The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1879-10-29
YirI,l1,outl ispatlh /.
.:=:-.,..,,, OCTOBER %, is7s,
PETERSBURG.

...es. Z. - LETTER AND THE ALLEGED
TBGI poe".o ,Rsg AND ENTHUSIASTIC COL
'siea fh sssnr.pAYERs' MEETING OF
Orb ,D.rSs--rsTERsBURG PUPILS AT THE
REF uo r.,e.-s LARGE VOTE ON ELECTION
SlA.h -rrprBLscaS MASS. MEETING -g.
p1, o,,eace OF the Richmond Disaasch.1
iCofre'P' 3 OCTOBER %. 1879.
.,n.ornent that Frederick Douglass
The sn ,sid 500 by Colonel Brady and
haa , st,n Sueen. Of this cry, to write his
Mr.. 'a .. adyicc TO the colored Republicans
letter ., originated with George Fay
OF fs'' colored Republican and Read
eTnaH' his city. and was made in speech
iaS.s,,nr;Ile. Il was not thought necessary
Il rcnnr notice of such a charge until 1t
70 '"~ ~.;,erated by the ReSdjuster speakers
N"s ., rnss throughout the State. or course
ahu no truth in the statement, and shat
tNe'c ,nt even believed by the man who
i WV ,na5e il is evidenced by the following
! m$o written by him to-day:
'e'' :s.prTsVsscEG, VA. October %. 1873.
.1ast Tuesday Ispoke at meeting held
=, prnee Edward Courthouse. Mr.. Booker,
80 ~ the candidates, read letter from a
o hc written by Mr.. Fred. Douglass.
". Rocker then accused me OF opposing
~, on,nion Of leading colored men. tstated
=: :.' rnnIv that rumnr. with her thousand
IL .o ,,, asserts tbas Mr.. Douglass got 500
go, those gentlemen for writing that letter.
1I,nvs;yidually, have the highest opinion OF
~ Douelsss. and do not 6etfece that he
..'ny,d accept Of any consideration TO deceive
or ,i!rnsdl &C. FAYERMAS."
Rams il will be seen that this charge,
uh,rh has been so busily circulated with
.h,. hone OF DESTROYING the effects OF Doug.
-. sdyice upon the colored people OF
J:,rciDia. is shown 10 he without 1ounaa,
.;,n q everybody who had heard or read
!, believed. -,
The meeting OF the Third-Ward Repub.
Moan debt. PAYERS last night was 4 large and
rnthu,isstlc one. Spirited addresses were
J@r,rred by several speakers, and at the
tie three rouslng cheers were given in be-
haH NJ the Conservative nominees who
t,ror the NcCu!loch bill. At the same time
.ha EradiuSters Of Fourth Ward held a
,oretinr and organized club, with only
,iytv.eicht members.
Number OF refugee families from Mem
,,,i. VINO have been spending the summer
months in Petersburg lett the city this
Trrynjng 10 return 10 their homes.
The following pupils from our public
sorools will 90 over TO Richmond on Thurs
I.y,otake part in the school exercises al
~ Tajr-Ground>: Pupils to compete fol
tia p-iZc offered for the best map OF Nir
efr;a; ;. J. kinscy, Burton Donnan, Rich
ard Hpasiry. Julius Hcrzog. aud George
. 1rf>ry. These were selected from The
elias. who were taught that map last year
prnii. who will compete forthe prize Of
frrrd for the best map of the United States
N,,, r. l.. Clay, Robert Simpson, t. {
Mitchell. Richard Mayer. and Willie Al
friend. These Were selected because OF thei
excellence in drawing. They will reflrc
credit upon themselves, even il they do no
win The prizes.
citizens who are delinquent in theiI
Stale capifaton-t.x for 1873 are settling W
prettv freely at the Collectors Office, anC
before the end OF the week the number o
dciinquentS will be largely decreased. The
prospects are that 4 heavy vote will 81
pollcd here next Tuesday, though the de
linqucnt list now foots up nearly three
thousand.
The indications point to very large at
tendance at The Republican maSs-mt citing t
b. held tonight at the Academy OF Music
The speakers are Edgar Allan, John +
Dczcndori, and J. II. Van Auken-all o
then popular and strong men With thei
party and all earnestly in favor OF payin
the State debt. ROBIN ADAIR.