The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1881-10-06
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A sf,pprN AND GREAT CHANGE IN TbhFhi'A-
TYRy-woRK or THE SEw-R1yER RAIL
poAp-p1SwIpDIH P0LIT1Cs-ANoTHER Old
CITIZEN DEAD--rAyORABLE REPORTS fHo1
TIIr corNTIEs-PERsONAL TO
VISIT RICHMOND, &C.
TCorre,pondcnce Of the Richmond Disps'ch.I
OCTOBER 3, 1881.
Retwcen the hours 81 sunset last evening
and sunrise This morning there was fall
OF nearly 2Jo in temperature. during tne
NIGHT severe wind-stoIm passed over this
section. shaking the houses and awakening
and startling the people from their SUM,
hers. but fortunately doing no material
damage. No rain fell. The roaring OF inc
wind was nj times almost terrific, ana aiteI
tbe brief lulls that occurred could be heard
for some minutes before its approach me
force of the storm was between II ana
O'Clock this morning.
II Is stated that the Norfolk ana western
Railroad Company have l,OOO nahUs al
work grading and tunncillng on lne NcW-
Riycr branch Of the road, end that the
work will now be pushed forward 70 earl!
complction. The branch road viii De ABOUT
40 miles i'm length, and will be laid with the
hest OF the rails that have been tHkeR UP
from the trunk road. IL will tap some OF
the richest coal deposits in the mountains,
and furnish an almost ineXhauslible supply
Of that fuel. IL is then proposed TO use
coal for the engines along the Wholc me Oh
the road instead OF only west OF Lynch-
burg. ms Mt present. The coal thus obtained
yyill cost less than one third the price the
company is now paying for it at Bristol.
Appomatlox COmmandcry OF Knights
Templar. OF this city, will visit 1orhtoWn,
and large number OF or MasOns VIII also
be present 10 take part in the ceremonies
oi LAYING the cornerstone OF the monument.
The late DR.. p. II. Lightfoot had an in
surance of $1,000 on his lifc-S3,OOJ IN tne
Equitable Company and $4,000 IN the
ROYAL Arcanum.
The SiraightoUt Republicans in Dlnwid-
die will nominate candidate for the House
of DELEGATES TO oppose A. W. Harris (col-
orcd). the Observation-Disclosures nominee,
and their strength in the county Il by no
means to he dcSpised. The Democrats
win also make a nomination.
Mr.. T. c. Christian, one OF our Oldest
and most respected citizens, died last night
after brief illness; aged eighty-tWo years.
Reports from southampton and Green's
vile concur i'm the statement that there
nave Dttll EItdb iliall. 'iieh-N' '''''''o
white Deople i'm those counties from the Re
adjuSter TO the Democratic party. The
fact is so notorious as to be the subject OF
common talk among the people who visit
those counties. And il may be added that
tie changes in this section are not confined
TO SOUTHAMPTON and Grccnsyille.
Hon. Joseph Jorgcnsen, when IN TINS
CITY few days ago, declined TO be inter
viewed. lie preferred not to commit him
self on political matters, and it may De
Noticed that he has thus far taken no part
in the canvass. There arc those who
think the Doctor has somewhat weakened
since the Lynchburg Conventions.
st q meeting OF the Young Mems Dem
ocratic Club held last night it was decided
70 accept The invitation recently extended
the Club TO visit Richmond in a body on
the night Of the 18th to attend the mass
meeting then to be held. \ special train
has been chartered for the trip, and It is
expected that some three or four hundred
Of our Young men will visit your city on
the evening mentioned.
Justice John ". Saunders was indicted
NV the grand jury OF Grecnsviile county
for the killing OF john Davis last month.
and was admitted TO bail in the sum OF
-, OOO for his appearance for trial at the
December term Of the court.
ROBIN ADAIE.