Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-17

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poration courts Of the city OF NOTION
which last position he held for SIX year,,
was also q delegate 20 the N"''o nna
! Democratic Convention at Chicago III io'-'
has taken keen interest I'm the aeNeIop
ment OF the city of his birth, and deFo''p
| his time and efforts to promoting her SUI
cess, many municipal and lndustiiai q"
| terprises now I'm successful operation Dedi
witness to his energy and zeal; was
elected 10 the Fifty-hfth Congress as d
| Democrat. receiving 1879 votes. against
1880 for Dr. r. A. wise Repubiican)'
1,Sg6 votes for w. A. Whaley (Nationai
Democracy. and go votes for A. Il. Grimm
| independently.
CAPTAIN LAMB.
Representative John Lamb. Of the Third
| District, was born IN Sussex county Va,
June u, 1910. where his father engaged
/ In teaching school. removed 20 Charles
| City county, the home OF his parents
when years Of age the death Of his
| father i'm 1855 left him at the age Of Is the
main support OF his mothers large family
Of small Children his early education al
! most ceased at this time, but his energy
| and application enabled him 10 master
| by study al night when the days work
was done the science of civil engineering;
at the first alarm Of war in 1861 he went
| 10 the front as a volunteer in Charles
! City Troop, afterwards Company ID.
| Third Virginia Cavalry (Wickham's Bri-
! gadc); served throughout the entire war
| with distinguished galiantry; was repeat
! edly wounded, once very severely, and
| laid down his arms at Appomattox as
| captain OF his company; after the war he
| returned 20 his native county and took
| up the business OF farming; was soon
elected Sheriff Of his county, and suisse
| quently served his people as Treasurer,
/ Surveyor, and chairman OF the Demo-
/ cratic Committee; Is an ardent and en-
! thusiastic advocate of the free coinage
/ Of silver and was elected 10 the Fifty
/ fifth Congress as Democrat receiving
/ 1884 votes. against 1916 for l.. l.. Lewis
/ Republicam, 23S votes for Elisha L.
Lewis, $50 votes for w. II. Lewis, IS
/ votes for John Mitchell, and IA votes
/ scattering.
OUR YOUNGEST CONGRESSMAN.
Representative Sidney =. Epes, of
( Blackstone, Va. was born I'm Nottoway
/ county, Va. August 20, 1865; removed
when IL years Of age. 10 Kentucky with
( his parents, where he received an acade-
mic education; returned 10 Virginia I'm
| 1884 and engaged in journalism edited
and published a Democratic newspaper
for number Of years was chairman
Of the Democratic Committee Of Motto
way county, member Of the Democratic
Central Committee, and chairman Of the
Fourth Congressional District Commit
tee; was elected in 1891 a member OF
the General Assembly TO represent the
counties Of Nottoway and Amelia: was
appointed by Governor O. Ferrall in 1895
Register Of the Land Office TO fill an
unexpred term; before the expiration Of
which he was elected to the Fifty-ifth
/ Congress as a Democrat. receiving 1854
votes against 1923 for r. r. Thorp Re-
publican), and f91 for J. L. Thorp Qnde-
pendenD.
SEVENTH DISTRICT.
Representative James Hay, Of Madi-
son, was born in Wildwood Clarke coun-
ty Va, January 9. 1856; was educated
az private schools in Maryland and Vir-
ginia, at the University Of Pennsylva-
MIA, and Washington and Lee University,
I Virginia, from which latter institu-
ton no graduated in law in June. 1877:
/ moved TO Harrisonburg in 1871. where
he practiced law and taught school I'M
I'll June, 1879, when he removed 10
Madison Va, and devoted himself ex-
clusively 10 his profession; was elected
Attorney for the Commonwealth I'm 1888.
and reelected 10 that office in 1857, 1881
and 1885; was elected TO the House Of
Delegates Of Virginia i'm 1875, and re-
elected in 1857 and 1882 was elected to
the State Senate I'm 1895: was a mem
Der Of the State Democratic Committee
for four years and was a member OF
the National Democratic Convention of
1883; was elected TO the Fifty-ffth Con-
gress as a Democrat. receiving 17,47
votes against 49, go for Robert j. Walker
Republican). 35S votes for J. Samuel
Harnesberger Cbolting Democracy. and 195
votes for Mr. Forsyth ProhibltionisD.
EIGHTH DISTRICT.
Representative John Franklin Rixey,
Of Brandy, Culpeper county, Va. was
educated in the common schools, Bethel
Academy, and the University Of Vir-
ginia; is a lawyer and farmer was
Commonwealth's-Atto for Culpeper
county for twelve years, the only Of
flee he ever held till elected 70 the
Fifty-fifth Congress as n Democrat, re-
ceivng 1900 votes against 13.ll4 votes
for Patrick Henry McCaull Republican,.
40 votes for Joseph II. Pancoast Prohi-
hitionisO, q votes for James Seldom
Cowden, A votes for W. c. G. Coleman,
1 vote for c. n. Lee. and 1 vote for T. n.
Blackford.
Representative Jacob Yost Republi-
cam, Of the Tenth District, was a mem
Der of the Fifteth Congress, and was
elected to the Fifty-hfth Congress by
1914, against 1901 for II. d. Flood de
mocraO, and 1O2 scattering.
GENERAL HAMPTON MAY RECOVER
The condition Of General Wade IIamp-
ton is so much improved to-day that DR..
Walsh, his physician, telegraphed his
relatives not to come here. unless fur
Their notice is sent them. The Doctor
hgg af dc
J. Thompson Brown Of Nelson county.
Va, Is at the Metropolitan.
PERSONAL.
There are quite a number Of North
Carolinians in town to-day, among them
s. j. Pender, G. w. +. Harper, Lenoir,
and d. l.. Beech, OF Rocky Mount, who
are stopping at the Metropolitan.
Some other visitors are: J. l. Gleaves,
of Wytheville, Va. Metropolitan; w. j.
Otey Lynchburg Va. Oxford T.. Auman,
Mcfarland, n. c.. w. II. III. Harrison,
Richmond, Va.-Fritz Reuters. j. N.
Shackelford, Lynchburg-Oxfor1 Colo
mel A. b. Andrews and J. L. Wheeler,
Raleigh, n. c.; j. 4. J. Fenton and wife,
Virginia; J. w Grant and wife, Ports
mouth Va.-Raleigh. c. T. Dodge and
wife. Richmond. Va.-Vendome. A. l..
Slebert and G. l.. Triplet, Virginia-How-
ard House. l. &. Wallace. Salisbury,
~ c.; j. II. Wood, Bristol. Va; n. S.
Morton, Richmond, Va; A. l.. Johnston,
Richmond, Va: w. w. Rollins, Asheville,
~ C.-St. James. r. f. Johnston, Vir-
ginia A. r. Hatton, Winston. n. c.; ID.
c. O'Flaherty Front Royal, Va; y. "A.
Bailey, Advance. n. C.-National.
POSTAL.
Railroad service has been established TO
Aberdeen, by Roseland and Flynn, TO
Patterson's Bridge n. G. Moore county
railroad. 12G miles and back, six times