The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1877-10-27
STANTON.

SMALL ATTENDANCE AT PUBLIC SPEAKING
DEATH OF "A VENERABLE LADY-SALE OF
EHR0N-w0RKS = MARRIAGE -CIRCUS RE-
'CEPTS- FULLsCHoOLS, &C. 800
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
&. ~. 80 ,r -. OCTOBER &c, 1877. -.
1t would almost seem incredible, but In
this county, which casts little short OF six
thousand rotes, none Of the public meet
ings since the canvass commenced have
been attended by az MANY as sixty persons
and at most appointments not more than
one half OF that number were present; I'M
deed, at some points the number Of hearers
and the number. OF speakers was about,
equal. Both sides comfort themselves:
the adjusters by saying II that the
people go. have already made up their
, minds to vote their ticket, and don't
want to hear any speaking, and
!, the debt payers By laughing at the furious
=: assertions OF a month ago by the adiusters
that the people were; aroused to a pitch on
the debt question never known before. AS
far as can hear from the county the voters
generally seem to be taking very little In:
terest in the matter, though the candidates
and their friends are 3ftbuzzing" them
. whenever they can catch them; not emitting
,:Mrs. Margaret @. McCue,, sister of Cow
ernor Trimb1e, one Of, the first Governors
of Ohio, and OF! Senator Trimble, one Of the
first United States senators from that State,
died few days ago at the home Of her son,
Major j. Marshall MeCue. in this county;
aged eighty-seyen. %.".'t.:,,.
Two, valuable iron properties in this
county, Elizabeth furnace and Essal!ne
furnace have been sold--the first for $780,
900 and the second for $50, 000--to r. j.
Green, superintendent OF the Gaylord Iron
Works, Portsmouth, Ohio. On Monday he
made the cash payment Of 100000, and went
to Richmond to see about building rail-
road from the frst-named furnace Into the
mountain. He will put the works in opera
ton at once. '.' - -''! -
Harry st. George Tucker, son OF Hon.
J. Randolph Tucker, was married yester-
day near Lexington to hiss Hennie John!
stop, daughter OF Colonel William Preston
Johnston, and granddaughter OF General
Albert Sidney Johnston. Among the at
PENDANTS was J. Randolph Tucker, Jr,: OF
Richmond. ~ . aof4It.z.H 2;lrYt-
i Rev. William E. Baker, pastor Of the
First Presbyterian church here, lett last
night on three weeks trip to Georgia.
Barnums circus carried off from here
1880 in cash. That wouldn't look like
the country people were much buTdened
with taxes. ' ;.. !. . ,,t y ,,,,
Ihere are more pupils ut the 1enaie COZ
leges this session than at any time since the
financial panic Of 1873. .5 .,,. -, -,
Among the results OF the Presidents con-
ciliatory policy is the appointment OF Mr..
William b. McCbesney, an active member
OF the Conservative party here, as United
States gauger. BE viii make an efficient
officer. 1sr.s p>..f ar f. x Penn.
Colonel Mumford, Of Virginia. owner OF:
"Belair," large farm near ColltngtoD, in
Prince Georges county, containing $50
acres, has sold the same to Edward Rutter,
Of Baltimore county, for $l7, 600, :ez5r 4
The French politicians appear more mode
rate in their language. Phe Duke de CAFES
makes conciiiatory speech. and Al. Gaul-
beta ignores the President entirely in
speech, made, by him, but denoansed' the
Empire and the Bonapartistss t,aS ,e,,f,a
u The Paris newspapers arc discussing the
Question as to whether the Cabinet Will re-
sign or not. NJ. 'Gambetta will deliver a