The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-08-19
PETERSBURG.

...,xa rur CONVERSIONS or NEW
.,npcu - REPUBLICAN MEETING - Rad
,rsrsr CONVENTIONAL Nav CHURCH AT IT.
rp,ck-prrIcrt.TY N pINwfDpiE-roiiTf'
CAL DISCUSSION, &C.
tforreSpondcnce OF The Richmond Dispaieai
AueusT Is, 1880.
Tho Cornerstone OF new Methodis'
os,rrh 10 be erected at Wakefield, In Sus'
s1sy comfy. win oe laid with Masonic cere'
,,nn,es on Friday the 27,h instant under
80 sn.n,ees Of Wakefield Lodge, No. lyS
c 81. Master Coles has been invited to he
nrsscn, and oficiale. In bis absence tue
10 w,II he laid By w. Il. Mcllwaine,
rsa.. of this city. and the address on the
occasion will be delivered ny lhoinas u
Watkins, ESQ. -, .
meeting last night, and addresses were oe'
lycred by Charles IL. Tinsley ana slmon
Walker, both colored. Ttnsiev was one ~
the leading Republican Resolus'eIs IN VI.
campaIcn Of last fail. and exercised g'ss 90,
deal OF Influence. II Is stated ina. ~ w
speech last night be commenced on sia.o'
C,meron's assertion in the Richmond Con-
veniion that the Readjusters would MOI JON
,h,tr Renubicsn allies in the support OF
Garfield and Arthur, and replied by saving
th.t neither would the Republicans follow
,hcir Y, Sdiustcr allies In this canvass Ds
Voting for the national Democratic ticket.
Nost of the prominent colored Republicans
In This civ and section who last year az
fnaled with and spoke and worked Tor the
pesdinSters are found in this campaign
working for the regular Republican ticket
The ReSdjusier Convention TO nominate
\ candidate for Congress In this dislrict
Will assemble AT BurkeyIlle tomorrow. IL
seems 20 be the general impression mat tue
nominee of this Convention VIII be he-
nubljcap Rtsdjustcr, and MIR. W. ;. Hooper,
~ Farmyille. is The one most prominently
mentioned In connection WITH the hohiha'
ton.
The Baptists Of Ettrick propose al an
carly dav TO commence the erection OF
handsome new church edifce In place OF tue
one in which they now worship, when 's
TOO small for the growing congregation
The sunday school Of this church, Known
a. Mount Calvary, was organized some
wears ago with only a few pupils. nc
number has grown TO over one bnDdreu,
and it has recently donated 1900 towards
The building Of the new church, TACT tha'
is greatly 10 It's credit
In the upper end Of Dinwiddie county
two or three days ago dlfhculty occurred
between two cttiZenS-MesSls' ID. uOhe'
and John Pettus, in which. II is said, Tue
latter had hls skull fractured by The blow
of a sick in the hands OF the former
Tucker is under arrest for trial.
At Dinwddie Courthouse on MONDAY
there was q discussion between Messts
Buford and Arnold in behalf Of the lie
adiusterS, and Mr.. George 5. Bernard OF
the part OF the Conservatives. The meet
ing was large and orderly one. Ihe lie
publicans also held their meeting ut TIT
same TIME.
4 meeting OF the Petersburg Fish ant
Game Association will be held tomorrow
night. at which a statement OF the wori
done by the Association will be made. Tn
der the auspices OF our Association mum
Der Of clubs have been formed in the a0li
cent counties, and great deal has been dom
towards impariing information TO the coun
Try people in regard 10 the fish and game
laws. ROBIN ADAIR.