The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-08
AT THE CAPITAL OF virginia
Many Matters of Interest to All
Good Citizens.
THE TWO COUSIN CANDIDATES
Lively Contest for City Sergeant. a
i Warrant for the Arrest of Com
missioner Taylor, of King
William County. Washing
ton Conference Data.
Special Dispatch 70 Tho virginian.

RICHMOND, Va, March THE con.
test for the nomlna ton of candidates
Tor the municipal oilices to be filled at
the election one year from ueXt spring
is already opening mp. Mr.. John f..
Epps has announced himself cnndi
date for City Sergeant, \ position now
filled by his cousin, Capt. Charles III.
Epps, who will stand for reelection.
he is looked upon MS Que OF the
leaders OF the laboripg class and
is very popular with tho working
men. The contest between the cousins
: is certain to be n most Interesting one
and it is understood that Mr.. James G.
Smith will enter the race again.
Sergeant Alex. Tominson aud Officer
Gibson. of the Richmond police force,
are in King William county with Il
warrant for the arrest of MIR. Burnley
Taylor, commissioner OF the Revenue
of that comfy. Very little is known
of the charge against Taylor. 1t is
pretty well understood, however, that
Taylor is accused of forging certain
papers sent to the Auditors Office upon
which he secured money, and there are
six charges against him. Auditor
Marye wao mad man to day when he
learned that the reporters had heard of
the movement to arrest Taylor. Mr..
Taylor is quite young man and is u
member of the Republican District
Committee.
The business portion Of the popula
zion of Richmond will. no doubt, be
surprised to learn that the old and
well known clothing firm of McAdams
~ Berry have dissolved partnership.
Very little is known rs yet why this
was done. In the negotiations Senator
'I..n, l,l
Berry and Staples n Munfurd MIR.
McAdams. MIR. Berry will continue
She business aud assumes all liabilities
which nre said to be quite small.
1t is quite certain that Gen. Malone
did not attend the fair elections con
ference recently held, but he is known
to be in sympathy with the movement.
The Republicans are said to nave been
represented NJ the conference and Ma
hone is expected to take part in the
next conference.
1t is reported that there is q full de.
Z veloped case OF smallpox near Lenexn,
W Kent, a station on the Chesapeake
hio railway, about thirty miles
li'ohT mere, and that good many peo
pie have been exposed to it,
The feature of the second day of the
Washington Methodist Conference was
VI etutlsticui reports DN tue ELDERS from
their respective districts, which were
as follows:
Alexandria District Members, g..
4S3; probationers. 3S7; converts, 80:
accessions. 56l; excluded, 10; deaths,
30; churches, 347; parsonages, II;
valued mt Sl05,9l5 ana S75. $50 respect
lively with debt of t$l6.614. Sunday
schools, so; pupils. Sill; officers md
teachers, $50; Epworth Leagues, IL
members. 553,
Wheeling Distrlct-C Churches, %;
.parsonages, 10; Sunday schools, ~.
y Staunton District-Ch Churches, "a;
Sunday schools, $50; pupils, 1900.
Rev. G. w. Jenkins reported that
Morgan College has nine theological
students, forty-three in the prepare.
tory department, lightweight in the
normal school, eighty eight in the
night school, and eleven in the collie.
giate department..
TAYLOR ARRESTED.
Burnley Taylor. Commissioner of
the Revenue of King William county,
was arrested to-day and brought to
this city, charged with utterlng
forged order upon the Commonwealth
Tor the support of q lunatic.