The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-08-19
PETERSBURG.
THE SENATORIAL OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES B0-
LANNON'S DISCHARGE-P0 POLITICAL SPEAK
ING IN OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES OF SEWER
AGE DISTRICT CONFERENCE.

| LANNON'S DISCHARGE POLITICAL SPEAK
ING IN sOUTHAMPToN-sYsTEM OF SEWER
AGE DISTRICT CONFERENCE.
| ICorrespondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
AUGUST Is. 1888.
Our city superintendent and the chair
men Of the county committees OF Surry and
| Prince George will assemble in this city on
| Tuesday next to arrange for the Senatorial
Convention. There is but little gossip as
to the nominee OF the Convention. The
name Of a prominent merchant, who Is Il
member of the State Central Committee,
has been mentioned. Ii Is understood,
| however, that he would not accept the
nomination under any circumstances. Mr..
| c. :. Harrison. OF Prince George county,
| is spoken OF in that connection. But there
| is charming uncertainty rs to the action OF
the Conventions but one thing is assured.
and that is that there will be nothing OF
the cut-and- dried-slate order about il.
The recent discharge by Captain Osborne
Of the young man Bohannon. who elected
General Mahone's porter from an express
ear. has created considerable comment
here. There oil sorts OF rlrmOrs aflOat as
10 the part which the little General played
| i'm this farce in one act. There iSa general
| disposition. however. 10 have the matter
| Siftcd TO the bottom. Captain Osborne Is Il
| firm. decided man, who has never shown
| the least inclination To shirk responsibility.
| He has stated To a reporter that his action
| in the matter was done for purely disciple
nary reasons. 4 more elaborate statement
bv him is expected and anticipated with
no little interest.
| Next Monday is SOuthampton-Cour day.
and, aS the opportunity is one which the
politicians are not disposed to neglect, ar
rangements have been made for CO.
pious displays OF oratory. Captain
John :. Wise is billed to speak for the
Coalitionlsts. The Democrats have, rs yet,
made no announcements as to their speak
ers, but it stands to reason that they will
not suffer such an occasion to pass by I'M
improved. The August term OF the court
is more largely attended than any other
session. and it j. no uncommon thing for
5000 people to be present. southampton
county is not in the district of the Hon.
George d. Wise. but he is prime fayorlte
there. and would receive an ovation il he
could 90 down.
The Petersburg District Conference has
been in session at Disputanta for the past
few DAYS. and the attendance OF lay and
clerical delegates has been quite large. The
Christian Conference has also been in ses-
sion here for nearly week, and adjourned
last night. 1t will meet next year in Je-
tersyilIe church, Amelia county, on the
Wednesday before the third Sunday lii Au-
gust.
Although the matter OF giving the Viz
einia and North Carolina railroad bonus
in consideration Of their passing through
this city has been agitated for more than a
month. and although several meetings OF
the Council have been held for the purpose
OF settling the question. no result has vel
been reached. The last plan is TO form a
syndicate among our citizens, the said syn
dictate to subscribe $4,000 IN exchange for
the company's bonds. The city is then TO
take 300 900 OF the firSt-mortgage bonds
Of the company. \ committee composed
of three members OF the Council and three
representatives OF the Chamber OF Com
mercc is now waiting upon our business
men. Their laborS. it is thought. will not
result IN much.
The operators strike was not felt to any
degree i'm this city. There was but one
striking operator. and he has since gone to
Baltimore.
Business is decidedly brisk here now, and
our merchants are consequently i'm very
pheasant state OF mind. Several OF the
largest jObbers are in the North laying III
their fall supplies. and fine trade is anticl-
pated. The drought was not 80 severe in
this neighborhood, and the outlook is good
for average crops OF every kind. For this
reason they expect business to be entirely
satisfactory.
4 complete system OF sewerage is now
the need Of the day. The question l. now
being agitaled. A prosecution is pending
against the city for Il nuisance in the shape
OF Brick-IIOuse run. which is nothing
more than an open sewer trayersing The
CITY ROBIN ADAIg.