The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-10
s}irl1nloud llspatrh,
NOVEMBER 10, 1876,
PETERSBURG.

CONGRESSIONAL. DISTRICT-RE-
H. F'' nv norBr-LARGE CONSERVATIVES
=" N ruE CoCSTlEs--THE VOTE of
GN> ',serHc--ELEcTIoN ENcITE&ENT--fhR-
CSIsHD nIrriCuLTY--DR. MERRILL EHFk1.-
s'N" ~ OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF THE
iEn lSSersG EAlIRoAD-THE F DE r Al
's.-osrondcncc of the Richmond pispa'en.i
.j"'''N'0 NOVEMBER 9, 1876.
,s from all OF tho counties in this
'l;,nal district have not yet been re-
07s',, prtersburg gives Captain Hinton
<'"' .,';.,, Sottoway 800, Brunswick SO,
> "H" r,n;tc about IS. Reports (unefficial)
ID : nD III; place Hinton's maiority at
s.. '.. 100, and in Mcckienbnrg at .2o.
''"iS; lives ,Iorgcnscn 2oS majority,
N&'," ,;iIc GS. and Cumberland and Prince
+, -rSa ,a arc rcuortrd IN his favor. II the
, ~ Dinwiddie and Mecklenburg
'.i'' ',.na,. ,hc vote is very close and the
n y'; u, donht The district this evening
ga, .'.;, w. nv the Conservatives.
c, S":''', ,r"oriifying 10 know that fully 200
Il = .,, ", IN Petersburg did not vote. Per
'".., ,I, negro vote is increased, and
,,,ar, NJ them that could get to the
' -. '', minority for the constitutional
ndmcni> in this city is l4'. iiideh :
,;;...,t. GEORGE county gave 800 majority
. .,., The effect Of Federal lntlmlda-
d, ~. irt in that county.
-. .Ir;trment over the result OF the
' 1000 election has been intense to-day.
,'...,,, !. everywhere ut Stand-stili, ana
~, have all day been congregated IN
:; ,n,n the streets discussing the
,,...,,;o, and awaiting the news.
$3.50, ,irht. after the usual services ut the
49,. 80, 1.a",is, church. Il special meeting Of
a., ,..,,,rrcrq;ion was held to consider the
u Rev. sherman Morton Merrill, who
.,.s weeks 40 joined that church under
, presentations. The officers OF the
' '..,..r r,ppr:cd resolutions recommending
Z , ,,,,,l.ion. which after discussion were
"';....i The investigation into the char
nd an,rccdcntS Of the reverend bro
49, proved very damaging, and at the
.;,.. r,oN,, nj after the positive proofs OF
i,np;r;tv and unchrlStian acts had been
.,',,.hrd the First church of this city
lid him from membership. and washed
%, lnd> al him.
" Uvcr Saal was arrested this morn
.-i,- making m assault upon Mr.. Jacob
;, .2>on. Il appeared from the evidence
- previous difficulty had occurred DC
...n Nr. Robinson and Mr.. SAILS father,
. .r;r,I the latter had been knocked down.
a,,aarn,!v. while Mr.. Robinson was pass
ling sycamore street. MIR. Myer Saal
e. : f-,m his store and attacked him with
. striking him OH the head, and lnfllct-
... ,,:.lp wound about three inches IN
-, which the physician pronounced a
o.. III. onr. Nr. Saal was admitted to bail
.sa ,.r! 81 $1,000 for his appearance be-
~. the Hastings Court 10 answer the
.v.,.oi malicious assault.
f.,r nly,u,cr oi bets on the election await
-. settlement in this city is very large.
-. waccrS embrace everything, from 4
RI. fir. clothes luwn 10 4 box OF cigars. In
.u,r, while the bets are generally small,
DO. .i.,.,rr,atc will foot up Il considerable
aa.
! number O! our citizens left for Norfolk
= afternoon 10 attend the session OF the
.y;r,pl states Circuit Court tomorrow,
..u the motion for the appointment OF a
liver inr the Petersburg railroad will be
r-.,..'. Di the 100000 Of the bonds OF
road il iS believed that holders 10 the
,a3u, o! over S300.0o0 will be found
.ro>.u- a change OF the present manage
.n;. ~ already announced in this cor
g.ran,lcncc. the Council ut its late special
.~rrin. instructed the City Attorney to re-
- The motion The road and the bond
.Irr> in this city will be represented by
Ne counsel. The ground upon which the
notion fora receiver IS male. 1t Is under
,ood i III" $1,000 OF unpaid interest on
=, mortgage bonds. 1t is declared that
&, larger portion Of this default was in
,-iicd from The previous administration OF
T. road. The road is declared to be in fine
adtion. and its debt has recently been
,iucrd $4,000.
yh" United states troops are still stationed
/, the cu>tom-houSe, but will probably be
turned to the quarters at Fort Foote In a
.y Or two. II may be interesting to note
.A, la>t night many Of them were out until
.a;r hour, and gave lusty cheers In behalf
.: tie Democratic cause.
amidst all the political excitement during
H. past three days there has scarcely been
'rrarh Of the peace resulting. The good
r.rr Of the city has been preserved to a
,ma!kallc degree. ROBIN ADAIR.