward voting-precinct this
afternoon. Captain William Il. Hin
ton. independent candidate for city
treasurer, issued protest against the
candidacy of Mr.. j. W. Couch. his
Republican opponent, on account Of the
alleged ineligibility Of the latter. Chap
ter Z of the Code Of Virginia provides
that % no person who acts as registrar
shall be eligible to Office to be filled by
election by the people at the next cleo
ton thereafter"
Mr.. Couch. it is claimed, filled the
Office in the Fifth Ward up to about fif-
teen days ego, and Captain Hinton
claims that with certain facts which he
can prove he can invalidate Mr.. COUGHS
election. Mr.. Couch was one Of the de-
PENDANTS in the mandamus proceedings
which resulted from the enactment OF
the Anderson electoral bill, and he is
alleged to have acted as registrar until
the decision of the Court Of Appeals es-
tablishing the validity of { the bill
in question, when he surrendered his
books and a Democrat was substituted
by the Electoral Board about two weeks
ago.
A number Of prominent citizens Of
Brunswick county, indicted for gam
bling. will be tried tomorrow in the
court Of that county.
The report of the health officer shows
that during the month ending May Goth
there were only thirty-fve deaths in
the city-eight among the white and
twenty-seven among the colored popu-
lation. This shows a marked decrease
in the mortality as compared with pre-
yious months.
Mr.. Benjamin j. PEBBLES, we'll
known and respected citizen Of Prince
George county, died yesterday ofparaly-
sis. The death is also reported, from
the same cause, of Mr.. W. ii. Figg, of
the same county.
Mr.. w. II. Marshall, a popular and
well-known citizen Of Petersburg, died
this morning.
1t is reported that an old citizen of
Chesterfield county, residing few
miles from this city, attempted to end
his life several days ago by taking
laudanum. The prompt administra-
ton Of proper remedies saved his life.
II is said that financial troubles caused
the act.
Mr.. Charles Gee, of Prince George,
has been sent on to the County Court
to answer the charge of asssulting and
cutting Mr.. Alexander Hobbs during a
political meeting held near Young
blood's store few evenings ago. Mr..
Hobbs was the Democratic candidate
for supervisor in his district, and it was
while he was endeavoring to organize
a meeting that the trouble occurred.
Mr.. Horace Smith is also charged with
the same offence, but he has not yet
had an examination before magistrate.
The Petersburg Guards, a well-dis-
ciplined colored military company Of
this city, will leave tomorrow OH a
trip to New York and Boston, to be
absent week or ten days.
The recent continued rains have
caused a considerable rise in the APP
pomattox river, but nothing like a Sc
rious freshet is apprehended.
ROBIN ADAIR.