Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-25
OLD DOMINION.
Meetings IN stanton delegates 70 the
Congregational cenventien-court
Items German.


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srAuxrox. August "a, 1886.
The Aagustserm Of the County Court
commsncsd yesterday. There WAS q
Iasss turnout Of people. The grand
Jury vas In session and made several in-
dictments. among them the following
cases, which we're reported through the
Dispatch correspondence At the time
tho offences we're committed Edward
Baldwin (colored), for murder; Thomas
Clay ton and Winston Smith (colored),
for housebreakirg; Charles Thomss
al,os James polin, for horse-stesling,
snd John No~ald, for placing obstruc-
sicns on the Chesapeake and Ohio rail-
way.
The Republicans Of Augusta county
and city OF Stsunton held meetings yes
serdsy, and appointed delegates and
alternstes to the Congressional District
Convention to be held In this city to
asme candidate Of that party for Con-
gress. =,
The county meeting was presided
over by Mr.. s. Brown Allen, with john
A. Noon as secretary. The delegates
we're named by q committee appointed
for NAT purpose, and appointed as fol-
lows In the various magisterial dis
tficis:
Riverhe.d--Delegates: W. ii.
Shields, L. NJ. Moore, J. II. Bordmsn,
W. II. Loyegrsve. Alternates: NJ.
Wood, j. A. Harvey.
Pastures--Delegstes: George H.
Gum. John d. Carroll, John 5. Lam
bert. Frank Payne. Allernates: John
3. Goodloe. J. III. Cross, NJ. X. Rohr.
North River-Delegstes: DIR. &. 1.
Robson, W. II. ii. Koricofe, j. Z.
Bell. Michel Holler, @. ID. A. Curry
Alrerpstes: Colonel s. A. East, W.
u. Sbowalter, James II. Crown.
South River--Delegates /: james NJ.
Hall, W. Reeves McComb, Hugh A.
S. Hamilton, W. b. Hurts, Primus
Bowles. Alternates j. A. Parker,
A. A. Arnold, J. G. Humphreys,
Thomas jefferson.
Middle River--Delegates William
McCue. William Patterson, j. G.
Gouchcnour, j. ii. Perkins, David
Beard, Samuel NJ. Woods. Alternates
Z. L. Hooff, James Craig, Thomas F.
Hey.
Beverly Manor--Delegates II. P.
Dickinson, G. W. Shoott, Benjamin NJ.
Smith, j. Frank Hanger, John A. Noon,
John A. NJ. Smith. Alternates 5. Q.
Carter. Garland Maupin, o. j. Derrit.
During the absence Of the committee
TO select delegates to the Convention
MIR. Allen and Mr.. w. L. Craig briefly
addressed the meeting.
After the county meeting adjourned
the city meeting was called to order by
Mr., Craig. Mr.. W. j. McCauly was
called to preside, with W. N. Reed
secretary.
On MIR. Craig's motion, it was agreed
to send thirteen delegates from Staun-
ton, instead Of the number allotted,
each delegate to have a proportionate
strength in the Convention.
Ward No. delegates j. c.
Shelter, A. NJ. CARRIER, Jr., John NJ.
Carroll, John S. Hughes, o. F. John
son, and Mac. Cbilds. Alternates
Daniel Bohsn, Jr., Addison Gregory,
ST., and l.. F. Brown.
Ward No. 2-Delegates John d.
Honniban, Patrick Hassett, W. E.
Craig, +. Ii. billiard, and @. N. Sellers.
Alternstes: Frank Smith, James
Robinson, and O. L. Brock.
The Augusta Association Of the Bsp-
list churches in this and adjoining coun-
ties cemmenees its annual session at
Greenyille, twelve miles south Of Staun-
ton. to-day. Many ministers from be-
yond its bounds will be present
among them Rev. j. NJ. Frost, Of Ala
bsma, formerly pastor Of the church in
this city, and Rev. Drs. Hatcher, OF
Richmond, and Dunnaway, of Frede-
ricksburg. DR.. Dunnsway preached to
large congregations morning and night
at the Baptist church last Sunday. 1t
was announced that Dir. Hatcher was
20 preach to the congregation of the Sc
cond Baptist church last night.
There was a large and fashionable
german at the Hale House last night.
At that hotel were registered during the
last two days: General O. II. Adams,
Chicago, Of General Grants first staff
snd the only survivor of it; General N.
Goff, Colonel j. Y. Moore, and Senator
John L. Kenns, Of West Virginia, and
Colonel ii. ID. Whiicomb, of Richmond,
and Colonel Ii. G. Parsons, of the Nat
ural Bridge. CANTON.