The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-05-24
PETERSBURG.

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r,,oS IN nINwfpplE AND PRINCE
~ss FLA -x14ss--rHs SUCCESSFUL cASD1-
sGoSah ~ aoI ts.soPs : CoNfEpERATE MEMO
pATGSI ,r..TriE rAisL cANYAss----,lAYlNG A
gIiti-SsS.s roSE--sEyfyAt,lN eHEs1sRf1ELD.
9oNN" s.r,,cscnce Of the Richmond Dispsich.l
tc'f'S'' % MAY %, 1879 I
lection IN Dnwiddis county ycster-
IN he'd in the success OF Henry Cou.
o. r. sheriff. Colonel William NJ. Field
=, :;,rsssrrer, and Captain 3. j. Epes TOR
E.,%,eonwcaith's attorney. MeSsFs. Field
tasstGorl,ips received almost the entire vote
90 I ;or their respective offices. Mr.. h. e.
- 81 ~ svnrnosed Captain Epcs for Common
sat SnS ~ attorney, but was defeatcd by a
,,,-e majority. ~. s.. $3.50,
u !. Esf.c ticket" was elected. In this
S.| the canvass was unusually active
1asn n!:n;tins between the two wings Of the
;aa .MT,; par,y. The negroes divided
te S's ro ,,, The majority for Mr.. George
issn Pete pa,tc over Z. r. Marks for sheriff
&G .an.of,fcielrv reported to be 500; J. j.
y w." majority over E. NJ. Cox. for. Com
Cttec~:oj,h;s attorney is over 500; and
T%.c,.s r. Bryant beats 2. I. Hobbs, Ter
'H'r,;.<iolrr al the revenue. by ABOUT 500
t'a .n' Mt, X. It. Daniel. for treasurer, had
,s' opposition. .
20 Gentleman just returned from trip
,..,,rb brunswick and Mecklenhurg coun-
,'s .snof:s the crop prospects in that Sec
!ss ' ~ rpJv fine. Wheat is looking well,
10" " - grasses arc iuXu.iant, and cvery-
. ca hrtokens prosperous year with the
!2fRerS. - o..s oos, :, a.,
atom in Petersburg yesterday was 353.
s" ~ chesterfield authorities are greatly
:,,nrnyirg he turnpike-road near Peters
burg. =, pa.
Oh n June. that day having been Sc
,.otcf sad annually observed in honor Of
-, orras;on OF he gallant tight made by
,rr militia with The Federal cavalry under
Eo7cTal Kautz. in which the latter were
kin =; baY until rciaiorccmeu's from Gen
+-,l Lees army came up. Some OF our best
.:t,-sn. lost their lives, and q number were
,a.rrred in that memorable battle; but the
lf.r mas saved. II is stated that one or more
= ,Ac military companies Of Richmond will
,:,,t orr city on that day, and assist in the
~aronrial services at BIanGiord Cemetery,
here many thousands OF the Confederate
1t4d lie buried. They will be gladly wei
1ncd.
IN November next Petersburg will elect
,,ro members Il the lower House OF the
General Assembly, ard assist in the cleo
non Of a senator from the district composed
n the city, Prince George, and Surry conn
;;rs. The matter is already exciting attcn-
ion. and the indications are that we shall
a4rc one OF the most interesting contests
ever known here. ,....
Prince George Lode OF MaSons will, by
Mutation. lay the cornerstone tomorrow
dgp new building to be erected at the court
house in that county, to be used rs church
add schoOi-housp. At the same time the
,lics Of he county will bold 4 feast and
i.;r 10 assist in raising funds to build the
4.usc. ..- .-.
revival has been in progress 'or several
weeks past at Mechanicsvllle, in Chesterfield
eantv. conducted by Rev. j. l.. Truman
and Rev. William Robin son, Of the Baptist
church. TDirty-Iour persons have thus Tar
fern converted ROBIN ADAIR.