Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-12-06
RAHlLY VS.. ROPER.
Action for Damages Continued-The Case
Of Lyon VS.. Langston Dismisscd-Wih
Observe General Lees Birthday.
fcorr,rponcence Of the Richmond DIspatch.l


PETERSBURG, Va, December 3. 1870.
The Circuit Court of Petersburg, Judge
i. A. Hancock presiding. commenced lts
regular term to-day. In the case of Rahlly
Is. Roper. which was argued at previous
term. the Court rendered decision IN Ia
vor of the plaintiff. The case was an In
teresting one, involving the matter OF a
nuptial settlement and the question OF MT.
Roper's right to testify in behalf OF his
wife. The claim amounted to some i've or
six hundred dollars.
DAMAGE SUIT.
The case Of William ". Anderson rs. the
Norfolk and Western Railroad Company
for $50, 900 damages, removed from the
Circuit Court of Dinwiddie, was called
and continued TO future day OF the term
TO be fixed by the Court and counsel tor
argument on the railroad company's de
murrer. The plaintiff charges that he was
unlawfully put off the ears az Church-hoad
station on the 9Th of June last. Tie COM
pany admits the facts stated IN his declara-
ton, but claims that they furnish no
ground for al action for damages. Inc
plaintiffs counsel are Messrs. jackson
CIV, of Richmond, and W. X. Mckinney.
of this city. The company Is represented
10y George S. Bernard, ESQ, OF this city,
and Judge w. III. Mann, Of Nottoway
LYON Va. LANGsroN.
In the Circuit Court to-day the suit of
John Lyon against John VI. Langston for
legal services rendered in the latters cleo
tiou contest was dismissed at the request
of the plaintiffs counsel. After the SUIT
was docketed Langston was garnlsheed by
q creditor of Mr.. Lyon for any money that
might be in his hands due to the pIalntlf.
This may or may not have been the cause
of the dismissal of the suit.
- af Mr Thomas X HOnk1ng.
q popular young citizen of this place who
died some days ago in Utah, arrived here
this morning and the funeral took place
from St. Pauls church. Mr.. Hopkins
went TO the Northwest some weeks ago
in search of health. and while there died.
He was buried here with Masonic honors.
GENERAL LEES BIRTHDAY.
A.P.Hill Camp of Confederate Vete-
rams decided last night TO appropriately
observe the 18th of January as the ami
yersary of General Lees birthday. COM
mittee was appointed to arrange the pro-
gramme and make suitable preparations.
and this committee will take prompt ac-
ton. II is proposed TO have military pa
rade. an address. and such other obser-
vance as will make this dav one OF the
most notable among the years holidays.
THE sALUTAToRY.
Colonel Randolph Harrison, in to-day's
issue of the Alliance Farmer and Rltrdt Mes 4
Senqer. the official organ of the Virginia
State Alliance, makes his sslutatory as the
editor of thepaper. The salutatory is over
his own name. and is quite lengthy. lie
saws among other things when we (the
farmers) show the world that vested rights
have nothing TO fear from US, but that our
objective point OF attack is rested ,orongS.
and when all our brethren, the farmers of
tho country and those who are Aft lat ed in
interest, are united, az they ought to
be. the prediction of General Butler
(tbat the Farmers Alliance will, if
it hold together override both the
great political parties of the country
and control the Government will soon be
fulfilled. Our true and safe
policy is to hasten slowly and surely; to
take up one great measure at tlme-ono
which we have carefully considered and
settled to be necessary to our interests and
lust to all, TO throw all of our great
strength on the side of those who are try
ing to carry it through. and never stop
fighting until we win. The bill for the
free coinage of silver, for instance-per-
haps the most important of all the mea-
sures agtated for the relief of the farming
and industrial classes--let us mass our
powers and compel the passage of that.
This point gained we can attack another
stronghold of the privileged classes, and
another, so long as the robber barons
hold any,"
THE Palmer ALLIANCE.
Sandy Fork Alliance, in Mecklenburg
county, claims TO be the banner alliance OF
the county. 1t has membership OF 100,
and buys everything through its business
agent. 1t claims also the honor of securing
the nomination of Hon. James F. Epes for
Congrass ROBIN ADkIR