The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1878-05-21
DnNTTLLE.
.-resnonae,.r,. Of the Rlci1nIoud Disnatch.l


MGy Is, 1878.
THOSE who make news Tor lis have been
talking railroad TINS week. First, the work
on the fitIsyiyania Narrnw-Eauge railroad
Is ;baIl, done, the engine has been obtained.
and the rest of the r0liins-sTock mas been
ordered Second, the delegates 10 the Rail
rcau Convention which WIS iieid 1t Win
sfor on tie l4lb were called IrI1uu iaSt
night IL report 10 Il rnass-meeEing OF the
citizens. DIR. Il. ". Coke was chairman OF
the meeting and Coloaei Fipurnov was the
leading speaker This speech. which was
over III hour in length, set forth ziucidiy the
advantages to be gained by the building OF
the road TO Stafesvllte anu that through
Henry county. anG the dangers OF taItIIre
tneoUperate with The people along the lines
Of the proposed roads. In the making
III ai TINS speech by Colonel Flour
Ruv, Alr, f. i. Gravety, one of the
Delegates, pm in several pointed inter-,
patati0liR aud suggestions. OF which the;
Colonel tiappiiv awaited himself. :ahnrt,
speeches, IL answer 10 calls, Were afterwards
nade Ivy Colonel u. IL. Neal and Captain:
Daniel Coleman. and taeI;, on motion m Mr..
L IL. Pace, 1t WIS ordered that the chair
rsan appoint twenty raUeasSsrs-ren white
and zen coiored-to Distribute tickets for
The Subscription to the Ilrgpeaeu raitroads;;
aud. on motions from several gentlemen
arrJc .ssmants were agreed upon for q nl:sss:-
meeting gon TUESDAY night next. IT which
these railroad projects .s1,e TO hestili further
discussed. =
At q meeting af the Executive Committee
OF the Musical Association, heia this eye
ring, ii WAS ascsrtaIned THAT the -assoc;a-
ton was IN u prosperous condition Gnap
cialiy. Ii ygas n one time thonght that the
association would not rive concerts dnrin.s
the summer months, hut il was decided this
eysuIUg thai there should Beue suspension
OF the exercises, amt arrangements have,
been niaQe aecordlngiy,
Lieutenant Albert aerst lias beeE rtaieetea
crlGta!i 81 f;fe eiTgys in place OF Gapraius
aar-g Wedding, resigned. The l-iIys pro.
jose celebrating on tie sS1fhFot JIIne their
third anHfyersaTy anlin2orued tia. trey
wish 10 invite tie West Augusta Guard, of
staunIoE, ami the a5sucilbuEg Guards.
dY. Games Bray, 81 Dundee, has Ys-@
GENTLY received 4 bronze medal ErpM the,
Rational airxican Veteran Association rs ti
certificate of membership in that Assocsa-:
lien. lie was Informed of his election To-
membership by Major l.. All. SifHmaiser,
niEi.ssR Il Aiexicau veteran.
Desis, died usar EieeviIie, an this satngr,,l
toh the 18th instant, IN her seyents-fftt:
year. 81 am NOE uais.afen Mrs Dews WIS
Tie natEsr oil Mrs. Har6wick, wife OF Rex
j. u. Hassiyici., OF Leasensvartii. kansas. /
Isiss weather this weak has been seoia sann
rainy. TFir4 has bsen necessary far ca2n-i
1art every laay. Much tfaiaeep iias keen.
psaiiteGs and sfigf sGaaIas WhieE Aas hseEl
pianisa, but THOSE plants wifi nor uiafle fine
iobaeeo ~
1 .Ii. g. " Raraslaaie, 81 Halifax county,
sold I'd b salrnas al iylt1nen here = llay or
et7c sisssD for Sss22s5a Jsnr hundred pounds
ssisf al Et,s nlaf ts sass THAT inferior
gfztes aye lower, Marker is aEtipe f1r
aiife wrappers, .anii ns,r siatatsnns aresraasr
slisssi,ssa = esaataaian E fua srlaplseFg,
90 ~ 80 $500.
sts. Bsnidin, OF the 81 T;isa as, vim las
sasi Ealassted rs se,s I, is Us
sfs,s siiisssss rapid
slase si,ssss,i al set no ssfnaI tlatfs
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