The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-01-14

OIL IhomaS Jefferson and Andrew jack
sorb which the two North Carolina
Senators were 80 fond of alluding to.
Then" said Mr.. Butler. "it will have
Ia nominate "a man for the Presidency
who does not favor Il single gold STAN
dard."
Still harpinE. on my daughter" Mr.
Hill quoted amid laughter.
Every discussion mas something In
serted In relation to gold and silver
am pretty well convinced that North
Carolina IS net going Ia be satisfied at
the next election. think that either
the Democratic or Republican ticket
will be elected. l hope IL will bc the
Democratic ticket; but am Inclined TO
believe from the Inconsistent claims
made here to-day. that IL will be utter
ly impossible fer either of the two great
parties to crafty the fickle ccnAingency
of North Carolina
An interruption by Mr Allen CPop.)
caused MIR. Hin TO eXclaim with the
Duke CT Gloucester, Another Richmond
in the fcld!' cloud applause)
The colloquy between Mir. Hill. Mr.
Allen, and the two North Carolina SEN
ntors was still going on when the Vice
President ut 2p. III. put n stop TO 1t by
announcing the unfinished business
the House bond bill. with the Finance
Committee free silver substitute there
for, and Mr.. Morgan addressed the
Senate In favor OF the bill. The speech
was directed principally against Mr.
Shegnan's course both as senator and
as Secretary of the Treasury, adverse TO
the recognition of silver on an equality
with gold In the payment II the liablli-
ties OF the government He spoke OF
MIR. Sherman in a sarcastic vein as the
Napoleon OF Finance. ana predicted for
him an approaching Waterloo and
relegation to u ST. Helena. He charged
him with having done all that could be
done to drive silver out Of circulation,
and To deprive 1t of its bullion value.
In reference to the Rcihschilds and
Seiigmans as princes of finance Mr..
Morgan spoke sneeringly of the latter.
AS people who used 10 sell cheap cloth
ing down In Alabama" He expressed
his Willingness to have grcenbacks
funded into gold bonds If silver certiii-
Gates were issued TO take the place of
the grcentacks IN the volume Of cur
rency, ana If the silver IN the treasury
were coined for the redemption of those
certificates.
Mr.. Morgan occupied two hours In
reading his speech.
The Senate then at 41O H. n
adjourned until tomorrow, after n
short colloauy in which Mr.. Chandler
remarked sareastcally that he had
thought at ons' time of welcoming MIR.
Hill to Republican caucus. but there
was no hope of that now
Il am Inclined To agree with you In
that statement" Mr.. Hill replied.
An Encendimry Cnmght In The Act.
Richmond, Va, Jan. 13-(Special)--
Saturday night about ! O'Clock Charles
Bass. n prominent young farmer in Hal
HaN county. shot and fatally injured j
B. Stantield, wh) was In the act Of
setting fire to his stable and graincry.
Several neiShbCrs who recently had
n difficulty with Stanfield had thci, pro-
utistrnrsI pD
$, me trouble with him n few DAYS ago
and was watching out for such trouble
After cmptying the contents Of his shot
gun in Stanfield's body. Bass took him
to his own house where he lies i'm n
precarious conditiam. Stanficld has had
several suspicious fires of his own, no
tably one at South Boston about four
years ago when his tobacco priZcry
burned up with insurance ab2ut three
times the value Of stock His father
is substantial farmer who seems To
have been unable to curb the violent
temper and the strong inclination to
evil In his son. Bass swpre out a war
rant and has an officer watching Stan
Held, and says he Is determined that
he shall have the full limit OF the law
IL he does Mt die. Considerable excite
ment prevails ana sentiment Is strong
against the would be incendiary
~ petition was sent to the Legislature
to-day by the Ministerial Union con-
tanning the signature of every minister
In Richmond and Manchester praying
that body To purge the State of pool
selling AT race tracks The paper was
very strongly drawn.
The Senate has confirmed the nomi-
nation of Mr.. X. y. Dcbie.
The following were the proceedings of
the Supreme Court of Appeals to-day ::
Ford vs. Ford: dismissed.
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Com
panY VS.. American Exchange Bank ar
gued by Charles NJ. !Slackford. for the
plaintiff In error and r. @. Nean. for
the defendant in error and continued
until tomorrow.