The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-11-25
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~ Wal 'hNN-hEED APPROVED AND Pm.
,''H hAIIFlE -TEMPERANCg-Mr. MAS.
- -LECTrRE-PERs0NN Il
correspondence OF the Richmond Di.,,,,,.
~, NOVEMBER "a, ISS2.
%, public l. deriving much satisfaction
IOil the published statements that lIoLono
WIZ probably not he permitted 10 control
'nc appointment Of postmaster for tbi.
CITY The Irregularities and mjsnannDc-
menu when has prevailed since the removed
Oh captain Wilson for political burmese.
Ha> CAUSED such annoyance 10 the colnnu-
MY That there is talk Of calling pnblic
hlec'lnS 10 protest against the firfhcr
prostitution 81 the service. In This CON.
hec'lon ! have learned to-day that a bu,j-
h'>>-house lost 500 worth OF state con-
pons in letter which was mailed in fine
ONCE here on the day Of election. and has
never been heard from since. ON that day
'hc mead officials and most OF The ,uhoyd;-
nate clerks Of the Office were around thc
pollln--placcS drumming up NEGRO voters.
ana nceloctlng their duties and ignoring
Their -pon,iuiliticS in other respects. The
matter has gotten to be- a cYying nuisance.
which, for the sake OF COMMON dfccncy
should bee abatcd.
This morning at Special meeting oj tbc
City Council the deed from The Lynchluye
loil-Bridec Company and others convey
ing the bridge property and franchises
connected herewith t. The city % Lvnch-
burg end county OF Amherst. and Scttliu.,
the terms on which the ,id property snail
he h'ld. was approved. and The president
Of the Council authorized 10 execute The
same ON behalf OF the city, and cause the
corporate seal 10 be affixed thereto. The
purchasc-moncy has been paid over. and
the bridge j, now open 10 The public
y branch Of the Church Temperance So
cici! h1S been organized by ibc congrc4a-
ton OF the Epiphany chapel. with Che min
i,tor in charge. Rev. T.. :. GREGORY, - cr-
oT,io president; DR.. G.. II. Lewis. vice
president: Warren Sholc,. secretary: and
Dr. J.. G.. Lee, treasurer. The organization
start, out with iir>t-ratc membership. and
considerable good j. expected TO be acr0M-
pliShCd.
Hon. John l.. Massey. who was here >cN-
eral day, the guest Of Mr.. I. u. johnson.
left for hi, home. in Albcmarlc. Yesterday.
He stated 10 your CORE, pOndcnt that he
would certainly be in Richmond on Mon
day to contest the election OF John ;. Wise
before the state Canya>>ing Board. | I'M
dcI~tand that money Is being raised here TO
assist Mr.. Massey in his contest. and evil
dcnce OF fraud i being gathered, not only
i'm this city, but in every county Of the
sixth district.
Master Nick Flood, whose accident has
been noticed in this correspondence. was
yesterday removed from the orphan a>y-
hum TO his home, on Church street. He
will soon have recovered from his injuries
Captain Charles NJ. Blackford. Of tbi,
city, is to lecture before the Lyceum So
ciety Of Duyille shortly. The Captains
lecture on bald Head, one Of which
he i,-gaincd him quite q reputation in
that line Being a lawyer. he j. quite al
ease before an audience, and i, graceful.
fluent. and iorcibc speaker.
Hon. Willis y. Bocock. formerly Attor-
ney-Gcneral OF Virginia. but now pros
Porous farmer in Alabama, j. visiting old
friend, here He is brother OF Hon.
Thoma, :. Bocock, OF AppomattoX.
By the by. speaking OF AppomattoN re-
minds me that | heard several day, ago
that Watkins, the legislator from that
county. j. hiding near his home. II Wa
also stated by the same gentleman from
whom this information wa, derived that
now that the election j. over. Watkins ,
friends profc>, 10 believe that he Will pre-
s.nf himself for trial. BEAU Mont.