The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-17
A Rumor In Richmond that a Great Big
Job Has Been Put Up on Lamb.
ONLY TWO GUBERAATORIAL CANDIDATES
The Chamber OF Commerce After
Wa.inE War for ~ Year Succeed
In Getting Cheaper Rntrs Fro"
New YorlS-Thc Case of tho Baptist
Ministers rnd Rev. MIR. DauGherty

Job has been put UP on State chairman
Lamb. AS the story goes Colonel Lambs
opponents got DR.. Patrick Henry Clay
Noble to consent 10 take the chairmHn-
ship. and they expect him to resign ii in
a few days This would, OF course, be
q terrible blow at Lamb from n Waddill- |
Allan standpoint. DR.. Noble. when seen
to-day stated that he had not mapped
out his plans, and did no. know what
he would do. He stated that he expected
to stick and fight ii out with the anti
Lambitcs. DR.. Noble has not been In
Richmond very long. He was Il resident
of the city for few years but removed
to Washington and only recently came
back.
The Democratic League for Good
Government Is becoming mighty power
here. Ii is stated upon pretty good au-
thority that in the last week over one
thousand people have joined the League
In the last week 1t is not the purpose OF
this organization TO make any fight for
Mayor or any other general officer OF
the city, They are going to try to secure
control OF the City Council and unless
all political signs fail, they will succeed
In doing so. ~ number of business men
are giving nearly their entire time to or
Sanizing the city.
AS far as Is known at this writing
Major j. Hoge Tyler and ex-Attorncy
General Rufus y. Ayers are the only
aVowed candidates for Governor next
year. Hon. j. Taylor E,lyson Is said TO
have no desire to accept any political
honors Just now. There is some talk of
ex-senator Eppa Huutun as a candidate,
ana Speaker Ryan's friends are urging
him to enter the race, but he is said TO
prefer a seat in the House OF Rcpresen-
tatives at Washington. Mr. Ryan will
De a candidate for the nomina ton In the
Eighth district next fall
The old ITSohonr1 h.,
SO many great and exciting political
contests, has been closed This morning
the employees We're discharged and the
guests were told that they would have ia
go elsewhere MIR. Archer. the proprie
tor' mas no plans for the future Hun
o.eas anu thousands of people will SYM
pathlze with him in his misfortune lie
has been connected with the Eych,n,rs
LOT twenty years. ana Is perhaps Inc
Jest Known Motel man in Virginia Tho
ENchange used to get the most yaluahie
custom In the city. but the JEFFERSON
& mas taken the most of H.
Messrs. George ID. Wise, Henry w
flournoy and y. b. Guigon will leave
( In the morning for Farmvi,Ia 20 10
+ fend Mary Alternately and po,ev Dar-
mes. Mr.. Wise, when seen to-,ny. said
ne mad not shadow of doubt thar his
eients would be acquitted Evidence
.hat the public knows nothing of viii
ue introduced he states. and II will rr-
guilt o'' W
After war lasting about a y.or Tho
SStntH'pcr oil Commerce has succerdnd
IN reduction OF freight r,,oC ,,tt
New York via the Old Dominion S,n,n,
snip line. The rates are put bacl; ahnmt
"here they were before the big advance
vas mace year or two ago The Iiuht
e nnn peen connected with the Exchange
an, ~ anu denomination At one time
nhe merchants talked of cstnblishi,,r n
me OF steamers of their own Now ra.
newed efforts will be made to rct bat
ger rates with railroad companies
number of railway and steamboat
paSsenEeT agents from all parts Of tia
: ohited states and Canada have nrrivnd
~ lhe JEFFERSON, to attend the moetin..
Asa oiio TOW OF me Passenger Agents
Association. 1t is expected that fullv
Two hundred will he present,
postmaster Cullingwor,h has ,,oot,.o,
aleiter from president Cleveland than,,
ing MIN for the club which he SEM hin,
a rev days ago. The President con.
cluaes his letter as follows: The bo &C
were in fine condition. md have hoo,
thoroughly enjoyed" The fish wara
caught in the Chickahonminv n.a,
RoeKohook station. on The Chesapeaks
and Ohio Nc
The Baptist Ministers Conference. 70.
4 ,S'i i''o W iiie name OF Kew. John w
6DIaughefty. pastor of the Apostolic
Chnrch, OF Fulton from It's roll. Tbs
IoiioWlng preamble and resolution ~:
IeTed by Rev. DR.. Cooper was mani
mously passed:
whereas, Rev. ]. w. Daughertv.
late pastor OF the Fulton Baptist
church, has offered his rfsigns +ior, frnn,
this conference, which resignation was
referred to a committee TO whose re-
quest FOR mutual consultation. BROTHER
Daughelty has returned no replv ana
whereas, The Fulton Baptist Church
has withdrawn the hand OF church ri
ioWship from Brother Daughertv, and
Whereas, Membership in This con
ference is dependent on membership In
some Baptist Church; therefore. he II
RESOLVED With sincere affection md
profound sorrow that the name Of
BfDther Daugherty be stricken from o,,r
.oii, at the same time expressing, orr
rope that our brother NAV see the err
Tors into which ne has fallen and ra-
turn 10 our brotherhood"
MT Daniel w. Fades died yestArdav
81 the Virginia Hospital. On the I'd ne
iast august while breaking a colt no.
!o!lslng TO Mr.. Walter j. Todd. he wac
( thrown and both legs were broken JJe
was CARRIED to the Old Dominion Hos
pllal and remained there unit; ~.
sunday before Christmas During al,
that time he was great sufferer Tha
cnofts TO make his broken limbs I'M,
together failed.
e Mr.: Fades was taken from the Ola
aDomlnion Hospital TO his home. No
500 North Eighth street.. Lately he wac
5 removed to the Virginia Hospital. Sat