The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-02-19
The Maaison-County Meeting, &c, tic.
.. ~ MADISON COURTHOUSE, VAR


..... ..ts ...= February Is, 1879.
Editors Dispatch: The readiusters $50
called held meeting here to-day for the
purpose of sending delegates to the pro-
posed convention to be held III Richmond
on the 25th instant. They passed resolu-
tons, as | am informed, opposing any in
crease OF taxation and any settlement OF the
debt question upon the basis OF the PROPOSE
ton submitted By the bondholdels, but in
sisted upon the provisions. OF the Barbour
bin as the proper basis OF adjustment. The
notices which were posted throughout the
county calling this meeting intmated, l
understand I have not seen one), that none
but sympathizers with the objects OF the
meeting were expected to attend" Hearing
the courthouse bell ring, l concluded that
the meetin" was about TO assemble, but
being engaged nj the time, and feeling no
sympathy with what believed to be the
object OF the originators OF the movement
viz. :. the DISCRIMINATION OF the ConSerya-
tive party and the formation OF new one
did not st first 60; but hearing the bell
ring second time-an indication that the
friends OF the movement We're coming IN
slowly-I concluded / would 60 in and look
on. There were forty-cigEt persons pres
ent, all told, and OF that number only about
twenty-five mot morc) seemed to be spe-
cially Interested IN the proceedings; the
residue was composed OF. persons who, like
myself, went in as spectators only, and some
boys and few negroes, who, / presume,
were attracted by the crowd. Mr.. D. NJ.
Patel, Jr., late Of Warrentcn, Va, was
presiding over the meeting, and mr. VIII
kinson, young lawyer, a native OF Mary
land, who has lately located here, was chief
nd cnnmn1 IN hn fha T1atrNn or
the resolutions presented. 1t seemed, al
together. to be rather tame affair, except
when Cir. William FL. Bledsoe (the man trho
can't tQlic dieU undertook occasionally to
make suggestions, which caused some merll-
ment. | remained in the meeting but few
mint tcs. II, after due notice, anti an effort TO
convene the friends OF the movement, they
succeeded in getting together only about
twenty-five out, OF 4 registered vote 0f near
ly eighteen, hundred in the county, lithink
we may safely conclude that the delegates
| to the convention from this county:Wlll not
Heel authorized to speak form very large
number of our. people. y :i;.:o.''' : ~!
Three weeks; ago to-day this community
sustained Il, great loss in the death OF MAJ
liam l.. Early. Esq. of this place.. alter IL
protracted Illness. 'He died on the 21th
uhimo. He was a prominent lawyer, WIFI
large practieesa man Of great energy, ana
one OF the best. businessmen i'll tue county.
He was q member Of, the Charleston Con
yention in. 1880, and. subsequently repre-
sented this district in the State Senate. His
place cam OF. be easily. filed. On the same
day his daughter, Mrs. II. L. Waring, widow
OF Colonel J. T.: Warning, OF Savannah, Ga,
also died, presenting the sad and unusual
spectacle OF two deaths in one family in the
same house and at the same time. have
never known a similar instance except in
cases OF epidemic. = : "a
= Another calamity has Just ,befallen us in
the sudden death OF Mrs.. Fannie d! Jack
SON, OF this village. She died this evening
about S o'clock; Yesterday she was on the
street, aud seemed TO be in fine health and
spirits. She spent the evening with some
friends, and upon her return home (abopt
o,clock) complainedo headache and nausea.
| This did not{excite any alarm, as she had
been aceustomedi to similar attacks, caused
iby indigestion, from which she very soon
recovered; but / lin this Instance. and intt
very shorttime afterreaehing homes'she be
COMMERCIALLY, paralyzed. md sremained 10 ai
unconscie condition Until she died. sH'
was the vile ofiL.t u. jackson, ESQ.,, on
of the oldest merchants aud most respected
citizeus Of the Place, aud her death is SAT
ibereayement-.nct only 20 her husband an