Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-01
THE SOUTH SIDE.
aNrl-MAHoNe CONFERENCE.-THE
ONLY POSSIBLE COMPROMISE.
po,,thcal Intei,irencc-AImost Serious
Accidcnt-Thc Chesterfield
Assault Case.
q, IN. Richmond pi.Sstchi


pvrrnspuno. Va. September 80. 1889:
"y;li there be any compromise with Ma
ho,n ~ was asked TO-DAY OF one OF the
.L;otorav who will attend the conference
I, Richmond tomorrow. " have heard
az no proposition for COMPROMISE nc
added. and none viii be made from our
side. The only possible compromise 'na'
snluta u,thdrawal Of General Malone from
d. Republican ticket" OF course, II tins
i the only basis upon which the reconcilia-
ZION of tho two factions can be accom-
nhshed. there will be no compromise III
would be a fatal show OF weakness even 10
Lint at anything Ike General Mahonos
Colonel Slcmp, Republican candidate
Dor Lieutenant Governor, spent sunday IN
tbis citv and attended divine service OF NJ.
Paurs church. Captain i.urty, the cannl-
date for Acknowledgement. Is IN the CITY
to-day. .c...;o,
The Democrats will have. ratification,
meeting on "Wednesday nlg9t "hi fr | ,hn
he addressed by the candidates ior w
LEGISLATURE. Congressman II. George uCh-
e. and Judge W. II. Flouruoy VIII also pe
present and make speeches. -
Democratic headquarters were op'ncu
here to-day, and business ACTIVITY h'S
been noticed there which betokens Soou
results. n.,,;.o,
nominal ions for the Senate in this district
and Tie House Of Delegates in this city Is
that the candidates all actively opposed
Iancston for Congress last fall, and that
they now depend upon tho votes OF Lang
ston's friends for their election. -
There are reports OF dissatisfaction WIN
the management OF the Republican clty
chairman AID OF prOpaolc choI' 10 'o'"'O
his retirement ~.
A big revival is in progress among the
colored people of SOUTHAMPTON county,
and the farmers IN some sections are SUI
fcring for labor IN consequence.
Miss Julia Yancey. Of Richmond. who has
been visiting friends IN this city, lett ior
her home to-day. r.,
tive Convention iOr the counties OF frnce
GEORGE and Surrv. which recently mctand
broke ND without making nomination, Is
ia session to-day at SurrV Courthouse.
Herbert Brown (cOlorcd) claims that ne
had the majority Of the delegates IN tne
first convention and that hc was falrly
nominated. though such nomination was
,,ot declared. and il l. said that whether
nominated or not to-day and the presulnp-
ton IS that he will not bc-hc VIII remain
in the field as @ candidate.
ALMOST A srB0Us ACCIDENT.
The Srnday-nieht accommodation from
Richmond duo here at N.5l O'Clock, ar
rived hcre last night moro THAI two hours
late after narrowly escaping threatened
serious disaster. The train was crowded
with sycursionIsts from tins city, who had
spent the dag IN Richmond and. were re-
turninc home Near Port Nalthall, SO 1t
j, stated. where the two ACCOMMODATION
trains une- switch had been lett open.
and She train from Richmond IN backing
tolnakc WAY for the one from this city had
- rear -eurcr-coach dcraled. lhe &C
Cdent happened within Few ieel OF
steep cIubukmcut. Tie passengers were
greatly startled bv the sudden jar, the
leht4 in tn, ear were partially cXtuguish-
"a. and some If the windows were shat
tered Among the passengers was Cox
lactor James ID. Brady. who rendered
prompt service in preventing a panic ana
nlaying the fears of the ladies aud other
occupants of the car. and Conductor rag
land was largely Instrumental ia avcrtlns
catastrophe ly promptly stopping the
train. Although the accident occurred
only few miles from town II was lmposSi-
hlc to Get any information about II. A ru-
nor cot abroad that there had been bad
accident. and many people who had friends
On the train went o. the depot 20 near
news about Thorn. Their suspense was
lcpt up uutila few minutes after IL o'clock;
when the train pulled INTO the city ana
gave them relief.
THE CHrsTrRTIFLD TXTCvTIoN.
Mr. H. =. Robinson. attorney for the ne
GRO lov Simon Walker. who is under son
tcnce of death in Chesterfield county for
assault upol the little white girl Mary
Ann Quill. les very hopeful of obtaining
"A communication Of sentence from the Gov
eru0r 4 petition 10 this elect Is being
signed by citizens of Chestcrheld, ana
among the name, already signed 10 1t are
those of the mother Of the girl and the
principal prosecutors IA the case. This
petition with other papers bearing upon
the case Will of course Zee presented to
the Governor before the lapse of the two
weeks repriovo recently granted.
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