The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-27
I,YNCHBURG.

PERSONAL COLLISION BETWEEN PROMINENT
CITIZENs-A POSTING AFFAIR-THE N0MINA-
TON OF COyGREssNAN TUCKER FOR RE-ELEC'
TIoN-A GRAND RALLY AND TORCH LIGHT
ROCEssIOy-PERSONAL- sc.
correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.1
AUGUST 20, 1890.
Considerable excitement prevailed in the
neigbborhood OF the market-house on Main
street this morning about O'Clock, grow
ing out OF a collision between Major John
s. Langhorne. prominent citizen. and
Captain Joel w. Flood, OF Appomaitox. 1t
seems that there had been some pecuniary
transactions between Major Flood and
the estate OF the late Chiswell Dabney.
ESQ, whose daughter Major Langhorne
married. Major Flood recently obtained a
judgment OF Court for the payment OF
a claim by the estate, which claim
Major Langhorne asserted TO have once
been discharged already. Yesterday he
asked Flood if he meant TO collect that mo-
ney a second time. On Floods stating that
be had il decree OF court for IL, Langhorne
answered that il he insisted on this pay
ment he intended to post him (Flood) at the
market-house this morning as sconnGrel.
PunctualIy of 0 O'Clock Major Langhorne
stuck up his card; and Flood, who
was standing bv, struck at him with bis
list. knocking off his hat. The police had
somehow got wind OF the affair, and Officer
j. Il. Jennings stepped promptly between
the parties to receive a heavy blow with a
stick aimed By Flood at Major LaDghorne.
Major Langhorne attempted TO draw his
pistol. which was taken by Officer Jennings,
while Major Flood was disarmed By Captain
PettIgrew. The parties were conveyed be-
fore Justice Amber, and bound over in
81 900 each 10 keep the peace.
Yesterday was one OF the most glorious
on record in the annals OF the Conservatives
OF Lvnchburg. The District Convention
was loye-feast in politics, presaging har-
mOny and victory in the coming struggle.
T. n. Williams, Esq, was permanent pre>i-
dent OF the Convention, and the nomination
Of Mr. Tucker was made by {. T. Smith, of
Nelson, and seconded by A. II. Leftwich, Of
this city, on whose motion the nomination
was made by acclamation and amid great
enthusiasm. The torch-light procession at
night was one Of the finest our streets have
seen, and the rally at the opera-house packed
that spacious building almost TO suifocation.
Mr.. fuckers speech is said to have been
one OF the most powerful and brilliant ever
delivered by him. 1t is useless to attempt
any summary OF its points. He was fol-
lowed by Hon. j. II. Ii. Figgat, Of Bote-
tourt, and S. Griffin, Of Bedford. The
crowd at a late hour serenaded Major
Daniel at his residence, but the Major eX-
cused himself from speaking, as be was
about to set out for Washington to speak at
a grand rally OF the Democrats OF the Dis
trict OF Columbia to be held tonight. He
had made in the Convention Il fine speech
endorsing the reelection of Mr.. Tucker.
Dir. Rddleberger, Of the FacIng-0Oth-
ways ticket, passed through the city yes'er-
day en- route for Alexandra. His south
western canvass appeared TO have worn
hlm on: considerably, and he looked in any
thing but good spirits to the casual eye.
The Virginia Eclectic, literary monthly.
established in this city some months ago,
has suspended publication.
Mr.,IIugh Hughes, one or the city OIL
cials, is to be married to-day to Miss Brans-
ford daughter OF Mr.. John William Brans-
ford, late of Richmond. TELEPHONE.