Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-06-07
CAUCUS TON HIT.
THERE WILL BE MANY INTERESTING
CONTESTS IN THE COUNCIL.
Of the Several Courts and Gossip OF
the New City Hall.

s o'clock tonight in the Council Chamber.
It will be the most interesting session
that Richmond has seen, barring the
legislative caucus, since the days OF the
Reform Council. While a great many
OF the city officers have no opposition.
there are others for whose places there
are many candidates. So far as could
be learned last night there was little or
no talk as to combinations going on
among the members of the new body
The session tonight bids fair 10 last
until midnight or later.
FAILURE OF WILSON. SON & co.
A deed of assignment was filed in the
Office OF the Clerk of the Chancery Court
on Tuesday evening by W. c. Wilson,
doing business as commission merchants
at No. 1911 east Cary street, under the
firm name of J. j. Wilson, Son & Co
The deed was placed on record with
the request that It be not given TO the
public until yesterday morning. iThe
trustees are Messrs. J. Walker wilson
and William 4. MOncure.
The property conveyed to the trustees
with the authority 10 sell publicly or
privately. consists OF 40 acres Of farm
lands. all stock, farming implements, and
other personal property thereon, in caro-
line county. Va all office furniture. one
horse. phaeton, book accounts, ana
chooses in action due Wilson, either In
his business as commission merchant or
otherwise.
THE LIST OF CREDITORS.
out of the money realized from the
sale and collections of the property ana
accounts the trustees shall pay:
First-The expenses OF drawing and re-
cor,ling the deed of assignment and the
necessary expenses of executing TINS
trust. including a commission OF not more
than 10 per cent.
Second-To G. II. Kent & Co.. OF Flu
wanna county. $500 for endorsements.
ThIrd-Goorge r. Waddy. OF Louisa
county. 1900; Rddell & Jordan, Of Gooch-
IarJ s-2i. W. L. Rlanton & Brother, OF
Caroline county. H,12j; q. II. Kent Co.
81 zoo: the balance due to all consignorS
for shipnents on account OF any hypothe-
c,tion made OF the shipments by the hrin
To the state Bank OF Virginia. and EVIL
dorccd by what IS usually called a to-
bacco note. H..
Fourth-All amounts due for any other
consignments
Fifth-All other creditors rataoly' ..
The liabilities are placed at about 5000.
This is one OF the oldest firms in Rlch-
mond. .,.,,,
THE CIRCUIT COURT.
ru ,bo Circuit Court the following
business was disposed " yesterday
rho Richmond and West Point Land
Navigation. and Improvement COMPANY
instituted suit against the Terminal Ho'el
Company for s29ss.@. j.
4 motion to set aside the Verdlct OF
the Jury in the case Of j. :. moore
against Joseph W. Blanton ana the
w. II. West Company. was overr'Iieo'
and time allowed to file bill or eN-
ceptions.
HUSTINGS COURT CASES.
In the Hastings Court yesterday the
following cases were tried
BENJAMIN Price (cOlored. charged with
assault was sent 10 the pententiary Tor
one year: was also convicted Of carrying
concealed weapons. and fined so.
John Ellis alias John Smith alias John
Slick (coloredD. charged with petit larceny
was sent to iail for six months.
Della Clark (colored), charged with petit
larceny in three cases. was sent TO Jail
for fifteen days in each case. and Sc
curitv in the sum OF $500 for twelve
months was required
Bv agreement Of counsel. the Cadet
case was yesterday set for trial on next
Wednesday.
THE LAW AND EQUITY COURT.
Suits were brought in the Law and
! Equity Court yesterday as follows:
Magnus Hessbcrg against L. j..
Vaughan; damages, 500.
Manning G. Staples against John H.
Dinneen, trustee and others; suit in
chanceTy.
In the case Of Cobb & Lynch against
J. G. Bosley, which was tried yesterday
afternoon. tho jury was unable to agree.
AMI an adjournment was taken until
this morning at 10 o'clock.
The trial OF the case OF James Sweeney
against John Kelly has been set down
for June 2Sth. The suit is for $4,000
damages when the trial was set yester-
day, counsel for the defendant asked the
Court 10 require counsel for the plaintiff
to put his declaration. which is twenty
seven feet long. In proper shape. Clerk
Winston was directed 10 arrange II In see
tons, 50 as 10 put It IN book form. I'm
order that it might be handled more
conveniently.
In the chanccry suit Of T. G. Edwards
against K. II. Fox and others a rule was
issued against two witnesses. W. II.
Davis and \. Jonathan. 10 show cause
next Friday at 4:3) o'clock =. NJ why
they should not bc punished for contempt
OF court for not appearing in court when
wanted as Witnesses
JAMES-RIVER WORK.
The James River Improvement Commit
tee. which was to have held a meeting
at o'clock yesterday evening. failed To
get a quorum, and an attempt will be
made 20 have a meeting at the Chamber
Of Commerce AT noon to-day.
Captain William H. Curtis. chairman Of
this committee. Is In receipt Of letter
from Commander George W. Pigman. OF
the United States monitor fleet. located in
the James river, near Richmond. thanking
the committee for the improvements made
in the river neas the anchorage OF the
monitors
Il wish to thank you. and through you
the committee of which you are chair
man" says the commander, for the tho
rough manner in which the berth occu-
pied by these vessels has been dredged
TO minimum depth Of from thirteen to
sixteen feet
II also wish to express my thanks for
the uniformly kind and courteous manner
in which Captain Thomas Cunningham
as also all Of the men under him, exc
cuted this work"
The letter was endorsed by Rear-Ad-
miral George Brown. Commandant Of the
Norfolk naVy-yard, in the following man
ne-:
Il desire to add my thanks TO those
OF Commander Pigman, and TO express
my qualification to the officials and cti.
zens OF the city of Richmond for their
many acts of courtesy and kindness