Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-05
ON THE APPOMATTOX
THE COCKADE CITY WANTS THE
GOVERNMENT ARMOR PLANT.
Her Advantages to he Set Forth
To Apply for a Writ Of Error-East
Hanover Presbytery-Genera Notes
of Interest.

ciaL) "A special meeting Of the Chamber
OF Commerce has been called for to-
morrow afternoon. to consider COM
munication received from Congressman
Sidney +. Epes. relative to the estab-
lishent of a government armor-piaht IN
Petersburg. Mr.. Epes. while In wash
ington recently called upon the Secre-
tary Of the Navy, and put in claim In
behalf of Petersburg for the plant. set
forth the advantages OF the city FOR It's
location, and invited the committee ap-
pointed to examine into the eligible sites
in the South for such a plant to In
vestigate the great advantages offered by
Petersburg. Mr.. Epes states that the
committee will probably visit our city
| In the course Of their trip, and that
committee of the Chamber of Commerce
will be accorded proper hearing at
Washington on the subject OF the plant,
| II 1t is so desired. 1t is understood that
the essential requisites for the location
of the armor-plant are good water
power, easy access to lumber, and easy
access by rail or otherwise TO supplies
of coal. Deep water is not necessity,
bu. vicinity to deep water is desirable.
All these requisites Petersburg enjoys
I'm mos: favored degree. The Chamber
will be asked to appoint a committee
to prepare a paper setting forth the adj
vantages OF the city for the proposed
plant, and lay the facts before the pro-
per authorities.
TO APPLY FOR WRIT OF ERROR.
Mr.. w. r. Mckinney counsel for Mr..
w. S. McCance, has been notified by
Messrs. Alex. Hamilton and w. b. Nc
Iwaine, counsel for Mr.. David Bailey,
that application will be made to the
Clerk of the courts for a transcript of
the record i'm the suit OF McCance VS..
Bailey. with the view of applying to
one of the judges OF the Supreme Court
for writ of error I'm the case. This
was n suit tried i'm the Hastings Court
recently, in which the jury gave a YER
dict of 5000 damages to the plaintiff.
EAST HANOVER PRESBYTERY.
The fall session of East Hanover Pres
bytery will begin tomorrow at Burke
Vile. and will be called to order by the
retiring moderator, Rev. T. =. Jones.
Tabb-Street church will be represented |
by Rev. DR.. j. w. Rosebro and Captain |
r. c. Osborne, and Washngton-Street |
church by Rev S. x. VIM and Mr.. |
Charles Epes. The session is expected |
to be ono of much interest.
GENERAL NEWS
At a meeting Of the Petersburg |
Grays held tonight Lieutenant w. b. |
Bond was elected captain to fill the va
cancy caused by the resignation of Cap |
tain Morgan.
% ri, ,al
by the Eureka Homing Club. Of York, |
Pa, to the agent of the Southern Ex-
press Company in this city, were re-
leased yesterday.
Democratic ward meetings will be |
held this week to elect delegates 10 the
senatorial convention. which meets on
the .1lth. Senator McIwaine will be
unanimously renominated.
A number OF delegates TO the Republic
can State Convention passed through
this city this morning, en- route for
Lynchburg. They were enthusiastic in
their mission Petersburg's full deega-
ton and a number from the adjacent
counties went up tonight on the mid
night train.
Rev. Mr.. Dyer, the popular pastor of
the High-Street Methodist Episcopal
church, preached to an oyercrowded
last night on the text:
Judge not" His subject was "Criti-
cism." which was most ably and elo-
quently handled.
The Sunday school of the new Park
View church of the Disciples (Which was
recently dedicated) was organized yes
terday, with a working force of twenty
two Mr. j. G. Hardy was elected SUI
and Mrs. a. n. Haskin
treasurer.
j. ]. helms, who won so many prizes
at the Roanoke bicycle meet. Is re-
ceving the warm congratulations Of his
MANY friends here. helms and Mr.. j.
ID Martin. another of Petersburg's best
cyclists, will ride in tandem at the En-
poria meet on Thursday
The death Of Major Lewis Ginter Is
very widely regretted here among the
large class of our people. who knew him
well. and greatly respected him for his
many virtues.
Mr.. G.. n. T. Bass. a well-known and
respec ID citizen, has announced himself
, candidate for the House Of Delegates
On the Prohibition platform, pure and
simple. Mr.. Bass is an enthusiastic ad-
socate of temperance.
Washington Bland (coloreO was arrest
ID late Saturday night on a warrant
charging felonious assault and cutting.
His victim is Mr.. Thomas Johnson a
young white citizen of Dinwiddie coun-
". who received an ugly scalp wound
rom BANDS knife The case has been
continued until next Saturday. by which
line. 1t is expected, Mr.. Johnson will be
lble to appear.