The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-07-29
PETERSBURG.

THE REsDJCSrEE CONGRESSIONAL CONVEX
TSnS-rrTEEsByEs METHODIST DISTRICT
coxFEKENcE--sEETTSG oF THE coVxCTI.-
pEsocRkT5c ORGANIZATION - wASr OF
RAzN-HEAvr sHrsESTS oY PEACHES, &C.
FC1vTuspozeance 81 he Eichmoad Dssrateh.l
JTLY =. ISss.
The ReSdiHster mass-gneeting held here
last night elected delegates % the Burke.
Vile Convention. The delegates 20 mir
ssructed- During the evening speeches
were made by ". y. stevens. candidate for
the nomination for Congress from this dis-
trici- and ]. II. Van Aukea. The last
nauacd person has hceG away from Peters
burg Tor some while, but returned 4 few
day. slnce % express hls righteous ~ in-
cfgnA<ion Al the decision Of Judge Weisi-
ger IN the matter q the Injunction. lie
delivered himself q q dreSry political hs-
rangue. the great feature Of which Wa
RS implied assumption thst he l. an emf
neufly n snd proper man 90 pass on queS-
tions M Judicial probifv. The resolutions
adopted were q the usual cUi-aDd-dTied
order. damnafory q BonrbOns IN general
and Massey IN particular.
The Petersburg District Conference q
the Methodist Episcopal Church South viii
meet in annual session Al Chester on Tue
dry morning. August -. There Ar eicb-
teen pastoral charges in this district. with
. mcmisershipof 1896. Thi- body Is com
posed - - isy delegates. who, together
with The IaSfoTs and the presiding elder.
viii constitute an organization q 3 meu-
her. The Rey. Paul Whitehead. presiding
elder % the district. will preside over The
deliberations o. the body. = meeting 81
greaf Interest j. anticipated.
An adjourned meeting - the Common
Council vs. beld las night, hut nothing
q importance WAS done. Il had ben
Father anticipated that the Council would
take some action N The Matter q electIn-
s Mayor 10 III the vacancy created by the
failure q Mr.. Jarr9tt 10 qualify. The
iimI1 within which Mr.. JarTaJt could have
qualified u Mayor va sixty days from TIE
9Th day q MAY. Colonel Archer, pre-
sent incumbent Of the Office, VIII contes.
his right - qualify. Il NJ. Jarratt should
Offer 70 do 80.
No definite idea en- yef be formed ~ 10
tie nominee % the democratic COnEre~-
sional Convention for the Fourth district.
which has been called 10 meet in this city
or The S1th q August. have l. Yet heard
u no name mentioned in connection viii
tht nomination. There j. no doubt. bow
ever. thai an acfiye aud determined fight
vii he made hy the Democracy q the d.
frlcr.
Rain i, very badly needed Throughout,
III, section. Nery ht.ie Ia, fallen for
some weeks past. and the growing crop
are beginning o. suffer, corn and tobacco
especially.
TIE shipments u peaches by exIres,
from NoT-h Carolina q the northern MAY
kefs have been greatly IN excess this season
shove those u any previous YEAR. The
crop ia that STATE j. said . l.e - immense
on. From I've 60 ei-H. hundred bcEe-
are daity taken through our clcy iy The ~
press comlunv o. t1e northern markets.
4 gentleman recently returned from
South west Virginia states D., .f'lei. o. The
result Il his observation and the inioT-na-
tiou BE- received thers. tlas NJ. Massey
viii CT cutie q large percentage = tie Il
adiu-rer vote % tn Nin-h congressional
district. L.aliN A---l..