Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-17
C0CKADE CITY.
HOW THE CONVENTIONS WORK WAS
RECEIVED
ro,.y.hnrr eatieacd--A RcIic--Ex-Govcr-
nor Cameron. Again--A Rude fioco
of surgory.
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fCorrsspoudcpco OF tho kichmond oisps'cnsl
p,ryKsBuRa. VA, August 16, 1889.
The Dis,1ir2 correspondent has CON
Sersed with many Democrats OF TINS city
and section TO-DAY in reference 70 the noinl-
nations made by the state Convention-
without exception he found them ensnu-
e;aStic in praise OF the ticket and conhdent
M SIGNAL victory at the polls in Noyem-
bcr SAID one prominent Democrat; me
,ickct IL the strongest that could nave
hcon named. IL will unite the Democrats
ali tbr,uoh The State and this assures sue
cess. / predict an enthusiastic canvas
one that will arouse the people 10 tue nm
portauce Of an intelligent government,
Government founded on virtue ana pr'n-
ciple. and this done there IS no tear OF INC
result. CAPTAIN p W. Mckinney IS one OF
tbc most nopnlar men in the State ana
universally beloved In the South Side, wnicn
will poll an immense vote Tor mm; hho
tho South Side having gotten, what 10
claimed in his nomination IL VIII give III"
a whole-souled support aoo.od
These sentiments are generally reI I,,
by the gallant Democracy OF the sour hsiWe'
who win now organize and enter tn i M AZ.
test with a confidence and unahiihi'S 'i"'
viii prove almost irresistible.
MISCELLANEOUS MOTIFS.
II is stated that while the wo-kmen were
engaged in improving the iroDt OF wa
;n0ton. Street Methodist Episcopal church
a dsv or two ago an old tiint-lock pistol
was found brickcd up IN the wall. Ito" IL
got there IS q mystery. I'll.
The funeral of the late n. c. Nenable,
CON of MIR = W. Venable. of this city. took
Mace this afternoon from the labD-Strcet
Presbyterian church. Rev. Dr., Moses u
Hoge of Richmond. ofliciated. Inc re-
mains were followed 10 the cemetery Dy q
Jarge number OF the friends Of the family;
A rude piece of surgery WAS PERFORMED
ap.2a himself this morning by q coiorcl
man named David Martin. one OF ms ut
lie toes WIS q source Of great SUFFERING 10
him. and he sharpened knife and ampu-
tated the offending member.
POLITICAL MOTIFS.
Ex-Governor Cameron tells me to-day
That he Is satisfied from further lntorma,
ton that the proceedings IN me oeconu
Ward Republican meeting IN tins CITY We're
fairly conducted, and requests tnat cor
rection should be made.
asked him about Colonel Brady and
General Groner in connection with the So
called COMPROMISE. HIS answer was L
have never had doubt OF the entre SIN
cerity and absence of self-Sceklng on the
part of either Of these gentlemen IN me
matter referred to-"
In reference TO the Republican SITUATION
IN tins city IL may Dc sta'cd 'ia. II W.
ulire a Great deal Of persuasion 10 con-
vince the anti-Niahoneites, after the pro,
ceedings of the recent ward-meetiDgs and
of the City Convention, that II IS their
duty TO vote for the Republican ticket to
be named by the Norfolk Convention.
They are by no means IN good hninor;
but it was not proper that the leade4 "
the Virginia Republicans should 20 to the
convention unendorsed by his home peo-
pie ...;..,,
Mr. W. y. Br0ckwell, a respected citizen
and for years the Democratic registrar OF
Fifth Ward died to-day of dropsy after a
prOtracted illness.
Henry Brichett, negro from Brunswick
Wa arrested here TO-DAY for forgery. Il Is
charged that he forged the name OF Mr..
T.. Atkinson, farmer of the county, to al
order for 81. which order he attempted I'M
successfully to pass upon one oil oui
merchants. RoBIN ADAIB.