Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-08-11
ger, O. A. Jones, J. +. Bradley, and
John O'Brien.

John O'Brien, G. A. Jones, and ). n.
Hewlett.
Reservoir and Hydrants--W. Walsh,
A. G. Jones, and r. Harris.
Idght-B. T. Faulconer, w. Walsh,
md J. e. Hewlett.
Poor-C. A. Jones, f. w. Weisiger,
II. c. Beattie, and w. t. Hart.
Fire Departmental. c. Jones, John
O'Brien, and H. G. Beattie.
Ordinance-H. G. pesttie, y. F.
Faulconer, and 4. G. Jones.
ORDINANCES.
City-Attorney Clopton stated that the
revision OF the city ordinances had
reached such an advanced stage that ho
would I've ready 10 lsy the matter before
the Ordnance Committee by next Mon
day week, August 18th. He asked tiat
the ohaIrmen of the Finance and Street
Committees act with tho Ordinance
Committee in tho consideration N the
report.
Judge Clopton further said that the
revision committee had lro authority 70
CSnange The ordinances, but simply had
to revise them as they now stand. At
his suggestion tho ordinance providing
for partition wall shovc the roof OF
every house ercclefon Hall street from
Seventh 10 the southwestern corporation
limo Nes taken up and pased.
Adjourned at ID o'clock.
CoNdBRssIoT pELEGATES.
Meetings were held in the several
warla Ok the city last night 10 elect the
nine delegates 10 which Manchester Is
entitled in the Congressional Convention
Of the Third district, 10 be held in Rlch-
mon1 September vth. The following
delegates aud alternates were chosen:
Second Ward Delegates W. %. LIth-
gov and Frank Fitzgerald. Alteruates ::
Captain W. f. Harrison aud DR.. J.. B.
Spencer.
Third Wsrl-Delegates Z. c. d.
Farmer and Thomas J. Smith. Alter
mates Il. Z. CloptOn and i. {. Broad
dRs.
Fourtd Warl-Delegates A. c. Att
l,isson. james +. Bradley, and II. G
Ferguson. Alternates: B. N. Robert
s1n. d. l.. roney, and u. l.. Pulliam.
No meeting was held in the First Ward
in consequence OF the failure OF proper
notice.
WANTS SHIPPING FACILITIES.
Mayor 4. c. Atthisson yesterday ad-
dressed tho following official COmmnni-
cation 10 Colonel @. Z. +. Burgwyn, as
estsnt engineer 0f che James-hiyer Iu-
proVement :
Dcar Sir, Having seen that an ap-
preparation OF s221, 900 has been made
! for tJe improvement of tho James river.
and believing that the intention Of the
Government is 10 have the money so dis
/ hur5ed 40 to serve 'ho intor, SITS Of tho
/ gcectcst number Of people, J. would ca.i
your attention 20 the fact that
Manchester is growing city ;
thai hor natural advantages for
manufacturing purposes are unaur-
pGs'cd by any city In Virginia, but
/ Chat she is lnboIing under the great dis
A,tventago Of ha,isg 80 ship nl Of her
products to the other eide Of the rlrer
| og drays. &C., Gt great cost before she
can reach deep water, when the truth is
the current il on this side ot the river.
Walkers old wharf il ono Of The oldest
Oh the river. only about one hundred
yards beloa Mayo briGge, and at small
! cost could be mado rs eiio'ent as
any Oh the north side. Tho bottom OF
ilio river 81 that point being Of sind j
an informed that twelve feet could be
gotten easily nj the mills at or ncar
| Mayo's bridge. IT. is only inst that we
have e1ual facilities with the North Side
for sirpIing. May |, as the representa-
| tivo OF our growing city. ask your AID
and help in accomplishing this end
Any information or assistance yon could
give me would be highly appreciated
and gratefully received.
Yours most respectfully,
4. O. ArrHssOE, Mayor
BRIEFS AsD PERSONALS.
The August toria OF the Chesterfield
| County Court commences Monday.
The Manchester Baseball Club will
play tho Auroras, OF Richmond, at Bo-
| schans Park this afternoon.
Nr. Frank Moody. Of Galveston, Tex,
is in the city.
Miss salhe WhitwOrth, OF this city, IA
visiting friends in Norfolk.
Mrs lila Mayo, Of Manchester, is
spending awhile with friends at Coal
field.
Mrs. c. T. Moore and Miss Efiie Moore,
her daughter, have returned from visit
20 the country.
Misses Euie aud Ollie Robinson have
relarEed from Harrisonburg, whore they
hege been attending the Normal School.
saveral gentlemen from this city,
among them Messrs. Robert Branch and
Allie Farmer, went mp to tho HugpenOs
Springs yesterday t0astend the tourna-
ment at that place.
Cadets Sheffield, of Prince Edward,
and Finnie, of PovhGtan, are the guests
OF their classmate, James III. Cox, Esq
Of this city.
Tn. is the last OF tho six days OF the
new registration, and all voters who have
not vet registered should do go to-day.
Register carly this morning.
The Lcstler has been enlarged. 1t is
now q si1-coluDn paper, sDd the cob
umns arc two snd hslf inches longer
than formerly.
! NeYln Jones, tne ten-year-Olu DOy VINO
has boen missing since last Sunday, was
found yesterday on the wagon Of Mr..
George McIntrre, OF Chesterfield.
One of the hands at work exoavsting
at the neY city jnil, nesr tho conner OF
Stockton and Fourteenth streets, Ding up
on Thursd.y the skeleton Of a man who
was evidently Yankee soldier, as lot
of military buttons which had doubtless
been Oh Yankee uniform were found
with the bones.
While one Of tho daughters OF Mr..
james M. Subiett, who lives at the Belle
Isle junction, on Thursday evening was
uupaeking trunk in which winter
clothing had been stored away she was
horrifed to ind largo black snake
coded up in ono corner of the trunk at
it's bottom. The presumption is that the
snake crawled into the trunk some time
when it was open.
Peabody IuststGte az Cape Charles
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