The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-20
RICHMOND, Va.
THE STATE CAPITAL,
Matters of interest to All Virgin
ianS.
Special Dispatch to the yirginian.

The eighty eighth anniversary OF
the birth OF Gen. Robert L. Lee was
ceebrated quietly here. All the
Stare aud municipal Offices we're
closed, also tue banks and freight
depots. There was no parade as
usual. AT $3.50 p. III. detachment
of aowltzers went to the Lee mouu
ment and ii Ell a salute. 10 night a
big camp fire was held Mt Lee Camp
Hall. which was attended by vet
Grams of Ice aud Pickett Camps aud
those from the soldiers Home. The
programme was entirely informal,
There were no set speeches., but
number of gentlemen made i'm
promptu remarks, while others told
IN song the story OF the war.
The arrangements for the celehra
tion of the hftieth anniversary of
the passionate Of Rev. DIR. Moses ID,
Aoge are progressing satisfactorily,
SO those in c"arge Of the altar cav.
but the committees are not ready TO
give out any of the details. The
date is the 9th of February. 1t is
proposed to raise big purse of gold
to present to DIR. Hoge on this occa
sion, aud large part of It has been
contributed. Public exercises Will
be held III come large hall in the
city. Five years ago when the
forty anniversary WAS celebra
ted the Academy of Music was
packed to the doors. Addresses
were made by Bishop Wilson. Rev,
DR.. John Hall. of Baltimore, DR., j.
u. NJ. Curry, Bishop Randolph and
others. 1t is expected that many
noted preachers and church work
ere will be gathered here In Febru-
ery. This is the only charge DR..
Hoge has ever held, aud he Is the
only pastor the Second Presb, teriau
Church has had. He is now about
seventy-fve years old, but ia hale
hearty and can preach three Ser.
mons day.
The trouble at Richmond Collage.
growing out of the election of Prof.
+. w. Boatwright to the Presiden-
cy, are by no means at an end. On
Monday afternoon the faculty Will
meet to Investigate tue "unpleassnt.
ness" which resulted in H. O. 1wit
chell, a ministerial student from
Now York, drawing a pistol ON
Bence Borne,of Richmond. AS ex
planned in this correspondence last
night, the row started over an in
seription on the black board that
Iwitchell resented Rs being insult
ing to Boatwright. The ministerial
students are nearly all partisans of
Mr.. Boatwrlght, while the others
and especially the secret society
men-are opposed to the new Presi.
dent. Meantime the interests of the
college are suffering by this war, and
ihere ore rumors of a movement to
start an opposition institution,
The lawyers are all very much
plensed with our new Court of AID
peals. A crowded docket was found.
but the court has tackled the husi
ness In manner that is encournp
Ing to all who have cases awaiting
decision there. Ali of the judges
are men OF strong constitutions. of
excellent health, and are capable OF
doug an immense amount OF work.
Judge Keith. the precedent OF the
frihunal, makes splendid presiding
officer.
There are many people here who
believe that Withers has gotten back
the money that the gold brick swind
!ers got from him, but Withers
denies it. The Chief of Police, no
doubt. feared something of this sort
when he asked TINT W,tbers he
placed under bond to appear as a
witness. Justice Crutchtield reuuir-
ed security in the sum of $500, and
the Virginia Trust Company became
surety. Wiihers has, in the presence
OF several persons, Identified Parker
and II be on the stand fails to recuC
nlze him. the Gloucester man will
probably be prosecuted for perjury.
Old John L. Norris, the Granger
detective, is still about here putting
up Jokes on persons who have had a
hand 10 the Case. He is a curiosity
He Is still boarding at the CITY iail
What his object in this ia no one
knows.
All the big broom factories in the
East have formed a combine under
the name Of tue American Broom
anu Brush Company. The organi
Za.lon was elected through the
Efforts OF MIR. W, j. Payue, OF this
city; who to day gave out some OF
the details.
The principal plant in the com
pine are The following; j. ID. Blood
q Co.. New York; Myers & Parker,
fnit"nv'tlr, N. Y; E. Howard L
pom Fort Hunter. N. y; The BAL.
tas "mpany, Dallas, Pa; aud the
goodman manufacturing Company.
OF Richmond, Va. These embrace
eli the large largest plants ia the
asst. The Goodman Company. OF
Richmond, will be tho Southern
branch.
lie organization of the company
ts understood 10 he somewhat otter
the plan Of the American Tobacco