The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1875-11-16
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~ NOVEMBER 16, 1875.
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i'"' GEORGE CONTESTED SELECTION
I'm MAJOR PAGES "'n
'Nr .-cAsR OF ASSAULT.
NOTES prrrsssvRe, November 10, 1875.
- Mann Page has prepared his answer
N2]o. a , served upon him oy William
10 'ac "o oontes,ing his election as deegate
Gi'.i'n Ecneral Assembly from the county
10 ne S- noe George. at the election
q I."' The 81 Of November. The
he'll on Is i lengthy but conclusive one.
Go5H" Soc objects TO the suffieiency and le-
NM - GiIIism's no,ice-hrst, because 1t
g&"3 % .nn,s;n HIST of the votes claimed
do', ~. GO, - have been improperly rejected
!! "',' '..,a ~ law; and second, because the
8. TsQ ';.. reclired by law to be appended
s@'n.,L, III Of votes is not in form.
70 49, 49, notice further that the four
Tie S ;.., and eighteen ballots claimed
hV"".SS;"' Item 70 have been deposited
by -. ~ Band district could not be count
~" ga, rho reason assigned by the judges OF
ca . ~ that after sundry attempts to
i'l,.,'S;, WAS found impossible TO make outa
''-,,'' rA,urr. Objection Is also made that
o. .,hr Judges in Bland, half.brotber Of
co." "' did not reside in that district, and
- . omitted voter therein that all of
.,asr> and clerks failed TO subscribe to any
10, me entering upon their duties. De-
L" r.sac 81 GiEIiam's averment that Of
o. I, .,,,r hundred and eighteen votes cast in
-. aver three hundred were cast for the
P.'l Fart, or that If said votes were counted
-. ,nr7 received 3 majority in the county
r.. answer claims that 1t is for the house
''i',,a'.ra,cs only 10 determine whether or
-. ,De ballots aforesaid, now deposited
',,,.r sea! in the county clerks office, shall
-,,r,d, /: also avers and charges thai
',,., Humiliation and Undue and unlawful
...rrts we're exercised in Bland district
49,. .-..s n,,l Of leading Republican friends Of
IN 10 Influence votes in his favor, and
y, ono ccl3rcd man was assaulted and in.
- by lyo Others on the day OF election
:. 80 nc had failed TO Se, his transfer.
'rl.,.j,ioas in the case will be taken at the
r,,,. hou,c tomorrow.
- s,irmDt was made at an early hour
s...f,v morning TO burn the carriage manu-.
,n.,.I a( Mr. T. 4. 81. Clair, on Second
49, hui timely discovery and the prompt
- VI, al the iiremen saved the properly.
Ultimately DO wind was blowing at the
,..,.. ri.c there might have been serious de-
..r.r.:on and loss Of buildings and property.
y,<. the damsge was slight.
T.r c0ngre CATION of the Washington
SRI Methodist Episcopal church yester'
ftv morning subscribed the sum Of three
Jrr,Ir.d srd fifty dollars, which pays off the
,..,s.r Indebtedness Of the church. The
Nv ..cr who succeeds Rev. Mr.. Duncan
a. therefore. ind church free from the
w,:.h, Of debt. The Sunday school OF tht
.4m5 church during the month OF October
.rt,r,ibed two hundred and fifty dollars fol
school purposes.
Eey. w. w. Duncan preached last nigh
~ Inc :. Record" Of the present Conference
ye,-. Daring this period be stated clever
ic9,hs had occurred in his congregation
;',r.four members had been received on {
ry6sr>.jon Of faith, and ten By certificate.
Rey. DR.. Witherspoou stated to his con
c7,.a,iou last night that during the two
,,4.s of his ministry at the Tsbb-Stree
church. be had received one hundred per
s5a, into membership. ...-..
The Church of tie Good Shepherd (Epis
co?t0 in Bradford, was presented last WeeE
by some kind but unknown friend, through
Mr.. Judge Joynes, with handsome set o
slS1. communion service.
Nr. james Couch, worthy young citizen
was assaulted and quite severely injured
while golrg 10 his home, on Washington
s.rca:. Saturday night. Two of the alleged
a,ss.!ants-James Young and Thomas Sprat
!ey-have been arrested and put under bond:
Of three hundred dollars each to answer fol
th,.r appearance for examination on Wed
ue,tly morning. ROBIN HOOD.