The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-03
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crS,TocIkL CoNFENFio"' sfsSobA.io vas
;1E Ss en Sus RssULr-THs REApJUsrERs AND
S ~ u.t.y,gY; DERIVING COMFORT FROM
1aS nv" w,TrER.- SorTowAY CIRCUIT COURT
aNns TO INDUCE THE REPUBLICAN FARrY
Nfor,rr NOMINATIONS - FUNERAL OF
10 SH rrrizsS-saLE OF 4 RESIpESCE--
N S.ass XATrEES.
n'Hns 'oontence Of the Richmond Nspatch.1
F"' OCTOBER 2, 1879.
Petersburg and Prince George dele
iu' - The conservative Senatorial Con-
iale s;,a which meets at Surry Courthouse
'fp'' .~row, left to-day, with few exceptions.
spsI%nnycn,;on Will be full one. some
lux y, the delegates from this city VIII DE
E" 70 sttend, but their alternates VIII
oo Iv,, The friends Of mir. Il. I. Wiz
'rIeim that he will go into the Confeh-
~, With sixteen delegates from fe,e's-
,.,., which will leave him but Two or thiee
vi IRON, The two counties. me SIN N'.ss
- Surrv arc divided. being four lor pi: IN M
- uo,, and two for Mr.. \. Z. Jones. Inc
t.,rrates from Prince George are un,
''.rt.rG. and il is not known now they WI
.,,, ApI,arenilv Mr.. " ilson has 'he auS
image over his competitors lor Tue non,i'
lion. but il cannot Ge statcN WIN any os-
~rr, Of certainty that he Will be hotolha!eu'
,rncrr 2re those who think thai the ho'iiiha'
ton will fail upon man VINO nas NOV se'
'.ren named in connection wan IL.
Trr Rcadju>ierS are still! eudeavorln@ 70
40 cari:al on. Of the light vote cast al tue
;',c,y election in this city on TUESDAY.
!rS". catch at arvthing that seems to give
.r',,n comfort. They arc making compari-
rj,b Tie vote OF Tuesday and that cast
:, .nr urinary in the spring ot 1873, when
|oto,eI William +. Cameron ana Coionei
N Archer were candidates for the nom
;,,,;nn for mayor. In that election Cam
AVON received SSS votes and Archer 100.
rho contest was an extremely heated one,
. and both sides iabured hard TO bring out q
frU vote. The RcadjusterS seem TO over
',oL TIE fact that there was no contest III
,Lc urinary this week, that they had de-
rIlred they would take no part IN It, that
.be nomination Of McssrS. Archera and Jack
,on for the House o! Delegates was fore
zone conclusion. and that the Conservatives
fclt there was no necessity TO turn out and
roll their full strength.
Judge Wcisigcr returned from Sottoway
county last evening, where tie held the TALL
fern of his Circuit Court. The session was
= brief one and without much interest
The docket consisted mainly OF chancery
eases. TIE jude will open the Circuit
court OF Ei1wiidie on Monday.
For Sc, cral Years The Republicans OF Pe-
rrr>hurm have Ecen endcayoiin" 10 secure
an additional voting, rec.Ect In the First
Ward. where, they alicgc, 1t mas becn I'M
,.ossihlp, with only one precinct, TO poll the
ipI vote oi the ward They have annually
sent in long petitions 10 the Council pray
inc for additional facilities there. but
il has Gccn uniformly denied on
the ground that the reasons alleged
were net sufficient. Last evening the petit
tior was agun presented, and, though con-
sheraton Of it was postponed for thirty
DAYS. il j. understood the prayer viii TINS
,irte be Granted. IT. is thought, also. thai
n.w precincts will at the same time be cS-
,,bi.hcd in one or two other ward:. Some
Of The leaders OF the Republican party are
strongly III favor OF making nominations
for the General Assembly. What viii be
done IN tie premises has not been definitely
settled. Thomas Scott and rcterG. Morgan
are mentioned rs probable candidates, Ii
nominations are made. A rrctty strong
effort is being made N this direction.
Mr.. George +. II!El, well-known and
rrsurricd citizen, aged thir;y-five years,
died last evening, and his funeral took place
th, afternoon from the Tabb-Street Presby-
terrain church. Mr.. Hill contracted the dis
ease Of which he died while Oh visit some
two or lhrec years ago to Cab Island. He
was not only 4 most esrlmable gentleman,
bu, gallant soldier in the late war.
General Malone went up the Atlantic,
Mississippi and Ohio railroad this morning
to fulfil an appointment TO speak at Pamp-
liu'S. .-... go ...
The brick residence at the corner Of SVc-
amore and Wythe streets, with lot fronting
one hundred and five feet on Sycamore, and
belonging TO the estate OF John Dunn, de-
ceased, was sold at auction this afternoon.
j mr. James Dunn became the purchaser at
4 SIl00
The total number OF arrests made by the
police last month was ci@hty-seyen. or
these eleven were for larceny, eight for fell
ony. iorty-,hrce for violations OF city ord-
nances. four for miSdcmeanor. and the re-
mainder for assault, tres>pa>>, and va
@rancy.
The wharfage receipts at this port for the
month of September amounted to Sl5G.SG.