Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-08
SOUTH SIDE.
THE CRITICAL ILLNESS OF CHESTER
FIELDS TREASURER.
Probable Disbandment Of the Petersburg
Baseball Club-Congressional Poll
Opposing Elements.
correspondence Of tho Richmond Dispatch. ]
PETERSBURG, August 7, 1886.

Correspondence Of tho Richmond Dispatch.
PETERSBURG, August 7, 1886.
DR.. j. P. Gillian, the treasurer oil
Chesterfield, who has been i'll at the
| residence of Sergeant J. A. Johnston,
in this city, for some days, is to-day
hardly expected to live. His disease is
typhoid-fever, and his relatives at
distance have been summoned to bis
side. His physicians say that unless a
favorable change occurs in short time
death will result. DR.. Gillian is favor.
ably known throughout Chesterfield
county, ss well as through this vicinity,
VI here many of his relatives reside.
The annual meeting Of the school trus-
tees Of Dinwiddie county was held at
the courthouse to-day, and the &C
counts for tho year were settled.
Politics is exciting q good deal Of in
terest in the various counties OF the
district, and the friends Of the several
aspirants for the Republican nomins-
ton for Congress are busy at work to
secure the delegates to the Convention,
which meets in this city on the lst of
September. Appearances at present
indicate that the Convention will be q
lively body. 1t is said that il 1.-The
machine makes itself too promi-
nent there will be split, as
there was two years ago, with the
probable result Of two Republican can
didstes in the field. The probability
is, in view Of the opposing elements in
the party, that agentleman whose name
has not yet been more than mentioned
may receive the nomination. Ii is be-
lieved that a strong element will not
submit to the denomination Of Colonel
Brady, and that the latter's friends will
not DO satisfied with any man promi-
nently identified with the Independent
Republican movement in the last eau
ysss.
Mrs. E. i. Balm and her daughter,
Miss Rosa, of this city, are spending a
few days a. Madison Courthouse, Va,
as the guests Of Rev. W. F. BAN.
The weather is remarkably cool for
midsummer and heavier clothing IS
comfortable.
There has been some talk to-day Of a
probable disarmament of the Peters
burg Baseball Club, and efforts (which
may be successfully have been made to
prevent it and keep up the organization.
The members Of the club are mostly
from Baltimore, and are good players.
The season has been an unfavOrable
one, owing to the frequent rains and
probably to insufficient interest on the
part of the public.
A letter received here from Mr.. Gus.
Trudell, of Richmond, states that the
carrier-pigeon which was killed in this
city On Wednesday afternoon last was
liberated in Atlanta, Ca, on Tuesday
morning. The mate Of the dead pigeon
was not seen until Thursday morning.
The birds, after their long flight, had
evidently stopped on the Court-House
Square to feed and rest.
The grand-jury term of the County
Court of Prince Geroge county will DC
held the coming week, with several in
teIesting cases on the docket.
A gentleman who has recently traH-
elled through the counties of the peanut
belt says the vines are looking well,
but that the estimate Of the yield does
not exceed so per cent. Of the average
crop. ROBIN ADAIR.