The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-03-28
WILL ELECT EIGHT.
Gen. Sfith Rolling Snys the Rcpu,II.
cans VIII Elect that Number.

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Petersburg. VA. March 27-(specian-
! asked General Stith Boiling to-day,
prominent member of the Republican
State Committee. how many Congress-
men the Republicans would elect in
virginia. HIS reply was that he thought
they would elect eight. then interro-
saieS nm as to whether or not his par
~ would elect the Congressman from,
the Fourth District. His answer was.
es by an overwhelming majority
captain Asa Rogers. secretary of tho
Republican State Committee, has gone
to Norfolk on political business.
The new Courthouse for Surry co,,n-
iy, brick building, is approaching com
pletion, and under the contract n 10 70
be finished by the list of April next tbs
contractors are Smith x CO.. Il Northern
iirm. The cost of the Courthouse will be
s"'eoo ana bonds TO that amount. issued
by the county for Its erection. have baen
taken y! the contractors. These bonds
bear per cent. interest
MT. y. J. MeiSter OF Albany. NY
who for the past three months has benn
the associated editor OF the Index-An.
peal has severed his connection with
that paper and will leave for All,anv
on next Monday. Some of tho s,oriaa
written by Mr. Meister and published In
different Northern papers have attrncted
much attention. During his short STAY
III Petersburg Mr.. Meistcr made a host
OF friends. Mr. Meistrr will be sue
cecdcd by Mr.. II. b. Ilbridge of Rich
mond. who is highly recommended as a
newspaper man.
To-day while workmrn were cxcavat-
ing on Sycamore street for a sewer they
unearthcd four feet under .hc ground
the remains Of an old corduroy road.
which had been there perhans for nearly
a hundred years.
The Republican City Convention, held
Tonight In the City Council chamber,
elected eleven delegates and four alter
mates TO thu Congressional District Con-
rent!on, to be held in Petersburg on the
2lst of April next. and to the State Con-
vention to be held at Staunton April
23d The delegates are General Stith
| Rolling. Colonel j. ID. Brady. David
Galley. Captain IL. N. Goodwin, Julius
/ l4iehcrt. Jr.. IL. c. Wilson. j. l.. Mill.
a. c. Stevens II. S. claiborne. Thomas
II. Brown and Erasmus Thweatt. The
last five named ore colored. The dele
gates are uninstructed.
| II IN. William II. Mckenney member
| OF Congress from the Fourth District of
Virginia, who has been in bad health
Tor some time. and who has been visit
| Ing his brother Mr.. Walter D. NcKen-
ncy. principal Of the University School.
| In Charleston. :. c., is now at the .Jahns
| Hopkins Institute. In baltimore, where
| h" haS "orc rur treatment
The Committee on Titles of A. Il. Hill
-t'''iF vi 'FtIllt'itIilt veterans OF this
city. composed of Mcssrs. l. ~ Pelcher
j. T.. Mclllwalne and Is. B Vaughan
met yesterday ana decided 10 report To
me camp that 1t Is not eXpedient TO
change the bylaws OF the camp, and It
is best 10 recommend 10 the camp TO
instruct the representatives to the next
Grand Camp to enquire whether the
laws of the Grand Camp regulate the
comforting of titles ana If SO, to reques;
the Grand Camp Ia make the change
that Is necessary 10 avoid the multiple
lcauon OF military titles
The Young Mems Christian Associa
ton expect 10 occupy It's new hall some
time nexi month. Nh" handsome velvet
carpets, which are 10 cover the floors of
IN" reception room ana the ladies' and
= ni!rtnen'S parlOrS. have arrived. and
also Inc l'noIeum. which is 10 he placed
ON he floors Of the hall and assembly
room Tho furniture for the different
."pms Is also very handsome. The
furniture ami carpets were purchased
with funds raised through the EFFORTS,
OF ;he Ladies Auxiliary of the asso-
citation
colureG woman named Maisena
I'm, ding on the Wpodpecker road,
IN On ii"riitld county narrowly escaped
BEING seriously. IL not fatally, burned
Yesterday by her apron taking fire from
ne lie place, near which she was wash
inG Il was al frs; reported She had
been burned 10 death
h"inaS Eanc. Of BciA:re. o. one of
'he pitchers lor the Pete, .hure baseball
team, arrived here yesterday. An
b me ilaNriS are here now ana uracrirc
S"mes ;;e played every afternoon nj
baseball park. The nia, game of the
season VIII com" off on Anrll LIST. when
T me nom. team will tackle Ted Sulljyan.s
ieHas Steer aggregation.
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