The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1880-04-21
PETERSBURG.

o,xw,npff fYNCHiNG CASE BEFORE THE
fa n,,S,, u.Ry--So INFORMATION OBTAINED.
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,s'.u..,or,.eucc Of the Richmcad Nspatch.I
wv" ArRI 90. 1880.
Oh. snecia, grand Jury summoned for the
t m ,erm Of the County Court OF Dinwtd-
Api, icdict the uc9ro ravisher James
oe ,ss engaged mod OF the day yester.
w~' :, ,ryinr 10 Investigate the 'ynching OF
cN s,d Rlsck on tho night OF Mend ~ the
isy , ,nsiant. A uumber Of persons APP
.s .s before the Jury In obedience to sum-
~ INIT they could give no Information
w. as 10 the parties 10 the iynchiug,
s,he Grand Jury adjourned without be-
sS. shIe 10 make any preseotmenis.
"s ronc,inc Of the Conservatives OF Din.
tss;c county was held Yesterday at the
w. 'house. and the following delegates
cVu,' nIsc,ed to the State Convention which
Wu.,ohles in Richmond on the 10Th Of May I:
nsrsrty District, Il. J. Epes and II. L..
IT,. Nsmozine District. J. {. Smith and
- y Paoth: Sappony District. W. NJ. Field
"a II ! Hesriwell; Darvil's District, j.
Frazer and T. i. Rives.
In Inc course OF their progress on Satur-
- The forest fres in Dinwiddie county de-
ICED a grisi.miil, Rranary, and two
- The mill was situated on Grsvelly
20. shon, twelve miles from Petersburg,
. .a5 was owned by Mr.. J. G.. Wilkinson. OF
49, CITY. II was insured FOR $3.50 in the
|~.riie Insurance Company OF Richmond
-, ona half IFS value. A granary and one
I'm on Mr.. pasehal HeartwelPs farm. in
49, ssn,e vicinity, were destroyed by the
sare Ere. The man from whom this fire
a.csned was Yesterday indicted by tae grand
iuyy a, TIE county.
professor William Mason Evans hes been
.ddres,ing large audiences in behalf OF the
Cosnel temperanoe-reform movement, and
has been quite successful in bis work in this
CIV He is heartily endorsed by the pas
Tors Many persons after hearing his adj
dresses have signed the pledge OF total alb
sRence.
The call for a meeting of all Republicans
Who are In favor Of maintaining the in
,ecrjtv OF their party organization seems 10
have aroused the fears OF the Rea0iuSter
c,emcpt OF that party. A meeting Of this
clement YVES gotten up last night, through
the fundamentally Of certain OF the lead
ers. 10 take the matter al the call under
consiierak5on. A resolution was adopted
requesting all Republicans Of the city. with
ori regard 10 Grace. color, or previous con-
drion," TO atiend the meeting tonight. IL
i, therefore highly probable that the meet
ing OF those Republicans who wish 10 main-
tain the integrity Of their party VIII either
b, broken up or bodily captured by the
coored Regdjusters.
II is reported here to- lay that two or
three tobacco barns in the vicinity Of VII
sons depot, on the Atlantic, Mississippi
and Ohie railroad, were burned day or
two ago.
Mr.. John Il. Gough has been invited to
deliver a lecture In this city.
Captain John II. Hill (colored) is men,
Toned among bis colored friends here rs a
suitable candidate for Congress at The fall
elections. Whether or not the Captain has
aspirations 10 that direction know not.
II is reported that the Republicans are TO
have the Commissioner Of Revenue and
High Constable on the Readiusters' ticket,
with probably a division OF the minor
offices.
As before stated, the RCadiusters will
make determined fight for the Council.
In order to control that body they will have
10 carry every ward In the city. In the last
election three wards gave majority against
them. They can only hope 10 carry these
wards by colonization, and IL is reported
that this work has been in progress for some
time.
The weather to-day is stormy and cold.
ROBIN ADAIR.