The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-06-26
nANNULE.

,,o,,,.,. ,v.nx.v EXCEPTIONAL ACCOUNT
AyT-woRK on THE STREETS rn. .a,S.
AGAINST NEGRO POSTMASTER 49,
Tryrn--rue pASyILLE DEBATING sooihi,
corpr trrus-puLPIT EXCHANGE SAL
| --srNpAY-scuooL M0yEaENI-
ROLLING sTOCK-RAfN-PRbIIi
AND GOOD FOR PLANTERS.
tcorrcsnondence of the Richmond Dspason'i
'0''''' JUNE %, 1883.
, p Jones saws that he has
made arrangements for paying Tue ouiy ~, an
tercst on the city bonds. Mr.. JONES Gu a
exceptional accountant. For the ias' Nv
wears he had been plus 10 cents III us a.. a..
account, and had been carryihg, III, 'na'
amount forward. Recently he fouhu nm M.
self plus by S13and some cents, ana now ,n,s
extra amount got into his cash-bo1 ne Has
not been able to say. - =,
THE street hands are now engageu III
taking up portions OF rows OF stone s'aus'
and are going to put down brick pave
ments In those places.
we have information from Barksdale
dep0t. Halifax county, that colored hian
who had been appointed postmaster loi
that station i'm place OF white man, re-
moved. could not obtain from anybody u
room for an office. -,
the Danville Debating Society, an instl-.
tuition which has been In active existence
for several seasons, is rejoicing at the WIN
nine Of the Sutherin medal for Oratory by
MIR. Claude Swanson. Mr.. Swanson having
been one OF its leading members.
In the United States Court the suit OIL ..
w. Burton & Brother Us. Hoffman. Lee ~
Co., Baltimore, for illegal attachment mas
been dismissed. Several cases OF violation
Of internaLrevenue laws have been tried.
In several the verdict has been mot
puiltv": i'm some there has been yerdict
OF "guilty." and in Others plea OF
"guilty,: and in these cases sentence has
been held suspended and the parties recog-
nized TO appear when wanted. There have
not been near 50 many cases OF Illicit trade
in spirits as usual. There is information
against five parties for conspiracy to iniurc
witnesses: two for assaulting witnesses;
one for violation OF election laws. These
are all set for the next term.
Rev. W. II. l.. Smith. OF Lynchburg,
preached at the Baptist church here yester-
day morning and evening in an exchange
Of pulpits with Rev. DR.. G0Odwln-the
first sermon on $50 Forward; the Sc
cond on Coming to Christ" Both are
very impressive discOurscs.
Mr.. A. Il. GoOde. a citizen OF Texas,
whose mother and brother live here, had
both legs cut of by train OF cars near
Kansas City the latter part OF last week.
The telegram announcing the TACT to his
brother, Mr.. Harry Goode. gives no expla-
nation OF the manner in which the accident
occurred.
A plan is now being discussed for the
formation OF n Sunday-School Association
that shall be composed Of representatives
Of the Sunday schools Of Danyille and
North Danville.
The Danville and New-River railroad
rolling stock has just been increased by
SIX flats. four boX-cars, and one stock-car.
People from down the country say that
they had a fine rain yesterday evening, and
some are "replanting."
The tobaccO-men say that the figures are
. pretty Steep" notwithstanding the i'm
provement in the prospects OF the crop
Just planted, and that the planters, and
not the local spectators, are getting the
good Of these high prices. ALPHA.