The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-06-26
At THE CAPITAL Of VIRGINIA
Many Matters of Interest to all
Good Citizens.
The Question of Baseball Umpires
Discussed. A Lady InsuItcd. Fol-
lowed by Shooting Scrape.
Gov O'FerraIl and the
MasseY.Pilot Suit.
Special Dispatch to Tho virsiniau.

npecial Dlspatoh To Tho Virginiau.
RICHMOND, Va. jane 25.--The per
sons Interested IN the Richmond team
think 1t Is very unjuat Tor iutimatious
to be made that the rmpires are being
banded IN the interest of this team. At
the meeting hero on Mny ith the Pc
tersburg representative made n motion.
seconded by Portsmouth, which was
adopted, providing TINT Secretary
Woodall should make II schedule for
the umpires up to July 9Th This Mr..
Woodall did, numbering tue umpires
u and 3. The paper WAS given to
Judge Witt and he designated
DAILY as No. /, Mitchell as : md
Hoggins Rs ). This schedule made
Hog8ins aud DAILY each the umpire
In sIX series of games in which Rich.
mond was to pny and Mitchell in i've
series. Soon after Hoggins gave up
his place temporarily aud Judge Witt
appointed Mclaughlin to serve until
HoggIns should bc rcuiy for duty
again. There have been hut two
changes IN the schedule. The pro
gramme hnd To bc broken into when
Manager O'Naill asked for Gn umpire
| for the morning game on Memorial
Day, and the other occasion was when
Mitchell asked to he excused from
| officiating at series Of guuies III Nor.
folk. Every club manager was given IL
copy Of this schedule.
The Board OF Police Commissioners
have been called TO meet ut $40 o'clock
! 10 morrow night IL elect u chief and 10
fill any other vacancies that may occur.
Intense Interest is manifested IN the
contest that Ia To be settled. 1t liz
generally conceded to-day that the
| hight Is between Capt. Angle and Capt
Howard. The former is more conf.
| dent. 1t is claimed by his friouds that
he VIII receive four votes on first hal
! lot. which would elect him. lie is the
senior captain. y big light is being
made on him by IL certain element III
| town.
Gov. O'Ferrall will probably leave il
the morning for Norfolk TO testify IN
tue Massey libel suit At tins writing
be has not decided rs to the hour when
he will start. The Gov. has been
| ohered private car by the Norfolk
| aud Western road aud will travel in 1t,
dc will probably take along with him
lew oil his irieuds who are ANXIOUS TO
hear the case. Great interest is mnni-
| tested here III the suit aud everything
| published about 1t is eagerly rend
| Quite number Of Richmond people
| BSNS ~ ~ dO"h W uGuI lut
| ment.
| There was d sensational shooting
scrape on Hospital street about noon
t. day. Mrs. Jesse Hoy, who lives
there. compiained to her husband that
she had been insulted by ueighbor
named Budd Fodd, WHO works ut the
locomotive Works. Hoy waited for
Fodd TO come home to dinner and went
ont and slapped his jaws. Fodd nnder-
took U defend himself with a rock
and Hoy opened lire. Three shots
were fired and one took effect in
Fodd's left leg. but he was not serious
| ly hurt. No ariests have been made,
but will he.
MIR. Octavius Malone, of Hampton.
and Miss Willie Burus. of New Kent.
who came here yesterday to be mar :.
ried, but we're unable TO SECURE n lie
euse on account of the girls youth, got
the necessary papers to day. md Rev.
d. Nv hitley made them mau and wife
An Inspector from .jnn's Agency, in
New York. is here Investigating the
affairs of the Kichmoud branch, and it
Is stated that chunge in tho manage
ment will be made.