The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-04
PETERSBURG.

NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. JOHNSTON AND
FoIdal.., rLrN TO SPEAK IN PETERSBURG;
. tpo",,srxpg KEMpER AND GENERAL Ma
SS.1. IT PRINCE GEORGE COURTHOUSE
Hos' npapJusTeRs OF CHEsTEEfIELD--A
Thb wrETtNG ~ NoTTowAY: DELEGATES
F'Ht ,x4ep-c0LoEED CAMPAIGN CLUB, &C.
hiv. .o,1Gcncc Of the Richmond Dispatch.I
f'"" OCTOBER 3. 1879.
...or John W. Johnston and Judge IL.
.,,on will! address the people OF Peters
:, ,'.rs next Thursday night, and the Con-
oass..;yes OF our city intend to give these
Sj.,inguished gentlemen hearty welcome
ssd big audience; :.
ia !. s that on next Thursday night, also,
tr.Goyernor Kemper and Colonel X. Is:
S,,N>,,nler will speak in advocacy OF the debt
p s.nSmcn, at Prince George Courthouse,
"a General Malone and Colonel Cameron
SuH represent the Readiusters in the dis
,,,nn The Rcadiustcrs will meet on that
- ner;ec, their county organization.
a. os Wilcox, their candidate for the Senate
): u ,his district, is making al active, cam
yasS. :,,a,;n .. No., -.
nouncing that mass-mectlhg OF tne heau-
;nslers OF Chesterfield county VIII DC held
J. tho Courthouse on the 9th OF October TO
animate candidates for the Legislature IN
"noosl,ion to the McCulloch bill.
Wy ncc.jnr of the Conservatives OF Not
WAY county held AZ the Courthouse yes
.sr1ay the following gentlemen were chosen
an,sra,es 10 tie Convention which assemblies
"S,,pnrkeyIllc on the 1lth Of October 10 NOM
:.,,,s candidate for the House OF Delegates
;"- Amelia and No;toway counties: o. NJ.
En;ch,. R.W. Oliver. DR.. a. S. Epes. Sam
III + Fines. Or. William j. Harris, and DR..
r Boolh-two from each magisterial
district. Resolutions approving the Nc
crIloch bin were adopted. From gentle
NAN who was present at the Courthouse
I.arn that The meeting was an unusually
,.rgn one, and that the utmost good feeling
,reya;IS among the Conservatives OF the
ttnuu,y Spcrchcs were made by Colonel
berkeley and Mr.. Page in favor OF the NC
Tpocb bill. and by Fayette McMuilln III
nnnn.j,jon. The address OF Mr.. Berkeley
J.. .noken OF Us q mastery effort. A large
mctting Of negroes was also held at the same
,imc, presided over by their nominee for
Tho House. Archer Scott.
4 great deal OF anxiety is felt TO hear
from the Senatorial Convention, which met
., Srrry Court house to-day. AS the Court
house is many miles distant from tele-
oro,,h Station, il is thought no intelligence
ryu be ol;ained Tonight.
4 colorcd campaign club was organized
in his ci,v last nj ght with about one hum
IrpJ members. Officers were elected, and
resolutions approving the McCulloch bill
wore adopfed This. [ understand, Is the
l,roinninr OF similar movement TO be i'll
rugurated in each ward III the city among
The colored voters.
CAPTAIN Claiborne 6. Barksdale, OF Char
lo,tc. who has recently been adiudSed lu-
n,,ic. was taken down to Williamsburg to-
day in charge Of tho sheriff OF that county.
The kitchen OF Mrs. Brander, on Gill
street. was destroyed by fire this afternoon.
70 damage TO other property.
The weather for some days has been very
fine. and the farmers have not been slow to
take advantage OF it TO attend to their fall
crops. The temperature has been almost 1T
summer heat. and to- day marked $50. As
far AS ascortaincd the frosts Of last week
did little or no damage to the tobacco in
this section.
Tho following is 4 statement OF the re-
turns OF the Mohett registers in this city for
the month Of September: Alcoholic regis
,rations, a4.214; lax, S364.11. Malt regis
trations, 9,s46; tax, 1923. Book-sales.
90t gallons: tax, SlS.10. Total tax for the
month. S43l.44, as against 24G6S7 for the
month OF August. ROBIN ADA IR.