The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-21
At THE CAPITAL OF VIRGINIA
Many Matters of Interest to All
Good Citizens.
PROPOSED STATE CONVENTION
Gov O'FerralI Objects to Northern
'ra'se + or Receiving a Negro. De-
c'ded Signs OF Business Rev.
val. Interest in Baseball.
Other Interesting News.
Special p,.patch to tho virginia,

-, ~ ~, hUrCn ~. i had an
interesting interview to-day with n
senui"& member of tho Legislature
from tho western part of the State nm
the proposed State convention. LA
uii not wish TO he quoted. but NV.
pressed himself az heartily IN fnyor -,
convention. Snid he.
II think 1t would be we'll for ,ho
Democrats 10 get together nnd tnk"
some decided action in favor of cutt,rc,
uown Sinio expenses. When wheat ~
ssiilnB at % cents busael and nil
other farm products are correspoud-
ihgly cheap tho taxes should he mad,
iower, Tor tho great burden IL upon tho
agricultural cIase. Theu, too, the Vlr.
gina Democrats ought to have nm on
poriunity OF declaring for or against
free silver"
Nov' y terfHli has been very much
Worried by the Tenmoh incident
ihere IL perhaps no feature of II mora
uistHsteiul 10 him us tho praise of crr
'hih Northern papers for Receiving the
negro Win tho whites ut the Executive
,hahsloh' Many people here are firm
~ oil tHe opinion that John Il. Mitch
Gil, Jr., editor of the Piupct. IL rc
sponslOlc, III part. for the embsrrnss
hieht tho Governor expprieucsi.
Mitchell went with Teamoh 10 thc
Governors q mansion and wnited with
INN on the outside Of tho building
until the white gentlemen arrival
When Ieamoh went in Mitchell nocom.
panied hun, and also went down to
lunch with tho party. AS fur ns bnve
been able to learn there hive been few
uhiavornhle comments hero upon the
action OF the Governor.
The news published in this corre.
spondence to-day thnt the Saabonrd
Air'Llne had given The Richmond
Locomotive Works n contract 10 bulld
Twelve new locomotives Ia eyidepce of
Inc TACT TINT the era Of business revlval
Is dhWnlnB. As rule the railroad
people are very decidedly of the opin.
ION that there IL soon going to be a
marked business revIvnl, aud they are
preparing for 1t. During the tiuuuclul
depression they have kept their orders
down to the lowest notch, and now
nearly all the companies operating IN
'irRinia VIII give out contracts for
ihrBe supplies. This III itself will do
inich 10 revive trade, as many Idle peo
pie Will get work. Ii is SAID thnl the
locomotive works here will get several
more big orders soon. The one from
500, 900.
The interest manifested here in
baseball makes II certain that tina sn,.
son VIII open under favorable auspices,
-ast year there was comparatively ii,
tie interest at the start. hut IT. in.
creased steadily and the crowds grew
with 1t. Now it looks ns II the oIci,a.
nent anu enthusiasm will ihc as grant
at the start US 1t was at the CLOS, of
last season. The first game playej
here Will he attended probably hy no
less than l., 900 people. TINS NAV mr.
may not hs good thing for the start
ii the public is disappointed the conse.
Will be serious. MANY there
lra who remember how large the
crowds were here last wear until n sns.
picion WAS aroused that cverythJug wns
not being properly conducted and than
Tie attendance fell from thousands to
4 blow to baseball at ,he
START VIII XIII 1t completely III Rich |
nond.
The scheme to build q splendid
'laduct on Broad street, ncroas thn
' alley OF Shockoe Creek, Will take |
."rmhi shape Ia few DAYS. plnns !
l"Ve been making for month or two.
lawyer Julian Bryant told me today
.nh' the franchise would be- asked for |
u iwoo weeks. The parties interested |
hh'e nccn waiting to get tue neces.ary |
money pledged absolutely, and thew
J"ye about succeeded. IL is pnrposci |
begin work ut once after tho rIghts |
iro granted. Tho viaduct would extend |
,t,om Twelfth to Twenty third streets |
Many property holders along the pro.
)oaed route are lighting tho schome
WIN all the energy they possesa
An ineXcusable clerical error in the
nulctinent against Philip Norman
Hlchoias, the convicted murderer OF
NUS ard Wilkinson has just come to
lBnt. The dead people are charged
WIN kliiinB Nicholas. Not only IN ono
ouht, but IN each and every one does
he error occur. The case is now be
ore the Court OF Appeals, aud that
tribunal has refused To entertain the
'o!nt made IA to this clerical mistake.
VIII be remembered that Nicholas
vas convicted OF tho murder OF the
wo men 10y drowning them in tho
ames river over two years ago. He
8 alleged to have sunk the boat ia
'hich he was rowing with them, know.
ng they could not swim ashore, ns he
'as able to do. Intimacy with Mills
'iie was the alleged motive.
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