The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-20
At THE CAPITAL OF VIRGINIA
Many Matters of Interest to All
Good Citizens.
GOV. 0'FERRALL'S OVATION
Greeted as "Our Next Senator" OPP
Randolph Tucker Out of Poll
tics. Business improve
ment i'm Richmond.
Special Dispatch to the virgipian.

RICHMOND, Va, March l9.--An in
teresting topic here to-day is the ova-
ton Gov, O'Ferrall received last night
at the banquet in honor of the memory
of ST. Patrick. He was there to respond
TO tho toast, "Our Southland" The
audience went wild over him, and
when he had concluded some one said:
"He shall be our next Senator" At
this the applause broke out afresh and
three rousing cheers proposed for "our
next Senator" were heartily given. No
person who has ever spoken before the
lrishmen of this city has ever captured
them so completely IA has O'Ferrall.
When tho matter was mentioned to His
ENcellency to-day he simply remarked
that the audience was very kind to him
and he appreciated highly the honor
done him.
While nothing has been snid about
| the proposed Democratic State Con.
ventlon In the Richmond papers, there
| IL no doubt of tue fact. that many Demo
Gratis are anxious for it. | have taken
some trouble to sound the party lead
ers on tue subject, and they are. with
| out exception, so far Us | cBn learn. OPP.
] posed to calling n convention. They
agree that 1t would be next to impossi
ble 10 agree upon platform, and prob.
OH the financial question. Those who
| favor Il convention are mostly the coun.
| try Democrats. Senator Daniel. though
strong free silver man, Is said to be
| opposed to calling a convention.
The Governor, of course, feels keenly
| some OF the comm ents made upon the
visit Of negro member of tho Alassa
chusetts Legi stature to his mansion last
Friday. Many newspapers aud people
| have entirely misconstrued the whole
thing. The facts were correctly given
III this correspondence yesterday, Gov.
| O'Ferrali told me to day he was never
more astonished in his life than when
n black man appeared us one of the
committee. The committee were on
nn official visit here and he WAS receiv-
Ing them Ill his official capacity, and
| could not have done otherwise than he
did. The Governor said when he asked
the gentlemen to pertuke OF lunch lie
thought surely the negro would excuse
himself and retire, but this he did not
DO.
A gentleman in this city recently
wrote TO Hon. John Randolph Tucker
asking his opinion on q contemplated
political movement. He received Il
most polite reply, III which the distipg
uished Nirginian said he was unable to
comply with the request, as he was
| giving no attention to politics worth
| speaking of. In fact, he had quit poll.
tics altogether and was tglving his time
ana attention to the duties OF his pro
iessorship at Washington and Lee Col.
lege.
! Men in position to know tell me
that that business is showing signs of
marked Improvement One gentleman
connected with II financial Institution
said to day that there hos been for a
month steady revival in trade cir
| cles. lie thinks the progress will be
| slow, but sure aud steady, and pre-
| diets that next year will witness the
| beginning of an era of wonderful bus
mess activity. An insurance agent,
who WAS present during the converse.
sutton, concurred III tho viuwa ex-
pressed
Information was received here to
| day OF the death of Mr. Henry Kuhn,
Ui this city, at the home OF Ills brother.
| III Howard county, Md. where he mad
| gone IN hope of rcgnining his health.
| Mr.. Kuhn was about TO years old and
| ia d been for forty years connected
| With the Richmond. fredericksburg
and Potomac road AS master machin,st
| and other capacities. He leaves several
! relatives here.
About O'Clock this morning MIR.
Louis Poster who resides with MIR,
Joseph Figg, ut No. 223e' Venable
street, hearing noise III his back yard,
started out 10 Investigate. Seeing
man whom he supposed to De negro,
he seized HIM aud called loudly for
help. The man struck him first with
something soft, but Iindlug that he WINS
| not released, slsshed Mr.. Poster inst
over the heart with sharp instru.
ment, probably razor. MIR. Poster
released him then, but attempted to
follow him. He was unable to do this.
however, as the man was too fleet of
foot. There 10 no clue to the would be
burglars identity.
Judge Roger A. Pryor has accepted
an invitation 30 deliver the annual ad.
dress before the Virginia Bar Associa.
ZION on August 9th.
Tho Senboard Airline has given To
the Richmond Locomotive Works a
contract for twelve modern engines,
It GieHrs the House.
The Bed Bug Poison sold at Bur.
rows drug store Wo,ronfal .Lo