The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1876-11-16
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rA ..rSr,,; ATroN--coNsEEvATIV REsoicINa
'nn,vprnN-oFrTcIAL VOTE OF AEchi.hN-
Nc--u'rHA1L ELECTED TO THE SENATE.
'-,c<,s,ndcuce OF the Richmond Dspa'cH,i
tt"''>' NOVEMBER Is, 1875.
-,o conservatives OF Matoacas In Snes-
.-snh county, commencement the De i.s
N' ..;t victory OF Tuesday last ny torch.
CEM n. procession. display OF fireworks, ana
,t,.1arpes Of firearms, &c, last nignt.
nI",' unaware of any such intention on the
hS..'7 81 our Chesterfield friends, their
i pa, was the cause OF great
"e s',:,,T,nn, on the streets. The discharges
- ,ic;r fireworks were distinctly heard in
.hn civ. with such distinctness in deed as to
, .;yc rise to the impression in the minds OF
-np,c excitablc persons that the hring was
- The western part OF the Town. Ihis I'M
.rn.,ian was no sooner entertained ehan the
II,r,rt was started that the nring was In the
,.;t.h Ward---that riot was IN progress,
This WAS about 10 O'Clock. The po-
",o i,r,c Immediately repaired 10 the spot,
,,,any Of the Petersburg GravS as could
~ fnuuI were Htltito % h,"SsN~ VS. 50
", M :. hradouarters and hold themselves in
~1olincs>. and many citizens moved OUT To-
. S"r, tho scene ofthe supposed disturbance.
N,.,,,r,,,,rh rcconuoitrc OF Fifth was soon
a4, and il was found 10 be almost as
-r;r, A. graveyard, and the people all IN
VIZ. I'M ignorance OF anything like dis
,'~hlncn. They were surprised to f'nd such
=, INVASION OF the downtown people ana
-. -, hror al the cause that brought them
,,nrc The matter was soon explained by
Tho .irh, Of sky-rockcts ascending from the
tfr,r;on Of Matoaca. and the further report
,tn,wdcr discharges there incident to the
..lcbration; ind the people who but mo-
r,cnt before were troubled with apprehen-
inns 81 something serious had their fears
armed into mirth, and dispersed amidst
Land laughter ut the manner in which they
Ind been fooled To-day the matter is the
.,,1i,ct of general laughter and Jest. The
i,et is patent, however, that the reports last
,t-ht caused much excitement, and showed
IN, frycrish condition OF the public mind
ltrc.
The Atlantic. Mississippi and Ohio Rail-
-,ad COMPANY are receiving some FIVE hum
lrri tons more OF steel rails from the Penn
s,lvania Steel Company, TO be laid upon
he track west OF Lynchburg. This will
make $500 tons of rails sent within the past
,,w weeks to the Virginia and Tennessee
division Of the road. The rails are being
brought TO City Point from Baltimore on
HE steamers OF the Powhatan Line. ~.
An ablG-bodicd negro man was to-day AZ
yrstrd for the paltry theft OF eight eggs.
There are many such men living idly in the
civ. who apparently prefer to live by steal
ir,t than to earn honest bread and meat by
labor in the country. 1t is mystery to the
wiSc>t how 30 many OF our colored people
manage to get along without employment.
Il would he matter OF some interest, if
not ui moment, for the Lower House OF
Congress at its next session to appoint 4
committee to investigate the doings Of the
Cu>tom-Housc ring in this city, the appoint
.mt Of United States m@r>halS, where the
!aoncv came from to pay them. the charac-
ter Of many OF the men appointed for this
office, &c. \ smart. active committee might
possibly make up quite IN interesting re-
ort for the consideration OF Congress.
The Conservatives Of Boydton had 4
rand jubilee over The election on Monday
night. The houses OF the village were
Illuminated, Il torchli@ht procession was or
eanzed, and speeches delivered by McsSrs.
" +. c. Gregory, j. i. McPhaiL Z. h.
Harris, and others. ..
The official returns OF Mecklenburg were
reported By the Board Of Commissioners,
which met yesterday. Hayes majority, 465.
.Iorgcn>on'S majority, $50. For the Senate !:
Jones Rcp.), 1,545: Davis (colored Radi-
cab. 4lj: McPhail (Con.), 1920. Jones's
majority on plurality, %. As McPhaifs
majority in Charlotte is upwards Of 200, lie
i, therefore elected to the State Senate. 1t
is very gratifying to know that the district
viii be represented in the Senate by gen.
leman Of culture, and not an ignorant
negro. ROBIN ADAIR.