Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-18
THE SOUTH SIDE.
A STATEMENT REGARDING THE SUI
FEEiNG IN GREENESviLLE
COUNTY.
sersburg Notice sIahone's Fight
ON Brady.
correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch,


PrrEnsnuno, Va, February II, 1890.
The Nspqt,h correspondent here has re-
,,eiv,.d the following information from one
a. the most reliable and substantial citl-
COWS Of Grccncsyille county:
ION FRIDAY committee composed Of
Eve men from each of the three magisterial
disi,icts IN tho county, which was chosen
IN, the fnass-meeting held on last court
5sv. had their FIRST meeting. Judge Bar
han u The chairman, and at his sug-
..esi}on Ave additional members from
IN district were added 10 tho committee.
rfis are duty Of these gentlemen when an
Sod 10 FOR aid 60 see that tho parties ap-
.i,inr are really in suffering condition,
nd N th;s way II il proposed 10 keep
mos. Who have the distribution OF tho
eupplcs sent here from being imposed
upsn. Judge Barham explained to those
,,rcsent thu. it was the object of the COM
ss,,,,too 20 aid the farmers. many of whom
made nothing last year aud consequently
a. unable 30 carry on their farms this
wear unless they get assistance from some
source. that " was not proposed To help
che iahoring classes except when it was
,.rp1ssible for Them 20 get work.
" A committee was appointed 10 confer
with the railroad authorities 10 procure
.eri parties as desire work free transpOrta-
son. 70. the past week or so some few OF
,ur citizens VINO are opposed - this APP
r.Ii made bv our people for aid have done
s,c.r hest 20 throw cold water on the plan.
and have doubtless kept many people at a
distance from contributing as hborGlly as
they would.
AID PROM NORFOLK.
An appeal through a committee having
boon made 90 the people of Norfolk liberal
g.. stance has been promised. At the sug-
,r.f,lu OF Commonwealth Attorney
Goodwin, Who addressed the Norfolk
Chamber az Commerce. II was suggested
That Rev. Vernon pAns0n. former resi-
dent ol Greencsyille, now pastor IN Nor
fix. ha present az last Fridays meeting 20
reria.n whether the people were in 50
nl p condition as had been represented.
lir. IAnson WAS promptly on hand and was
uc' ply impressed
MOI EXAGGERATED.
Continuing. the Dispatch correspondent
f..-. d" do not think the accounts have
boon much exaggerated. Many of our most
4 .ty and prosperous farmers made abso-
'ufr ard complete failures IN their crops
v.ar. ! know Of numbers who did not
mako one bale Of cotton TO the horse, and
onlrs few barrels of cOrn-nOt enough for
th.r own use, and nothing to feed their
stock uu. Many have gone to work, but
e.r thcv don't know what TO do, as they
l.r. not provisions enough to last one
mouth. II they can get aid 10 enable them
g. eirrv on their farms, they can then give
smrI. yment 70 labor. and thereby 10 away
v.tt much suffering among that class, and
viii reasonable crops this year they can
G-au build Themselves mp.
cit ls rather humilating 10 have to write
s'u, about ones people. but when say
i.4t oar people worked harder and denied
thar- yves more last year than ever before,
uut do them justice. II IL through no
{ult of their own, and such beng the
casa they had ~ well let the world know
tor true condition
MAuoSE's fIGHT on BRADY.
General Malone and Butler arrived in
che city TO-DAY from Washington. The
G.n,-al has been hUsilv engaged in trying
folrfrat Colonel Brady's confirmation as
collector 81 internal revenue Tor this dis
t-ici. aud Braiys friends do not hesitate
60. .g that he has rcsorted 10 the most I'M
d.rhand means. introducing personal mat
s.r. which have no bearing upon the col
1.rtarship. Letters have been written to
the senate committee by the Generals
yerohmen here. SO Brady's friends say,
which would be dissraceful even
81 mon of no professed deeency. 1t
an Dee sad that the Colonefs private
nHntrs have been thoroughly sIfted and
tgst irrelevant matters have been intro
durti into the fight. at has been n
moan. spiteful warfare throughout" said
one Of Colonel Brady's friends to-day,
"ilt the Colonel has evidence that viii
trumphantly refute everything that has
SctR sand against him."
Auls1LsssINa ACCIDENT.
I A distressing accident il reported from
(Cre.ussv.le county. On FRIDAY night last
IAN interesting child of Mr.. Crump was
turned 20 death. It's mother was IN an
kdioining room cooking when the child
E,ricd out in agony she could 90 nothing
uOT IT, however, save eXtingulsh the names
after hard struggle. The httlo one died
shortly afterward
On Saturday night Mr.. Crump sustained
another crushing loss. His house took
ffe and was utterly destroyed, together
with all the furniture which II contained.
The loss falls heavily on Mr.. Crulnp. who IS
well known and highly esteemed.
4 German named VI. Shippman boarded
a Norfolk and Western freight train on
saturday night, being. as be SAYS, given
remission 10 do 50 by man IN the freight
s4ri. He enscouced himself IN q box-car
nul wont to sleep. When the train was
Hr-r Wilson's Depot he was rudely
awakened by two white men and negro,
who stripped him of his clothes. hat, and
MONEY and threw him from the train. He
va. BADLY bruised and returned TO the city
f-Iaf. The police have been given an ac-
C1rtc DESCRIPTION of the parties VINO COM
mt,cl The Outrage
4 mildle-agod negro living on Old street
w. struck by afreight tram on the Norfolk
aaa Western railroad to-day about n mile
s-am the city. He was knocked senseless
ana vas internally injured. lie was
brought TO the city this afternoon in q
canal boat.
two Of the vacant lots on Sycamore
ftr.,t. % portion Of the site of the great fire
'n November. have been sold 10 Mr. Angus
Us Wright. who will build two handsome
stores. Mr. Wright is reported to have
.l ono hundred dollars per front foot for
Tie property.