The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-07
A Malicious Effort Made to Wreck a
Train on The R, F. g. P. Road.
NONE OF THE PASSENGERS INJURED.
The First of the Trades Excursions n
HowIine esuccess-Dcnth OF Captain
q. w. AiIen-The Row I'm the Re.
publican Camp Goes Ncrriiy On
Whna Allen Wants for His Work.

republican circles to-day Mos. OF the
work of each faction has been done and
results are being awaited. The next
distric, convention will be the one OF the
first at Tappahannock on the 14th. That
district is absolutely safe for Mckinley
n majority of the delegates claimed 10
be- In sympathy with the Waddill-Allan
faction and opposed TO Col Lamb II
Is pretty well understood that Hon. NJ.
a. Coles, member of the House of Dele
gates. from Northumberland and West
moreland, Will be one OF the delegates
TO the National Convention
In the event that Mckinney becomes
President what Office will Judge yyaddill
ask forH This question has been often
asked of late. The Judge says he is not
seeking any public honors. bua he will
hardly decline nice. fat job. He would
not care to be District Attorney. That
office hs has filled and 1t does not pay
him as much as his regular law practice
The office the Judge would perhaps like
best of all would be United States Dis
trlct Judge to succeed Judge Hughes,
who is now old and somewhat feeble and
may retire at any time.
The Allan-Waddill faction will certain
ly support Gen. Stth Boiling for State
Chairman to succeed Col Lamb. II is
not known whether or not they have
secured Gen. Bolllng's consent TO be-
come Il candidate. but II Is to be presum-
ed that they have. Gen. Boiling did
not want the office at the time the COM
mittee met in Petersburg and elected
Col. Lamb But he may consent now to
take 1t in the interest of harmony.
The first of the excursions run to
Richmond under the auspices of the
Trades Association came to-day from
South Boston. 1t waB q bowling success
Seven coaches were packed with people
Hundreds were left on the wayside. No
passengers could be taken on this side
of Chula in Amelia. At all the stations
between there and here many people
were in waiting to come and were dis
appointed. Tomorrow excursions will
arrive from Old Point. Charlottesville
Scottsville and Farmville. II is esti-
mated that fully 5000 buyers will be in
town during to-day and tomorrow. and
the retail stores will reap harvest.
Mr.. John Pope, the vice-president of
the American Tobacco Company. is
critically Ill. He has been in poor
health for some time. Mr.. Pope is a
young man. Mr.. Ginter gave him a
start In life. and now he is very wealthy.
He owns much property here. Drs
Hunter Mcclure and joseph A. White
Ginter's private residence.
Captain G.. w. Allen, agent of the Old
Dominion Steamship Company in this
city. died yesterday evening, aged So
years, He was born I'm Connecticut, but
had lived here for sixty odd years
Captain Allen had served as harbor mas
ter and rs q member of the City Coun-
Gil. lie was strong and vigorous UP to
a very short time ago, when he began
gradually to fail. Captain John f.
Mayer. who has been for many years
partner of Captain Allen. will have
entire charge of the agency here.
All of the hotel proprletors here, ex-
cept those of the Jefferson. are preparing
to fight the Richmond Transfer Com
pany, which they claim is discrlmi-
mating In favor of the jefferson. y pc
tition has been drawn up and signed by
some seven or eight proprietors asking
'the railroad companies to keep t'hc
agents of the Transfer company off their
trains. Major CARRIER, the President of
bhe Transfer company, denies that there
is any discrimination.
special to the Dispatch from War
saw. Richmond county. says tina; Sun
day evening. near Kilmarnock a posse
who had been pursuing him since Fri
day. captured John Johnson, coored.
who murdered Charles Carter. in Bur
motifs store. Old Christ's Church, Ian
caster county. Tuesday night. Johnson
made free confession and Implicated
two other negroe. The people wanted
to lynch him, but cool heads prevailed
He is now in Lancaster Jail. and the
building Is heavily guarded
malicious attempt at train wrecklng
on the Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac road. was made this morning
Train No. leaves Ashland at O'Clock
and was proceeding nj quite rapid rate
when at Anchor, a small depot this side
OF Ashland, the locomotive struck
large iron spike, which had been driven
into the frog al that point The engine
bounded about four fest from the track,
but owing TO the speed at which ii was
running, passed over the obstruction and
carried the train after H. The springs
under the engine cab and on several of
the cars were broken, but fortunately
none of the cars left the track The
train was at'once stopped, and the spike
or rather the iron bar, which was about
the size of coupling pin. was removed
and is held by the railroad authorities
The top of the pin was badly hattened,
and 1t is O great wonder that the locomo-
tive was not thrown from the track.
Engineer Frank Fl. Eubank of this city,
who was in charge of the train, was
quite badly injured internally. by being
Thrown Violently forward, when the
engine atrncx hhn oh tr,,ofIar