The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-30
'PnlTcnkRD VS.. BUTLER
The Rupture Between the Two Senators Is
Complete and tile Flight Is On.
THE STATE OvERRuA WITH SPOR1SMeR
The Number within Her Rardcrs Is
Now Greater Than Ever before
Thtrty.Six Mormon missionaries
atMorR Ia lilac Stnic-lncrensc OF
Appropriations ror Normal school.

Raleigh. N. c., Dec 29.-(SpcciaD--
Eenator Pritchard was expected here
= last night, but failed TO arrive. He will
$ have regular headquarters here and his
work will be earnest. AS MI know.
y there is now n square tight between
S him and Senator Butter, The latter has
assent several confidential circulars to
ssI,opulist members-elect OF the LeEisln-
y lure in reference 10 the Republicans
4 and this Senatorial fight, and Pritch-
ards friends now say Buffers purpose
now is to use anybody To defeat him.
There is also question ms to who are
senator Pritchard's real friends. That
there are prominent Rcpblicans who
Y will turn against him If the current sets
q that way is certain.
Senator Cutters paper skips an is
2 sue this week, SO there is nothing re-
Earding Senator Butter or Tom Wat
sfson therein. 1t is noteworthy that in
ANatson's diatribc on Butler he calls him
/ Ii Mary Ann" Butler. Butler appears to
K have worsted him.
WILL REVIVE THE CUSTOM
The custom OF receiving on New
Years day has in recent years almost
I ceased TO exist here. but this week will
4 be revived ana many houses will re-
I open. The number of callers will be
4 large.
There are at present twenty-ninc COM
81 panies in the state Guard. or these
4 there Is only one new one, at Scotland
Neck.
B LARGE NUMBER OF sPoRTsMEN.
5s The number Of sportsmcn from states
B north of this now in North Carolina Is
nov larger than ever before. Although
ssthe shipment; of partridges to points
IS outside the State Is prohibited, yet
great numbers are sent away
The Capital Club here gave Il Christ
mas german last evening. and Thurs
Ss Day evening Will give another.
state Treasurer Worth has gone to
Il Guilford College to remain some DAYS
Z after having finished his biennial re-
= port.
MORMONS AT WORK.
There are now thirty-six Mormon cl-
lers Tor missinnaries) ut worl; in this
# state. They are widely scattered. All
are in charge of Elder A c. Hubbard
who Is known as the presiding elder
4 he also travels, as do the others The
& SSsiiornons have what they call II CON
ference In this State. and Il meets an
#3nualiy. The elders assert that they Il,
4 mot advise their converts to go to Utah
but to remain where they IRE and lie,
rs ieaven' TO make others. Most OF
Iis1he elders are young, almost bovish
& ana DO not appear to be of an ctlucat ec
4 class They say that their church doe.
;9not advance money or give II to per
!, sons who insist on going to Utah. bu
SAY the elders sometimes advance i,
The Mormons ridicule III,
Observation-Disclosures" or Holiness" PEG
pie and regard their belief as cpheme
a raj The elders always work in couple.
I because they say the disciples did so.
@ mere certainly ought 10 be a So.
ciety Tor the preservation of North
a carolina. Your correspondent is moro
s. man ever convinced of this after view.
Ing yesterday the ruins of the church
on Cape Fear river below Whining
A COMING NUPTIAI. EVENT.
Miss Mary Miller. a greatly esteemed
s young lady of this city is TO be married
. January 20th to DIR. Gibson, of Staun-
y ION, va Her brother. Mr. Henry NJ
5 ~ Her. Is we'll known as private see.
I rotary to Vice President Andrews. ~,
the Southern Railway
sS me Governor has in hand all tha
reports Of the various departments and
/ Oh the public institutions. Some of these
have been summarized. but MANY ARE
held back until they appear in TYNE
AN INCREASE RECOMMENDED
State Treasurer Worth recommends
\ an increase of the annual approximation
q to the State Normal and ndustrinI
n school at Greensboro from 1880 10
4 Lulu. In his estimate he puts the
judiciary at 100000; rewards for furi-
4 rives from justice. 1000; Western In.
h sane HOSPITAL. 100000: Eastern Insane
Hospital. s35 600: insane asylum at Raj.
9sGign, SeS,ouoi pensions, 100000: State
s6oUO: penitentiary, $4,000 las
Z IN emergency appropriation. His ey.
.gpense estimate is SS2 100 for each of the
8 years 1897 and 1898 This means a his
He recommends that Inc
saiDond and trust companies deposit col.
Lateral security with him and also
8 E walye the right of appeal TO the Federal