Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-03-22


tone. was adopted, Directing to the way
the colored voters Of Augusta ana Slauh-
ton. and especially the valley couh-
ties OF the Tenth District, nave pee
deprived Of their most sacred poiiuSaI
right-the right to representation III lno
party and government 90 WHICH my
owe their allegiance" -.
Protest IS made against the eIiorl no"
heine made TO send two white men 10
81. Louis from this district ana IL Is
urged that one white and one coloFeu
delegate should be sent.
Major 8. w Yost is endorsed as dele
gate at large, and Wills NJ. carter
(colored). a Staunton man, IS ehdoFSeu
as delegate from this district
Miss Princetta Harger. of Washington
citv. who has been the guest Of Dr. and
Mrs. ]. NJ Harger, and has made
host OF friends here, left for her home
Thursday.
Mr.. Clarke Worthington has recoY-
cred from quite a severe Illness.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry Dwight Peck
Of MONTGOMERY Hail" VINO have been
spending the winter In Baltimore Ne"
York. Providence, and Boston. have re-
turned home. and the hospitable old Hall
Is open again 10 their friends.
Mrs. Anna Cotton Craycroft, OF Mary
land. is in the city, the guest OF Misses
Carrie and May Crowle, on south Mar
ket street
Captain Thomas S. Doyle, Superintend-
ent of the Deaf. Dumb. and Blind In
stltution. was in CharlottesViIie thiS
week. >
Mr. Herbert J. Taylor, Of this city
makes frequent trips 70 Lexington
- Hon lQhn RAN
| dolnh Tucker In the preparation OF a
work on constitutional law. This forth
coming book OF Dir. fuckers promises
IN he a great work, for surely there are
Tew men equipped so well for such an
efyor, as Mr. Tucker, who IS constitu-
tIonal LAWYER, as the horsemen would
phrase II, both by pedigree and perform
| ance.
visiting a daughter-a pupil at Mrs Jeb.
STARTS Virginia Female Institute.
MIR and Mrs. William II. Hyer ar
rivea a day or two ago from their ex-
tended bridal tour The happy couple
spent several weeks In the cities OF Call
fornia- VII.
CHESTER where she went to be present
ar the funeral Of her knswoman. Miss
vtss Austin and the Misses Mason, Of
toxvisburg. W. Va, who for several
weeks have been the guests OF Sir. and
Mrs. Arsta Hoge, left this week for their
homes.
spend.ng the winter in California, with
her mother, Mrs George Inness, Is ex-
pected home this week.
Mr.. John McQuaide Is at home, re-
turning from BetAei ColeSe' ~ ~ "here
he is student
MIR. Julius j. Prufer has been quite sick
fof several days past
MINISTER MARRIED.
A few days ago. the popular pastor OF
the Staunton United Brethren church
the Rev. John ID. Donoyan-was married
al DAYTON. Rockingham county. Mr..
Donoyan's bride was Miss Lille v. Croft.
ana the marriage ceremony WAS perform
"a NV the Rev. j. w. Howe. who sue
ceeded Mr.. Donovan in the Stanton pas
torate.
Owing TO the increase in press mes
sages. the Staunton Western Union tele-
graph Office hereafter viii keep its office
open until 1 A. Ma great convenience
alike TO the press correspondents and
~ the public. Heretofore the wires have
c,essd at Z. NJ, and messages after
tbat hour had 10 take chances over the
crowded Chesapeake and Ohio wire.
There is a movement afoot to have the
Grand Lodge OF Odd-Fellows hold its
next session here. This city has given
four grand masters 10 the Grand Lodge
she has two large lodges, and has just
cor,pleted q handsome three-story brick
Odd-FelIows temple on Beverly street
POSTPONED.
Tho Fitch perjury case was called in
,he Hastings Court this week, and was
oostponed on account OF the absence OF
me principal witness-Miss Young. Her
whereabouts is unknown.
The perjury alleged TO have been COM
mitted by Fitch was In a criminal case.
where Fitch gave most damaging testl-
mony against Miss Young. He was once
convicted and the verdict was set aside
NV the Court OF Appeals few DAYS ago.
IN the ground that while the indictment
alleged that Fitch swore. ETC.. etc. fe-
,oniousIy, IL did not follow the language
al the statute OF perjury. and ailegs
swore falsely" The case has attracted