Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-15
AN OFFICIAL CAUCUS.
Petersburg's City Oniciais VIII BE Chosen
Tonight

pETERSBURG. VA, June li--tSpeciaL)
4 caucus of the Democratic members vi
the Common Council will be held to-fior-
row night IN make nominations for the
many places in the several departments
OF the municipal government to De iiiieu
for two years on the LIST OF July. III .he
Police. Fire. and Water departments thert
are many appointments 10 pe MAUI en-
there are many candidates. Among these
are the Chief of Police, the CHER OF the
Fire Department. the Superintendent OF
Water Works. the Register OF Water
Works. &c.
IL is hardly probable that Captain. Den
ny Parkinson. the present courteous ana
efficient Chief OF Police VIII nave any OPP
position. 1t is also probable that III tne
matter Of the Chief of the Fire Depart
ment no action will be taken. The pres
ent chief. CAPTAIN T.. V. Farley. was
desperately wounded on the ith OF aprii
at the terrible explosion In Blanhforu' ana
he has not yet sufficiently recovered 10
attend to the duties Of his office. He waS
injured while in the discharge OF HIS
duties.
MANY CANDIDATES.
Their, are three candidates before the
Council for chief of Police, four for
Lieutenant Of Police. five for Register of
Water Works. four for Superintendent OF
Water-WO-ks, three for Keeper OF Pow
der Magazine. two for Keeper of the
AIrnshouse and two for city Engineer.
In the last case the contest is a lively one.
The present incumbent Is Mr.. John w.
HAYES. very competent official, and
Captain Thomas Il. Dunn, who formerly
held the position. is his opponent. or
course. great interest is felt in the nomi-
nations 10 be made by the Council caucus.
A FEDERAL MONUMENT IN VIR-
GINA.
The fact was mentioned In this cor
respondence several weeks ago that Fort
Steadman ana adjacent lands In Prince
George. county had been purchased by
the survivors Of the First Maine Heavy
Artillery for the purpose of erecting a
handsome granite column in memory of
the dead of the regiment who fell at that
Mace. The matter has been kept very
auiet. but this week the monument.
which is made of Maine granite, reached
this city, and has been taken to Fort
Steadman in boxes, where it will remain
until the time for its erection. probably
two months hence. Major Eastman, the
commander of the Maine veterans. was
In the city to-day. and impaired the above
Information. He was very much gratified
at the offer OF the A. +. Hill Camp Of
Confederate Veterans 10 act as an escort
Of the Maine artillery on the occasion OF
the unwilling Of the monument. While
not authorized to accept the offer, Major
Eastman said he would report the same
20 his camp and that h. had no doubt
II would he gratefully accepted. Major
Eastman said 1t had been Intended that
the. monument should be unveiled next
Monday but 1t had been decided for
several reasons that the unveiling should
take place next fall, when the whole regi-
mental survivors and their wives would
attend.
IN a NEW DRESS.
The Evening Progress. edited and OWL
ed by Hon. Il. NJ. Clements. appeared
this afternoon In enlarged form and new
dress.
Arrangements have been made to run
a special train between Richmond and
Petersburg on the first Sunday in July
ON the occasion OF the laying OF the cor
ncr-stone OF st. Joseph's Catholic church.
in this city. Bishop Van de Vyver will
officiate, and the sermon will be delivered
by Father Mccarthy, OF Washington.