The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-10-21
DANVULE

MEETING OF COIORED PE0PLE-A GYMNA-
sim CLUB-YOUNG MEMS DEBATING So
CONGRATULATIONS FOR wISTER-THE
VIRGINIA CONFERENCE.-THE C!DENT-FROsT--
RECEIPTs-PERSONALs.
correspondence OF the Richmond Dspaicb.l
OCTOBER 90. 1880.
About five hundred colorcd people from
town and country marched about town last
night with lanterns and transparencies. bad
some speaking afterwards in front OF the
courthouse, and again marched about town.
About midnight their hurrahs and cheering
were heard out towards the west end OF
Main street. The largest OF the Transparent
cies bad upon it Abraham Lincoln ana
"U, S. Grant," On others were such mot
toes "a these: "No Hancock For U.s."
"Garield and Arthur shall be inaugurated
March 4, 1884," "Jobn 7. Stoyall, the
Head-stone OF the Corner; the stone-build-
ers have become rejected" Down in tue
crowd, while Arnold was speaking, the
basket-men were Offering for sale "Stovall
apples " and StoyaIl chestnUts." While
in the crowd | heard Arnold endeavor to
eat ablisb the point that Hancock, along with
Seymour and Blair, had been in for putting
the negro back Just where he was In 1868,
and this statement brought forth tremeD-
dous applause. The oratory OF this man
has been greatly oyerrated. II is mostly
muscular.
The approach Of cold weather and other
circumstances have driven Robin Hood and
his merry men land ladies)-that is to say,
the Archery. Cluh-into winter quarters.
The next step IL the formation Of gymna-
stun club. Colonel J. NJ. Neal is the presi-
dent; Mr.. Ii. X. Miller, vice-pre'ldent; W..
w. Holland, treasurer; j. q. Miller, Jr,
secretary and the Executive Committee
CAPTAIN T. j. Talbot and Messrs. W. w.
Waddlll, o. W. Dudley, j. l.. HicksOD, L..
l.. Strause. About fifty names have been
enrolled.
The officers of the Young Mems Debating
Society for the ensuing term are Presi-
dent, J. o. Verser, Vice-Presldent, L. C..
Ayerett: Secretary. A. ii. Weld; Treas
urer. II. w. Cobb; Sergeant-at-A Arms, L. o..
Moore; Critic. u. n. Hines.
As there is fOretod to us long and bard
winter, the disposition TO make that time
pass away as pleasantly as possible has
prompted some of the leading spirits, along
with the gymnasium and The Debating So
ciety, TO form n musical club, and there is q
prospcct that series OF lectures will also
be provided for the Danville public.
Arrangements are being made this week
for the entertainment OF the members OF the
Virginia Conference, aud | hear that the
people are going TO manifest their charac-
teristic hospitality.
The Ddiiy NelCS, heretofore an evening
pa7er, becomes a morning paper after to-
day.
William Keer Edwards, Of the Mount
Cross neighborhood, fell out OF chestnut
tree last Saturday. a distance OF about thirty
feet, and suffered fracture OF one OF his
ankles and such internal injury as to cause
splitting Of blood.
The first killing frost appeared here yes
terday, and some people say thin coating
OF ice here and there.
The interna-reyenue receipts for last
week amounted TO lS,l96.5l.
Rev. DR.. Martin left yesterday to attend
the Synod, which meets at Martinsburg,
West Virginia.
Colonel Cabell was at Carroll Courthouse
last Monday, that being court-day.
Senator Stoyall was at Pittsylvania court
last Monday. On the same day and at the
same place Colonel w. +. Cameron met
Captain Thomas Whitehead in a discussion.
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