The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-19
SEVERAL MEN SET FREE.
Governor Pardons a Number Of CenYlets on
Account Of Condition Of Their Health.
GEN BRADLEY ]. JOHNSON IN RICHMOND.
And He VIII Probably Enter the Con.
GressionaI Rnce-alr. Daug gherty's
Successor Formally Installed Az
Pastor of FnIton Church-The Colo
Mcn To Win I'm Richnlond.

Men To Win Tn Richnland.
RichmonH. Va. May IS (SpeciaD.--
AT noon tomorrow, the time In which
candidates for delegates to the State
Democratic Convention are allowed In
announce their purpose to run in the
primary on Thursday, will expire. The
sound-currency people have fixed up
their tickets. but the silvertes have
not. 1t developed to-day that the silver
people are. almost entirely without or
ganization, and no one is looking after
the city at large. For this reason 1t ia
apparent that the silver people will ba
badly defeated here. They admit IL
themselves, but say 1t will be due to
the lack of organized effort rather than
to the lack of members
Mr.. c. V. Meredith will probably win
his fight ini the Third District as a can
didate for delegate to Chicago. He AL
ready has eleven in Henrico, five or sig
an IN hanover and will capture few in
Manchester. Chesterfield, Gocchland and
hing william. 1t is believed that he
VIII secure seventy-fve or eighty IN
Richmond. Whether or not his strength
VIII be sufficient to carry another sound
money man through with him remaina
to be seen.
1t is said that General Bradley r.
johnson, who recently removed II
Hlchmond from Baltimore, has Congress
slohal aspirations. He is not announced
as q candidate for next fall trt n A.
reported that in the event OF q hot
nght between Messrs. Wise and Ell
lett the Generale friends will try to
secure the prize for him, General
Johnson formerly lived here. and was
once a state Senator He went to
Baltimore in the seventies ami can,s
hnt et,y, j. =
l. Governor O'Ferrall has handsome Of
lers TO engage in business in Richmond
wnen his term in the Executive Mansion
eSpires. He will accept one or more
OF them. The Governor has NOT Hear
making money out of politics n f.ct ~
winch he should be proud. Now ba 10
laying up something for a rainy dav
II Is said that he has an offer of s25 'Ooo
OF s"o.eoo per year to become the head
or business concern
| lBrigadler-G General A. l.. PhIlIins wac
taken alarmingly i'll soon after his dinner
nouT yesterday. The attack was Similar
10 one or two Others he has had. HIs
friends We're much frightened. To-day
q, ms cohditl9h is much improved and ne
is out OF danger for the present.
| Rev. DR.. Charles f. Read. pastor
emeritus Of the Grace Street Presbyte-
ran Church, who was taken so i'll on
| SATURDAY, Is better to-day. 1t Is thought
mat the operation performed on him
Will prolong his life a short time. DR..
| read, who is well advanced I'M years
has been In feeble health for some time.
|
| There was an immense crowd of peo-
| pie at the Fulton Baptist Church yes
teEday afternoon to witness the installa-
| ton of Rev. j. r. Harrison as pastor
| Mr.. Harrison succeeds Rev. John w
| Daugherty. late of Portsmouth. who has
organized an independent church in Full
ton and breaches santification. Mr..
| Harrison Is an evangelist of some note
| and man of great power in the pulpit
Nearly all the Baptist preachers of the
city took part in the installation SER
vices.
Charles A. 9ioFganfeld. the Aqu.a
| Creek train robber. who was brought to
the penitentiaty last year. with a
broken leg, is now able to hobble about
| on crutches. His leg did not knit to-
gethe. properly and he will never be able
| TO perform any work of consequences.
Morganfeld still displays a sullen dis
| position.
An application was made before Judge
| Wexford of the Circuit Court sitting In
vacation this morning. by Messrs. w. X.
Meredith and Frank Christian, for an
/ lnJuncIlOn TeSiLTdlliIis lilt IblGillHOIAu
| Traction Company from crossing the
tracks of the Richmond Railway and
! Eleg2tr!c Company from crossing the
| tracks Of the Richmond Railway and
Electric Company on Main street at
| Robinson street The petitioners allege
that the act under whioh the defendant
company l.: working is unconstitutional.
Judge Wexford named Thursday morn
| ing al 10 o'clock as the hour for hearing
argument on the'injunction application.
The Governor to-day granted pardons
| to number of convlcts. Each person
set free has been in the now oyercrowded
| hospital and Is a victim OF some disease
| that soon will result in death. Those par
ties who were liberated are as follows;
John q. Groom. of Shenandoait; John w.
Milner, Lynchburg; Charles Myers. Ro-
anoke; James Perkins. buckingham;
Erastus Martin, Russell; James VIII
liams, Nansemond: william Owens, Hal I
flax: Robert Jordan, Allegheny; John A.
Kimball, Patrick; James Singleton. Nor
folk; Andrew Stanley. Rockingham; Pes
| ter Slaughter, Culpeper.
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