The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-25
NEWS OF THE STATE At LARGE
Richmond as the Centre of Virginia
Gossip and Events.
Paid ST 900, the Amount of Parkers S
Bail Bond. A Little Boy Bitten by
a Dog. The Soldiers Deny
the Story. Other Inter
esting News.
Iy Southern Associated Pross.

RicHMoSD, Va, June 24.-The cur
roncy question will certainly figure To
some extent i'll the elections IN Virginia
next fall. 1t is already pretty well
known that the Senators to be chosen
will vote for Daniels SUCCESSOR, aud
tho Senntor's friends will mike fight
to capture them for him. Tho froc
silver people are sure to fnvor Daniel,
IL ~ not known rs vet what course
those who dUsirc tho election of Gov.
U'Ferrall will pursue, but if tho Gov
ernor Ia going to be candidate he
cannot afford to allow Dnulel to cap.
ture all of the Senators. 1t would be
surprising If tho Senatorial canvass
should open most interestingly in q
few months.
very interesting question is wheth.
er or not colored voters will be repro.
sentGd III tho fair elootious" conven
ton to be held hero in tho latter part
of July. AS fur ns 1 could learn to-day
this matter has not been considered by
those i'll charge of the moyement hut
IL Is thought that negroes will be adj
mittcd us delegates. la fact, as the
Popuists hopo to draw good many
votes from this race thcy would hardly
fail 10 extend an invitation to leading
colored men to attend. Judge Wnd
dlll, when asked If the Republicans
would DO represented ut the oouveu.
ton, replied That he did uot know. All
HIS information with reference to the
movement was received through the
newspapers.
Somo OF tho soldiers here arc rather
Indignant over report that they stole
and brought away picks from Pocn
hontas. The truth about the mutter is
this, aud | have 1t from high Official
who WAS there: Several members of
tue Blues Battalion purchased picks
from colored miners to bring home rs
souvenirs of their visit. On the morn
ing the battalion was to leave, an nt-
lnche of one of the mines went to
Maj. Cutchins aud told him that some
of the picks sold to tho soldiers were
stolen property. lie was allowed to
take from the men all lie could identity
rs the property OF his company.
a lady who resides in Honrlco came
to town to-day, bringing her little son,
who wns bitten by dog last night.
She SAID the dog, in her opinion, was
victim OF hydrophobin aud she WAS in
search of mnd stone. Some one had
told her the Board OF Health had pur-
chased stone at an immense cost and
rHC NGIi W ihhl uGpul luGHl. Inc
Board has no mad stone nor ls there
one here. The ludy was much dis
tressed when sho learned this and cor
rowiy returned home, 1t ia generally
believed that her fears are unfouuded
and that tho child In i'll no danger.
Mr.. Mann S. Quarlcs, vice president
of the Virginia Trust Company, went
down to ileurico courthouse this morn.
ing and gave Clerk Waddill check
for 1000, the amount OF the gold
brick mans bail bond, which he for
feited, Clerk Wnddlls feo for collect
ing the same was $3.50. This is perhaps
the last chapter III this notable case.
From financial standpoint tho Com.
monwealth ID about $4,000 better OIL
The trial and other expenses cost 81,
00O.
Mr.. William Malone, OF Hampton,
and Miss Binns, of New Kent, came
here to-day to be married. She is
only 10, and they could not secure u
license. II the consent of her father
can be secu.ed they will be married
tomorrow.