Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-10-27
p,uONE'S SUCCESSOR
N. Faithful Exercised Over The
Matter.
,,u,1 WALKER OR LAMB.
,.rcstlng Case--A Movement TO
rurcba.c a battlefield on which
,.oct q Hotci-A Mystery Er-

..rrnsPrRG. VA. october %.-(spe-
..o question OF successor to
co.. General William Malone as the
' 70 che Republican party in Virginia
,se representative OF Virginia on
" r,,e,ican National Committee is
3d." 49,. t.s greatly exercised the faith
since the Generals death.
r,5r.e outside Of the party 1t Is
-t.. the vacancy. at least as 10
.hip % the Virginia Republic
,.v be hard TO I'LL lie had the
.., of thorough organization, and
..,..,uar.ers" In Petersburg were
tert busy. day and night. during
-..,. campaigns. The quantity of
..., literature he sent out was i'm
Cq some occasions 1t fairly bur
.-.l ,-c mails. 1t looks as though
-.,,- General James A. Walker or Colo
,.~ Lamb will succeed to the
.r. mantle: but II may be safe TO
.,'. r,ther Of these gentlemen Will
...-,.. % him the surroundings that
..e-.I Malone did.
g.. INTERESTING CASE.
,---.~ Holt. a well-known former
..,.r ot Petersburg. was ar
.-. last ukht on the request Of
,.,.tt.r- authorities, charging him
-..-- Sir Holt stated to-day In
...s 10 The charge that he recently
...s N lynchburg two round-trip
..rs' tickets TO Richmond. His
..-.., was 10 use the tickets TO Rich
rrtgrn In case he used thfsn
ga. - Richmond he obligated him
Ell. d, return 20 the "scalpeT' the re-
.......r ralf-t.ckCts, or pay for them. lie
..v. .ta, on Tuesday last he mailed 10
.., -.- p.sr IN Lynchburg the remain
., halves dropping the letter enclosing
...,l .a Sctter-boX on Eighth street, in
....~.grd. lie further says that the
.....o.4 containing them may not have
.... scaled. or that 1t may not have been
.-.r.r.y stamped: but that the tickets
-.-e certainly mailed. The accused will
.a tabcn 20 Lynchburg for trial.
rEFsONAL AND GENERAL NEWS.
+, 90 understood that a movement has
...l made by northern capitalists to
,.-.t.fs the ground on which one OF the
r.r.r.tle battles of the late war was
rl.. in the near vicinity OF Peters
.-. aul 10 erect thereon fine hotel.
o. tie accommodation Of the many
-.-tlern people who annually visit these
..t.,.-ne!ds. II is said that several
u.IIy Grand Army OF the Republic
..eH are interested in this work.
Ii.Te has been no rain as yet in this
ssr .ou-and really none OF any practical
lelctt since last June. No wheat or
's have been sown IN consequence, nor
... crops Of any kind planted.
au explanation has been given to-day
OIL. the mysterious cries heard in Bland
.-r1 Cemetery at late hour on Thurs
cav night. Gentlemen who went 10 IN
t stigate the matter failed 10 find the per-
100 who uttered the cries OF distress. 1t
IS learned to-day that the cries We're
TERED Iy a drunken boy. who had been
logged at a cOrn-shucking in the vicinity,
and who ran through the cemetery,
screaming as though he was about TO be
The registratiOn-bOOks were opened In
IS city to-day, but the registrars had
f.t little business 10 do.
IL was reported here to-day that Mr..
mucl ". Page, Of Richmond. would
r-.t4tly appear as counsel 10 assist in
t-- pros u,ion Of Il. Ii. Harris. Jr,
,r.r1,. with the murder Of William l..
MALLORY.
l1 this respect il may be said that
81 rri, is comfortably quartered in the
,'s jail. is apparently In good spirits.
-..i isl visited every day by many friends.