The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-09-15
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PETERSBURG.

PETERSBURG.
r,nursTEHs' MEETISG-sPEEcH BY pAEsoN
.ssry-. THE gEApJUsTERS PLAT
rnpuw-cASyAssISG MEMBERS OF THE
cryrRAJ, assEMBLY--s0hE OF THE, NAMES
,,sxTyoSEp--A MYSTERY EXPLAINED--AN
CIR KrRY1NG- GRqUND--ARREsT OF a NEGRO
yrs. w1rn MONEY AND WATCHES, &C.
correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
SEPTEMBER ID. 1879. 4
THE RcSdiusters' meeting last night at
.bn Academy OF Music was avery large one.
4 striking feature Of the occasion was the
large number Of negroes. present. Ihey
crowded both galleries. Major w. r. y.
Gregory. OF Richmond, on behalf OF the
DeM-payers, was accorded n speech OF one
hour. He was allowed to open tne,
discussion, hut was not permitted TO make
onv reply. Senator Massey. at Q O'Clock.
10y ,be stand, aud spoke until nearly half
nae, II, repeating in substance the speech
10 has delivered ut other points in the
Soto and which, IL mistake not. has been
,,re,tv fnl)v rublisued in the Dispatch. He
r'o,nd bis nlsticrm to be the repeal OF the
,I.Cn,Ioch bill and the scaling OF the debt
down 70 sl0,00O,o00 He believed that the
Iondholaers. rs a class, were equally re-
snonsihle with the taxpayers for the late
var. and such being the case. they shouid
share equally III the consequences. ne uiu
not think il right that the one class shouiu
lose all by the war and the other lose no
thing: and therefore he was OF opinion that
il would be far to readinst the state deDt al
st0 0nO 600. Mr.. Massey devoted great
,nrt,on OF his speech TO the consideration OF
the provisions OF the McCulloch bill, wblch
no nronoupced more Objectionable than the
funding bill.
The following printed paper was placed
on every seat in the Academy OF Music last
night:
THE ReXdiUstcrs' Observation-Disclosures
fer our Children. We are Against an In
crease OF Taxation. We Believe that Tax
alton should be Equal upon All Classes.
Land and Labor are as Sacred as Bonds.
The Legislature is the Servant OF the Peo-
pic. and the People are Sovereign"
The people are beginning TO canvass the
names OF gentlemen for seats III the senate
and House OF Delegates. Three gentlemen
have been announced as candidates for the
Senate Oh the platform OF the McCulloch
hill-yiz.. DR.. VI. Q. HOLT and Mr.. \. {.
Jones, OF Snrrv. and Mr.. L. Il. Wilson, OF
th;s CITY. One or the other OF these will be
Nominated hv the convention, which assem-
h,t.. Mt SURF Courthouse on the 81 OF Oc-
tober.
Il is understood that the friends Of Mir.
r. Boiling Wilcox, Of Prince George
rnunty. will shortly call upon him 10 an
noupcc himself as il candidate for the Sem
ate from this district on the Readi usters'
platform. He is gentleman OF great popu-
larity in the county, and ii he decides 10
run will receive the full vote OF the Read
juSters' party.
1t is reported on the streets that the Con-
seryatiycs Of this city will call upon Maj Dr
- Strin .rfn Mr.
Gill TO allow the use of their names before
the convention to nominate candidates for
the House Of Delegates. / do not know
that either gentleman has the least a>pira-
ton for seat in the General Assembly, or
whether they would accept nomination.
but stronger candidates could not we'll be
found in Petersburg.
The recent anearthing of number OF
skeletons on Market street, during the dig
ging OF q foundation for 4 residence, has
brought 10 light the fact that all OF that por-
ton OF the city near tbe intersection OF
High, Market. and Bank streets was 1T one
time public battle-ground. This was a
crc.t many years ago-probably before the
DAYS Of our oldest inhabitants but tradi-
ton 10 that effect has been preserved. For
ty years ago, when the houses near the foot
OF High street known as "Smith's Row "
dug up, and skeletons have been frequently
unearthed at later dates when other bouSes
in the city were built. The cemetery must
have been used in the days when old Bland
ford was the court-end OF the city, and
business here was confined mainly to Il
small portion of Old street, Bolingbrook
street, and the wharyes.
The police yesterday arrested Il negro
named Charles Jackson, who is suspected
OF having committed Il felony somewhere.
He vas found TO be in possession OF con-
siderable amount of money, several fine
gold and silver watches, and Sundry pieces
OF itNery. One Of these watches, jew
ter OF the city says, could not have cost
when new less than $3.50. He was Offering
them about the city at such low prices rs to
arouse suspicion that he had not come
by them honestly. And the conflict
ing statements OF the accused rather tend
to confirm this Suspicion, yet no positive
evidence can be obtained against him.
Among other property found on him was i
book marked Collection-Book, Southern
Express Company" which has been con-
sideraby torn and mutiated. This book
was evidently stolen, and probably with it
the watches. ii any OF the readers OF the
Dispatch know Of such robbery they may
assist in the recovery OF the property by
communicating with the police. jackson
says he has recently been working in DAN
vile and on the line OF the Richmond aud
Dauviilc railroad.
The September terms OF the courts Of
MecklenburG and Dinwiddie counties will
be held on Monday. Arrangements have
been made for It discussion OF the debt
question in the former county, bnt none in
the latter.
Rain has been falling steadily all the after
noon ROBIN ADAIR.