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Library. No. 76 Orange Street.

Library, No. 75 Orange Street. A1 EW ADDITIONS: My Lord and Lady, Kith and IN Kin, pr. Breens Practice A Laodecian Between Two Loves, His Other Wife, Changed Heart Cape Credit, Bloody Chasm Madeline, Forsaken Bride Oc per vol card for S1, three months $l50, one year $4.
 N. B.-The best help furnished aa usual
 ia2 h. 5. BARTHOLOMEW.
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The friends of the Englishmen recently sentenced to imprisonment for bribery at elections have mustered in immense force to save the convicts from their just deserts. No less than 40, GOO menorialists- all re- spectacle citizens-have besought the Home Secretary to release the prisoners. Among the petitioners are over one hundred mem bers of Parliament (Lords and Commons) three hundred bankers, between three and four thousand solicitors and some clergy men. But the Home Secretary stands firm, and will not reduce the sentences by single day.
 The danger of conviction upon circun1- stantial evidence receives fresh illustration from occurrences in the English town of Leek. About year ago two farmers living near that place were convicted upon strong circumstantial evidence and upon the positive identification of the prosecutor, of commit ting an outrageous assault upon him, and sentenced to ten years penal servitude. The prosecutor has just died, leaving full con- fession that the injuries were inflicted by himself in the hope of extorting money from the accused persons and their friends. In the meantime, one of the innocent con- victs, who has a dependent wife and nine children, has lain in jail ill and near death through imprisonment and despair.
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weeks old, tied In bags and swung VIII
cooking utensils over the backs Oh norses'
led low balf.dressed women and priganu-
looking men, arrived In the city on oa.ui-
day on a begging expedition. Ihey Ira.
vsy y the streets. followed by large crowds
OF bows. The children, with their heads
and arms only out OF the big. saddle,pags
that hung beside the horses, laughed ana
Chartered and beat with sticks the pots ana
mans until they drew more attention thah
the dancing bears. At night tne vaga-
bonds went into camp across iiuhting
creek. where they were visited yesteI-
day morning by nearly thousand PEG.
ME Members OF the two bands got
into a row yesterday morning. and the
ouarrelling and fighting were continued TIL
II O'Clock. when one Of the bands LETT Tor
the SoutR. The other band. which was
opposed TO travelling on Sunday, remained
IN camp until early this morning. one OF
the framps who could talk little English
said the two bands did not travel together.
They had only come together this time by
accident: that the Turks were dogs, and
that his band, Prussians and Hollsnders,
would have nothing to do with them. The
was here interrupted by one
Of the men knocking his wife down with
bear stick. Other bands will pass through
here in few days from the North.-Ater-
andrid Gazette.
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-, epyECu, AND rs FOLLOWED
nv wren. VINO Is DESERTED by TIE
1pownMMn PAGE SHOWS UP MALONE AND
MAHoNEIsM.
fcorrosrondcrcc Of the Richmond Dispatch.I
CavsTynrIELD COURTHOUSE, vA,}
""' September II, 1882.
According 20 announcement, Hon. y. a.
Smith Coalition candidate for Congress-
anneared here to-day TO address the people.
4 large crowd was present. When tne
court adjourned for dinner Mr.. smitil
ascendcd the platform and began his
speecb. Tie said his purpose was 10 as
ci,ss the issues OF the canvass ana 'eau tne
people ont of the darkness. lie didn't
stick IN his text. The issues were hardly
touched He boosted Of his honesty ana
the good standing OF his family; said he
was n moor man and could not afford 10
be defeated; said George wise was
a rich old bachelor, and qua not
need the office; he loved George Wise as
personal friend, but thought 1t high time
for the latter to retire and give some other
yirginian a chance; enumerated the offices
that had been filed by the Wise family
since 1916; claimed to be an humble work
ingman of Virginia; said he was backed
by Malone, Arthur. Conkling, and other
prominent men, and believed that with
such good supporters as those great men
he would certainly be elected; all that the
people had to do was to pay their poll-taX
and vote for him. Mr. Smiths speech was
listened to with respectful attention, but
elected but little applause. Politicians say
il was the poorest political speech ever de-
lIyered in Chesterfield.
tho clueion of Mr. Smiths gDCpcn
the Coaitonists called for Senator Walker
and the Democrats called for Mr.. Page.
Confusion reigned for some time. When
order was restored Mr.. Page thanked the
audience for the compliment, but declined
to speak i'm the courthouse because that
was Coalition meeting, and il they didn't
wish Joint discussion he had no right to
force them to it; but il those who wished
to hear him would retire to the yard he
would address them. The room was soon
comparatively emptied, not over fifty per-
sons remaining, and OF those only five or
six were white.
Walker spoke about half an hour. lie
was frequently applaudcd, the applause
being led by an old gentleman from Man.
chester. Walker closed by calling on his
hearers to stand by the grand old Republic
can parry. inc party W NnlCn thcy ohOu
their freedom and rights.
In the mean time Mr.. Page was address
ing q crowd OF several hundred persons
He pitched into the Mahonetes general
and Malone particularly. His criticism
was severe, and showed up the Nahoneitcs
in a ridiculous light. Mr.. Page was ire
quently interrupted by a Manchester bully,
who made himself particularly offensive.
Finally, after Il scathing rcbukc from Mr..
Page and a warning from a stalwart 4" Yel-
Iow-Jackct," the gentleman from Manches-
ter retired.
Politicians here regard the affair as Il
Democratic success. At least two thirds Of
the large crowd present were Democrats,
including, Of course, many who last year
voted the RcsdjuSter ticket. but this year
will vote for George ID. Wise and j. L.
Massey. CHESTERFIELD.
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virginia News.

A handsome new organ is being placed
in Granby-Street Methodist Episcopal
church at Norfolk.
Francis Gusts, a carpenter in Accomac
county, committed suicide last week by
jumping head first down well.
The Medical Society of Virginia meets
at Fauquier White Sulphur Springs next
Friday.
Although the Coalitionists will Insist
that Governor Cameron has no idea OF en-
tering the canvass, those who claim TO
know aver that he will travel through the
Southwest and give the voters of that sec.
ton chance TO see him. Bruce in Nor
folk Ledger.
Colonel Sam. G. Grasty died in Browns
Vile, Tex, on Saturday last OF Yellow
fever. lie was native of Danvile, Va.
with very large connections. The LYNCH
burg Ne,oS says: He was one Of the most
gallant officers in the Confederate army.
distinguishing himself in many battles, and
his death will be regretted by every one
VINO Knew him. He was about forty.two
years OF age, and had bright promise be-
fore him. ''''' w
III has heretofore been mentioned that
Just before his death, Emmett CIoyd. who
was confined in the Jail of SOUTHAMPTON
county awaiting trial on the charge of
numbering Murrell and Glover, the two
clerks in Captain Princes store. at Green
Rams, made confession of his guilt 10 the
laller. We understand that Captain Prince
recently received a letter from his son. [
who is Commonwealth attorney for the
county, in reference TO the affair, in which
! Is stated that Cloyd died in great agony:
nat when, after his confession to the Taller
nj. Prince entered the cell OF the prisoner
ne latter turned his eyes from him. and
would not look at him. and Cloyd was
heard to exclaim, Take those two men
'nt OF here "-showing clearly that In his
ast hours he had appartions of the two
ien WHOM he had so brutaIly murdered,
Is pity that Cloyd was unable 10 give a
I'LL statement about the crime. - Imiey- 1p,
cal. 'P'
GYpsIEs. Two rival bands Of Gypsies. ,
itll dancing bears, AID q number Of small |
ll'aren, some Of them infants Of a few ]
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The baltimore OriOIc.

The week opened with unproptious
weather for the Baltimore Oriolc, though
yesterday was charming for the soldiers
day. Speaking OF Monday, the American
says:
There was altogether too much rain in
Baltimore yesterday-mOre than ANYBODY
wanted-and exactly why it persisted in
coming down was mystery to most peo-
pie. 1t gave the city very disconsolate
appearance. The decorations were not
improved any by being soaked through
with raiE-water, and some OF them showed
only too plainly that they wouldn't wash.
When the rain wet them through, and the
colOrs began to run, and the red soaked into
the white, and the blue streaked itself in
among both, and the black sent tinge of
mourning into the gay gold or gaudy vel
low, some OF these decorations could hard
ly be classed among the things that are
truly beautiful. But as the scholars tell us
that about 40 per cent. or more Of lis are
color-blind, perhaps it don't make so much
difference after all. But there is every evil
dence in these streets OF ours that Baltimore
Is going to have great big Oriole festival
this week il this COMPOUNDED rain will let
up. All hope for the best, and trust and
pray that the sun will come ont brayely to-
day, dry of these wet streets and wetter
decorations, and give an air OF comfort to
things generally.
(Dy Associated Press
BALTIMORE, September 12.-The sixty
eighth anniversary Of the battle OF North
Point, which begins the annual OriOle fes-
tiyal, was celebrated to-day with more than
usual ceremony and display.
The city was filled with visitors from
every part Of the country.
In the street parade were noticed among
the guests veteran officers OF the Washing
ton Artillery, Of New Orleans; the Light
Artillery Blues, from Lynchburg, Va; and
military organizations from Washington,
Pennsylvania, New jersey, and Maryland.
A competitive drill took place In the after
noon, and the first prize (Sl,25C) was
awarded to the Washington Light Infantry,
u the District OF Columbia.
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A Ciopifinant Fact.

Why is not somebody appointed by Pre-
sident ARTHUR to fill the office OF Judge OF
the United States District Court for the
Western District of Virginia, made vacant
by the resignation of Judge RVEsS First,
because that Office can be used as bride to
keep restless Rcadjuster office-seekcrs from
boiling the MALONE nominations; and,
secondly, because Mr.. PAUL is to
be appointed TO that office soon al
ter his defeat next November. We
have heard it said that each OF the appli-
cants for the Office in question returns from
Washington declaring that Mr.. PAUL will
get it IL he is defeated Of election to Con-
gress, but that he leach applicant aforesaid)
will get it il PAUL is elected. And the
number Of these hungry Readiusters anx-
ious to step into the empty judicial slippers
is not small.
The Louisa county paper says that OFFER
RAIL-. "is bound to be elected" We have
felt confident OF that result ever since
O'FERRALL was nominated. If General
MALONE is not OF the same opinion, why
does he save the Office for PAUL: If PAUL
is going to be elected, why not appoint a
Judge to take Judge RlvES's place? We
shall take the fact that that office remains at
the disposal of Mr.. PAUL as a confession on
the part OF the Mahoneites that he is
doomed to defeat.
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A Bright Example.

The first Of our leaders not q candidate
to raise his voice with enthusiasm and de-
cision in this canvass was Major JOHN w.
DANIEL, and we notice that he means to
keep on. He is to speak at Harrisonburg
on the 18th. and will, as his business per-
mits, doubtless be heard elsewhere. Will
not so good and high an example beaI
fruit and find followers? Everywhere the
people are anxious to be informed The
surprising iniquities Of Mahoneism need
only be displayed to ensure the dis.
gust and arouse the hostility Of hon.
est people. Thoughtful and honora-
bic men Of his own party are abandon.
ing him in every direction, and that tide
will swell wherever the facts are known.
Let MCKINNEY, and PAYNE, and MusH-
BACK, and PENDLEToS, and AYLETT, and
THURMAN, aud HARRIS, and CONRAD, and
BARTON, and GOoDE, and SAM. COLEMAN,
and HANGER, and GREGORY, and Con.
TRGG, and SKINNER. and scores Of able
speakers who have hitherto done such yeo.
man service, put on their armor and finish
the fight the people have begun.
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STANTON
THE COURT OF APPEALs-THE PETERspr,RG
CASE.

THE COURT OF APPEALS-THE PETERspt,R(
CASE.
Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatcb.l
SEPTEMBER IL, 1882.
Inc supreme Court met here at III O'Clock
THIS morning. Judge l.. l.. Lewis wa,
present, and took his seat for the first time
lie looks very youthful by the side of the
reverend seigneurs Of the old court.
Judge Anderson is absent, but the presi.
dent, Judge Christian, announced that he
mad telegram from him, and he would be
here to-day, and sit with the court to-mor-
row.
Among the visiting lawyers present arc
Judge Robert Ould, OF Richmond; Judge
Joseph 5. Budd and Messrs. George s.
Bernard and W. l.. Watkins, OF Peters
burg; Judge William j. Robertson. Of
Charlottesville; General John +, Roller, of
Harrisonburg; and Colonel George W.
Hansbrough, Of Salem, besides a good at
tendance from the Stanton bar, among
which are some Of the most distinguished
lawyers in the State.
This last term OF the old court promises
10 be an interesting one. Among the cases OF
special interest is the Petersburg City, Coun.
ell ease, which was set for to-day, but it be-
ing desirable TO have full court for its con-
'ideration the court was adjourned till to-
lho10W. VOx.
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| CROPS AND POLITICS IN Mb'hbbNpoi'" '""H
TY-CONTRACT FOR BUILDING COURT
H0UsE-A NEW DISTRICT ASS0CIATION-M'
PORTANT CRIMINAL CASE TO De TRIED
| STATE sUNDAY-sCHOoL CONVENTION.
fCorrespondcnce Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
SEPTEMBER II, 1882.
| A gentleman who has recently travelled
through Mecklenburg reports that the
crops in that county are better this season
than they have been for ten years past.
The same may be said in reference TO all the
other counties OF the South Side.
From the same source il Is also learned
that numbers Of the white Readiusters OF
Mecklenburg county who voted for Colo
mel Cameron in the last election will this
fall vote for Massey. s
The contract for building a new court
house i'm Prince George county was award
ed Yesterday to Mr.. w. j. Chappell, OF this
CITY. The building is to be of brick, and
the contractor agrees to do the work for
3. $50. The questions OF building new
courthouse and giving it a satisfactory To-
cation have long agitated the people of the
county. The money has been on hand for
some time. The present site was agreed
upon rs the most convenient, and work on
the new building will be commenced rs
soon as practicable.
Rev. j. VI. Pitcher, general secretary Of
the Sunday-School and Bible Board. left
town Yesterday afternoon for Berryyillc to
assist in the organization OF new Baptist
District Association. to lie called the She
nandoah Association.
At the term OF the Prince George County
Court to be held on Thursday it is cX-
pected that Judge Gregory, OF Chesterfield,
will preside, owing to the continued sick
ness OF Judge Bate. An important criml-
nal case j. to be tried-yiZ., that OF Joe
Bass (negro), who is charged with robbing
and burning the stOrehousc and dwelling
Of Mr.. George Maddox several months ago.
The family of Mr.. Maddox were awakened
by the thieves after the house had been
fired. so that they might save themselves
from the flames. The case was worked up
by q detective Of this city, and all the cir
cumstanceS point to the guilt OF the priS-
Oncr. When he found that he was Sus-
pected, and that warrant was about to be
issued for his arrest, he flea from the
county, and was not caught until some
weeks later in another county, working
under M assumed name.
Arrangements are being made for the
State 3unday-School Convention, which is
to assemble in this city on the 10th Of Oc-
tober. The programme has been prepared
by the State Executive Committee, and all
local arrangements will be made 10y our
Sunday school workers OF different donom-
nations working in unison. \ large con-
vention and profitable session are eX-
pected.
Arthur Morgan, the colored boy who re-
Gently shot Annie Davis at Burkeville. has
been arrested and committed for trial. The
girl will probably only lose an eye. The
prisoner claims that the shooting was acct
dental. ROBIN ADAIR.
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Ma,ne-Thc f,reenbackers.

Noresult In Maine could have surprised
ms. The announcement, therefore, that the
Grcenbackers in certain portions OF the
State voted on Monday for the Republican
candidates did not strike us as at all singu.
lar. There Is really no good reason why
the Democrats should sympathize with the
Greenbeckers any more than do the Repub'
leans; nor, on the other hand, why the
Greenbackers should sympathize with the
Democrats any more than they do with the
Republicans. The Washington Post says
that "every honest Republican or Demo
crat believes that triumph Of the Green
back theory would ruin the country
That Il, OF course, II he Is well instructed
In politico-economical science. Otherwise,
he may be as honest as SoLoN CHASE or
Parson De La MATYR, and yet DC q hrn
believer in fat money doctrines.
The Republicans elected their candidates
for Governor and for Congress In Maine.
Also. they elected Republican Legisla-
tnre. II was, however, rather triumph for
BLAINE than for the Administration. The
people OF that State seem to be devoted to
his fortunes. They stand by him through
thick and thin. They may falter or hcsi-
tate at other times and under other circum-
stances. but not when BLAINE's deserts arc
to be trumpeted by the result.
On the whole, we see nothing in the re-
turns from Maine to disturb the equanimity
of the Democrats as party. We expected
bat little, and hence could not be greatly
disappointed.
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DEZENDORF WITH BEASS BAND, AND HOW
THEY WERE FRUSTRATED.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch
GLOUCESTER COURTHOUSE, Va,
September :, 1882.
Yesterday I attended the YOrk-cOunty
Court and witnessed 4 scene that bcggars
description, and which one would scarcely
believe could occur in free county. Hon.
John +. Dezcndorf took his stand or the
front OF the courthouse steps and began
to speak, when Mah0ne's miniOnS rushed
up and tried to drown his voice. They
had 4 cart-load OF negroes from Hampton,
with the band Of the Hampton Normal
school. The NEGROES screamed, the band
footed. but still Mr.. DczendOri, with inn
pcrturbablc GOODNESS, held his ground.
The audience, consisting mostly OF ne
groeS, gathered close 10 the speaker TO
hear him. The BO>s's minons saw that
would not do, so DR.. Norton and James
w. Johnston, Mahone's custom-hOuse
officer at Newport News, got up by the side
Of Mr.. DczendOrf and tried to drown his
voice. Norton told Dezendorf that he
would speak while he DezendOrf( was
speaking. Every WELL" said Mr.. Dozen
dorf, we will see who can stand it the
longest" And confusion became worse
than cOnfOundcd. But seeing that the
crowd, both white and black, were with
Mr.. DeZendorf, except few claqucrS, the
Boss men had TO cave in, and MIR. Deem
dOri dictated his own terms. He then
scathngy reviewed Mah0nc's course and
that of the Malone party; claimed TO he
the only Republican nominee for Con-
gress; said that Mahonc's vote in the Ser
ate had been bought with the patronage OF
Virginia; that il was a regular bargain and
sale. was especially struck with the i'm
preston be made on the negroes. | heard
a prominent white Rcpublican-C oSitiOnist
say that il that was the way DeZendOrf was
to be treated he would not vote Tor Libby.
Colonel Lamb, Of Norfolk, followed Mr..
Dezeudorf in one OF the lowest appeals TO
the lower passions | ever heard. 1t would
have become Harry Weiss mcancst fol-
lower in 1869. Lamb said, among other
things, that between the Democratic and
Republican parties he would choose the
Republican, and showed that h. was on the
road to Republicanism, and that ii only re-
CURED the word OF command for him to be
gathered home. a negro named Stevens
then spoke for the Coalitionists in a ram
bling speech. Mr.. DeZendorf closed in
scathing reply TO Lamb. lie showed Lamb
and his whole fraternity up as Administra-
ton men, who would change with every
change in the political wind.
really believe two thirds Of the negroes
are for AR. Dezendorf. They were very
indignant at the manner in which he was
treated. The coalition is evidently col
lapsing in York. Mahone's minions seem
to think that their master owns the very
words and breath OF Vrginians. MI.
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LYNCHBURG.
THE BLUES AND TIE BALTIMORE ORlOLE-TIIE
u-SCHOOL LUMNI-POLlTICAL DISCUS
SIC&.

HIGu-SCHOOL ALUMNI-POLlTICAL DISCUS
SIC&.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.I
SEPTEMBER II, 1882.
The Iynchburg Light Artillery Blues
Captain Frank L. Lee cOmmanding-lcit
Sunday night for Baltimore, where they 90
to participate i'm the Oriole festivities. The
battery carries thirty-siX men. rank and
file, and anticipates a splendid time. The
entertainment given at the Blues Assembly
Rooms Friday evening was a brilliant sue
cess. Over 400 invitations We're issued,
and there was a large company present.
The occasion was the opening OF several
new rooms.
The alumni OF the Lynchburg High
School has elected Mr.. William King presi-
dent, Archer Payne vice-president, Miss
Maggie Horton treasurer, and Miss Ellen
Christian orator, and appointed commit
tee to investigate the practicability Of eStab-
fishing library.
Mr.. Page Morris, the young lawyer Of
this city who recently espoused the cause
OF Malone, made his initial speech Of the
campaign at Campbell Courthouse ycSter-
day. lie was escorted from town by Judge
Latham and several others OF the local
"crcw." What Mr.. Morris hopes to ac-
complsh is more than l can divine. If all
Virginia would turn over to Malone,
Lynchburg and the county OF Campbell
would still maintain their integrity.
The City Council has directed the imme-
date numbering OF the streets and houses
in accordance with the plans of the Post
Office Department, preparatory to the in
PRODUCTION of the free postal delivery.
The sales Of tobacco at the several ware
houses last week amounted to 305.520
pounds, an increase over the preceding
week of 1890 pounds. The sales for The
last eleven months amount to 10,353,92
pounds.
The internal-revenue collections for this
district last week amounted to S36, 429. AS.
j. w. Mitchell, young lawyer of this
city, who was once page in the Virginia
Senate and afterwards private secretary to
Major John w. Daniel, has left for Hous-
ton, Texas, where he has formed partner.
ship in the practice OF his profession.
BEAUMONT.