The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1873-08-29
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q rrrrRSRrRG. August IS, 1878.
II Tho rain has favored us with another in
rnf though moderate descent all to-day,
. :, will haye 10 I've chroniced, aS was
...riay. a> hare of news.
\ l>,r>iiiOrS made their appearance in town
r,, IS the way Of the Weldon railroad,
,n forth that they were part of the fifteen
.,,or> q! the crew Of the steamship Lucy.
A..1 was burned at sea, forty-five miles
,.,,r Carrivcral, on the 18th instant. The
-,., o( the men are Charles Williams,
,~.,t. johnson. J. E.WilliS. George Fisher,
Thomas Richardson. aud two OF them
....,,r had terrible burns about their bodies
...i,tln,ia,r the truth Of their story.
--., received liberal gifts Of money and
...r substantial assistance to help them
.,.. ,n their way. They said their dcsti-
...,n was Fredericksburg, which was the
..,. of some ot the party.
& ~Errv Courthouse. yesterday. there
..> ii ar-" political meeting and Joint dis
,.,nn pr. ". -. Holt and Captain Il. +.
.-t,,> appeared on the Conservative side,
"a Nr. RanlSdcll, the Radical candidate for
;-cNant-G Governor, spoke III his own ana
. Rgdi,li behalf. Time was fairly dirl'
q. and every courtesy of debate observed.
fr- kam>,!rli'S remarks are said TO have
..n in good spirit. and the speeches of
.,.t,h,. I Conservative orators were regal deu
..,.rv torchle and effective.
Twn negroes are said To have sat on the
... at the last County Court of ninwiddic.
which there is some indignation in the
.,,nt>--uut specially that they were negroes.
go ;Iqt both Wrrr very ignorant, while one
! been whipped more than once for sheep
-.llu.:.
u = stated that Mr.. B. F. Chidrey, Of
..r. ,i',. ha, received contract from the
Government TO supply brick for the erection
.IgNau around the Federal Cemetery at
r.,'n spring, near Petersburg.
i.N. :. \. Steel llad Il very large audience
..,. Washington. street Methodist EpiSco-
gt church last night. and maintained his
-, grruration. tie left the city this morn
ror Charlottesville.
Yesterday afternoon negro boy made Il
red an Max Marshall. who keeps Il store on
.gu Od Market Square. Watching bis
r,anra. the ,iarkey jumped II fence behind
,,.. ,forr. entered the same. opened the
- NJ, drawer and stole S90, q watch, and
w,fuI. " he WAS making of, Mrs. Mar
~.r,l, coming down stairs, saw and hailed
.H when The boy in his fright and haste
\. ped wa'ch. pistol. and $50, but escaped
..,s The fence with so. He has not been
.u.,r,d.
There is great complaint in divers direc-
'.u> ui recent annoying depredatiops by
,..lA-rIi,yc> and til-tappcrs, who practice
t..,r tlid- with considerable holdneSs.
Nr> Lucy Ell>. Il very old and much
,....nlrd lady. died in the city this morning
ar',ra brief illness.
Notwithstanding the bad weather the
E,mp,r campaign boys expect to have a
good mrctin@ tonight.
T. expected that the Radical nominees
'.1 IL" Legislature III this city will not both
70. ,ulur"d this time. a. they have been
lNly> heretofore. believe. The two late
,'.-.~,t.., Evans and Mathews, are not
%.aaNn ~ be a-plins; for reelection. Evans
J, ,'@liUg newspapers. aud Mathews holds
.aur rNcnue appointment at City Point.
l,' object ut the Radical meeting III the
t'rjith Ward last night was 10 eject club
Meets aud send delegates to the City Nomi-
@A!n- Convention.
THE City Committee will arrange tonight
'3r -" carly holding of "A grand ratification
4 meeting III this city. ROBIN ApAIR.