The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-16
PETERSBURG.

ss.s rE?.rsR AND IRIS EFFECTS
,syn. poe",.e MEETING IN ETTRlcK-- MORE
CoSSsh,,., ctuns Observation-Disclosures
ctgFA" RI pE.REvIvAL-coTToN AND TO-
fArIes coypeggNcE MATTERS
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lfeHs' ,o or the Richmond Dispateh.l
Vo,feS' OCTOBER Is, 1879.
,..sr Of Frederick Douglass to the
III. ZANE OF Virginia. advising them
cotoFn i,onrse they should pursue in the
$ ;'f% .smnaign. cannot fail to have its
rrSraccts with that class OF our popuia,.
!ef% !, has been read here. to-day WIN
t$ fa5:. nv oar colored people. and II VIII
,Fi,oi "i in Tie hands OF every eolored man
c;iy. The publication OF TINS letter
in , az q nombsbcil among the kCadlus'-
if' I'D while many OF them arc disposed
e', SlS lich. Of Il and ridicule II, the more
!, a.s, S Of the party acknowledge that
.'n he damaging 10 their cause.
W. W.. Conservatives Of Ettrick had good
..;rr las. night, and addresses were &c
f'u,3h nv Judge Clor;on, Mr.. Jewe't, and
wy" are /. was expected during the day
VI. r%1e,.e TcMnliin would be present 10
'''' ,. sor the Ecadjusters, but nc left early
.:fSN u. MICH 10 The relief Of his friends,
J" ' IN not desire him 10 appear on the
W." n,n IN This section. Tonight big meet
>"'"fi conservatives will be held at the Wiz
~ =, Na;oaca, to be addressed by the
sT5yc three gentlemen.
ira ,a work OF organization Is still pro.
ing rapidly among our colored people.
:. snrnna Ward last night club was FORM
- !, Vim ncsrlr one hundred members. The
,MT,rnnoch bill was heartily endorsed, and
~. Crb pledged its support TO the Conscr-
a., nominees. In Fourth Ward cam
'~;,.n club waS organized with fifty men,
isrs which Number will be largely in
.rnos,d at subsequent meetings. This Club
,'.o endorsed the McCulloch bill, and re-
s,ryed 10 WORK earnestly to prevent It's re-
rsa;.
,saicate th.ir rev hall at City Point next
T,rsday evening. There will be an eXcur-
.ion from this city 10 the Point on the occa-
.;nn Dedication addresses will he delivered
hy Grand-Dir,alor Bhck. OF Norfolk, and
Do. .Grand-n!c.ator Teller. OF Richmond.
.rpncr will DC sclyed, and dancing will
follow. .E,
4 an instance OF The trade-reyIval it may
!, mentioned thar one OF our large shoe
I.,rrs TO-DAY received in one shipment
Tram Boston GA cases of boots and shoes.
TD.y, Is manifest Improvement in all
hrqnches OF trade.
The river is very io~ in consequence or
..,e long dry spell, and orr millerS are EN-
Md to do only hal! work. Unless We
l,ye rood rains shortly some OF the mills
win be competed 10 stop.
'r,c -ecein,s OF cotton are increasing, and
here is good demand both from spinners
md manufacturers. The tobacco market is
-.hcg dun. with unsatisfactory prices.
Ircs arc comaalatiyeiy in better command
.!;2n leaf. RED manufacturing leaf is sell
inv low. BIZ; fine shipping leaf and bright
and dark wrappers command, is always,
GOOD prices.
4 special meeting OF the Common Coun-
~ was called for this afternoon 10 consider
he petitions OF Republicans for additional
r5,;nS-Drecinyis IN one or more OF the large
wards. Only SIX members responded to
t.c call, and 10 meeting was held. The
,t;ii.ons vii! be acted Oil ri the Council
zss.lnc on the lst Of November.
oar Methodist churches here are closing
MI ,her accounts for the conference year.
I i believed. however, that not more than
on PASTORAL change will be made in Peters
tur,. The iouT-years' term Of Rev. Jo-
.-ph H. Riddick, oil the Washirgton-Street
gAmch, expires, and n change will be made
in biz case. The other pastors have from
one to three years to run yet, snd there is
no ItAson for changes in their cases. Rev.
3r. Riddick has made a most faithful pas
tor, and is greatly beloved by his congre-
cation. who ~ill regret 10 part with him.
Governor Jarvis, Of North Carolina, ac-
companied by his aids, will pass through
Petersburg Friday afternoon en- route to
philadelphia, where he is to meet Governor
holiday and The Governors of the original
thirteen States.
Major r. y. SILLY. superintendent of the
Petersburg railroad, represented that COM
Iany in he Convention Of Railroad Mana
ger. held Yesterday in Richmond.
ROBIN ADA1E.