Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-07-10
NOTTHE IDOL HE WAS
lANGsroN CANNOT es NOMINATED,
DESPITE MAHoN1's SUPPORT.
IN. latte Ross LIKELY to Re the Candidate
for Copgtcss-tntefnai-Re Revenue he-
ccIpts-Fersonai Notes.

Correspondence Of the Richmond Dlspa'ch.l
PrrERsBuRo. Va. July "a very promi'
bcnt Republican said today IN reference
,oGenoral Mahone's rumored endorsement
Of John NJ. Ianeston for Congress that a
he understood the report tho General has
written letter in substance ~ follows
That # the colored people OF the district
desired or insisted upon ono Of their race
as q candidate Langston would be n suiia-
bic man and would not be Objectionable 70
him but that he does not think the Tune
has vet arrived foT the party TO no~'n"'V
q colorcd man IN the district. .,.o
But no one believes here that 2 uon ~
will be nominated for Congress IN thIs uio-
Il fret: or. II such a thing shonIl ou IT,,
Il thai Iaugst0n VIII be the man. a.,'',,o,,
E,pubhcans. rs a rule. would h9I suPp ~, =
II l,9. and many Of bis race WonIh 40, ~.
for.bim. Hois by no means the iuoi 'h"'
he once was. .-,r
81 Tho cortlcman most likely 10 receive
g. pp,,rblican nomination "a GcheraI
IN, i,o.p Malone himself. IL - uhuVr-
...t ,bai Doe VII accept the hohor y ten-
81 4. -oJ hun with anything Ike onahlnl,N.
- . naturally Republican district ne
y {.
H.. one rs candidate. Republicans
a. tlst Le has strong desire to he IN
~ iniernal.reyeuuc collections in this
4 distinct for the week amounted 70 S4l,-
lg1lf2. o. follows. Tobacco, rls,O91 10
o,.ars. SlIGils2; specials, SlO,Si9.H
beer. .11IJ0. brandy, -.
rAScY-DnTss BALL.
fancv-lress ball will be given az Not
tnvav Courthouse on Tuesday evening
under the auspices of the lady aud gen
flenen members % the NOrld's-f ar
Ap,i.ary Buar1 for the county. The pro-
Goods viii be- devoted 90 the fund for the
county,. exhibit al the fair. lhe best
u,Dple Of NottoWav will be present 90 the
bnil and 10 10 understood that NUMBER
OF tho fashionable young folk Of Peters
burg val attend.
PERSONAL.
Mrs. Dr. J. II. Claiborne, Mrs. DR.. II. ID.
Ncliwmne. aud MISS Julla Mci'ac lett tDls
week tpr the Yellow sulphur Springs,
Wlcr- quite large petersburg colony are
spau.lug the season.
81. II. G. Hardy, cashier Of tho Peters
lurg Savings and Insurance Bank, accom-
rnniei by las wife. left to-day Tor Buhalo
Springs.
Mrs. Flora Martin and daughter arc visit
ors ia our city. They are guests IN the
family of Mr.. Reuben Raglaud.
Colonel James -. Brady returned % The
CITY Tins morning after a weeks visit TO
Washington and other points.
Mr.. James T.. Kerr. of Baltimore, accom-
puned by his wife and daughter, who
have boon visiting our CITY, lett for home
TN, afternoon. Mr. Kerr Is the auditor OF
The Pennsylvania Railroad Company n
Baltimore.
sTApII CROPS.
The receipts Of cotton. tobacco, and pea
nuts. tho staple crops % tins section. have
been Very light tins week. Tho farmers
generally are busy with their growing
crops which give promise Of q splendid
Yield this season. The great drawback TO
The farmers tins year ~ that Of securing
luhor 40 reasonable prices as heretofore.
Captain ". II. McGee. the venerable pas
seug,T conductor on the Petersburg rail
road. has sufficiently recovered from his
recent spell of illness TO walk about his
room.
Il is expected that the electrician sys-
TEN will be started n TINS city during the
coming week.
THE GRAYs DEFEATED.
large crowd witnessed the game Of
baseball this evening between club from
Church Road. IN Dinwiddie county, and
the Petersburg Trays team. The game
resulted ~ victory for the Church-ROad
club hy O score OF 70 to H..