The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1870-06-01

Alta meeting held at the courthouse on
Monday the sd instant for the purpose Of.
appointing delegates TO meet IN convention.
10 he held in the city of Richmond IN June
next for the purpose of adopting some Iatr
and liberal mode of adjustment both to the
creditor and debtor classes, for the final set
Element of debts contracted before ana
durinY the continuance Of the late war.
ON motion Of Colonel Thomas Ii. TutWl-
her Colonel William u. Hadcn was called
10 the chair aud Il. w. Taylor appointed
secretary.
Colonel Tutwilcr, in few well-timed re-
marks, stated the object of the meeting. and
very forcbly set forth the necessity OF some
action being taken which Will bring rellcl
TO Ill classes, rcinstatc confidence, ana re-
vive depressed energies, to the. more harmo-
NOUS working for the advancement OF the
General interest OF the State and people.
Mr.. John K. Bryant then addressed the
meeting. and. while belonging to the credi-
tor class, strongly advocated the interest OF
the debtor, claiming that interest upon sald
debts should not be computed during the
war time.
Mir. John Henson, member of the House
o. Delegates, expressed himself as believing
The time had arrived for action on the part
oi the people. and that much good could be
effected for NIL classes.
NIbNtu, tihiI ttltStttS hS ~
represent both debtor and creditor. Where
upon the following gentlemen were ap-
pointed-viz.. Samuel &. Burnley, Esq,
John i. Bryant, Esq. Colonel ID. W. Il.
RoulS. and Colonel Robert W. Ashin al
tcrnatcs, DR.. u. II. Boston, Thomas ,.
Clarke. james NJ. Thomas, and Colonel
Iutwier.
ON motion. it WAS ordered that the pro.
,crt,ing, he published III the Richmond
Ehgutrcr and Dispatch.
WILLIAM d. lIApEN, Chairman.
b. ". Taylor, Secretary.
DlsrREssIxG.--Wc are panied to announce
the death of Beverly Thomas, of Russell
county. a deaf mute, at the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Institution of this place. on last Fri
day morning. He tell from the iourth-story
window onto gravel walk beneath, break
inm his neck and Knocking his brains out.
1t i not known what time i'll the night he
fell. Ills roOm-mate WIS awakened hy Il
cough about daylight, and finding his bed
empty. he looked uut of the window and
discovered the corpse lying Oh the walk be-
low. lie was about seventeen years OF age.
Staunton Spectator.
OUR RAiLRoAD.-Wc have most cncou-
raging accounts from our three corps of ell
ginCerS on the line OF our contemplated
road. MIR. Barrett and his corps have
reached Baskerville. on the line OF the Chcs-
apcake and ohio road, and will, perhaps,
run q line to Stlsinton and Wayneshoro'.
Captain Price and corps are we'll on their
way to SaIcm.--P0gG Comfy Courier.
LAND SALrs.-l55 acres in Caroline coul-
tv. the property of j. II. f. Tompkins, to
&. :. Wilton. OF Michigan, for SS0S.5D cash.
Also 10 acres in Caroline county, the pro-
perry Of Proctor. Major l.. N. RraNton to
Isaac s. Scycry. of Mich gan, for 800 cash.
Also 10 acres in Caroline county, the pro-
pertv of II. L. Wilson, to Dims Cain, OF
PENNSYLVANIA, for $50 cash. No improve
mcnts.- Fredericksburg Herald. .s..
Hon. FAYETTE McMULIIN.-This distin-
guished gentleman made speech TO the
meeting of the citizens of Bristol held last
Saturday, and took occasion to announce
himself Il candidate for Congress III that
district. -Ly,chburg Republican.
The AMHERST DELgGATE.-We hear it
stated that Colonel Z. L. Richeson, elected
TO the Legislature from Amherst county on
Thursday last, is disqualified. 1t is stated
that Colonel Richcson served rs constable
in -Lynchburg Republican.
PERsoNAL.-Rev. John E. Edwards, D.
D., arrived in this city Sunday morning, on
his way home from the Methodist General
Conference at Memphis, and preached at
night powerful discourse ut Court-Strcet
church. -Lynchbury Republican.
They are to have contested elections In
Alexandria, the RAIDS not being satisfied us
to the correctness Of the returns.
Commencement exercises of the Yves
leyan Female Institute, Staunton, Va, will
occur as follows Sunday the 10th Of June,
II o'clock A. b., commencement sermon
by BshopE. III. Marvin, ID. D., OF ST: Louis;
Missouri. Monday the Goth, O'Clock L.