The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-16
At THE CAPITAL Of VIRGINIA
Many Matters Of Interest to All
Good Citizens.
MASSACHUSETTS COMMITTEE.
investigating Southern Advantages.
The Make Up of Richmond s.Base-
ball Team. West End Park
Improvements. The Regi-
ment Troubles Again.
Special Dispatch to the. virginiau.

RICHMOND, Va, March l5.-Tho
committee from the Massachusetts
Legislature that has been travelling
through the South investigating the
advantages this section of the country
has to offer for manufactures spent to
day here. They started out early in
charge Of Col. Ii. NJ. Boykiu, agent of
the Seaboard Airline, and first visit
ed the City Hall. Next they went to
the Allen " Ginter cigarette factory.
The Bay State men said they saw here
the most genteel factory girls to he
seen anywhere in the country. Gov.
OFerrall and Mayor Taylor received
them at the executive mansion. To-
night the visitors left for home.
Manager Jake Wells, of the sRich.
mond team, was busy man to-day
Wells says Pitcher Tannehill is left
handed aud has puzzling curves, while
know throws ball almost rs swift us
Rusie. Allen and Dcnsmore have both
curves and Densmore is safe batter
All OF the Richmond players will report
here about the 18th. When the i'm.
provements now going on ut West End
Park are completed 1t will be by long
giuia. Tho fences have been moved
grand stand has been enlarged. The
Cincinnati Enquirer enys ak of Wells
men will come from that city aud
praises them highly.
Maj. j. II. Derbyshire has written a
letter to tue Geyernor, which has not
been made public, but it is understood
that the major requests that Il further
Investigation into the regimental trou.
| bies lie ordered. The Mnjor belongs
| to the Jones fnction and is warm
| symputhilor of the Colonel. Ii Is
pretty we'll understood that the Gov
ern0r is not disposed to order another
| investigation, rs he has about all the
| Information on the subject lie cares
| for. at present all the officers who
| bad part III tue late unpleaSantness arc
relieved from duty. Gov. O'Ferrall
| will no DOUBT restore some of them be
fore very long.
George Il. Terry, the King William
| farmer, who was arrested last Sunday
on the charge of passing forged orders
! on the commonwealth, had Il prclimi
nary hearing before Justice Crutch.
| field to-day. The evidence was about
the same AZ that offered against his
TREND and neighbor, Erumley Taylor.
| The case was certified to the grand
Jury and bail was refused. 1t is gen.
eruliy believed that Taylor and Terry
will have hard time clearing them
selves, especially the former.
Gov. O'Ferrnli this morning received
telegram from Col. j. G. Baker, com
manding the troops at Winchester, III
which he reported all as quiet at that
| place. The Colonel says the city WAS
intensely excited last night. Whites
and blacks were both armed and there
were many angry thrents by the latter.
| When the troops entered the city tho
whites cheered them and the negroes
Ieered. Ono would iuier from the
Coloneis message that the matter WAS
not exaggerated. He thinks there will
be no disturbance now.
w. ID. Quarlcs, general bookkeeper
OF the Planters Bank, died To day.
The case of Thomas noleran. charged
with the murder of PGpini, barkee per
for a. Girolanir, was commenced IN the
Hastings Court to-day before Judge
Mullen, OF Petersburg, who is sitting
for Judge Witt. the latter being sick.
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