Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-01
New Election for City Committee Dele
gation-Other News.

New Election for a City Committee Dele
gation-Other News.
A new election will be held in the First
Ward for representatives. the City Demo
cratic Committee The meeting will be
held next Monday night. The place has
not been decided upon, but Crump's coal
Office will probably be chosen. THIS is the
result of the third meeting of the new
committee held last night in one of the
rooms in the Ledder building. The action
is entirely proper and will meet with uni
yersal approval.
There was full attendance ut the meet
ing. including all the members from three
wards and the delegation from the First
which at former meeting 1t was decided
should be allowed to vote NJ that session
in the matter of organization. Soon after
the committee was called to order last
night "A motion was made and carried to ap
poiut a committee of three on credentials
TO consider the claims of the two delega-
tions claiming to have been properly
elected from the First Ward with authority
to take such testimony as was deemed ne
cessarv. The committee after a briet re-
tirement made report recommending that
"A new election be held, and this meeting
monslv adopted. and a motion was carried
that the Ward Superintendent be directed
To call meeting for Monday night.
This is very happy solution OF the mat
ter and when the new members shall have
been chosen the committee Will organize
and arrange for electing delegates to the
Congressional Convention.
The DiSDdtct's exclusive article abOut
the appointment Of Mr.. Thomas II. Smith
rs postmaster of Manchester was read with
great interest yesterday and the matter
was very generally discussed. There -
some talk of fighting the confirmation by
the Senate. but this step Is not likely to be
taken. Mr. Beattie has very strong petl-
ton, though and if read before the senate
il would doubtless have some weight. IL
is not known when Mr.. Smith will be in
stalled. Mr.. Emmett DuVal will doubtless
be retained temporarily as assistant.
The Bainhridge-Street Baptist church
has chosen the following delegates to the
lO7th annual session Of tho Middle District
BAPTIST Association. which conyenes at
Bethlehem church Chesterfield county, on
next Tuesday. August 5th: j. j. Blanton.
J. w. jenkins, A. +. Hardy. W. L. mt.
and 4. G. Attkisson.
During the month Of July there we're
five marriage licenses issued by the Clerk
of the Hastings Court three of which
were to white couples and two 10 colOred.
There were recorded during the month
sixty-nine deeds.
The cornerstone of Woods church, in
Chesterfield. will be laid on the 7th Of Au-
gust. and arrangements are being made tor
a grand barbecue on that occasion. The
stone will be laid with Masonic ceremo-
MES. and a large attendance Is expected.
Miss Nettie Brown returned 10 the city
Yesterday from visit to Washington and
neighboring counties.
Mr.. Horace l.. Smith has returned from
q two months northern business trip.
Work has been commenced on the
Seventh-Street Baptist church and the
building Will be ready for occupancy by
October lst. II will cost about 800.
The Hastings Court was engaged yester-
day in the consideration of chancery busl-
ness. Several members OF the Richmond
bar were present.
Rev. Decatur Edwards baptized four
persons at Clopton-Street church Wednes-
day night.
Rev. DIR. L. VI. Peterson was called to
Centralia yesterday TO attend the funeral OF
Mrs. w. K. Van Wicklen.