The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-26
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c.oss OF TIRE TwELrrH ANIMAL EXHIBITION
or rHE LYScBBURG AGRICULTURAL SO
cu4y-TBE BABIES. TBE LADIES, AMP tut
p,cFs-Tue RAILROAD QUESTION -stssiVN
OF THE cry c0rScIL-ANO1HkR sIkhkI'
can ACcIDENT-A IhtNph"stoH" "N
porre ron RICHMOND.
fCorrc,ponderct Of The Richmond D'tra'ch.i
OCTOBER %. 1880.
No living entertainment can compete "Hi
,he circus in Lynchburg, and hence the az
tendance yesterday, The closing day on Tue
rair was not so large as had been expected,
.hnnch The entfance-fee was reduced to 20
Cents. There were immense throngs on the
s,rnets awaiting the grand entrte OF the CIR
cns which aid not come oil by reason OF
occidental detention In the cars. The
sn,;re reeeipts at the FsirgaleS during the
eSbihition were $4,000. which Is considered
90 have been very satisfactory. all things
nnnsidereA. The novel features OF yester-
a. o.ore The baby show and the ladies'
s,S,,o match. There were twenty entries
Tor the two baby premiums, and the sue
csssfnl babies were 4 daughter Of Mr.. and
NJ a. Woodyille Smith snd son OF Mrs.
Cb.,ies L. Moorman, OF Campbell. Mr..
Smi,b's daughter Il granddaughter OF
Co,opel Robert +. Witbers, and IS the tnird
n his grandchildren who has been SINH
larly honorod IN the past week or TWO ltne
other two al the Wythevile FAIR. MRS.
Smith Colonel Withers's daughter, took
alec The second prize for horsemaDsbip, The
6rs, being awarded 10 Miss Annie Amber,
~ Amherst, and the third 10 Miss julia
Ward, al Campbell.
Colonel Withers was present in the city
dnring part Of the Fair. but left to fill en-
gsgemenis 10 speak elsewhere.
For the $500 trotiing premiums. free to
all. mile heats, best three in five, there were
three entries: HaTyey's Top, Danyiile ;
Bass's Orange Girl, Petersburg, and Brad
shaN's Blsek Maria, Lynchburg. The race
was won by Orange Girl in three straight
heats. Maria second and Top last. Time ;
$40, 2:44, and 2:42t.
The exhibition closed with the gentle
mems roadster race, the horses to be driven
by their owners. There were five entries.
and the race was won by Jesse Booker's
Virginia. Time: 3:45, 3:55, and $40. Mile
heats, best two in three.
the list of premiums awarded will be pub.
Usbcd in the city papers tomorrow. To-
dav the crowd is considerably reduced,
tbouch the streets still show hundreds OF
strangers. There has been very little dissi-
patton and no disOrderly behavior lie.
porte
The CITY CouHci at an adjourned meet
ing held last night heard the views OF Mir.
John L. Slaughter in regard to the interest
OF the city IN the Atlantic, Mississippi and
Ohio Railroad Company, and the steps pro-
per for the Council 10 take at this iuncture
with reference TO the proposed sale. He
was opposed 10 the scheme promulgated
under the auSDices Of the late conference at
Richmond, and recommended the appoint
ment OF q committee Of businessmen to act
with Major John w. Daniel, now in Rich
mynd, and thought they could make good
terms for the sale of the clty's stock. After
the discussion and rejection OF several
counter resolutions, a motion, offered by
Major John II. Flood, prevailed, by which
Messrs. {. f.. Heald and John Il. Slaughter
were appointed 10 proceed 10 Richmond
and negotiate for the best terms for the dis.
position Of The city'S stock. The Council
resolved TO hold meetings every night, sun
days excepted, until the committee sent to
Richmond shall have made its report.
Another accident occurred TO the street
cars Yesterday, by which one OF the horses
was fatally injured. II happened TO the
same car mo. 81 that killed Steptoe Wednes-
day, and very near the same place-the
heavy grade at the foot OF Fifth street. The
ears are not running today TO admit OF re-
pairs TO the road-bed. They will run on
Sundays.
Heavy thunder was beard here last night
about midnight, with lightning. There
must have been a considerable thunder
storm somewhere in the negh6OrhoOd.
Many OF the finest animals exhibited here
are on their way 10 the State Fair.
PULL CHURCHES SUNDAY, BUT SEVERAL
CLOsED-PREMlUys OF THE AGRICULTURAL
sOCLETY-NET RESULTS OF THE FAIR-sENT
on FOR NURDER-EFFECTs OF DRINK-SICK
PHYsICIANs-REyENUE RECEIPTS.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
OCTOBER %, 1880.
The churches yesterday were all well at
tended. the weather being unusually bright.
The PRESBYTERIAN churches were closed,
their pastors being absent in attendance on
the State synod. Al the COurt-Street Me-
thodist church Rev. A. c. Bergman preach
ed in The morning, Rev. A. C.. BIedsoe, the
pastor, being absent at Charlottesville. ST.
Paul's church was not open. Rev. Mr.. Car
son being absent in attendance on the Gen.
eral Convention at New York. He is eX-
pecied TO return home Saturday.
The papers OF this morning publish the
premiums awarded by the Agricultural So
cicty at the recent Fair. They aggregate
$4,000. The Society will Just about clear
expenses aud little left over. Mr.. McDon-
aid, the secretary and treasurer, has been
busily engaged all day paying off premiums.
As usual. there is good deal Of complaint,
especially over the articles contributed for
exhibition and competition by the ladies,
and il is charged that some OF the commit.
tees found out what were the names OF the
exhibitors, although they were supposed to
be concealed in the sealed entry-bOokS OF
the Society.
William Sprouse Tor Sproutts). the man
who Killed Spotswood Rider, has been sent
on for indictment on the charge OF murder
and committed 10 Jail TO await his trial
Rider bad only emerged from the peniten-
tiary on the 30lh OF last August. lie was a
quiet, hardwolking man when sober, but
full OF yindictvc violence when in liquor.
Sprouts and Rider were iu adjoining cells
az the police Office when the latter died /;
but II happened so quietly that the police
dId not discover IL until several hours
afterwards, when the body was already
stiff.
The work Of plastcrng Epiphany chapel
was begun to-day.
The revision OF the registration has so far
added to the lists 81 new While and SO new
colored names; some Of both by transfer.
There is not much excitement in politics,
although the regular Conservatives have
derived great encouragement from the recog
milton aud the address OF the National Com
mittee, and will spare no effort 10 poll full
vote OF the true ticket tomorrow week.
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