Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-24
Personals ana Briefs.
Miss Drucie DAVIS, OF Manchester, is
visiting friends in Petersburg.

visiting friends IN Petersburg.
Miss Bagby, of Staunton, is visiting
the family of Mr.. Hersman, 3OS east
Clay street.
Peyton Lewis, reported for fast driving
on the streets, was yesterday fined $40
by the Police Justice.
Company G will assemble at their
armory tonight at 8o'clock for the pur-
pose OF electing a captain.
City-Collector Aylett Il. Woojson was
better yesterday than on the day before,
and seems to be steadily improving.
The Citizens Savings Bank yesterday
leased the store northwest corner OF Main
and Tenth streets for term OF years for
"a bank.
Main street should not be swept in the
anytime and the ash-barels should he
removed from the sidewalks early iu the
morning.
Miss Blanche Taylor, of Staunto1,
who has been visiting Miss Katie Bur
russ, 200 east Clay street, returned home
yesterday.
A number Of coupon cases were dis
missed from the Circuit-Court docket
yesterday-the defendants having paid
in money.
Mr. W O. Sydnor. the Chesapeake
and Ohio agent at Millboro. was in the
city yesterday en- rOato to Dinwiddie for
a brief visit.
The Police Justice yesterday fined
Jack McDonough s. for standing his hack
at place other than one Of those desig-
mated by the Mayor. He took an APP
peal.
At meeting of r. +. Lee Camp last
night Major Alonzo i. Phillips was
elected to fill the vacancy in the Board
of Managers of the Soldiers Home
caused by the death of Captain r.. L.
Blankenship.
Suit was brought in the City Circuit
Court yesterday by Margaret johnson,
administrator of James johnson, against
the Richmond and Danville Railroad
Company for $4,000. No declaration
has been tlled yet.
Clay Ward Democratic Club met last
night and was addressed by Messrs. j.
Taylor Ellyson, +. G. Garrison, Lyon
G.. Tyler, Charles W. Goddin, Meade
Haskins, and others. A number of new
members were elected.
Colonel A. L. Rives, general manager
of the Panama railroad is in the city.
Colonel Riyes has recently visited Paris,
having been called there by de Lesseps
and others who are interested IN the
Panama canal scheme.
First Vice President Robert W. Pow
ers has been elected president of the
Board of Managers of the Retreat for
the Sick in place of Mr. r. L. Blanken-
ship, deceased, and Major E. L. D.
Myers has been elected first vice-presi-
dent.
Rev. DR.. Hoge has been invited by the
citizens of Louisville to deliver his
splendid lecture on the Confederate
Soldier in that city some time soon in
the interests of the monument cause.
The invitation came through Governor
Lee. DR.. Hoge has not yet responded |
to the invitation.
Marshall Ward and Madison Ward !
Democratic Clubs have endorsed in sub /
stance the resolution of the Fulton Club |
against the city parting with |
her gas-works.
The following is the resolution above !
referred to:
ResOired by the CiW CouRcH of
Richmond (the Board of Aldermen con-
curring), That the joint Committee of
Finance and Light be, and are hereby, !
to receive bids for the lease
Of the gas-works and report the same to |
this body as soon as possible.
The resolution now goes to the Mayor. !
The City Ordinances provide that "as
soon as any ordinance or joint resolution
shall have passed both branches OF the |
City Council, it shall be enrolled by the |
CITY Clerk and then be sub |
mitted by said clerk to the Mayor for his
signature.
When Chief-Justice Waite first went !
on the United States Supreme Court
bench he frequently came down here |
and presided over the United States Cir !
cult Court Once the fact that he was
here proved Of signal service TO Virginia I
interests. He was then stalwart in brain 1
and body, and had patient endurance /
and untirlng energy but severe sick /
ness some five or Elk years ago greatly 1
weakened him. He was dignified, yet |
easily approached, and was modest in /
his bearing and considerate TO all men.
Dr. Thomas Nelson Page was at a din
ner with Justice Waite last Saturday, /
aud in the course of a conversation asked I
him why he never came TO Richmond /
The Justice lsughingly re-
piled that there were too many hard
cases down here for him. "Get up
some easy ones" he added, '"aud IN |
come, for am very fond OF Richmond.
The "har8 cases" alluded 10 were those
in which coupon questions were in
volved, and on nearly oil of which he
had to pass when they resched the Su-
preme Court