The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-17
NEWS OF THE STATE At LARGE
Richmond as the Centre of Virginia
Gossip and Events.
Prominent Members Of the Last Leg.
'slature Who viii Not Be Seen In
the Next General Assembly.
a Well Known Gentleman
Before Police Justice
Special Dispatch to The virginian.

Special Dispatch to The virginian
| RlcnMoSD. Va, May l6. - Some
time ago there wns considerable tnlk
about holding n Democratic State Con.
vention this year but now nothing Is
said about it. All OF the party leaders
quietly opposed the scheme. They
saw i'll 1t the probability of the party
bong split on the currency question
lhe convention opposition was not
conhned to the advocates OF sound
money but free silver men like Seua.
tor Daniel said II would De uuwise to
attempt ut this time to agree upon II
platform. The campaign will be late
III opening. Few If any Legislature
nominations will bo made before Sep
tember and not until that time will
there be my public spenkiug on tho
Issues. The Indications are thnt the
Legislature next session will be- com
posed largely OF men unknown to law
making ut l;Icbmoud. Senator Berry,
tho most prominent of the upper
branch having been made iu3go will
not he here and Senator Harrison. of
Winchester. has also gone on the
bench.
Among other we'll known members
OF the Senate, who, 1t Is said, 10 not
expect to come back, are Messrs,
barnes, of Nausemond; Washington,
ol Westmoreland; Arthur. Of Bedford;
Hatcher, "t Franklin; Wickhuui, of
Hanover, aud Mushback, of Alexnn.
drIa. Hon. Il. H. Cnrdwell, Judge
Charles Il. Nicoi, Hon. IL. ii. Down.
ing, OF Warren, and other leaders III
the House will he missed. The neat
Legislature will have some very I'm
4 81 nh, Il
them the question OF calling "a constr.
| tutional convention.
MIR. w. w. Moss. native of Surry
county, formerly resident of Rich
mond, and now II travelling salesman
| for tobacco firm in Lynehburp. is
here on visit. He has Just returned
from trip through tho South, which
| was extended ns far az Texas and
| Arkansas. MIR. Moss reports that the
business situntlon Is improving rapidly.
Ihc increase III the price of cotton
from / to u cents has given tho people
new courage. aud they are arranging
To pInnt largo crop. Mr.. Moss tells
mo that at many places III Texas md
Arkansas the people have taken II
solemn pledge never again to buy any.
thug on credit. What they caunot pay
cash for they Will do without.
Maj. w. II. Sands, well.known
young lawyer aud politician. WAS before
the Police Justice To day on the charge
OF being about to commit breach of
peace toward MIR. James f. Goode.
proprietor OF u large job printing house
IN this city. The trouble between these
gentlemen had Its origin In Masonic
meeting night or two ago. but how 1t
started Is not known to auv one who
was not present.
Since that time Mai. Sands has. il
appears, written IA letter III which he
called MIR. Goode some hard names and
he Is alleged to have said he would
have Mr.. Goodies life. The Justice
required OF Maj. Sands bend in the
sum OF $1,000, which WAS promptly
gwen. In court MIR. Goode said Il few
years back he would have met Mai.
Sands and given him the best he had
IN STOCK, but he was now getting too
ola for that sort of business.
Jake Wells and bis team returned to
the city to day from Roanoke. Wells
Is perfectly satisfied Nth five games
won out OF seven played while away
from home. His men are all in good
form. Gibson has recovered from his
sickness and will probably be played
III the field for awhile. Housemau will.
In few days be able to return to work.
The pamo scheduled for tomorrow.
having been transferred to Petersburg.
number OF local cranks will 90 over
10 witness tho contest. Some of the
Rlchmond rooters are becoming soma.
what uneasy on account of tue coutlD
ued success of Lynchburg. The Hill
CITY team Is now not far behind Rich
mond and Is travelling at pennant.
winning pace. In the opinion of
great many people Lynchburg has the
best tenn in the League.
MIR. Boggs, Of Memphis, is here in
the interest OF the sound money
convention to be held in this CITY on
the 28d. He talks encouragingiy of
the prospects for large and repre-.
sentative attendance. The convention,
he thinks, cannot fail TO do good, as it
will bring together many OF the ablest
men OF the country for discussion OF
the currency question. 10 morrow
night MIR. Boggs will address q public
meeting at the Chamber of Commerce
rooms In the interest of the conYen.
ton.
Special sale of silks llIonday, May
20th-