The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-09-06
The City Visited by One Of tho Most Vie.
Iaat Storms Seen Theirs In Ysays. d
DAMAGE AMOUNTS TO ABOUT o,eoa.
shoekee Creek Overlooked Iss Eanixas
Causing Grent Loss OF properfy.-t
comparative Quiet Follows Frf.
days Political Cyclone Captain.
Aamb Will Begin an Active Canvass.

richmond Va, Sept. 5.-(Speolal,--3
- terrible storm passed over the city
rain for an hour or more. =. = ~ 1esS
ohockoe cree creek overflowed, destroying
aoou' Soo'oVo worth of property In the
neighborhood Of seventeeth street.
30 iar as Is known there were NO
IVES A., ] los.; put 1t Is Impossible TO SAY
at present that no deaths resulted.
Richmond probably never saw q haa.
Vier oownpour while it lasted. NJ
After the political storm that ragged
.or . TWO Gays here, there was compara-
i've quiet to-day. The nomlna tion Z ar +
Lamb appears to give general satisfac-6
tlon among the Democrats. There "a &
some soreness among the Elicit people.
put 1t does not amount to very much
Nornlnee Lamb came to the city this
AFTERNOON, and was cordially greeted by5
friends and former foes He viii beeiY, 2
MS canvass at once, and 1t will be his
ann TO speak in every precinct in the
district. 80 N''S
1t Is practically settled that Hon. L.
l.. Lewis will be nominated by the Re- !
publicans at Hanover Courthose on the
23d. He seems to be the choice OF all
the FACTIONS. and Is the only man
Deing talked of for the honor. The
Judge for long time said he would not
run, but now he Is believed to be willing
to make the fight Judge Lewis is,
perhaps. the only Republican who could
hope to get the votes of the gold Demo-
Gratis. n : FJFQI
Delegates to the Gold Democratic,
Convention, that met In Indfanapolfs.
are returning and express themselves
a. much pleased with what was done.
Secretary Wilson, of the State Comniit-
tee or this party, has now force OF
eight persons assisting him. The work
49,.
literature have been received for distri-
button. Mr.. Wilson states that the
vorably.
The large increase in the work at the
Democratic headquarters has made 5tt
necessary to add four more additional
Stenographers to the force of workers. I
Secretary Button says his correspond
ence Is enormously large. There has
oSen Gh received 3 . new supply of literature.
chairman Ellyson last nigh. held a
conference with his Executive Commit
tee. Nearly all the members were pres
ent. among them Congressman Jones,
Judge w. H. Mann. Senator Thomas s..
Martin, ex-Attorney General Rufus A..
Edward Echols. and John D. Horseiey.tl
Congressman Swanson and Colonel r.
L.. Boykin were abaent.
Colonei James ID. Brady was back at
his desk at the Republican headquar-
ters to-day. He appeared to be busy
man, The Colonel said he was receiving
on an average $50 letters day, and he
was we'll pleased with the outlook po-
litically. He predicted that Mckinley
would carry Virginia by respectable
majority. Colonel j. Hampton Hoge
called at the headquarters to-day.
{5,5.
Monday being Labor Day, q general
holiday will be observed here. There
VIII be too games Of baseball The Cen~
trail Trades and Labor Council will go
down to Ocean View to participate in.
the celebration there. An excursion
Will make the trip. T5g
The Second Baptist Church Is making
slow progress in selecting a pastor 10 81
succeed Rev. DR.. w. w Landrum.
who has gone to Atlanta. A sub-coms
mittee is now at work. It is said the
Church hopes to secure preacher who (
Will be the recognized leader of the Vir-
ginia Baptists. The congregation is in
fourishing condition.