The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-09-02
EARMNILLE.

THE POLITICAL CAUl.naoN. lT Rolls. II DOES
<ToNEwtIL GREGORY. THE LIGHTNING En-
rEES< oEATOH-K!KEEOS--C. c. READ-TlIE
N>IL>-CENTEENIAL EXCURSION.
,,o.-s>ponaclirr 10: The Richmond Dispatch.l
AUGUST 81, 1876.
We'll. orr very esteemed friend the Hon.
". +. {. Gregory, OF Petersburg, has
come. saw. and conQucred' Us all. His
services for tie redemption OF Scuthside
Vir.inia ana fer tAc emancipation OF the
SLAVES ii Grant Oh 'hl> quarter plantation are
Invaluable. Oh Monday this Stoncwall
Jackson OF the campaign struck an efficient
blow. 10 The @rcat pleasure OF the people Of
Cumberland. ii corruption. On Tuesday
hr -pok" III Clri>iian>burg. and was too
modest TO tel Il his efforts there. On
Wednesday Il" routed the carpet baggcrS at
F.!riuyiIlc: ana with d;,Shing gallantry is
sounding his imperial clarion along the
.iac 81 battle Colonel Gregory has in
-,ircd great enthusiasm. and his addresses
a.c specially approved by the coorcd peo-
i.r,
The contest in the " deeply. darkly, bcaU-
,!iU,.y" biaci, Fourth ! becoming interest
iu.. y" Mort" i. beyond doubt, the ia
yurl'r - the cn.oroG troops, who fight
.rayr.y i0r hin. Many OF them are sick,
s,s.r, ri "udSCrsT. III the tricks OF JorgeE
ION X Co.. AMI il!-y do not regard negro
traders with favor. heard OF one Of De
Mortc'> corps commanders telling a crowd,
You used 10 Sc, iur II 900 each, and now
,Tor-cn>un j hWEiH@ yen from four-and-siX
10 fifteen ,hilin->." They may not vote in
his election iur the white man Though we
hope many Will. lat in vain do imitators
ii Morton ana Window 'wavc the cnsan-
.Un"d Undrr=allncnt before their eyes.
Hinton stock las 81 upward tendency.
TIE more hopeful think he will be elected
hy :,>i% majority His will be far the most
active and rorh trp campaign ever known
in virginia.
The times certainly develop hidden tai
cHt. VI Il Ti,d"n pole-rliSing in Farmville
on "Wednesday Ml. {. c. Read, one OF our
modest tobacco merchants, gained many
!yrrl> ~ IN admirably sensible address, in
which, in wcll-cMu>cn words, he presented
The :rcat demand If the country for new
aui pure administration OF public affairs.
Nj! Read i the son Of Mr.. Isaac Read, now
ii lirnoklyn. Y. !. This latter gentleman
!x> ai.h scholarly attachments. and leads Il
retired lie OF culture. He was, many years
a-a. member u the Prince Edward bar,
ana liz 4I;ainnentS in his learned profess
SION were al 4 very high character.
Turning from politics. | am glad to re-
port THAT We are hoping 10 read the Dispatch
a an earlier h"ur in the day. One OF our
bank officials has been in correspondence
with The po>t-otticc officials, and also with
jlr managers OF lie Atlantic, Mississippi
ana OAio railroad. with Il view OF having
mail matter from Richmond delivered in
Fmmyiilc before the present announcement
10 ll>inc>>-m"nl and late hour OF Z. NJ.
Tie railroad authorities, with very com
mrndlble acIUic>cence in the proposed
scheme. have agreed 10 take the Farmfllle
maji- ,lrom RicnmoAd} TO be delivered to
':v!r lrright-train conductor ut Burkevillc
= " !. NJ. WHO Will bring them to Farm
vile hy II \. =.
>"Uth>ider> are evidently Centcnnial-EN-
POSITION cnthu>ed. Numbers are going and
returning greatly pleased, and urging their
a",@hbor> 10 20 and do likewise. Colonel
Booker and Judge Watkins are trying to az
rang IN excursion train for October I'd.
with l:1yOrabl" indications Of success. The
Jude specially wishes the young people to
-. regarding a week spent at the Interna-
uy'al Exposition Il, invaluable in the inter-
''i> ii .!uCatj0n. J. JONES SMITH.