The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-18
LET HIM REST HERE.
RICHMOND WISHES TO GUARD
THE BODY or DAVIS.
Largely Attended Meeting Of CITIZENS AN"
characterization Adopted-mayor
vuvsou,s suggestions TO the Public
Committees Appointed.

m ond. Of the different business organlza-
,ions. of the city government, Of the Conied-
crate Veteran camps, and of the city press 10
meet at his Office to confer together as to the
best steps 10 be taken for securing Richmond
AS the final resting place Of Hon. jefferson
Davis. late President of the Confederate
states. There were present--of the citizens:
General Joseph X. Anderson. MAJOR Nor
man V. Randolph. and Mr.. John NJ. HIg-
gins: Of the city government; Messrs.
Joseph {. Dickerson, president OF the Board
Of Aldermen, and T. 7. Campbell, president
Of the Common Council; of the Confederate
veterans, Colonel l.. i. Reeve, commander
of Pickett Camp. and Colonel Thomas ~
Brander. commander Of Lee Camp; OF the
military. Captain sol Cutchins. OF the Rich
mond Light Infantry Blues; Captain John
A. Hutchinson. Of the IIowiizers, and Lieu
tenant samuel REGISTER, Of the stuart Horse
Guards: Of the Southern Historical Society.
MFR. II. A. Brock: Of the Chamber Of Com
mcrce. Colonel John Il. Purcell; Of the
Grain and Cotton Exchange, MIR. II: Is.
Taliaferro. and Of the press, Messrs. W. ID.
Chesterman, of the Dispatch; William
RYAN. OF the State, and W. G.. Waller, Of
the TIMES.
RESOLUTIONS ADOPTED.
The Mavor stated in full the object Of the
conference, and after number present had
stated their views as 10 the best manner Tor
securing the end desired, the following reso-
buttons. offered by Colonel Chesterman, were
unanimously adOpted
RcSOfred. That il is the judgment Of this
| conference that a public meeting should De
held nj an early day 10 reiterate our desire
| fiat Mr.. Davis shall be buried here.
Resolved, also, That before the public
meeting is held a committee should be ar-
pointed by the Mayor 10 canvass the city
Tor subscriptions for the purpose of build
ing a monument to the memory Of President
Davis and 10 report the same % the public
meeting: and that in this movement the
aid Of the state and city governments. the
press and all public bodies should be III
yOked.
Resolved further. That the action Of the
| City Council. in requesting the Mayor 10
call memorial meeting OF citizens Il heart
| ily approved and that we suggest To the
MAYOR 10 merge these two meetings into
one: and also. if practicable, secure the
consolidation Of any other meetings that
have been announced.
Resolved. That the Mayor be requested 10
appoint all necessary committees 10 carry
into effect the purposes herein expressed.
COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
In accordance with the above the follow
ing committees were appointed:
Time and Place and Arrangements for
Public Meeting: General John X. Cooke.
Captain Thomas Elicit, Frank ID. Hill, y.
IL. OH
William RYAN. i. W. Cunningham. W. ID.
Chesterman. and William &. Waller. This
committee will meet at II NJ. to-day at the
MAYORS Office.
Tobacco Exchange: General Peyton
Wise, James Z. Gray, +. T. Myers, James
y. BOyd. and Thomas ID. Neal. Jr.
Grain and Cotton Exchange: II. Il.
Taliaferro. &. l.. Todd. G. II. simpson, i.
\. sublett, Il. T. Briggs, and Warner
Moore.
Chamber Of Commerce. Colonel John Il.
Purcell, 4. G. Leigh, Jr.. II. W. Powers, :.
ID. Crenshaw, :. III. IIawes and George l..
Christian.
stock Exchange: w. X. Quarles John T.
Branch and John SHELTON Williams.
Lee Camp No. I, c. v: Thomas \. Bran
der. W. +. smith, L. l.. spence. James T.
Ferriter, l.. +. B0ssieuX. and \. G. Evans
George L. Pickett Camp, {. v: Captain
L. p. Reeve, Colonel j. V. Bidgood and
Peter McCurdy.
First Virginia Regiment: Colonel II. C.
Jones. Lieutenant-Coloncl \. l.. Phillips
Captain b. \. Jacob, Captain {. &. Bos
sienX. and Major J. II. Derbyshire.
Richmond lIowilzers: Captain John A,
Hutchinson. Lieutenant W. A. Barrett
Lieutenant {. &. Bosher, and Lieutenant
I. II. Starke.
Richmond Light Infantry Blues: Captain
Sol. Cutchins, Lieutenant George I. West
T and Lieutenant \. l.. Heinrich.
Stuart Horse Guards Captain Charles
Euker, Lieutenant Samuel Register and
Lieutenant Charles l.. steel.
state Officers and Employees II. W.
FlOumOy. J.. H. Fisher, John Bell Bigger
and DR.. j. ID. Pendlcton.
City Government Offices and Employees
Colonel William l.. Cutshaw, {. W. God
din. Major John Poe, Jr. Captain W. G.
Fuller. W. {. Adams. c. T.. Boiling, Il. b
Munford and W. i. Fox.
Lawyers: Colonel Tazewcll Elicit, J
Randolph Tucker. Jr., II. NJ. Smith. Jr.
Thomas n. Page, W. l.. Royal and Charlie.
;. >tringfelow.
Physicians: DR.. {. ". p. Brock. Or. j. :
, ID. Cullen, DR.. Hunter Mcclure, DR.. X. b
stover, and DR.. Joseph 4. White.
Main street west. from Eighth street e
MODlRt 4 dik III. Nfthl-f ID. Nlf'ttl ana III
Il. &. Cabell, Jr.
Main street. both sides. from Eighth Il
Ninth and from Main TO Franklin: William
Ryan and Peter j. Burton.
Main street, both sides, from Ninth e
Tenth streets and from Main 10 Bank: POlh
Miller and X. b. Lee.
Main street, both sides. from Tenth e.
Eleventh streets and from Main 10 Bank
Il. +. johnson and George Il. McAlams.
Main street, both sides. from Eleventh "a
4 Twelfth and from Main 10 Bank: Colonel
John Il. Cary and John :. Elicit.
Main street, both sides, from Twelfth "a
Thirteenth aud from Nam 10 Franklin.
Preston Belyin and Julius Straus.
Main street, both sides. from Thirteenth
10 Fourteenth and from Main TO Broad: {
l.. WingO and q. l.. COttrell
Main street, both sides. from Fourteenth
10 Fifteenth and from Main to Franklin,
Ashton Starkc and j. +. Phillips.
Main street, both sides. from Fifteenth Il
Seventeenth ana from Main TO Broad: G.
Harvey Clarke and John T.. Rose.
Main street, both sides. from Seventeenth
10 Twentieth and From Main 10 Franklin:
j. T. Vaughan, John NJ. Higgins and John
IL. Frischkorn.
Main street. both sides. from Twentieth
10 Twenty-iifth and from Main TO Franklin.
j. y. CullingwOrth and Judson Cunning
ham.
Fulton: Philip ONeil and James Hart.
ley.
Union and Church Hills: Captain g.
Watt Taylor. William III. Curtis, Edgar III.
furgusson, and Joseph W. Carter.
seventh 10 Twelfth streets, south of Main
30 the river: W. J. Whitehur-t, David A.
Ainslic. John Pope, and John Chambln.
Twelfth to Fifteenth, south Of Main t.
river: j. ID. Patton, r. II. Deane, Joseph
Wallerstein. and l.. {. Younger.
Fifteenth to Twenty-flitb. south Of Main
10 the river: W. j. johnson and Allen Tai
bott
Broad from Twelfth to Eighth, on both
sides +. Cummins and \. Gunst.
Broad from Eighth to Fifth, on both sides
ID. :. Mccarthy and William II. Tatum.
Broad from Fifth TO Third. on both sides
Powhatan Dupuy and j. I. FOurqurean.
Broad from Third TO First. on both sides :
+. l.. Burke and John II. Rose.
Broad from First 10 Brook avenue: Jo-
seph W. Laube and John 4. Anderson.
Broad from Brook avenue west 10 cor
poration: W. ;. Gum and j. j. King.
Marshall street from Seventh to Fourth
ON both sides. 4 4 Stool Ir anl 4 n