The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1882-09-17
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SPEAKERS.
&C.. ,o,,dsnce Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
SEPTEMBER 1G. 1882.
The argument before the Supreme Court
IN tho matter OF our city complications was
concluded Yesterday, and the resident
counsel for Mr. Plummer, Democratic
Auditor. elected by the 2Sth Of June Conn-
cit have returned TO the city,. One OF MI.
Pjnmmer's counsel. who left Stauhton this
morning. and who heard Judge Guilds
snecch. saws that he made n magnificent
aroument on the legal merits Of the validity
Of Mr.. Plummer's claim to the office to
which he claims to be entitled.
The court, after the conclusion OF
the argument, stated that ii would
reserve decision in the matter, nor was 1t
intimated when the decision would lie rem
dered. The probability il. am informed,
that the decision will be withheld for some
days. The question raised was the validity
of the election Of an officer IN advance OF
vacancy, and before the 1st OF july:
Counsel for Mr.. Plummer are confident OF
decision awarding n m1nddmuS against
the Coalition Council.
John scott, a negro boy living at Clty
Point. about ten miles from this city, was
assaulted on Tuesday night last by some
unknown person and severely cut in the
back OF the neck. Scott has no suspicion
rs TO the guilty parties. lie was passing
along one of the streets OF that village
when he was attacked in the rear and 50
quickly cut that he did not have time TO
identify his assailant. Two men were ar
rested under suspicion and examined by q
Justice. but were discharged for want Of
evidence. Scott is very seriously wounded,
and will probably die.
At the last session of the County Court
of Dinwiddie the grand jury presented
several persons for failure to comply win
the fish law, which requires the establish
ING of fish-dams on streams by parties liv-
ing near thereto.
The internal revenue collections in this
district for the week ending to-day amount
to S1S.SS3.
Petersburg seems to he an unfortunate
place for the delivery OF political addresses
by distinguished CoiiitionistS. Whether
it be due to atmospheric influences which
create a peculiar kind OF oratorical " fine
frenzy" or whether it be due to the emo
tons which crowd upon one who enters
the portals Of the pugnacious little Cockade,
are questions which are often mooted, bui
which still remain unsettled. The Hon.
l.. J.. Lewis came TO the blessed little town
last fall. He delivered himself Of his polIti.
cal opinions. which was entirely right and
proper; and he insultcd the Hon. George
ID. Wise. which the latter thought entirely
wrong and improper. Result: Duel be-
tween Hon. l.. l.. Lewis and General Pcy'
ton Wise, who represented Hon. George
u. Wise, who was absent from the state
when Mr.. Lewis delivered his offensive
speech in Petersburg; and after Mr.. Lewis
our Governor took occasion 10 come tc
Petersburg, and, carried away by the cN'
element OF the moment, he Haunted Gene
raj Mahone's toc-naiI parings in The face,
OF an apprcciativc audience, which chccrcd
the toc-nails to the echo. The unfortunate
part in connection with the Goycrnoi
seems to be that he made deliberate eiiort
to ALLEVIATE from him the GOOD opinion o
those who he said last fall had made him al
that he j.. ltOBlN ADAlR.