Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-10-06
THE HILL CITY.
TEE REPUBLICANS AT LAST FIND A
VICTIM.
she Illness Of OK. Senator Withers-His
Condition More Hopeful Tho
Approaching Pair.
LYsomrpc. October ), 1886

st,orr<eponience OF me nicamond Dispatch J
LykcnBuRG, October ), 1886
The Illness Of ex-senator Robert T..
WUbers. WHO l. now Nib the famiv OF MS
son. ip-law, q. wood,ille smith, Esq, In
This city, IN n subject Of deep regret, not
only here. but throughput the State. WHIT
The final ,S>uc will be remains Tor The de-
termination Of Him who rules the dee
tipi,e ~ men. The disease VITA
which Colon, Wiihcrs u afflicted Is
chronic enterO.colts. which be Goa
traced in China, and with which he ha'
been suffering mfny weeks. was to-day
informed hy one OF his physicians that The
case is y peculiar one, known only IN mt
lsiial countries. and that he never knew
OF sporadic case OF u In Nirgioia. lie
further informed me that such diseases are
y,r, grave, especially when they have pro-
gitssed for so long a period WITHOUT
marked improv, ment. There has Decn
none in the Ease Of Colonel Wi:bers. unii'
Sunday, since which time the physician IN
question entertains a more cheerful ieeiins
about his condition than he has since ",
,lIn,ss. n appears thai he was first treated
for The disorder on shipbo, rd, aud after
wards in san francisco and 81. Louis. ~
A earnestly hopcd that the noticeable I'M
rYov,ncrf will continue until all danger l.
nasl. Via inia can III afford to lose such
q msn. a.,
Tie comhinltiOn under the name 0t The
KNIGHTS Of Iahor have at last succ 'eded IN
securing a victim for immolation NJ thc
hands of Major Griffin In Nosem 'er. Attf
ya,nly irving 10 inducc the gentleman ~
whom reference was made In Yesterdays
UfSDcfch the Executive Committee
have succeeded in scducing from the pdlhS
of true Democracy one Samuel |. iiophhE'
who cutters the lists as fnli-hedged ca
didatc for Congress under the ausp'ct'
ostcnsibIy Of the Knights OF LABOR -re'''F
under thai Of few knights ana PIE,
poudsrating number OF radicals, black ana
white.
Mr.. Hcpki1s Is preacher or, rather, an
,xhnrier. i'm one nj ON most respected re-
Icious DENOMINATIONS. and Is also dry
goods merchIn'. to which he now AT l.
that az politician. In assuming TO repre-
resent the Knights OF Labor he fats to sec,
as did his more aSiute neighbOr Page, thai
ne represents only the Radical element ~
n. lie claims that he will he elected ana
that be will "uudCr no CIRCUMSTANCE De
driven from the field He will NOT
make an active canvass, but VIII make
few sneechcs," ID will lie fortunate for
him II he should FAM to fan into Gritfin,S
hands while max ing those "fCY speeches.
our fair Is fairly" booming. The
letters received making inquiries as to &c.
commodafions are unusually large. ana
everything points TO a full exhibition In
all OF the departments this, too, despite
the fact that the accommodations are great
" increased over any previous year. Seyc-
raj new buildings have been erected for the
expected increase IN exhibits, and large
number OF stalls added for stock. The cen.
ienuial display by our citizens VIII
eclipse ANYTHING 81 the kind ever known
here. Yesterday committee went
round among the citizens resident on
the prominCnt streets and secured
The promise Of every body to deck their
houses iu manner becoming the centen-
nial year Of the City Of Hills. The people
g. The tine draws near-neNt Monday being
The first dly- are alive to the opportlnl-
tics that will be afforded them 10 make a
good impression on tie throng OF visitors
that are expected. Many OF orr house
k,epors ere already estimating how many
people ttey can get into small space IN
Their houses.
The Church Of the Holy Cross. (CathohcJ
I'm this city, Is having new organ manu-
featured nj q cost Of e., 900. Rex.