Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-28
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rary presiding officer. The session,
which covered nearly an hours time,
was taken up entirely in the consldera-
ton of routine business.
The Committee on Public Lands and
Buildings reported that the contract had
been awarded Messrs. Wake 4 Ballowe
for furnishing ffty-fve tons Of coal at
$j.l5 and five cords Of wood at Si.15
per cord.
FINANCIAL.
Secretary Weisiger read his annual
! financial exhibit, showing that the receipts
last year from all sources were 7,552.IS
and the disbursements S7,393.S2. A
part Of tins expenditure was on account
of an old debt The actual expenses OF
the session were 7,ll0.GG.
The Clerk also read statement pre-
pared by the Chairman Of the Finance
/ Committee estimating the receipts for
the approaching session to be S1,3S6.92
and the disbursements S7,2j4.05. This
provides for making the present assist
ant teacher, whose salary Is t2O per
month, q regular teacher ct SjG per
month. Owing to the increase In the
amount of property assessed for taxation
the school fund ought to be nearly SiCO
larger this year than it was last, but the
collections have not been SO good, and
the money which will lie eventually
realized IS not now available.
ELECTION or TEACHERS.
The next subject broached was the
election Cf teachers, which had been
made special order OF business for this
meeting. In the absence of Superin-
tendent Pulliam. who is spending his
vacation Mt the seashore, it was decided
To POSTPONE the election until Thursday
night. September 9Th, at $50, to which
time the board adjourned to meet in the
Council chamber.
The elections might have been held III
the absence OF the superintendent ex
ccpt for the fact that the applicants had
not received their certificates, nor had
their standing been certified to the
| board.
The Clerk was directed to have 800
copies of the school rules printed, and
Mr.. William Ellis Jones being the lowest
bidder, he will get the contract.
WALKER TOLD OF HIS RESPITE.
When Simon Walker, the young
negro in the Chesterfield county jail
under sentence Of death, was told yes
| terday morning of the action OF Gov
ernor Lee in granting him a respite from
Friday next until the 27th of September
he smiled and his spirits appeared to be-
come suddenly much more buOyant than
/ fbpv had bCpu for come time.
| Walker said he was trying to pray,
! but he made tho statement with such
levity that one would hardly believe
him.
Rev. w. II. Brown, the colored minis
ter who has seen the condemned youth
quite frequently during his imprison
ment, had a long interview with him on
/ MONDAY, and when seen yesterday sad
he was not as hopeful of Walker as he
was a month ago that the prisoner
would not let his mind 60 on religious
matters, and he Brown felt very de-
spOndcnt about him.
Brown declines to say whether or not
| the prisoner has confessed his guilt, but
SAYS he has talked with Walker about tho
crime and VIII speak out at the proper
/ time.
POLITICAL NOTES.
Ameeting Of the Democratic City Cen
tral COMMITTEE will be held in their
rooms III the LedGcr building tomorrow
nieht at s o'clock. The committee at
this meeting will in all probability take
steps looking to the formation ola Demo
cratic club in this city and will arrange
Tor fitting mp their headquarters.
The Republicans Of Powhatan, Man
chester. and Chesterfield will hold
convention in this city on the 7th OF
September tonominate candidates for the
House of Delegates Tho convention
will possibly be held at Smiths Hall,
near the Petersburg raiiroad-crossing.
Quite number of prominent Demo
Gratis in Chesterfield have expressed
themselves rs being in favor OF county
convention for the purpose OF reorgan-
izing the party in the county, and 1t IS
probable that such convention will be
called.
MANY SCALPS TAKEN.
At the meeting of the Board Of Su-
Deryisors of Chesterfield held on Mon
dav much routine work was transacted.
The records of the board show that five
hundred dollars have been paid ont for
fox, weasel, and hawk scalps this year.
One enterprising youth made fifteen dol
lars in one month catching foxes, and
declared that he had one hundred dol
lars worth OF fun earning that fifteen
dollars.
The board has turned over to the
County School Board $500 realized from
the Woodbridge estate.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. A. W. Small and wife leave to-day
for baltimore TO spend several weeks.
Or. Robert Page Grimes Is seriously
i'll at his residence, near Coaltield, Ches-
terfeld county.
The Sunday school of CloptOn Street
church went out to Forest-Hill Park on
a pic mic yesterday.
Misses Maggie and Lizzie Crowley, of
Washington, d. c.. who have been visit
ing Miss Lucy O'Bricn, returned homo
yesterday. |
Miss Florence Henry has returned
from North Carolina, accompanied by
her friend, Miss Forbes, who will spend
o few weeks with her.
Workmen are filing in the sidewalk
ON the north side OF Hull street between
the canal and First street preparatory to
laying the new pavement. The grade at
this point has been raised about eighteen
inches 49,,
There were two marriages at the Fifth
Street Methodist church last night
MIR. Willie A. Phelps, of Richmond, aud
Miss Ella Spain were married at half
past 8 o'clock and few minutes later
Mr.. c. NJ. Talley led to the altar Miss
Cora j.. Amos.
Cut Over the Eye.
mao .;txy anhu ian nca was called to John