The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-05
AT THE CAPITAL OF VIRGINIA
Many Matters of Interest to All
Good Citizens.
DETECTIVE NORRIS BACK AGAIN
Discussion of the State League Teams.
Norfolk Sure to Win, Says an Adj
mirer. Report of the Auditor.
The Proposed Meeting of
Ministers.
epec!al Dispatch e the yirginian,

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RICHMOND, Va, March I.-Detective
John L. Norris, the mau who has fig.
nred extensively in the gold brick case,
is back from Ohio and is talking aud
3 writing ioS the press as much as ever.
Norris is an enigma. There are some
people who think Norris is crazy
! man, but others believe there is method
4 in the eccontrlcities that crop out now
and then. His neighbors in Spring
field, o.. say he is shrewd, sharp de.
Sective. but an honest man.
Now that the Virginia Baseball
3 League has been reorgauizei for the
. season. much interest Is manifested ia
the national game. 1t is generally be
lieved that the clubs are more evenly
matched than last year and that any
one of them may win the penant.
3 Lynchburg certainly will start out with
splendid team and so will Roanoke.
y Manager Wells, of the Richmond Club
!3is scheduled to reach hero on the 10th,
? and oil of his players will report by
April 18th. Wells claims that he has
decidedly the strongest team in the
league. He has played with nil of his
men and knows whit each can do.
Other competent judges say Richmond
will in Tannehill and Knorr have the
f
Harry Berte will have no superior as d
short stop.
There was gentleman here 10 day
4 from Norfolk who said his city would
win the pennant this year without
doubt. He stated that if the men
signed by Mr.. Sommers play no better
than they did last year they eau beat
any team In the League. The league
managers hope and expect to get very
low rates from the railroads, not only
for the transportation of the teams, but
for baseball excursions. 1t is quito
likely that tho schedule will be as far
as practicable 80 arranged that games
will not be played in Richmond and
3 Petersburg at the same time.
Rev. A. Il. Moore on yesterday ten.
dered his resignation as pastor of Mar
nhall Street Christian Church to accent
- call to Minneapolis, Mimi. Hu is now
in Roanoke holding revival services,
and his purpose to leave here was com :.
inundated by letter to his congregation.
An effort will be made to get HIM to
. reconsider.
v The movement looking to holding o
sSs.ssssSltion of preachers of all denomi-
nations IL Virginia to discuss the per.
son, offices and work of the HOLY
.aS~PttA's - IAStASSoibS ihoSt bdbiSlhC'
torily. About 500 ministers have prom
ised TO attend, aud it has been pracii
cally decided to hold the meeting in
Richmond in April. lev. Johu w,
sDaugherty is the leader of the move.
ment.
The report of the Auditor of Public
Accounts, which was made public to-.
day. ls an interesting document. 1t
sstsH That unless the assessment of
tate now being made shows n
rablo increase the expenses of
N ate Government Will have to be
led. During the last fiscal year
( eceipts were about 3500,000 less
4 st expenses. October 1st, 1898,
amount III the treasury was SG5l,-
go. During the year the receipts
50. 0S3, l5l. II, and disbursements,
s602, S70.97, leaving n balance of only
S2, 235.99 at the peginning of the
Resent fiscal year.