The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-08
virginia Nrie.Ss.

o,nnty. In the Pedlaf section 4. !. hatts
and p. p. Thornton have particularly good
crons-lcaves measuring two feet broad ana
,hrcc feet long.--dmherSt Enterprise.
There is no abatement Of the travellers
,n,r, the South. who are composed, for the
,no>t part, OF visitors to the Centennial Al
,,,,t every evening extra coaches have to
NV .Ided 70 the regular number OF cars
va the Seahoard and Roanoke railroad for
, %a' orrommodation OF passengers Norfolk
TirqiHian.
\, nxcmpitication Of civil rights was wit
.'',ed on orr streets Saturday night. Three
',h;to mon and three negroes were engaged
s,r;.l dance. \ black boy played the
t;o q white man acted as promptcr, and
"""', m.h;tcs ard TWO blacks took an ''all
,,a,1. round" in the middle OF the street
,;,hout REGARD 70 party utilization or pre-
,';n,,s cnn,,itio; OF seryitudc. amherst En-
tcrprlSe. ,>... ;,
last NIGH, Bishop u. 5. DoSSctt preached
r,,.;y,, historical sermon on the - Fro
~. ~ Mr,bodism in the Nineteenth Cen
,,,rr.. The Monumental church was iite-
ally hacked on this occasion.
Thr Progress II MethodiSm will he the
,uhirc, OF IN address to be delivered to-
MICH, nj the Cumbcrand-Strcct Methoulst
EniscoIal church by Bishop Doggctt.-Aor-
tnN. Lnndmari'. yesterday.
This has become a point Of no little inn
y,oItopcr in the tobacco trade.
We regret 10 learn that many OF our
friends in different parts OF the county are
,uNrrin. from the periodic-fcver.
.Iar Tucker. q worthy. colored man. re-
.jiiD. near Midway church, was killed by
lirh,0jn. a week or ten days since. He was
sanding in his cabin. in front OF the fire.
place and directly undcr Il suspended rack
ij.cd Tor hanging clothes. - Charlotte ia
zcttc.
The grape crop in this vicinity is unprc-
.ci%ntcdiy line.
Rope ladders have ever been the appcn-
dagr> OF romance. Last week, Il man
named hppler, agent OF some Washing ton
picture company, who was boarding with
Mr. Clark. Of Gordonsrille, lacking either
The whcrcwthal or the desire to pay his
board. and anxious TO leave town, tied a
ropc 10 his bed. and in the dead hour OF the
night made his romantic exit from cham
her in the second story and left for foreign
rarts.- GortonScHic gazette.
Judge W. Z. Cecil, OF Tazcweli, will start
next saturday Tor California;; his object
u his moving his family thereto. Our Rich
mond friends need no: be alarmed, rs in
any event he will serve ont his present term
m the House OF Delegates.
Governor NcNuilin called mt this office
last Thursday morning on his way to Scott
and Lee. leaving General Pridcmore in
other portions 81 The district. We believe
he will withdraw from the canvass, not
with>tandiny Stran" effort: are being made
bv some gentlemen OF influence to keep him
on the track BriSi0! NerS.
Mr.. W. V. II. Williams, OF this city. has
i'm his possession for safe keeping in the
vault OF the Portsmouth Insurance Com
l,any IN ancient relic in the shape OF the
family Bible uI Isaac Luke. the first convert
TO NcthodiSm in Virginia. and who assisted
Robert Williams in establishing q Methodist
society in Portsmouth. the first ever planted
south OF the Potomac. The Family record
bears the following entry: "lSaac Luke,
lis Bible. May yc 18th. 1863. Was born
November yc 18Th. 1929. P0rtSm outh En-
trrpri&".
We give below The full returns Of our
municipal election which took place on Sat-
urday last The Mayor and two council
men. nominated on the Conservative ticket,
and three counc!lmen nominated on the Re-
publican ticket were elected; but two OF
The latter are regarded us Conservatives. 1t
was not in ;nyw>e Il party contest, and the
successful candidates doubtless Owe-their
election to their personal popularity. The
following are the officers elected: Mayor,
John :. DcFar-cs: Councilmen, John Il.
Slaughter. }. :. Briant. +. Schroeder, Il. II.
Mount, and W. {. Fleet Vest Point Star.
We regret to learn that the Rev. j. A.
Doll, OF Scousylic. had his knee fractured
by q wagon running over it.
Mr.. Allen Bacon. Of this place, has two
brothers now yisiin" him from whom he
has been separated FOR tifty-threc years.
since the town oi Charlottesville has pllr-
chased the .aS-works the price OF gas has
been reduced I" 800 per 1000 feet.
During the pat summer much has been
done towards Improving our city. New
walks have been put down, and Preston
aYsnuc has been rendered more like IN ave-
M" by being wdencu at its junction with
Main street.
During the list week $4,000 pounds OF
grapes were sent daily from here to the
northern markets. and sorry are we to state
that the growers did not realize expenses in
Getting them there. Concords are now
hauled about Our streets ut five cents per
rond.- Charlottesville JefcrSonidn Re
IHbEcan.
The most harmonious political gathering
We remember 10 have seen WAS the district
convention which yesterday nominated
Hon. J. X. Tucker for reelection to Con-
grc>>. twas q genuine political love-Icast ;
everybody agreed with everybody else.
On last evening, about half-past 5 O'Clock,
~ It phaeton containing three young ladies
and small boy, members OF prominent
family OF this city who were on visit to the
boat club, was driving up the canal, at ;
point near the first lock the horses became
suddenly frightened and upset the vehicle.
throwing one Of the ladies and the boy over
the stone bank OF the canal, u distance oil
some twelve feet. into the water, which l.
about eight feet deep. The lives OF the two
persons we're in imminent danger, but for
iunatcy the alarm brought two OF our gal
liant Young men, Dan. L. Mitchell and Henry
latham, TO the rescue. and they plunged IN,
ana IL the peril OF their own lives safely res
cucd 10Th the lady and the boy from what
was almost watery grave.-LynchdHr9
-NeT$, yesterday.
We learn that the registration books oil
brucctown precinct were destroyed by the
burning OF Jobc's factory.
Edge Hill, formerly the Senseney resi-
dcncc, has been sold u VI. & Y. Conway FOL
$500, half cash.
Now that the ha>, are biting freely, fisher
men are oycrLauiing their tackle with view
10 an active campaign against this splendid
game Gsh.
William y. Baker & Co. are sinking an ar
ie>isn well ut their steam mill, in order to
procure supply OF soft water for their boil