The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-05
At THE STATE CAPITAL.
Many Matters of interest to All
Virginians.
"D0 WITHOUT" MOVEMENT.
Farmers Alliance Convention.
Gold Brick investigation. Rich
mond's Spiritual and Tenn
pora Welfare. Base
ball League.
Especial Dispatch to tho virginiar.

RIcHMoND, Va, February l.-The
National Convention of tho Farmers
Alliance Will be held IN KaleIgh. n.
pretty we'll represented there.
Among those who Will attend IS Mr..
Ja>, iiusklus Hobson, editor OF tho
Virginia sun, ami Chairman OF the
Peoples party state Committee:
Or. Is. Il. Winston. president of the
b ate Alliance; apt. Il. Il. Cooke.
Col. Robert Beverley, MIR. G. III.
Fiersou aud other prominent Al
lance men will probably take the
trip.
The grand Jury OF the Hustings
Court met TO day aud the most i'm
portant case investigated WAS that OF
Frank l.. Smith alias Parker alias
Cartwright. the man OF gold brick
fame. y great numner OF witnesses
were examIued, among them John
L. Norris. the Ohio detective. A
true bill WAS found, The man VII.
lams WAS also indicted. He was III.
vowed Il the swiudle, hut has not
been captured, Tomorrow the case
Of Parker viii be set tor trial. 1t
Will come oil probably during the
present term OF he court The ac
cned viii be defended by Mr.. l.. q.
Neudenb burg aud the case vii! create
much interest.
The Methodists of Richmond in
auRurated their edo without move
meut with two lug mass meetings
last night. One was held Mt tente-
nary, addressed 10y Rev. Drs. Slcdd,
louug, Wilson aud Whitley, and
the other at Union Station, al
dressed by Revs Hunter aud Moore,
All this week he Methodlsts are ex
pected to do without something IN
order To save money to Contribute
Tor missions next Sunday. DR.,
S!edd IN his address said that in
1876 there were but twenty Method
lsts IN i1chmuud. They worshipped
IN he county courthouse tor awhile,
but were finally driven out OF there
on the GROUND that they made SO
much noise they were nuisance.
hev. DR.. I. l.. Cham berluiu. of
New York, is here III the interest of
the movement looking To IL house to
house canvass of tho city in order
toSRsc"rtain the spiritual and tenn
purHl condition OF the people. lie
addressed "a great meeting ut DIR.
hrge's church yesterday nitcrnoou
Gnu TINS morning spoke before the
nnlon meeting al ministers. DR..
Chamberlain says the cities are
growing SO rapidly they viii soon
control state and then national leg
lsI"lion. 1t Is OF greatest impor:
nuce, he thinks, to Christianl2e the
cites. lac movement here Is we'll
Organized aud is moving along
nicely.
a meeting Will be held here prob
eniy WITHIN ten days to elect officers
OF the Virginia Baseball League. 1t
is practically settled that the presi
dehcy viii go TO II gentleman of this
city II he Will nccept it, but If ia
doubtful that lie viii do SO. All the
cI"os are now pretty we'll mado w
except III one or two Instances,
tetsous who maie practice OF
looking mp the records OF PLAYERS
says tue clubs are gong to be so
evenly Dnlanced the contest viii
naturally be DAost exciting. Ron
noke aud chburg have engaged
poWeflni tehrLs to start out with. sn
iHSt se"f tPll enuers propose to be
l'Rht IN the contest from the begin
nag. Mr.. hoy b. Smith, president
OF The hGhtiobe Baseball Assoeintlon
,h'nKs the sport vii pay hauusome.
~ III his atty this year. The Hnus.
ION tIe1..) Club, winch is to be com.
posed II many players IN tue Vir
8ihlA league last year, viii he here
Tor game ON April 9TH. Gilman.
hodge and Colllilower are with thls
tearl.
Mr. Joseph L. LaSpade. county
surveyor OF Chesterfield, Is likely tn
lose both feet as the result OF his
experience III the cold on Saturday
night. lie came to Richmond TINT
1sy and ia the afternoon went No to
DfH bridge station ON the trnln
us horse was there waiting for
MIR. LnNnnde started home aud il Is
presumed that he became beupmnei
with cold and fell oil the ANIMAL
mr.. watkins, ueighbor, found him
lying 10 the snow IN al uucousciors
condition yesterday. He was takAn
nome and Is gradually recovering
ms reasen. Ills physlcians uave
little hope OF saving his limbs,
d. u. DAILY, the young man from
"ashlu2tou.arrested here SATURDAY.
on the charge of passing ir.ntn.
lent check on Mrs, T.. j. Shea wos
before the Police Court to day nn,,