Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-08-30
MIR. JONES TONIGHT.
CONGRESSMAN FROM FIRST DIS
TRICT SPEAKS IN MANCHESTER.
WILL Be HEARD WITH INTEREST.
Many Richmond People Expected
VIII lie No Joint Discussion
to- lie Held September 2Sth.

Manchester viii be in a stir Tonight.
Hon. William a. Jones II the First Con-
gresslonal District, will address the voters
Of this city in the interest of Governor
| Tyler for the United states Senate. Not
only the voters OF Manchester ana VI
/ cinity are invited regardless Of their
! preferences for the senate, tut the ladl
will be cordially welcomed. Nj. Angus
| tine Royal. who more than any other
nan was instrumental. in getting Mr..
! jones here, said last night that he
! thought tn attendance would b. large.
This is the first opportunity the people,
OF Richmond and Manchester have had 10
| hear speaking during the senatorial cam
p. Ign, and there Is no d)utt that tn
| turn Ut Will be- large. Not o.ly vi
! Manchester people attend, but many
/ Richmond Democrats will BE- present.
/ Everybody is expecting Mr.. Jones TO say
some strong things in this speech. and
there is little doubt of his doing so.
| It viii be an interesting occasion Tor
/ both sides
Mr.. Jones will reach Richmond at 7lO
o'clock this evening and Will 70 directly
t. his hotel. lie viii be Joined there by
will begin at $40 o'clock. II has not vt
been decided who will introduce Mr.
Jones.
The meeting viii b. hid NJ Leader
Hall. Tenth and Hull streets, which will
accommodate about 100 persons.
Con missi9ners I'm the proceedings OF the
Farmvi le and POWhatan railroad against
the Walker and MCGOWAN estates, I'm
Chesterfield, met I'm the Hustirgi Court
in Manchester yesterday and heard argu-
ment IN refer5nC % the dsmag to be
awarded the IS ate. Judge John II. In
gram represented the estates. and Judge
Thomas NJ. Miller, the railroad
DATE OF CONVENTION NAMED.
The convention to nominate Democratic
candidates for the Senate and House
from Manchester and the surrounding
counties will be held September 2Sth, in
the city of Manchester.
This decision was reached yesterday
morning wheE the Democratic chairmen
of Manchester, Chesterfield. and Powha-
tan met in this city. There were present
Messrs. \. J. Gallagher. of Man
chester; +. Y. CogbHl. OF Chesterfield,
and A. NJ. Howard, Of Powhatan Chair
man Lake, of Goochland was not IN at
tendance. These gentlemen arranged
that the two conventions should be held
cause this city was the most accessible
point The 2Sth falls on Thursday. The
senatorial convention will probably be
held first
The basis OF representation was fixed
upon the Bryan vote, and places the
representation from Chesterfield at II,
POwhatan at ), Goochland at T. and Man
chester at S.
PLUNGED INTO THE JAMES.
\ white man, pursued by Waterman
Roach, plunged into the James yesterday
morning and forded and swan to the
Richmond side.
About 10 o'clock yesterday Mr.. Roach |
discovered three white men tamperng |
with brasses in the Southern yards near
the Petersburg bridge. He ran after /
them, and one OF the men boldly jumped |
into the river and swan across. Officer |
Roach made an effort TO head him off. |
and in the mean time the other two Gull |
prits escaped. The man in the water |
reached the opposite side and escaped. 1
Charges have been preferred against |
Henry Hall (cOlored) FOR maintaining and |
keeping dsorderly house, on HUI street. |
just beyond the railroad. a number of |
dlsorderly affairs have emanated at this |
place. He will be forced 20 answer the |
charges IN the Police Court
Thomas Crenshaw (colOreO was I'm the |
Police Court yesterday. charged with
beating James Dean, also cOlored. Squire |
lAthgOw presided. Dean was badly
done up. His head had more cloth
ing around IL IN the shape Of bandages
Than the rest % hts body. Tom said he
hit him with hts fist, and others said he
was hit with a brick IL all came about
over crap game and il was postponed
for one day for witnesses. The second
case against Tom was that of abusing
Deans mother. Both cases will be heard
to-day.
The FIRE Committee OF the City Coun-
ell Will meet al 5:lj o'clock this after
noon az the corner of Nineteenth and Hull
streets. The Cemetery Committee will
meet at 6 o'clock Friday evening and
proceed 10 the cemetery TO inspect the
place.
PERSONALS AND BRIEFS.
Mr.. Norman Blankenship. Of west Thir-
teenth street, IS visiting relatives at
Dorsett. Va.
Miss Mary L. Franklin. of east
Twelfth street, has returned TO the city,
after spending pleasant visit Of two
weeks with Madge G. Bagby, Of Balls
vile. Va.
Voters are requested to secure their
transfers and make all necessary arrange
ments for voting before the day of the
primary election, in order 10 avoid con-
fusion.
Mr.. G. r. Craig. of Charlotte. y c.,
division storekeeper OF the Southern rail-
road. who has been visiting his mother,
on west Thirteenth street. returned home
Monday.
MIR. }. H. Nlilstead. OF west Twelfth
street. and nephew, f. l.. Galloway, are
visiting their aunt, of Charlestown, W.
Va.
Mr.. ]. T. Morrissett, after pleasant
vacation, has returned 10 the city.
Mr.. 3. w Nunnally left Monday for
Skinquarter District, where he will attend
a series OF protracted meetings, conducted
by Or. a. b. Dunnaway, and will assist
iu the singing.
Mrs. Marx r. Lloyd has returned TO the
city after pleasant visit of two weeks
with friends and relatives in Buckingham
county. Her two sons are still visiting
in Buckingham
Rev. X. c. Willingham, OF Richmond. |
will preach al Bainblidge-Street Baptist
church ton eht
Successful Opera.
The Dan Packard opera Company add
ca laure ; TO the wreath of success they
had woven at the Auditorium Monday
night by a second splendid presentation !
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