Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-11-18
THANKSGIVING DAY.
SUNDAY NEXT SET APART BY THE
UNITED AMERICAN MECHANICS.
A National Day for tho ordcr-0enersl
Malone and IanRston--A Sad Case
Personal ard Gencral.
corosponaouco of the Richmond pispstchl

Of the year, and that councilsar are rapidly
organizing IN other portions Of the state.
and that o busy ard prosperous year for
the order is indicated.
National Councillor George III. Bort
Lest, OF Massachusetts, has issued apro-
clamation designating next Sunday as a
day OF thanksgiving for the order, and
tie councils throughout tho United
States will attend Divine service on that
day. There are nine councils Of the or
der in Richmond, three in this city, and
number IN Norfolk. The three conn
ellis here viii worship at the First Baptist
church. and the pastor, Rev. Il. L..
AGREE. VIII deliver a Sc mon especially
appropriate % the occasion.
A CELEBRATION or PROGRESS.
Bedford City will tomorrow celebrate
Sc march 81 progress, and many proml-
mont citizens OF Petersburg Will DO
present. They won't up in special
car to-night attached 20 the regular md
night train. Among those who wont
were Mr. James T. Dalton, William Il.
L McKounoy. Augustus Wright, Judge ID.
! NJ. Bernard. Robert Gillian, Hon. T.. g.
BVcnable, ". T.. Deatou, George Beadle,
You'd others Of equal prominence.
GENERAL MALONE AND LAN0sToN.
The Democrats are disposed TO render
due credit 90 the General for tho lniiu-
enro he exerted in tho late election. re-
nlting In the signal defeat Of Langston
for Congress. The Generals letter ex-
rqs.ug LnnostOn'g record, and advising
fle Eepublicans 10 secure his defeat at
800 hazards, they admit, had great infu-
,ucc, and helped very largely 10 the
gratifying result in Epess favor Cen
rd Malone probably never received
such rabid abuse and such unproyokcd
insults from any party or from any
r.t of men as he received from Langston
and his negro followers. The playing OF
TIE "pEAD MARCH
in front of bis residence was an inox-
cughle eflront, acknowledged as such
ly ,he people If both parties. At every
r, ftinR Of Laugston's friends in the late
c6yass remarks rejecting upon Gen
esl Mahonr's management as chairman
VI the Republican party were made
Without stint, and the negro opposition to
AcStte Chairman, especially among the
fnuds of Iugaton, was practically
unanimous. The indications are that
iH,rc viii BIO no union OF the negro and
whit,
HRpeBrIctvs IN FUTURE CAMPAIGNS.
They ore q. c,ually divided in poll
fcs The negroes W already urging a
change Of the 'tlto Craftsmanship, held
Ig General Mahonc because they have
LID confidence iD bis management Of the
larty. They consider him a disorgani-
.r and General Malone and ms friends
consider Iangston and lis followers
lalt NJ and disOrganiZers, whose course
+. one tending 90 tho disruption of the
RJuhhcan party. Where divergence
of opinion i8 so wide tits hardly proba-
BE that reconciliation viii ever follow.
LANGsrON's THREAT TO CONTEST.
Lanqston threatens to contest Mr..
Tues's scat, but II Is not believed that
lr has auy practical grounds for "A con
t..t. and that ne viii abandon the idea
before the meeting Of the tlity-second
Congress,
SAD CASE.
j.. il. Clay, very docent-looking
white man, and said to be respectfully
connected. was convicted in the Mayors
Court this morning of the larceny Of a
watch and chain and sentenced TO I'M
rusonmeut IN iall for ninety days. The
watch was tho property of Mr. W. IL.
N.tmoJk. OF Ettuck, and was stolen
from that gcnteman's room ON FRIDAY.
CLAY hr0uCh the articles to this city and
traded thtm Oh, realizing a small sum Of
money. They were recovered by the
police
RELIGIOUS NOTES.
Eey. Dr. j. William Jones preached to
lrre congregation yesterday at the
IrtIaatist church on the subject Of
th u.. ul work OF the assoclat on, OF
vlra he gave very interesting and en-
t5Irary account. The mission work
80 Cuba and among the negroes, he said,
hi been blessed with great success A
liberal collection was taken up.
lu the afternoon a large asscmblage,
composed OF oil the denominations. at
tended the Gospel meeting held 10y the
\mny Mons Christian Association al
holabb. street Presbyterian church.
Rev Job Turner, the doA-mute mis-
fiouary. preached in the sign-language
90. OrIct Episcopal church sunday after
noon aul administered in the same
language the ordinance OF baptism to the
chiI of o. deafmuto couple. The writ
ton sermon as delivered bv Mr.. Turner
was read by DR. Gibson for the benefit
of the CONGREGATION. There are four OF
Eve deai-mute members Of Grace church.
a letter VAS read last night to the con-
premhou of the First (c0iOrel) Baptist
church from Eoy. 4, NJ. Erawley, OF
Nashville, accepting the call recently eX-
tended him TO become the pastor OF the
church. Though the pulpit has been
generally filed the church has been with
out o regular pastor for many months
ever since the troubles which resulted in
tho withdrawal OF the Rev. Gordon.
NUMEROUS FAMILY.
A family OF Bohcmians, in which there
were fourteen children. arrived mere last
evening from tho Northwest They
rented O couple of rooms on Bank street,
which they viii occupy until their furni-
tJre aud other personal property arrives,
when they viii remove to Prince George
county, whore they have purchased d
fine farm. 4 great many OF this class OF
immigrants are buying farms and set
ding IN this vicinity. and, generally
speaking, they are thrifty and successful
people.
SINGULAR ROBBERY.
The house Of Henry Goodwin, il
Bradford, was entered day or two ago
and hrs trunk, containing his clothing
aud other effects, was carried of. Yes
tcrlay the trunk was found in all Ok
field some distance away IL had beer
broken open, but little, If anything, has
boon taken from il. A certificate of de
post for about $50 and q small iroI
bank. containing $40 in money, wer
left untouched in the trunk.
sUmUKD by FORCE.
Officers Of the police to-day had
somewhat exciting encounter with NeN