The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-16
DANVILLE.

r,,, ,,rrsvry1SrA AND FRANKLIN ROAD run
x,yo-nyyIyAI seRvIcEs-sERIoUs ACCT
DENT TO Mr.. JOHN T. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
PLANT BEDS sUFFEnNG--THE READJUsrtRs'
Correspondence Of the Ricamond plspa'cn.l
APRIL 10, 1880.
Mr.. +. NJ. Pace, distinguished tobacco
man OF Lynchburg, was mere yeste'ouy'
From him learn that the first tra,n "a mr.
teriaI train) went through on the flt'sYNr
n.s and Franklin railroad yesterday, ana
,ha, Messenger and freigbt-cars will soon
ne running the whole length OF that ROAD.
Revival services are being held this week
at the North DanyilIe Methodist church ana
at the Lynn.Street Methodist church. Rev.
w. n. Edwards. OF Portsmouth, Is assist
ing Rev. Mr.. Compton at the Uninsured
church. and il said 10 have been preaching
very interesting sermons.
Two ladies OF the Episcopal church gave
supper night before last, and iuDrh yes,
tcrday, for the benefit OF the churcn, ana
they were generously paironzed.
Rev. Mr.. Holmes received four members
into the Baptist church last night Dv pap
ism. Eleven members have betn received
into This church by baptism since Tie COM
mepcement OF The recent revival services,
in which Mr.. Holmes was assisted nisI ny
Rev. j. Il. Hutson, and afterwards by Kew.
&. w. Beale.
The funeral OF Mr.. J. w. Newcomb, who
died day before Yesterday. took place yes
terday. Mr.. Newcomb had been for long
time one OF the Dapville merchants.
Rev. II. d. Haypore, of Penn's store,
Patrick county, was in the city yesterday In
the interest of a church at Patrick Court
house.
A building lot on Bridge street which
belonged to the estate 81 Hobson Johns, de-
ceased, has been bought at auction by Mr.
f. Y. Burton for 81, 400. The lot fronts Al
| feet inches.
Mr.. John r. SchOdeld, from near Laurel
| Grove, in this county, was seriously IN
jured on the 10Th infant in attempting 10
| force his horse across creek IN the nelSn-
| borhOod. The boise, becoming very re-
fracrory. reared and fell backwards, ana
| MIR. SchoGed was caught under blm. MI.
| Scho6eld was found a short time afterwards
| by two Of his neighbors and carried home
Lon litter. The lower part Of his body wa
very much bruised, and fears were felt that
| he would not recover from the Injuries.
Reports from many parts OF the country
| warrant the belief that the tobaccO-pldnt
beds are suffering much from the ravages OF
the fly during thi, cool aud dry weather.
| A small war has been going on here
amongst the Republicans since the holding
| OF th. Republican Convention nj Chatham.
| That Convention. as ! wrote the D'S-
| match. was for Grant first, last, and all the
ilme," and held out no promise OF CO.
alition with the Mah0nereS. Some OF the
| leaders Of the Republicans had no share in
| the dongs of that Convention. and nov we
have war OF hard words and cutting IN
| situations. With these hard words and IN
siuuatiops the writer has nothing 10 do.
He notes, however, that Mayo,' which
was the signature of Major l.. NJ. Shumaker
| to letters written bv him on o her subjects,
| wishes all genuine Republicans 10 demand
That the little affair at Staun'on Shall meet,
organize, and adjourn until after the Re-
adjusters' Convention in Juy," and after
,har meet again and consider whether the
Republicans can stand on the ahjusters'
platform or not. IL not, then he wants the
Republicans to put forth ticket ana plat
| form Of their own. ALPHA.