The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1868-05-22
LIVELY SCENES, &c:
Fifth Congressional District NOmi-
sgt mating Convention. ~
CHARLOTTESVILLE, May 20, 1868.

When the. train containing the Radical
nominee for Governor, with his escort, con-
sisting of Judge Bond, r. M. Manly, and
w. III. Samuel, reached the depot, car
rage containing the Mayor of the town, and
accompanied; by arprocession ofanegroes,
was found waiting to receive him. A tenn
porary stand was improvised7 in the court
house yard, around which were assem-
bled about two hundred negroes, withsa
beggarly intermixture of whites. small
group of, Conservative gentlemen stood at a
respectable distance but the citizens
generally seemed entirely Indifferent to the
whole proceeding isea5 tt9r3liAa s4ss#asfs.
i Shortly after 8 O'clock, Mr.. Curtiss as
cended the stand, and, after an electioneer-
ing. speech of fifteen minutes, wound up by
introducing theiaspirant of the Republican
party for the gubernatorial mansion of Vir-
ginia, General II. H. Wells, of. Michigan,
who delighted his sable auditors with o, re-
hearsal of the beauties of the so-called Con-
stitution for the space of on hour and q
quarter. :. His speech was but repetition,
q little more elaborate, of that delivered in
the State Nominating Convention on the7th
instant, and published ;in1:the Dispatch of
the sSth.q9 SIR roSesl .HiEStR atgzs e9hay.r
While ,hewas speaking fight took place
on the outskirts of. the crowd, whichsfor
some time disturbed the harmony. Of the
proceedings. i easi e4t - sstsa stlz;5ts
Scarcely had order been restored before q
dog fight took place, which attracted agreat
deal of attention. - sstt ft..it Z
The General had hardly concluded before
q new excitement was started by O. cry OF
ttt;fght," which produced a general exodus.
from the courthouse yard to the scene OF
the disturbance. 1t seemed that the tumult
which occurred during the time General
Wells, was speaking had, by means OF that
very unpleasant habit Of treading on some
body's toes, been the cause of personal
difficulty, between "a young man named
Miles,, OF! this place, and the "senogafy,''
of the late Convention, MIR. Samuel. About
the time the speech was concluded, these
parties met in the bar-room OF the Dexter
House, where Mr.. Miles stepped on Samu-
els toes, and q fight took place, in which
the latter was, pretty roughly handled. -,
Shortly after the combatants were sepa-i
rated, Mr., Samuel, in. passing Mr.. Melon
aid, a northern resident here, overheard
him say 9: that Samuel has been trying hard
to raise q row, ever since he came here"
Pistols were drawn at once, and IN excited
crowd of negroes gathered around the spot.
The disturbance for a time was very great
and the. quiet people of this pleasant town,
unused to such freaks, doubtless thought o
war of races had broken out. AT this point
Lieutenant Town. the Federal officer in
command here, with o. posse of police, dis
persed the crowd, and restored order.
During the melee Samuel received several.
tremendous blows ON the head and face, but
like Sayers, the !" east-iron man." they
made no impression on him. Esa
Several gsntlsmen owning large farms
in this vicinity, told me that the negroes.
had been doing very well until induced by
these political agitators to enter Leagues
and secret societies, since which time they
have generally become utterly worthless.
The Convention to nominate a candidate
for Congress from this district (the Fifth
assembled here to-day. Nine countieswere
represented by sixteen negro and six white
delegates. zd rfs5fissi ssa9-s- -s-sYSiz
g. g, Curtiss, of New York, was nomi-
mated on the first ballot. aj.;a5sza elas@
c.. L. Thompson; of the late carpet-bag7
Convention, was nominated for State sena-.
tor, ~ 4aiasa fssE# gat} - sESffsy4 SIT
Congressman Ely is advertised to address
the Republicans here on next Saturday
Itfsis also reported that Hoaa Shelton 4,
Leake will respond to him. w. !