Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-07-31
The officers then adjourned.
The COUNCIL COMMITTEE.
MANcHesTER's CONTRIBUTION.
Judge Bond Orders Mitchelrs Discharge
other News Items.


Mr.. A. b. Guigon. q member of the Rich
mond bar and one of Mr. Royals assist
ants in the coupon warfare, came over to
Manchester yesterday afternoon soon after
3 o'clock, and brought with him the deci-
sion rendered by Judge Bond in Baltimore
on Monday, directing that Marion Mitch,,
ell whose case went up to the Omteu
States Circuit Court on a writ Of hd5eds
corDiss. be discharged from custody.
The readers Of the Dispatch are familiar
with the facts in this case. At the present
session of the Hastings Court Mitchell ;
who kept a bar-roOm at the corner OF hun
and Seventh streets. was convicted Of sell
ing lquOr TO minors and on Sunday, the
fines In the two cases aggregatlng so. In
default of payment Mitchell had TO 60 10
iai. aud few days later Mr.. Jacob Conn
came over and rendered coupons IN pay
mcnt of the judgement. Sergeant tltz-
gerald accepted the coupons for the hne
hut declined them for the costs, and upon
this point the matter was taken up 70 Judge
Bonds court.
the coupons arr a good as gold dollars ana
so decided that costs could be paid in them.
CITY COMMITTEE.
The first meeting of the newly-elected
CITY Democratic Committee was held AT
vi
10 the inclemency Of the weather, the AZ
tendance was not very large.
An organization was effected bv electlng
Mr.. John Utz chairman and Thomas Il.
Owen. Esq, secretary. Some working
committees were appointed and other rou-
tine work done.
REPUBLICANS PREPARING.
c. ". Harris. the colorcd chairman Of
the CITY Republican Committee, has issued
"A call for ward-mcetngs 10 be held IN this
city on Tuesday. August 9th, at z. NJ, to
elect delegates TO city convention 10 meet
in Manchester August 10th to select dele
gates 10 the Republican State Convention
which will be held i'm Norfolk August 22d.
Each ward Will send five delegates 10 tho
CITY Convention. which will be held at
James II. Cunninghams shop, on liull
street between Fourteenth and Fifteenth.
THE scAFFoLD FEIL.
Mr.. Roberts. n timer by trade and who
lives in Richmond. met with quite Sc
rious accident in this city yesterday morn
Ing.
NIr. Roberts was engaged on Mr.. Angus
tine Royals house, now being erected on
Porter street near Fifteenth. and while
standing on the scafold the structure gave
way, prccipitating him to the ground, a
distance Of about thirty feet. His face was
very badly cut and II Is feared tnat he re-
ceiycd internal injuries. His wounds were
dressed and he was taken TO the atreet-car
line and sent TO Richmond.
TIE cHEsTREHRLD TROOP.
The surviving members Of the Chester
field Troop Company B, Fourth Virginia
cavalry and the honorary members OF the
Chesterfield Troop Association Will meet nj
the MAYOR Court room Saturday next tC
fe b.s
which takes place August Goth at Moore s
farm, three miles from Manchester. The
committee from the Troop and Troop As
sOciation appointed to prepare suitable re-
solutions i'm respect 10 the memory OF the
lamented Captain Walter G.. Clarke, OF
Midlothian. met yesterday and prepared a
report, which viii be submitted at the
meeting Saturday.
Messrs David Moore, Thomas III. Fisher,
and John b. Baugh are the members OF
the committee from the company; and
Messrs. Benjamin =. Owen. Jr., and VII
liam G.. Stauard from the association.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Hon. George d. Wise and Judge B. 4.
Hancock were in the city Yesterday.
Sheriff Edward Baugh, OF Powhatan
county. was IN the clty yesterday.
Mr.. X. b. W. Bcattie. of Marine City,
Mich. formerly of Manchester, IS here on
visit.
Mrs. Olivia Turner (n6e Johnston), Of
Georgia, is the guest of Mrs. George l..
Gary, on Porter street.
City-Engneer Leavenworth has return
ed from Petersburg. where he went TO at
tend the funeral of his daughter.
Nh Thomas CovingtOn's little son Will
liam. while handling pistol At his father S
residence. i'm Chesterfield. few days ago
accidentally shot himself in the left hand.
Chancerv matters engaged the attention
of the Hustiugs Court yesterday Judge
Ingram postponed the consideration of
the coupon cases until the October term,
pending the decision of the United States
Supreme Court.
DR. and Mrs. T. =. Mathews have issued
invitations 10 the marriage Of their daugh-
ter. Miss Edna, 20 Mr.. Julian c. Snelllngs.
The ceremony viii be performed at the
Bainbridge-Street Baptist church Wednes-
day morning the 18th instant at o'clock.
Pamunky and NTatiaponi Indians.
Among Governor Lees callers yesterday
were delegations from the Pamunky and
Mattaponi tribes of Indians. They came
10 have a talk about certain rights allowed
them on their reservation ON the York
River railroad.
IL seems that none but those who are Of
pure Indian blood, OF mixture of Indian
and white blood, have any right under the
treaty to reside on such reservations, and
the DELEGATIONS called tho attention of the