The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-15
NEWS OF THE STATE At LARGE
Richmond as the Centre of Virginia
Gossip and Events.
An Interesting Habeas Corpus Case.
The Richmond Soldiers Arc Not
Pleased With Their Expert
cnce in The Coal Fields.
The Gold Brick Case.
Especial Dispatch to tho virginiau.

Especial Dispatch to tho Virgininn.
RiOnMoND, Mny ll.-Gov. O'Ferrall
to dny telegraphed his private secre.
tnry, Mr.. Il. Il. Chrstermau. that the
situation ut Pocnhoutus was very much
improved. AMI he would return hero
carly IN the morning. Some of the
fowitzers are coming back on leaves
ui absence. They all suy that pluving
soldier III Southwestern Virginia is no
easy task. They had work to do and II
plenty of it. Many Of the soldiers wero
kept mp eighteen hours every day, aud
week was sufficient to break the most
OF them up.
News was received hero to-day of n
marriage In Nevada that will interest
thousnuds OF \irgiuiuns. 1t WAS that
OF Mrs. Mary InIley and MIR. George
T.. ltvee. They were lovers IN Dnnviile
several years ago when both were very
young. Her parents prevented IL mar
riugc and MIR. Hives went West. His
OLD sweetheart soon married, but her
welded life was unhappy mud she Re.
cured divorce from her husband. Mr..
ldves took wife ont West and made Il
fortune. Mrs. Inllry has been teach
ing ilourishlug school here for some
time.
Inst Christina she received beau
tiiul Christmas card from MIR. Rives.
VII ch she promptly acb buowledged and
III her letter asked Mr.. Rives what his
wife Wonld think of his action In sendinp
his old sweetheart card. He replied
that hr had been widower for some
time. The correspondence went along
aud Mr.. RIves nnd Mrs. Inliey became
engaged again. 1t was arranged thnt
she snould 30 West for the marriage to
take piuce aud she lett here u few days
| nGo. The wedding occurred last night
ut Keno, New. Mrs. Ialley teleGraphed
her friends here to day that she had
| changed her name.
Ine Grand Ledge of Virginia Odd
Fellows met in Manchester ut 1880
o'clock this morning. Minor II. 4.
Maurice aud Judge John IL. Ingram
welcomed the body. which consists OF
100 member, End Mr.. Geo. Is. Dnvi4,
of Richmond, nud others responded.
These exercises over the annual reports
| of Grand Master GrImstend, Grand
Treasurer Eergurson aud Grand Sec
| retary i. Wiley Davis were read.
These showed the order to have greatly
pr0spered during the year. There was
IA gain III membership, lodges aud
! finances. Committees were appointed
on various work aud will report to.
morrow. The bulk of the work will
TO done 10 morrow, when tho new cou.
| stItution Will he adopted, officers
chosen and the place OF meeting Sc
lected. The lodge ls composed of Il
fine body Of men.
he IumOrs concerning the conduct
OF the jury III the gold brick case and
certain officers of the county will be
Investigated to morrow. Judge Wick.
hnm has ordered special grand jury
Tor that purpose. 1t Is charged that
dnrinS the week the jury were locked
up the sherIil allowed an outsider to go
INTO tneir presence. Among tho wit.
nesses summoned are four newspaper
men, Two jurors, one man who wanted
to get on the jury and did not, and
Hon. ID. c. Richardson, who was an
preached by II friend of Parker's and
told tbnt II certain person was liked"
ana should be taken on the Jury, MIR.
richardson being mistaken for the gold
brick mans counsel. The Investigation
promises some very interesting devel-
ments.
Interesting habees corpus proceed
inSs were begun to day before Judge
Lamb, OF the Chancery Court. MIR.
Norris Meyers, formerly of Char.
lottc, n. g., wants 10 get possession OF
his child, an infant > years old. When
MIR. Meyers wife died his child WAS
placed In the custody OF its grand
mother Mrs. Carrie EllIck, of this CITY.
aud she now refuses to give it up al.
leginR that Meyers Is not proper per.
son to have charge of it. Mr.. Il. s.
Montague. reprepresented the peti.
toner aDd ex.Judge Waddlll is coun
sol for Mrs. Eilick.