The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-07-21
LYNCHBURG.

THE CONGRESSIONAL CONygNTIoNs-T II
NAMES OF THE NOMINEES-A STRANGE Med
ICAL CASA BODY EXUDING BLOOD-THE
CLUB-R LIGIOUS PARAGRAPHs-A FRO
GREsSIvE MOVEMENT, &C.
GCorresponsence Of tile Richmond Dispatsb.l
July 10, 1880.
Public interest has begun to be manifest
in the nominations for Congress from this
district The district members OF the State
Committee have called nominating con-
yentiOn, which is to assemble in this city
on the 25lh of August. | hear Of no name
Whatever in connection with the Conserva-
tive nomination save that OF Hon. j. Ran.
Tucker, who possesses the confidence and
affection OF the people OF the district in a
remarkable degree. am told that General
Wyatt NJ. Elliot i to be the nominee OF the
Mahone-G Garfield Convention, which meets
on the 31st Of August.
A case OF curious interest for the medical
fraternity occurred In this city some days
ago. A respectable and worthy man, whose
name need not be mentioned, employed in
one OF the tobacco.factories OF the city, was
exposed to the rain, returning to his home
to dinner, after having been subjected to
great heat in the steaming" room OF the
establishment. In this state he ate bis din
ner, and was shortly after seized with a
chill His face next became swollen out OF
all proportion, and some kind Of congestion
following, bis body became purple, and is
said to have copiously exudcd blood. The
remains were buried yesterday. The case
was regarded as extraordinary by the doc
tors who witnessed 1t.
The District Conference Of the Methodist
Episcopal Church holds its regular quarter
ly session in Nelson, beginning tomorrow.
Rev. A. G. Bledsoe being absent yesterday
at the dedication Of new church in Cum
berland county, the pulpit OF Court-Street
church was occupied by Rev. DR.. Paul
Whitehead. of Farmvile. Rev. Il. 5. Gre
cory preached for Mr.. Williams at Grace
Protestant Episcopal church. Rev. Mr.
Carson announced at st. PauPs that the
Fair-Grounds' chapel might be regarded an
assured success. and that services might
soon begin there.
The Lynchburg Club has been re or
ganzed by the appointment Of Colonel C..
w. Statham the president, MIR. p. A.
Krise treasurer, and Mr.. John Ii. Lewis
secretary Board OF General Management
with authority TO conduct the affairs OF the
body 10 the best advantage.
The Lynchburg garden is almost
ready for occupancy by the public. This
institution will mark more decided adj
vance from the old-fashioned ways Of the
d" burg" than all other innovations.
There has been blessed change in the
temperature since the cloud OF Saturday
evening, which must have discharged a
severe storm somewhere in the viclnoge.
WEATHER wIsDoM-CLYDEsDALE STOCK EN-
ROUTE PoR THE STATE FAIR-THE COLORED
NORMAL SCHOOL AND ITS METHODIST NORTH
CAROLINA INvEsTMENT-P E-LUNA.
TICS, &C.
correspondence OF the Richmond DlspatchI
July 90, 1880.
"Rain, rain, and sun, and rainbow after
RAIN" is the way Tennyson has it, and the
way we have had ii for many days. Yes
terday evening, late, we were favored with
heavy thunderstorm, and again late last
night with another. To-day the clouds are
still watery. aud the mercury is more mod
crate.
| A distinguished visitor Is announced to
be forthcoming at the next State Fair. Last
spring Mr.. George w. Palmer, president OF
the State Agricultural Society, imported
from Aberdeen, Scotland, two fine horses
OF the Clydesdaie breed, which is that OF
| the heavy draught horses OF that country.
One OF these was the stallion "DOnside
| Champion" and a mare, Lady Netherby. ;"
Mr.. Palmer has now added to his stud a
stallion colt, "Tam Glen" bred BY Mr..
James Mckenzie, OF Tam's Glenn, Scotland,
which, though not yet two years old. has
taken seventeen prizes at the fairs OF Eng
fish and Scotch towns. He will be an OBJ
iect OF great interest to visitors at the Fair.
Some OF our English settlers are getting
up series OF hurdle races for the next
Lynchburg Fair. Among the prizes will be
a $50 silver cup by a leading hotel pro-
prietor.
Many visitors attend daily the sessions OF
the colored Normal Institute, attracted as
well by tue novelty OF the spectacle as by
the novelty Of the methods OF instruction
taught. DR.. Ruffner is expected In a day
or two. II Is clear that Noah Webster, DR..
Addison Alexander, and all the others that
were once supposed to be wise and learned,
would not be considered competent in these
days to teach even A, b, G in negro
school. Phonetics is the prevailing mode,
and the alphabet itself has passed out OF
old.fashioned recognition.
Colonel A. II. Leitwich and other gentle.
men OF this city have recently purchased
| the gas-works at Greensboro, n. e., as an
investment, and they are soon 10 80 into
operation. ~ 7' - ~" '''N
There is general complaint that the police