The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-07-13

PETERSBURG.

,,,1TIc.I, MATTERS--SpEECHEs Bf Mssses.
.IIAS AND JoRGENSEN--THE CONSERVATIVE
%nury,T1oN DISTRICT CONFERENCE.-THE
s,ct,o INSPECTIONS cAsEs--FIRE
ALARM, &C., &C.
correspondence of tie Richmond Dispa'ch.l
JULY II, 1878.
NJ Edgar. Allan aud Or. Joseph Jorsen-
~ tho rival aspirants for the Republican
..n,,;nation for Congress In this district, are
.o,h IN the city. and will address mass
',"o,;nn 81 the Republicans Of this city to-
NY, and a lively discussionjs anticipated.
nn,h Gentlemen are working hard for the
' ~ and they do not allow the grass
-. .'"'. arow under their feet in their travels
.hraurh the district. It is thought that DR..
1ano,.,,<en has the inside track, but time
III c,n t]evelope who will be the nominee.
:. - lated that Mr. Allan is having q large
=, 0; circulars containing the record
- nr. ,Jorcensen printed for distribution
throughout the district.
C.n,oin Hinton will almost certainly be
,,n conservative nominee for Congress. ana
!. will rest with the Conservatives Whcther
~ Not br will be elected. In his last can
'.ass two year, ago, lie reduced the heavy
Radical majority down to about l,3oo' ana
.h;S notwithstaniin. the presence OF Fed
cral military and On army OF kepnoiican,
marshals and supervisors. ana feueia'
district Judge. The requirement OF the
nrrnoymcnt OF the poil.taN to qual,iy one
70 vote will tc'! very largely against the
negro vote. 80
The Petersburg District Conference OF
the Methodist Episcopal Church south VIII
hold its session at City Point on the Z4en'
o,th and oGth OF this month. The arrange
t,nt pnInf
,nrshurr have been so perfected that the at
,cndance on thn daily sessions will be large.
During the prevalence OF severe thun-
a.r.Storm LAST evening small boat contain
inc Ncssrs. John Satcl,iield, Emmett Slaugh-
fer. and Small-Cap" Jones. was swamped
i, The ApDoma;toX river, and those gentle
men made Il narrow escape from dro Wning.
The inspections OF tobacco at the ware
houses in this city this week aggregated
nearly one thousand hogshcaos, ana the
stock on hand IS large
! Seven cases OF felony await the action OF
the Grand jury OF the Hastings Court. wMch
meets next Thursday. No cases OF whip
n;pr have vet occurred in this city under
The revised Code for larceny. One OF these
felony cases is that of colored girl named
Mary Davis. aged about fourteen years. who
Yesterday stole about S1I5 from the family
at whose house she was employed as ser
want.
Al alarm cf fire was last night turned IN
ut the South Ward engnc-house. 1t was
given By official authority to test the energy
and promp,ncss OF the Fire Department
II was the tirS; alarm in many weeks, but
the Department responded and appeared al
the place Of tie alarm. within tive minutes.
Tie Baptist State Sunday-school Conven;
ton (coIorcdD met in annual session here IT. to-
dav at the Harrison-Street church. The
attendance of delegates is quite large, and
more are expected to arrive by tomorrow
morning. -,
During the last three or four days Tue
mercury in the thermometer has ranged up
about ninc,v-ciSht degrees twice reaching
nipcty-ninc in the shade. The heat has
been somewhat relieved. however, by the
constant brcczcS we have been favored with
RoBIN ADAIE.