The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-26
PETERSBURG POINTS.
Yesterdays Report From the Cockadc
CITY.

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CITY.
PErER~BURG. W. september -. ~pe-
cial. Colonel Joe Lane Stern iu-pec-
ted last night 40 their respective
places of meeting. the petcrsbur.
Grays and the L. 4. Lee Battery. The
Gray, after the inspection wa, over held ana
election for r0mmi--i0ncl officers. and
elected Mr. Francis Il. Las,ltcr captain.
and Mr.. X. -. Jones first lieutenant. Cap
tain Hodges. nf Norfolk. stan officer Of the
Fourth Virginia Regiment. conducted the
election.
The Hon. John L. Wheeler. Of New .Jor-
-ey. Will. on tine iWh of October. deliver nm
addrcs, in thi, city on the subject of the
The llu-iings Court judge u. W. Ber-
nard presiding Wa, in session short
while this morning. but nothing of interest
was done.
Ills understood that Mr.. l.. l.. Robinson
ihe counsel of simon Walker. the negro
boy sentenced fo he hung ai Chesterfield
Courthouse on noNi Friday. the 9th n-
~tJnt. j, cndca,urln- tD obtain repricNc
for his client.
Colonel Campbell ~lemp. the candidate for
Iieutenant-G0terupr will speak in this city
Tonight at Library Hall.
The Democrat, of This city. pursuant 10
ihe call Of Mr.. j. i. McllWainr. eN-chair-
mau ot thc Executive committee. met m
their respective wards last night and elected
three members each Of the cts Central
Committee. and ten delegates 10 the City
Convention to nominate candidates for the
Legislature. Delegaie- and alternate, to the
convention tO nominate candidate for the
senate in this district We're also elected.
Notwithstanding the inclemrncy OF the
weather. the meetings in all ot the wards
were we'll attended and great enthusiasm
Was manifested.
The senatorial Convention will meet to-
morrow NIGHT ai ~ o'clock. in the Council
Chamber in This city and city Convention
ai the same time in the llu-tiug, Court
runm.
I'm the Fourth ward q Democratic club
Wa, organized with the following officers
President. Cary W Jones: Nicc-presidcnt,
l.. j. Bond: Secretary. VIM. H. scott. \
campaign club WAS also organized IN this
ward aud a hundred and hlty name, en-
rolled.
In the Fifth and sixth wards clubs We're
also organized.
There will be- a meeting tonight an :.
o'ciork ai the iaN office of Mr.. teorge Ma
son. Of the CITY Central Committee. Of the
different wards in the city.
General >tith Boiling. postmaster in this
city. to-day appointed Mr.. Robert Nc, and-
li>h assistant postmaster 10 fill the vacancy
0cca.iOned by the resignation of Mr.. ". A.
Madison. Mr. Nc, andish j. we'll known
in this city. having al one time been one of
it- representatives. in the legislature.
The >chOOi 0Iid T0rV IdrOc0fe. Re-
publican campaign newspaper. which j.
published in this city. and which made lis
first appearance Yesterday. was widely cir
culatcd throughout the city.
The heavy rains OF Yesterday did great
good in washing the street, Of the city,
Among the gentlemen spoken of as the
probable nominees Of the convention To-
morrow night. which meets tO nominate
candidates for the Legislature. are the fol-
lowing: II. VI. smith. William B. Nc
llWaine. ". II. Proctor. George Mason. X.
VI. DObe and ". II. Camp. All Of the
above named are representative men. and
either of them would make crcditable
representative.
Mr.. William {. kcyan. son Of the late An
drew kc,an. died al an early hour this
morning at his fathers late residence on
Market street in this city. Mr.. keNan was
i'm his fOrty-ninth year. wa, "a gallant sol
dier. receiving in battle several wounds.
lIe was a member Of the Twelfth Virginia
regiment. MahOne'- brigade. and served
through the late war.