Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-09-26
PETERSBURG.
ELECTION OF pYKocRArIc DELE
GArHs-c0HrRkCr AWARDED.
peaths-A Brakeman Painfully Injured
Returning to Their Allegiance
Personal Notes.

,Corre<pondcpceo oft Richmond Dispatch
PETERSBURG, Sept. rs, 1886.
The Democrats met In their respective
wards last night and elected delegates
to the Congressional Nominating Con-
yeption, which meets in this city on
Thursday next.
The contract has been awarded for
rebuilding the Tobacco Exchange, 1.-THE
corner Of Sycamore and Washington
streets, which was recently destroyed
by fire. The work is to be commenced
At once and completed as soon As posi-
bic.
Mrs. Susan V. Morton, relict OF the
late w. L. Morton, died in this city last
evening; aged seventy-six years.
Mrs. Otelia Talley, aged about thirty
five years, died very suddenly OF
spoplexy at her home, in Prince George
county, two or three days ago.
The youngest child Of Rev. j. @.
Hobson, rector Of st. Johns church,
died yesterday.
The religious meetings which have been
in progress for some time at Mechanics
vile, in Chesterfield county, were
brought to a close last night. The
meetings, it is said, resulted in fifty
two conversions.
A weather-signal Gag will soon be
raised here by the Chamber OF Com
merce. The location selected is a CEN
trail one on Sycamore street.
A colored man named Clarence
Thornton, employed as brakeman on
the Norfolk and Western railroad, was
severely, and it is feared fatally, in.
jured to. day. While attempting to ap.
ply the brakes, it is said, the rod broke
and threw him to the track. He was
taken to his home, in this city.
II seems that most Of the boiling
delegates from the late Republican Con-
vsntion in this city, who declared by
resolution that they would not recog-
nize or abide by the action Of the Con-
yention that nominated Dir. Gaines,
have given in their allegiance to that
gentleman, and somo Of them have al
ready made speeches in his behalf.
The exports of manufactured to.
bacco from this city this week amounted
to about Us, ZOO pounds.
PERSONAL NOTES.
A postal was received here to-day
from Rev. Z. G. Dargan, pastor Of the
First Baptist church, who is now in
EUROPE. 1t is dated at Berlin, and says
that his return home will be delayed a
week or ten days by sickness. HIS
friends here expected that he would sail
for home on Saturday the 18th, so as to
be here by the first Sunday in October.
lie will hardly be homo now before the
10Th or 18th of October. His pulpit
has been filled for some weeks by Rev.
Mr.. Dorset.
Messrs. W. II. II. Bagwell, James
7. Dalton, and @. Z. Benton, the
Of the Chamber Of Com
MERGE who have been in Chicago for a
week or more looking into the grain
system there, have not yet re-
turned home. There seems to be no
doubt that a fine grain-elevstor will
soon be built here.
Almost as much interest is manifest
ed here in the congressional contest in
the Richmond district as In our own.
Hon. George d. Wise is q great favor
ito in Petersburg.
Senator Malone is still in the city,
but is very seldom seen outside of his
residence. 1t is said that he seldom
reads newspaper, unless his friends
call his attention to something OF per-
sonal interest to himself in its columns.
lie was not aware Of the publication Of
Colonel Brsdy's last letter until q
friend sent him paper containing it.
Colonel James d. Brady has not yet
returned to the city.
ROBIN ADAIR.