Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-05-18
BAY STATE PRESS.
ercepTloN IN psTERseURe-Ao-
DRESS BY MAYOR COLLIER
Ay. NJ. G. A. Hall on the Iron-Front Lots
Fear of q Crowd at the Unseiiing--
Iangston's Negro Strength.
,corr..pOnaence o, tho Richmond pispasch.l
PrrrRsBuRo, Va, May II, 1890.

PETERSBURG, VA, May ~ io'V' /,
The train from the West. having on poaru
Che members OF the Massachusetts ~, .',,o
Association, was'conslderably BEHIND unne
to-day. and the delay caused some n ~ III
reference with the programme. ne S loi-
lowing gentlemen. comprising 'ne Vv PHI
mittce Of Reception and Escort met VIZ
visitors at the intersection OF the Nor,OIh
aud Western and Petersburg ana asylum lIn
railroads, about two miles west o. tno
city. where the association cnahgcu o III
20 visit the Dinwiddie granite-quafrles nm
the Central Asylum n. &. Hardy, presi-
dont If me Chamber of Commerce frames
II Iassiter. Hugh Il. Smith, Hon. Charies
4 Collier Robert r. Hill, David Callender'
John Arlington. Augustus Wrlght, IL; :
Barxhsm. William Cameron, and W; ~. NC
Eenney. On debsrking from the NoTloIS
and Western tram the Nisll0TN VIZ ~, We
coined in a brief address by Mayor Coiler,
THE MAYORS ADDRESS.
sc.,nc,orn Of the Massachusetts, Press Assoctd-
tim: .
Won are the guests Of the Chamber OF
Commerce of our city, OF which my honor
ed friend. VI. c. Hardy, Esq, Is president
but as all our people would participate ID the
welcome TO you in our midst !, az mayor,
meet YOU on the borders and cordlhiiy IN
yite you 10 accept their hospitality IN tho
name Of oil the people As represehiatlNes
~ that grand old Commonwealth bassa-
ohueetts. where liberty on thus continent
was Graded, whence the rays OF independ-
cnce beamed forth in electric currents
which kindlcd the fires OF the Revolution
ma citizens OF a common country, one anu
indivisible now and forever; as brGtheIS
seeking more perfect union, | proher in
behalf of our people the mana Oh ieiAo" sui
and the heart OF welcome.
Annl the
train provided for them on the Asylum
yailwav. visited and inspected the granite
uuarrics along the line. called ut the Cen
fral ASYLUM, where they were hospitably
yeceived and entertained by Superntend-
ent Barksdale and his assistants, ana then
came down 20 PETERSBURG. Arriving mere
thew were provided with hacks and driven
ont To the Crater and other points on the
lately hostile lines and taken TO several
places of interest in the city. Al $3.50
O'clock an elegant collation. was served 70
,hcrn M the Albemarle Hotel, and lateI
they left for Richmond. The visitors were
seen by very few people outside OF the
committee having them IN charge and Inc
members Of tho Chamber of Commerce
who entertained them.
MRS. M'EINNEY HOPES.
The committee of the Petersburg Musi-
cal Association who went over TO klch,
mond Yesterday to invite Governor ana
Mrs. Mckinney TO attend the muSical lestl
va which becins here on tho 9th instan,
much to their regret failed 10 see the Gov
ernor. They had very pleasant lnterVlS"
with Mrs Mckinney, who expressed the
hone. II ENGAGEMENTS would allow, that the
Governor and herself would be able 10
come over one day during the festival. Our
people will certainly be much disappointed
ehonld they be prevented from coming.
=. & hot "a & {
tian Association is negotiating for the pur-
chase of three of the lTon-tront SITES on
the burned district on which, should the
purchase be cOnsummated, II IS proposed
10 erect a very handsome hall, with hnC
stores fronting on Sycamore street TO occu-
by the ground-hoOrs The association Is
In need Of a homo IN order to facilitate the
good work II is dong here and to render II
still more useful. The site obtained the
home would be forthcoming.
sUNDAY-scHoOL MEETING.
Tho annual meeting ofthe Association Oh
Methodist Sunday Schools of Petersburg
and Ettrick will be held in the Washington
Street church on Sunday afternoon, when
officers VII be elected for the ensuing
wear. Addresses will be delivered, annual
reports made, and a fine musical pro-
Cramme has been arranged for the occasion;
A great number of our people outside OF
mond on the 29th Of May 10 witness the
unwilling of tho Lee statue. Many others
who would like 20 go may possibly be de-
tanned for fear there may he lack OF nc
commodations for the great crowd who
viii attend.
WILL BILLY CoMEr
II cannot be stated positively whether
General Malone Will attend the unwilling
ceremonies. Hewent up to the Southwest
last night 10 look after some coal lands In
which no. Senator Sherman, and Others
are very largely interested, and 1t SAID he
will not be back for some DAYS.
The receipts of tobacco this week were
Qo9 hogsheads, and the sales Of loose Ia, =
900 pounds.
Mr.. GEORGE Beadle, proprietor of the
street-railWay company, has purchased
number OF new passenger-cars TO be placed
upon his line here.
LANGsToN THEIR MAN.
While John NJ. LangstOn may not be
and probably IA not as strong with MS race
as he was when he ran for Congress two
years ago, il Is nevertheless fact that tn,
negroes as general thing are heartily II
favor of his candidacy for Congress TINS
fall. From what has already TRANSFERRED, auC
from what is almost daily said among them
il ls iudced that the negroes do not wan
any one to represent them IN Congress bu
negro, and that IAngston is first and las
choice for leader. In the whlrl OF events
however, IL may turn out that langstoI
will not be q candidate for election, bu
that white nti-NlahoneIte will be th'
candidate 1t is almost a. certain "a day
light that there Will be two Republican
candidates in the field for Congress mex
fall-one representing the Malone and tn
other the antl-Mahone faction.
ROBIN ADAIR.