The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-09-23
Yitl,mond 4ispatfh.
rpuRspAy. SEPTEMBER %, 1880
pETERsRU-sa.

.oY ,rrcAL NAfTERs-D. slIxGuIsHED SPEAK
rrs INVITED TO REPRESENTATIVES. SOUTH
ApPToY sE-eoxp STILL. IN JAIL AND
DAVIS scrr,A.oEp--DkLEaATEs TO THE
rREsByTY.S,Ax CorSCIL--IMPoRrAST sVk'
DER Ts,.Al, &C.
ftos .<sponaence or the Richmond Dispa'chl
SEPTEMBER %, 1850.
'fhe Conservative City Executive COM
.A,,ec have recently been IN correspond
cnce with n number OF DISTINGUISHED gen-
,ia,,an win view to getting them TO speak
=" ps,srsbnrO. Several OF them have con-
.,,eS 20 come. but in view OF their en-
s,aa.,oents they have TO Tx their own dates
g. .reaking. and The consequence Il That
"s xet,-not due. however, 10 any fault OF
r. pxeeutiye Committee--thc Conserva-
, ~. ~ petersburg have had no gene
-, rst,eca,lon meeting during this can
x"ss Among the gentlemen who baye
sscoo,ed invitations 10 speak here are
Sera,cr Morgan, Of Alabama; Hon.
Iosn w. Daniel, Captain Z. w. Mckin-
nev ,o,onel samuel +. Coleman, Gen.
ersl John Echols, and Judge John L. har-
ms and when they come the Conservatives
viii Give them big welcome. As so mrch
has been said by The ReSdjuster speakers
in reference 10 General Echols, there Is
snec,sl desire to bear blm. II Is probable
,ba, the tirsi meeting will be held some time
next week.
William II. Pond, Of southampton coun-
~. who yeas sent on for indictment by inc
rand Jury OF the United states District
Cont by Commissioner Gallagher on Satur'
day last, for cOrruptly swearing out war
rant for the arrest OF j. L. DAVIS tcoioFedl,
90 nreyent the latter testifying against him
in a case pending In said court. or 10 lnna-
nrce his testimony, IL sill held in our Jail In
default Of $1,000 bail for bis appearance 10
answer such indictment. The negro DAVIS
rho was brought here from Southsmp-
TON iail on a writ OF hdbeds corpus is.
sned nv Jndge Hughes to testify against
pond. whose pathetic story, as told
70 The Commissioner, has been pub
Usbed in full In the Dispatch, was yesterday
discharged from Jail on an order issued Oy
Judge Barrett, az Southampton county. The
ground of the discharge Yps that Davis was
Illegally confined. He was convicted OF
netii larceny and sentenced by the Justice
irving the case TO both stripes and impris-
eminent. The Imprisonment was held to
no illegal. There is no doubt that X The
fuIl facts i'm this case are brought out In the
Tni,ed STATES Court they will go to show
that the prosecution OF Pond partakes more
OF The nature OF persecution than other
wise. ..
Rev. DR.. Wiiherspoon, Of this city, LETT
to-day for Philadelphia to attend the Pan
PRESBYTERIAN Council as one OF the dele
gates or representatives from Virginia. DR..
Armstrong. OF Norfolk; DR.. Brown, OF
Richmond. and Mr.. Merge, OF Fredericks-
burg, are the other delegates from this
State. -,
Rev. II. s. Barrett, OF Richmond, will
lecture al ST. Johns church tomorrow
night on "Tongues-M Male and Female"
Rev. John Jasper, OF Richmond. is to
preach tomorrow night at the FAIRGROUNDS
in this city IN aid Of the Gospel camp'meet-
ings now being held there. These meet
ines have recently been largely attended.
the audiences in large part being composed
Of whites. One Of the main features OF the
meetings is the singing OF the Jubilee Sing
eTs, which seems to be much enjoyed.
New tobacco primings are coming into
market pretty freely. aud are bringing fair
prices. The Ia, years crop OF loose to-
bacco is pretty well exhausted, and the re-
ceipis lately have been very light.
The case OF John Merritt, OF Weldon, n.
c., charged with the murder OF +. Nj.
Hicks last fall, j. now being tried in the
Superior Court Of Halifax County, n. e..
The case Is one OF much importance, and
attracts great interest. ROBIN ADAIR.