The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-01-14
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or OF coIoRHD EMIGRANTs IN
ANolnS-ny,qH OF rHYsiCisN-ibLNess
w'ir ,o,uyR CITlzEN--ELECTloNo OF OFF
O. o,SYIxGs CoyRT poCkkT-REaARk-
GINS ,',,sr or wfA1HER-DEMAND FOR
A'sss,.sSvS--rvEsoNAL, &C.
hohSSN ,.,cs If the Richmond Dispatch.l
iCT7espO"''' January l3, 1880.
III, ~ fftv negro emigIants from
Ano,uso.i, 80, lection Of North Carolina ar
The Sous" ,o,s cl,v on the train from Weldon
Tiyca ~ ' ,a N route TO Indiana They
this mo- ,,o,n,e Of both sexesand different
eabFac,S y =, 10 anticipate bright hopes as
Sges, spu Si,,ou and privileges they are to
10 uS in the land they are golug 10;
,e!o C,ber and probably larger company o'
AU..r,nts from The same section aie IA l,eve-
eH :, zach here on lhutSoay moInlns'
a Tsr " 90 immediaie'y o" '"'0"S" 10 ""S"'
ingtOn. r,,ia nropjnent physician
Dr. 'o" ..; No county, died yesterday morn
81 o,'I bi> hone. ST Hicks'ord, after prlc'
i iis.s. 81 Pneumonia. Deceased was a ma,
l.lu' :, Rprrn,w.ck county, and orother OF
i've VI william VI. Field, treasurer OF
Sem,;isie. He was about my years OF
md leave, a family
9s.' ~ received to-day from Norfolk
. ""s N. critical illness Of Captain
apnou'SS' nil. formerly Of this city and for
t''',r,r. q conductor on the Atiantlc'
Ws. .''..ippi sad ONO railroad: ,
N', ,sI fsnnnal meeting Of the Petersburg
A, Len Mechanic Association, held last
,.s, Mr. William G. LumSden was elected
n's"' -, iome> +. Wolf. vice. pre> iGent;
W,ljsn II. Baxter. secretary and trea-
a'U according 10 the report OF the trea-
SUI ,tn .um Il sl.479 was last year APP
u','.io,,d for the relief Of the widows OF
dees,sed members.
several Of the delegates from inc Liquor
-. Gssocil,Ion OF Petersburg went
49, p,eb- ond to-day 10 attend the Con-
w. go, -, ~ ,be rouor dealers Of the state,
, t....ii,,nCe,sto.D,sht. Delegations from Nor
an and Portsmouth also passed through to
Richmond to-day.
TIE civil docket Will consume most OF 'he
,;,'. a the quarterly term Of the Hastings
can't Of this cify, which begins on IhulS-
S,v The Commonwealth'S docket en-
t'-.sss onlv two felony eases, one OF which
:. t.of a James II. Young, charged with
t0I,Dg George Hinton on the 1t OF last No
ytmber.
Formers In tie adjacent section represent
the condition IL the growing crop as greatly
improved by ,bc recent rains, and that the
rro,ptct for an average yield i very good.
The charge ~ weather last night was one
n ,be most sudden and remarkable known
oven In ibis chanCeable climate. The sun
went down ~ @ c'cr sky, after a day or
ls'nv tempcIa,ure. This morning snow
covered the ground to the depth Of nearly
forr incbe.. wing upon ,leei which formed
during the night. The people generally
were greatly surprised when they awoke to
discover the great change that had occurred
since they went 10 bed. The snow, how
ey,7 ba, rapidly disappeared under the IN
luence q The suns rays, and. except IN
Shady pisces, very little Of it is left.
North Carolina seems TO be drawing quite
lrge'y on the western horse market. With
in the pss, week fourteen carloads OF
horse. have passed through our city from
Cincinnati 10 that state. II is said that the
co.ore-l farmer, are the largest buyers.
Mrs. Joe Jtif T>on has been stopping IN
tie city for day or two, waiting to join
bcr husband or bis arrival here. She has
secured seats II TIE Academy OF Music for
Thursday ni-h', when he plays Rip Van
Wuhle.
T. :. Dennis. very worthy colOred man
and well known river captain, regularly
liccn,edsdied last evening.
ROBIN ApAIR.