The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-18
TO BRIBE A MINISTER
Was tho Attempt Of a Prominent assS|
est Money Man Of Richmond
BUT THE MINISTER WAS FOR slLgEAI
iAo story h"s Created quite q. ssn.'|
sation Ira Richmond-Poiftfcn q oaS,
sip or Varied Chnracter--A.sIIs ii u xss
ample OF tile coercivo aIeth ods III
RaIiways-A Marriage. 81

p'e vi the COercive Meth odf Ot 81
RaIiways-A Marriage. IS
Richmond Va, Oct 17.-(Speciail--fk !;
"dS iIp9rted In Richmond to-day fthat$s
ioca, episcopal Clergyman had been
offered a hribe TO advocate the RoIds
standard. The rumor occasioneii. .S iL1
great sensation. The preacher IN Sdls |, Il
,ioh was seen by a reporter and gave
wiI,ino .I s,ae r o, me question. He was NOT
story he told was this: A gentleman me-
ms acquaintance, who Is a we'll Known
opponent OF the election of Mr.. Bryaii.sI
came to see him and said IL he Would
VIE VIE d paper, giving half a dozen or
more arguments against free silver; hnS
would be well paid for It. The preacneaSI
replieo mat he was not in politics an a.
was trying to preach the gospel OF
Jesus Christ: that he believed inS froeS'
silver and would support Bryan. The
clergyman refused to tell who &c wan
that came to see him. He regarded the
proposition as In the nature of a bribeS'
lie was urged to authorize the use OF
ms name, but refused to do so. ssyinnr
.hat while he was highly indignant ats
the oiler made him. he did not wish Tor
any notoriety that might come from B.
pubic exposure of this matter Tho
gentleman has charge of a church ofsS
large membership, among whom ara
many workingmen. I
LAMB AT HEADoUARTERs.5
Col. William Lamb was in town toa
uaS and was at Republican headduar-
ters. lie spoke at Fredericksburgsl last
night and Is highly pleased with the re-a
ception accorded him. 1t IVES great
meeting, he states, and the enthusiaamT
was almost unbounded. IA
WADDILL LEAVES TOWN.
Judge Waddill went out of town to-
day. Where he has gone no one seeHiys
10 Know. but 1t is thought he took a.
Trip 10 New York to confer with Mr.
Quay with reference to the conduct OF
the campaign In this State, and to make
demand for another campaign co7ttr1t7
button. lys,5issss;
RAILWAY COERCION. szssSs &.
Complaint was made at Democrat5dS
Headquarters to-day by g man, that he!
had been discharged from the employ
OF his refusal to vote for Mckinley. He
stated that he had been asked to sign a:l
paper, pledglng himself not to sIlpport3
Bryan. and refusing to do SO was told
that he would have to give up his place
He said others had been discharged,
The matter will be investigated. 8sf
ELECTION BETS.
There are good many small bets bessss
Ing made here on the result OF the eIee-
ton in Richmond and the Third Dig
trict. Some Of the Republicans have so
much faith in the belief that Judge
Lewis will carry the city they arc ba1sk@
Ing their Judgment by their money!
They demand odds OF two to one, how-.
ever. and as rule stipulate that in ths'
event of contest the bet shall be-
awarded on the vote Congress decides.
was cast in Richmond.
A PERSONAL ENCOUNTER.
A Richmond broker and a Petersburg
manufacturer came to blows on Maiif
street to-day. Both are well-knoWr8
gold advocates and the trouble, II a.
said. was not about politics, but sahottl
some private business. The PeteSaf5
burger got the better Of tine fight. ly1R
arrests have been made. sssSs y ,4ssa
There was nesting fo-days1of the
Executive Committee OF the virgfnfa
Agricultural and Mechanical SoeistF.s
but no business of pu bile &fmpor&dH<<s'
was transacted. The future of the sssss
ciety will be decided later on, "a
PROBABLE SUICrDE
Mr.. w. j. Ford died Wednesday MI Ii
about II o'clock at his home, pear Glen
Allen, after one days illness. IT. M kSSs
generally thought that the man pois6ds
ed himself. He was found In O. sleeps
condition in a chair at his housed on
Tuesday evening, and when 1t Was dfSSa
covered that he was sick Dr. anl{f&
was sent for at once. There seems III;
quainted with the case. that he dt tes3s
from poison. He was about 6tS ysstrs;
old and leaves q Wits and two child fSss#
Mr.. Edward Ford and married fda1EffsS
ter. He was buried In a graveyard SfxSfzS2
by yesteday about $3.50 O'clock
A BRILLIANT MARRIACM.
At high noon to-day Mr.. Allen Y
OF this city, was married To AIiss stSxxss 81
trude Rives of Castle Hill. The caTs-i
mony took place in the Epias6T8{I
Church, near Gotham, Albernarlez cnif51S5
ty. The church was we'll filled - fkis3
society people, friends OF the brfde & 4 81
groom. The interior of the ed sfice ia 255
been beautifully decorated for IL fs,ts2S
casion. A large party of Richrho nd HtSae
ciety people attended the nuptialss Th4
went up to Gotham yesterday Ea fteFxfHss5f
In a Pullman car, being chaperGnea$f1
Mrs. Thomas Potts. Rev. Hartley {s zS*
michael, D. D., and Mr.. Roosevelt PA }ss
were in the party. The bride Is ase1atzs
ter of Col. A. L. Rives and sistsf! s.
Princess Troubetzkoy, the utfsGFH3s}s8
She is a beautiful and accompi iisE fs
young lady. Mr.. Potts is on OF II fefi<7i
mond's best known young laHy 328S
MAY PROsEEIITE 5B)
Hon. j. n. I.awleJs, Secretary Of f$3$]
Commonwealth. said to- day that iii lSsa -
John Mitchell, Jr.. returned Ia hi ms $f$2
John Mitchell letter before nigh Z ]zS h |
he would put the case IN tifa Id