The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-13
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A YOUNG MANS SAD END
A Promising Career Cut Short BY Chleral,
Taken With Suicidal Intent. &
A SILVER CANDIDATE IN THE THIRD.

Afraid TO Go-The Reported ru.
ture Disbandment of the virginia
League Unconarmed-Death.
Richmond, Va, June 12-(Special.)--
The Virginia delegates do tho st. Louis
convention will leave here at 2:15 %. m.
tomorrow They will travel in a special
car attached to the Cincinnati E,xnress.s
Some of the colored delegates reafhedS
mere to-day and at least one OF them.
Thomas c. Walker. OF Gloucester. taiks
OF not going for fear he may not be aisle
10 secure hotel accommodations All OF
the delegates who have arrived in Rich
mond are, staunch Mckinley men. 4
uo Is understood that Mr.. George r.
iaw has about made up his mind to
run for the Democratic nominal dion for
Congress in this district, as the candis
GATE OF the silver people. He has had
the matter under consideration for over
week and the requests to run have
been earnest and numerous Mr.. Haw
Is one-armed Confederate soldier tHe
is Hanover lawyer. but has his Office
In Richmond.
very little can be learned here with
reference to the report that the Virginia
League may disband after this year and
Richmond and Norfolk go into the Att
ianllc League. IT Is quite certain that
the scheme has taken no shape as vet.
Much depends, perhaps, as to how the
league shall come out financially this
wear. AT present III looks as II only one
or two clubs will lose money The own-,
ers or the Richmond and Norfolk club
,!anchise would undoubtedly prefer to
Keep up the Virginia League il 1t ap-
pears that money wfa not be lost Mr..
Bradley. 1T .is said. has already mado
money this season He has been at
much expense. but the patronage has
been excellent. T,7-s
Captain Thomas Elleut SECRETARY of
the Confederate ReunioV COMMITTEES.
said to-day 1t appeared to him as, if the
crowd that Will attend the reunion has
peen sunderestirnated, From letters that
nave come In from ell points of the
south during the last few days, the Cap
tain Is convinced that there will be
more strangers here than anyone has
calculated upon.
The Coroner to-day viewed the body
or Robert r. Preston, who died from
choral and morphine poisoning at the
Aimshouse last night. He concluded
tnat 1t was a clear case of suicide, and
did not hold an inquest Preston, who
was young man of about twenty-five
years. was native of Southw esterns
Virginia. He belonged to the distin-a
guished Virginia family of Prestons and
was closely related to Hon William
Ballard Preston. His nina has been
upset by oyerstudy at Hampden-SIdney
College, and lately f>s was under treat.
ment at the State Hospital In Williams
purg. lie came here from that place
yesterday. and took q room at q board
ing house There last night he drank
the poison and died just a.: he reached
the almshouse, where he was taken ia (
the ambulance -
:
The trial Of Thomas Powell for shoot
Ing George w. Woodruff on February
l4th last, ended in Henrico County
Court to-day. Woodruff was a watch
man at Crenshaw's Chemical Works.
and was shot down without any cause
Dy Powell while the latter was lntoxi-
Gated woodruff, though far from be-
Ing well, was able TO TESTIFY Powell v,as
given two years In the penitenttary.
Information has been received here OF
the death in Goochland Of Major ]. b.
ferguson, aged rs years. During the
war The Confederate, Government sent
plies TO: the soldiers. He was at one
time leading dry goods merchant in
Richmond. Major Ferguson married q )
sister OF Hon. w. w. Henry and
granddaughter Of Patrick Henry, who
survives, with two children.
General Scott shipp, Superintendent of
the Virginia Military Institute, Is here.
arranging for the visit of the cadets to /,
flohnond during the reunion.
The caucus OF Democratic rr1:anbers OF
the Council did not hesitate last night 10
turn down several of the old officials.
George G. Ruskih succeeds Robert A,
Raiston. as sergeant-at-arms OF the
Council; Thomas P. Wairord was nom.-
mated over John A. Meanley for Collec-
. toi OF Deliquent Taxes; George r. Dav.
Is. al present member of the Counch.
was made Superintendent of the Aims.
house. in place of Richard w. Garter,
and John A. Curtis was beaten for Iar-
Dor Master by L. B. Hancock