Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-20
THE SOUTH SIDE.
The CAMPAIGN IS TO BE MADE VERY
HOT.
a big Democratic woridngmen's Club
Langston and the Republican Com
mlttee-Iassey Wants to
Meet Malone.
Correspondence Ct .no Richmond Dispu,ch.l
Perrnssuno. Va. October 10, 1889.


The Domocrats of Petersburg expect TO
make the campaign O very bot one from
I this time until elect lOu-day. They intend
/ 10 throw all their energy into tho canvass
ard 20 press the enemy no every point.
/ Noefings Will be held every night, and
| speakers will be ON hand to address the
/ people ana work viii be pressed III every
/ department of the canvass.
/ 4 very cheering feature OF the campaign
! is the examination Of n central working
mems club composed almost exclusively az
/ Young men. Who are making their influence
I fell. MIR. George 4. Thompson Is the pre-
/ sident The club holds regular meetings,
and has speakers 10 address u az every
meeting. II is "A working force in the can
yass.
General Mahono returned home last eve
ming. and It is said had meeting ofh,s state
/ Committee to-day. Among the questions
of importance 20 be discussed Is that Of the
proposed recognition OF John Mercer
/ langstOn and BIS request % be formally n
yited 20 take par; IN the campaign. There
( are vague rumors ah0at that langston has
/ descended somewhat from the high stand
! he has heretofore taken IN Lls demands
/ and that Tire way is now open Tor the re-
concilatiyn of this pair III statesmen.
/ What viii bee done viii hardly Doe known
before Monday. when the reply OF the Gene
/ rails committee VIII be furnished 10 Lang
l ston'4 friends The belief here D.. a. have
before stated. that Notwithstanding the
fragrant frauds TINT have been perpetrated
Ola the cOlored people ID Their meetings.
Notwithstanding the mutual abuse oi c"cA
other by Malone and LdugstOn there VIII
Ice patchcd-up truce between them be-
fore the day of election.
There wll B., great crowd OF the soye-
rcigns Of southampton county ~ Jerusa-
| lem Ou Monday to hear MAYOR ). hose ~
irr and Nj. Massey on the one side Gud
General Malone ON the other. u lsund Re-
stood that proposition Will be made t0
Genera Malone to divide time VIA Ii.
Massey. and that IL ls the desire OF .'r;
Ma-seys life 10 be able 20 meet General
Mahoac on the stump; but It IS generally
believed that the honor of JOINT discu-
SION with the Parson VIII De cmpharcaliy
declined by Malone, whose dignity r.~es
10 great ho'ghts when occasion requires.
MISCELLANEOUS EEws.
I'm tire Hastings Court to-day Bo.5y
Grave ,colOredJ wa convicted of - thrd
charge # petit larceny aud was sentenced
u thc pcMtcutlarg for one year.
II IS expected that 40 the present term ot
the musings Court Judge bernard VIII
| render has opinion % tine -lnt of Mrs. tar-
ter Makes administrator Tor $4,000 dam
mage. against the Atlantic 'Oast-liue
railroad on the demurrer TO the evidence
entered by the defendant company.
The farmers throughout tins section are
hus.y engaged with their peanut crop.
From reports received d j. not believed
that the crop ia the adjacent counties Wil.
he more than half one. 1t - also stated
that the corn crop is the lchiest known
lOI many years.
I'm the Hustiug- Court to-day Ho'c prose-
,au wa, entered IN the cusos Of A. y Cooke
d ID d