The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-14
WANT TO DOWN LAMB
An Effort VIII Bs Made TO Have Bow
den Elected National Committeeman.
THE MeKINLEYIrES MAKING THE fIDBr
Child MntiIated by Dogs-The Cadets
VIII Certainly he mt the Reunion
All the Confederate Camps I'm the
state VIII be Well Represented-s
New Trial for Mary Abernnths.

state VIII, be Well Represented.-
New Trial for Mary Abernnthx.
Richmond. Va, June 13.-(Special.)--
IL is learned here tonight from al most
reliable source that an effort will be
made at st. Louis TO have Hon. George
y. Bowden. OF Norfolk, succeed Colonel
Lamb on the National Republican Com
mittee. The Mckinley people are fight.
ing Lamb.
Near Carter's Bridge, Albemarle coun-
ty, Friday evening, the eleven year-old
son OF Mr.. j. Martin was bitten to death
oy vicious bull dogs The child was
missed and search was made. resulting
In the finding of the body this morning
In horribly mutilated condition.
The Georgia and Alabama Railroad
company to-day placed with the Rich
mond Locomotive Works an order for six
locomotives of the best type a.
The Republican delegates to the
National Convention left here. at
2;io p m. to-day for ST. Louis.
special car. Those in the party
were Judge Waddin Dir. George Il.
Scarburgh. of Accomac Gen Stith Bol-S
| ling, Col. James y. Brady c. t. Barks.
dale of Danville; c. NJ. Tucker, OF Gray
SON. j. M. Mclaughlin. of Lynchburg;
John Acker, of Rockingham; j. II. Rives,
jof Charlottesville; r. NJ. Smith of
Hampton; w. B. G. Shumate, of Fad-
quier; II. j. VALE, OF Louisa Charles
Gee, of Prince George: Alex Mccormick
Of Rockingham; Col H. Deb. Clay, OF
Newport News: S. L. Burroughs. of
PORTSMOUTH; Morgan Trent, Of West
Point; Rev. a. p. Funkhouser of Har-
lisonburg: s. Brown Allen, of Augusta;
William Brown. of Loudoun; Asa Rog-
ers of Petersburg; a. w. Harris, OF
pinw!ddie; T. c. Walker, of Gloucester:
g. w, Harris, of Manchester: NJ. N Lew
is, OF Norfolk; William Thoroughgood,
Of Norfolk, and r. F. Robinson, of Han
IovtE Se.tes sesgl,, 8. (
John Mitchell. Jr., editor OF the Planet,
will not go to ST. Louis. He Is a con-
| testing delegate from the Third Dis
trict, but has given up all hope OF de-
feating Judge Waddill. 1t Will be- re-
membered that two conventions were
held in the Third District: one elected
Waddnl and c. W. Harris, Of Manches-
Ter. delegates. and the other which was
composed Of Col. Lambs few friends.
chose Mitchell and j. l.. Stratton, of
Goochland. Mitchell intended going un-
til last night, when he learned that the
National Committee had decided in fa-
'. Il
Ex-Congressman Wise, in discussing
the political situation to-day. gave 1t
Us his opinion that the free and unlimit-
ed coinage OF silver instead OF bring
Ing about the results Its friends predict
would further complicate the situation
and not make times any better. Mr.
Wise says there Is something radically
wrong with our financial system. and
he believes State banks will be the best
and safest remedy.
Last night when a Chesapeake ana
| Ohio train was coming through Church
Ilill tunnel, IN this city, a gentleman
named Barclay. from Louisville, Ky:5
| in walking from car into a sleeper
fell to the ground. His wife soon missed
him. and man was sent back to look
I for him. He was found bruised and
bleeding, but not seriously hurt. ,Drs
Ross and Brock attended him. and he
was able to proceed on his Journey.
| y
Ger. Scott shlpp, Superintendent cs
tn Virginia Military Institute, was here
| arranging for the visit of the cadets to
the reunion. He reported that the min
lmum number of $50 names had been OBJ
tanned. 1t IS estimated that the cost OF
| the trip VIII be sf00 and that sum Is now
In sight. The cadets will arrive on June
2Gth and go into camp ON the grounds Of
| Richmond College. The awards of
| medals ard diplomas will be postponed
until thk cadets reach Richmond
Col w. A. smoot, Grand Commander
Of the Grand Camp of Confederate yete-
| rams. was here to-day. He says ell OF
| the iseventy-eight camps in this State
| WAL bl we'll represented. Col Sinoot
predicts that the crowd of vislto3ss viii
be much larger than any one has pre-
dicted.
es
AT the late sale OF the personal prop
| erty belonging to the lat: General Ma
| hone Mr.. Edgar Allan bought his two
| fine carriages. One OF these cost the
GI.neral $1,000 and Is q. magnificent thing.
Mr.. Allan purposes to keep this for his
personal use Judge Waddill Will take
the OTHER vehicle.
Hon. George d. Wise, of counsel for
Mary Ab:inathy. Will shortly go before
| Circuit Judge Coleman and ask for
| new trial for his client. Mr.. Wise ah-
hounced to-day thai. he had discovered
flaws In the record and law that would
compel the Judge to grant new triaa
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