Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-19
delegation 70 Congress would stand four.
teen Democrats and seven Republicans.
LEWIS TO BE raIeo FOR MURDER.
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Protest Against sabbath-ErsAking-h
publican Notice to Chairmen.
Uorresposdsnce OF the Richmond Dispstch.I
PErERsBuKo, Va, October Is. 1890.
John Lewis (colored). who is charged
with the murder OF Richard Bragg, and
who surrendered himself at the station
house last night. was brought before the
Mayor this morning for examination.
The evidence was practically the same rs
that elected before the Coroner at the
inquest, though under the searching In
vestigation before the Mayor it was
more unfavorable 20 the accused. and
Lewis was committed TO jail without bail
to be tried at the November term OF the
Hastings Court. The belief has been
general that Lewis committed an error
in leaving the city after the fatal dlfii-
Guilty, and that the concurrent statements
OF witnesses we're greatly IN favor OF the
theory OF self-defence, but the evidence
in tho examining trial this morning
tended 10 show malice.
Bossy Graves. the penitentiary con-
vict who was arrested yesterday on tho
charge of robbing the money-drawer OF
Messrs. Walden & kilmartin OF 81. was
this morning sent on to the Hustings
Court to be tried for felony.
PROTEST AGAINST SABBATH DISSERTATION.
mass-meeting Of the several religious
denominations Of this city will be held
in the Tabb-Street Presbyterian church
on Sunday night to protest against the
proposed opening OF the great Column
bian Exhibition on the Sabbath. Rev.
DIR. c. j. Gibson will preside, and adj
dresses will be delivered by DIR. A. Q.
Bledsoe of the Methodist, DIR. X. X.
AGREE of the Baptist. Rev. r. A. Good
win Of the Episcopal, and Mayor Collier
OF the Presbyterian Church. All the
churches in the city will be closed on
Sunday night III order to enable the
members TO attend this meeting, and the
protest against the Sabbath opening OF
the Exhibition will probably be very
vigorous one.
GREENEsvILLE CIRCUIT COURT.
The Circuit Court Of Greenesville
county-Judge Hancock presiding-will
commence its fall session on Monday.
There are no criminal cases OF interest
on the docket, but a large number OF
chancery and common-law cases.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Mr.. Myer Saal and bride (nee Miss
Myers returned home yesterday from
their trip to the North.
Mr. Andrew ID. Jones, of Baltimore.
president of the Blue Ridge Cotton
Manufacturing Company, Of this city,
and Mr.. Baldwin (of Woodward. Bald
win & Co., of Baltimore), also largely
interested in the same company, spent
yesterday in Petersburg
REPUBLICANS AGAINST LANGsToN.
The time between now and election
day is deemed by the Republican Com
mittee too short for a convention.
The county chairmen of the party
throughout the district will be promptly
advised in a circular letter OF the actions
OF the committee and probably no other
address or official notification will be
deemed necessary. AS the matter now
stands Langston is running for Congress
outside Of the Republican party and
without any formal nomination except
that conferred upon him by the confer
ence recently held in this city and the
nomination given him in the church and
prayer-meetlngs of the colored people.
The new road-law has been put i'll
operation in Prince George county, but
the people express dissatisfaction be-
cause. the surveyors appointed by the
Democratic Board of Supervisors are
mostly Republicans
The County Court OF Dinwiddie meets
on Monday. The day will be given
mostly to political speaking.
ROBIN ADAIR.