The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-08
RICHMOND Ne EWS AND GOSSIP
What Is Going on in and Around
the Capital City.
Capt. Frank Cunningham and the
lunenburg Committee. An Elk
plosion Tha, Cost the Life of
One Person and Serious
Injury 10 Others.
Special Dispatch to The virsiniau.

RICHMOND, Va. August Capt
ffeDk Cunningham was Beeu to day
but dccliued to make any statement
regarding the criticism of his conduct
at the trial Of the negroes charged with
the murder of Mrs. Pollard III Lunen.
burg. Tho citizens OF that county,
appear 10 have much feeling against
our popular tenor singer. The Cap
tain says he Is awaiting the visit of the
committee of Lunonburg people to the
Governor, anu lit may be TINT what
they sny Will call for II reply from
him. Should this he tho case. he snys
he will speak and talk pretty plainly.
The military people who went to Lun-
enburS are nil very indignant at the
manner IN which they have been crlti-
eised by some of the people OF that
county. An officer told me to day that
he thought the soldiers ON that occn.
sion behaved as nicely MS they could
have done, and were highly compl-
menlcd In writing by the county
officers. With regard to private
having no money one evening and
plenty OF 1t the next morning, lie suid
that matter could be easily explained
II necessary.
There wns au explosion on Broad
street carly this afternoon that cost the
loss oil one life md seriously injured
another person, Lewis Murcueth and
ieter SAlottl. brothers, aged about %
aud Ii, were loading IA gas generator
INTO u wagon III front of Gonnella
Brothers store. BY some mishap il
struck IL portion of the vehicle and ey.
ploded with an utmost denieuing sound,
Peter was almost instantly killed and
Lewis was Knocked inseusible but
soon recovered and il out of
danger. The generator was one used
III so6a fountain aud WAS heavily
| charged with gas. Peter lived only
ten minutes He hns been in this
country only four months. having
come here To take the place of an elder
brother IN tho employ of Gounella, his
brother having to return TO Italy to
serve IA term IN the army in order to
retnin his italian citizenship. This Is
the second accident OF the kind TINT
has occurred here this year.
Very few persons know that there is
sn organization of the American Pro.
tsctIve Association mere, but it is q
fact which leaked out at a meeting a
few nights ago OF representa-
tives of various bodies hold
TO lndorse Chief Of Police Howard.
The A. L. a. has boen in the cid here
Tor some time, but oil of its work liz
strictly secret. 1t Is not even publicly
known who the leaders are or where
tho meetings are held, but | am told
the membership Is growing slowly,
and that. though few, the NON bers OK.
pect to accomplish something by secret,
Systematic work.
Although the next annual reunion of
tho United Confederate Veterans will
not be held until May, the committees
are at work. There is one big com.
mIttee composed of members of the
two veteran camps, the Chamber OF
Commerce aud City Council. Gen.
Peyton Wise Is chairman and will de-
vote much OF his tims in arranging for
the big event. it Is expected that there
VIII be fully l0C, 900 strangers here at
this reunion. The plan Is to have a
temporary building with seating capao,
ity Tor 10, 600 or %, 900 people erected
for tho use OF the veterans.