The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-05-04

ADJOURNED MEETING OF STOCKHOLDERS
PERSONAL MATTERS CHURCH ORGANS
ACTIVITY IN PoLITICs-THE READJUsTER
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. DEATH OF A cITI-
ZEN OF DINWIDDIE-A ADDITIONS TO THE
CHURCHES, &C.
fCorrespoudence of The Richmond Dispalchl
MAY 3, 1880.
A telegram received from Lynchburg an
nounces the death there this morning, OF
consumption, of Mr.. John NJ. Love, a
prominent tO3acconist and wel-known
citizen of that place. Dir. Love about seven
wears ago married daughter of Mr.. Leroy
Roper, Of this city, and was well known
here.
An adjourned meeting Of the stockhold-
ers Of the Life-lnsurince Company OF Viz
GINA will be Eeld here on Wednesday. The
object of the meeting is to hear tue report
OF the committee appointed at the annual
meeting as TO the propriety of removing the
principal Office OF the company to Rich
mond-a matter that was preached at the
late general meeting OF the stockholders.
Rev. DR.. Wither- poon has been quite sick
for several days, and was unable TO occupy
his pulpit yesterday in consequence.
| 1t is stated that III consequence OF strike
among the organ-bullaers in some of the
factories in New York the completion and
delivery OF the organs ordered some time
ago by one or two of the churches IN this
city will be delayed.
| Rev. DR.. j. L. Edwards and Rev. DR.. j..
j. Lafferty. Of Richmond. are expected TO
visit our city next Sunday and preach in
one or more OF the Methodist churches
morning and night.
A great deal of activity is shown in Re-
adjus,er circles to-day in view of the pub
| lisaed calls for the meetings OF that party in
the different wards tomorrow night TO
nominate candidates for their municipal
itickct. Each ward will yoto tho names
sent down from the Executive Committee,
and those receiving the highest number Of
votes will be declared the nominees for the
respective offices. Candidates for some OF
the positions are very active to-day, and the
sovereigns are being freely interviewed.
The offices TO be filled at the approaching
election are those of mayor, sergeant, col
| ector OF city taxes, commissioner Of
revenue, Commonwealth attorney, high
constable, and gauger. AS / have prev-
ousy stated, there will be no opposition in
the meetings tomorrow night TO Mayor
Cameron, Sergeant Johnston, or Co lector
Bond. 1t is not believed that the opposi-
ton to Captain Hinton for Common
WeaituS attorney VIII De oil material COLI
sequence. Mr.. George +. Doggett will be
his only opponent. FOR gauger, Mr.. Mike
Heclar will probably be renominated. The
chief interest of the meetings centres on the
offices ofstOmmissioner OF the revenue and
high constable, for each OF which there
are candidates.
The straight-out Republicans will make
their nominations some time during the
week.
Mr.. Edward Watkins, very worthy and
respected citizen OF Dnwiddie, died very
suddenly at his residence ia that county,
yesterday. He was volunteer OF the Mex
lean war, and was nearly sixty years Of age.
On Saturday Mr.. Watkins attended meet
ing OF his Grange, returning to his home at
night in good health. About 10 o'clock he
was found speeches. in his bed. and lin-
gered in that condition until o'clock yes.
terday morning.
Seven persons were admitted TO the men,
bersbip Of Wesley Methodist Episcopal
church yesterday, and three at Market
Street.
Mr.. Benjamin Verreil. an employe at The
City Mills, was very painfully injured two
or three days ago by the falling Of a heavy
grind-stone on his leg. ROBIN ADAIR.