The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-12-31

several hours en- route 10 his homo IN wssh
msson county. In conversation with A.
,L'sPdtch correspondent on general ton,cs
nc expressed about The same opinion Mn
Ivnuie.oh ciyfl-servicc-rcform bin os thot
vnse,'ained ny Senator Joe Brown. and he
, LINZ both parties will provide some
plausible way OF escaping the force ~ ;,s
IIossiohs. lie thinks there /, n Great
ue", ., numpuggery about IL, and whether
80 oes'gned or not, will simply prrpefuotc
nao'cai oince-holders In power. The hin
ne believes, will be amended In the House
III several OF It's NEST important features
Dur'ng the last congressional canvass in
,nis state II was complained that ColoreI
"ihcrson had never announced purnose
10 side With the Democrats: b,if surc,,
,hat must have been mistake. Tor to.day
nc SAID, in the presence Of your correspond
cnt. that he has never been ANYTHING lint .
democrat, and chat all Of this taIk ,hout
coming back" was decidedly distastefnl
70 himself and thousands OF other DONE
cratic-keadj Colonel Fulkcrsn,
heartily fayors the call for a state Convcn.
uon OF the Democratic party, Irrespective
OF past dtiicrences on local issucs and
thinks the convention ought 10 be held I,x
the 10th of March at the very latest H.
says tue debt question is settled. and fiat
the Democracy should rctinitc. re0ro,niZc
1874. o"9 "''i ior
Judge {. =. Latham, successor IN .yudgc
James Garland by appointment Of fine Ma.
none Legislature, opens court for fhe fret
time on Monday. No business viii hc
Transacted on that dav. hut the court will
ne immediately Adjourned over til Tuc..
day in honor Of New-Yclr's day.
Lyuchburg Lode. N. III. KNIGHTS ~
fyth'a,. elected officer, la,f NIGHT ~ FOL.
lows j. Il. Work. T.. c.; ". y. Brower
[. C.; ). w. Lawson. V. C.: NJ. II. Rol.
ton, Prclate: ". =. Crawford. X. r.. and
=; j. II. Smith, Vi. T.; Alex. Thurman
VI. r.; Julian Lacy. ". \. Mr.. William
l. crawford was appointed delegate 10 the
Grand Lodge and L. 4. Emerson alter.
nate. "''''
Mr.. l.. u. Button. formerly Of tbc ljr.
gnida. and later editor Of The Gos,Ne.
VIII shortly begin the publication here Of
The Jo6acco AMI Trade Rcricir. Then
LNnchburg will have SIX Journals.
Mr.. i. ID. Johnson. the well-knoyn
iewcller, will OH next Thursday celebrate
the twcnty-ilith anniversary OF his mar
riagc with Mrs. johnson.
! nc case OF Booker Robertson who shot
and killed Captain Craddock, will he called
in the Cooperation Court next week. The
trial was postponed in the first instance ON
motion OF the defendants counsel.
The Christmas holiday was celebrated in
ancient style in the adjoining county Of
App0mattoX. At the courthouse on last
Tuesday an amateur company Of local
talent presented the play OF East LYNNE 10
a numerous audience attracted from all
paris Of the county. and The piece Is said
to have been given an admirable repre-
sentation. The two leading female T6les
were assumed by Hiss Boiling Flood and
Miss Ella f. BOcock, whose rare personal
charms and high intellectual accomplish
mcnts Lave made them popular fayoriies
not only in the county OF their nativity,
but in the social clrclos Of Lynchburg and
other cities. Mrs. Joel W. Flood and Mr..
Thomas :. BOcock also figured in the cas,
Of characters.
Mir. Il. T. Lacy and bride. nee Miss Viz
Sinia Lee Morris, returned yesterday from
an extended northern tour.
The unfayorIblc state OF the weather has
greatly retarded work on number OF i'm
portant public and private improvements.
BEAUMONT.