The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-10
A DESTRUCTIVE STORM.
Passes Over Prince George County Doing
an Immense Amount of Damage.
SIX PERSONS ARE REPORTED KILLED
dwellings, 0uihouses, Fences. ne.
moiished, Trees Uproosed. Crop0
Huined--A Deiuge or Rain accom-.
p"nies the Hurricane ana a rresns
OF nocs Great Damage.

most mtstteFdshurg, dnstg, Va. July 9-special.-A
iinose nr's destructive cyclone passed over n
Geerre eGun co1ntp OF I@empleton Ten District, Prince
dwellings, outhouses, fences. i,nrootinn
5rees ana doing an immense a amotInt ~
pecIaIiy % seyare So ,ne crops i The storm was es-
pu.antn station. on the Norfolk and wea;.
old old 1ee 1ifSan; In this neghborhood is the
Evan This dwelling is said 10 have 1bsa2g, |
down down and four other Residences IN
ininram iinn same locality and two persons badly
persons were killed during the stor,,3 .,A !!
aiInis inis report, however. could not he verified
cnmrt M,; ~, y. HARTLEY. who resides in Sussex
Which had been cut from forty ncraa -
. iamu washed away by the freshet TIE
ond ,,1a.ns sse everywhere are greatly swollen
washed away. The Appomattox river at
lnls point Is over the wharves and the
rvauoms rivsr y W. on the Chesterfield side OF the
me condition of Il. s. Ramey, who was
so seriously wounded I'm the triple shoot
,inoba an,nd LII dDIinwiddie county, remains
,,,e. nne Viotlns OF the unfortunate affair. ia
more M comfortable to-day and is now able
Deposttons were being taken TODAY bo-
lore commissioner W. p. McRae In the s,i-
ce worce suit OF S. *. Collier VS.. Willie Col
There is intense Indignation among the
Sepuollcans of this city and section over
Soi: - LUMP $ action In causing the removal
~ y. zen. Stith Boiling. CT Petersburg. from
the position he has held In the Reps,biin.n
party OF this state for the past sixteen
ggenrs' as member of the Republican
state executive Committee Gen Bolljns.
was considered as the most intim. re- nar
sonai anu political friend of Gen. MahonaS
anu anu ms dlspacement by Col. Lambs in
luenee is attributed by the Repubiicans
He ,ere 70 MS opposition to Thorp's candi-
oacy Tor Congress. The Republicans who
oppose Thorp claim that he is not the
re.n,, nolni,nee OF the party; that there was no
regular nomination at the Farmyilie CON
sentloh, and II Is evident that the action
oI Goi. G. Lamb has intensified the Opposition
" In0rp m the district. The question In
rhsaG rryhsn,G 10 the regard TO the regularity OF
IhorP's nomination It is claimed. was NOT
considered ut the meeting of the RepubIis
shh state Committee on Tuesday last. nj.
thouEn as a matter OF precaution when
aie morn committee from this district
were admitted to seats by the vote OF Col.
Lainp proxies. COLI Brady entered q
~ piiouest M anu NOTICE of appeal to the Nations
the meeting on Tuesday last at Norfolk
tGinnnrge COL Lamb with having obtained
tne proxies OF twenty four of the fortv-
eiBhI members OF the State COMMITTEES I'M.
uer talse pretenses. 1t Is alleged that the
hotices Tor this meeting were sent out I'M
yer Col. Lambs signature announcing
that II was assembled for the purpose OF
| calling Congressional conventions' and
upon this assurance the twenty-four prox.
les were sent to Col Lamb which proxies
ne. IL IS said, without proper AUTHORITY
assigned TO his known partizans, and UNI
uer @ sucn circumstances Gen. Stith Boiling
vas removed from the State Executives
1 Soininitiee without the knowledge or con-
of. -SASN A