Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-03-14
VERY MUCH MIXED.
A FUSION or PARTIES AND COL
oRs IN FRINGE GEORGE.
Rcpubiican-PopuIiu County Ticket
Nominnted-An Ancient Mar,iaas
License--Custom-Ho Improx..
ments-Brice Jotting..

PETERSBURG. VA. March i.-fsos.
clal)--A convention o, the Populls,s and
Republicans OF the county OF Prince
George met yesterday at the county court
bouse. and. having perfected a fusion.
Nominated the following ticket for county
offices:
Treasurer, L. A. Ralney: Sheriff. II. r.
Battle; Commonwealth's Attorney. Rev.
]. w Connolly: Commssloner Of Reye-
nue.. L. d. Bland Ccolore,h This ls
bighly-mixed ticket. ami good DINO
crat Of the county said to-day that that
WAS doomed to defeat even before ia
nomination.
AN ANCIENT MARRiACEIICENsE
Mr.. r. d. Gillian. promineTt YOUNG
lawyer OF this city, has furnished your
correspondent with the following copy.
verbatim ct literaum. of an OH marriage.
license. on record IA the Clerks office IN
Surry county:
These are TO lyceucc and authorize YOU
to Celebrate the right OF Ma,rim3nie be-.
twcene Thomas, alias Sackforl Bfewster.
OF Sackford Hall. IN the County o( SUI
folk, Gentle: on the one glrue And Eli.
zabeth Watkins on the other partie. n
there be noe knowne lmpeiiment 90 the
Contrairle provided it b. done betwcene
the hours Of eight and twelve ln the for,-
noon. according o. the orders of thu
church OF England. FOR which doing this
shall be yor sufficient warr'L Given this
22d day OF April. lass.
"Nicho. Msrriwether. Cle bur
ITO or: Well beloved In christ.
"Mr Tho. Luke. Minister"
This IS 20 certify that on the % n
Apriu. 1865. Matrimonc batWcenr the per-
sons within specified was Splemnlsel by
NEE lno. Luke.
gave her.
Surrie Countie.
'Recor: 1 Maye. 1855"
CuSTOM-HOUSE IMPROVEMENTS.
The Collector ~ Customs OF this city
has received authority from Washington
10 make some decided improvements in
the custom-house here. and % authorize
bids Tor the same. 4 good deal of plts-
terlng. painting. and repairing ia 90 be-
done. new tagging Is To- be lait I'm tho
corridors OF the post-oiilce, the payemeuts
and curblng on the streets around the
building are 10 be taken up and renewed
and other important work a. to be done
A new nag-poIe OF 3f feet ln height is %
be placed above the building.
NEW SAFE FOR THE rOsTOrTlCE
4 large now safe just purchased by the
government through the customs office in
this city for the post-ohlce reached here
to-day and will be put in position al
once,
DEATH OF AN Old CITIZEN.
Mr.. Nathaniel J. Bnck. an OH anl
well-known citizen. and Tor many years
manager OF Messrs. John n M8cln &
! Sons tobacco-factory. died this morning
az his residence ON Byrno street. aged
about g. years. H. leaves a family
The remains of Mrs Mary T.. HDuos,
| OF this city who died yesterday in jersey
CITY while on visit 20 her slu's fmiiy
| there, VIII reach here tomorrow, ani tho
| funeral win take place from ths Second
Presbyterlan church Of which she Waa a
member
APPEAL. TO BE TAKEN.
/ II D. understood that me four n'le-
men rcpresenting the Chicago Portrait
| Company. who were arrested aul sent fo
| fail in thls city for violating the municl
| pal revenue laws, and who went 20 llIl
voluntarily In prcfercnc' o. paying their
fines. will en1cayor to appeal ir1n thr
! MAYORS decision, with the view ~ having
tho cases reoppned. ard with the further
view or bringing suit aguinst thc city
| for false imprisonment under an Illegal
| ordinance.
TO COACH NORTH CAROLfNiANs.
n a. understood to-day that Mr. IS. n
! OuarleS. of the Scranton Oa1 ts.u. and
| Mr.. Harry Keefer. ~ the Johnston g. ~
! team. will leave tomorrow f'r North
! Carolina. 10 coach the Trinity c0llag
| team Both of these gentlemen are Pee
| tcrshurgers. and formerly formed che
| battery" of the Petersburg club Quanes
! is splendid pitcher and Keeicr is ono of
| the most reliable catchers IN the country.