The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-09
INFUSION OF BLOOD.
Many New Men Will Be Elected TO the
Legislature This Year.
GoING TO ROANOKE BY HUNDREDS
br. SOuilinIt for Srperint enicnt Of
f"hitc NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Years for
shooting ~ Cop-Chitd Bitten by u
n"E-Sh"rp Competition Of News
papers.
Special Dispatch to The virgln,an.,

~Niohiiioliu. a., July ), 1897.
mere is going to be more than the
stature next session. A large numher
oi ne Old members are declining re-
erection aud many OF those who ARC
running nave strong opposition. AL
READY III some cases the contests are on
,ui,s IS especially true of Louisa. Clarke,
arren and Frederick. Some of phe
.eiauihg Senators will be missed, among
mem Air. Lovenstc:u. who has died
SINCE last session: Mr.. Little, of Irrc1n-
llcksburg. who declines TO run again.
a , MI; Hay. promoted to Congress.
ouuSe E;lSer T. Lee. who served two
SESSIONS IN the House with distinction.
+, :, now on the bench, ana Col. John S.
it,tr""od, Of this city, will not sand
Tor reelection.
i nave learned that DR.. j. w South
an. or Amelia, has received many let
ters urging him to become 81 cnntMdotn
I; for Superintendent OF Jotpbjc jnstruc-
tion. ard 1t is said he hns prac jrrllv
decided to do SO. The Doctor is now u
member OF the State Senate. lie on
posed MIR. Massey when the latter wns
laSt erected. 1T Is Siuid II DR.. Suuthall
decides to enter the race he and his
friends Will not lose any time in getting
uoWl 10 work to capture votes
Alr. George NJ. Helms, or Frimklin
IouhtS, according to reports received
mere. VIII be one Of the many persons
VINO VIII aspire to success Mr. Lynn rs
Superintendent Of the peritentiary. /,
Is Il fact we'll known that the Sherifrs
"t the several cities and counties, as i
whole. arc fighting Mr.. Lynn because
ne had "a hand in the passage Of the bill
providhng for pen!tcnttary guards to ibe
sent for convicts sentenced to the peni-
tcmtiary.
The Tyler delegates from Richmond
expect TO travel to Roanoke on an ex-
curSion that the Old Dominion Demo
cratic Club Is talking OF running. Mr.
tlilyson's delegates will probably not go
as a body. 1t is expected ilElt Rich
inond will send three or four hundred
people TO Roanoke. The most Of them
VIII go to stay two or three rays
president Mckinley does not appear
to be In any special hurry to make APP
pointments for Virginia. and the re
hnolicans about here are hecomlnS n
iiitle restless. Collector OF Gus toms,
Charles NJ. Wallace has served out his
term of four years. but has not been
disturbed. None Of the big Republican
leaders appear to have any idea as 10
when MIR. Wallace's successor will be
named. t't5t
The negro Julian Tucker, who some
time ago shot and wounded Policeman
Percy Minor. was brought to trial in
the Hastings Court to-day. He pleaded
guilty and was given Tin years in the
nenitcntiary. Nat Powell, who was with
uchcT when inc latter dlu the shoot
| ing, was acquitted rs a reward fO1
having given the officers information
that led TO the capture OF Tucker
little 4-year-old child OF MI w. ]
Pcyton. of Church Hill, was severely
bitten by q dog yesterday evening. The
canine was lying in front Of Williams
drug store. and the girl in passing along
with her brother stepped upon him. a
piece Of flesh was taken out Of the child'S
face lust under her left eye. She Is In
n serious condition. The dog las beer
killed.
Newspaper rivalry is quite pronounccd
mere at this time. The fight promises
TO grow in interest. Recently the Times
entered the afternoon field by publish
ing The Leader as penny paper The
State now is coming down 10 l cent
and VIII so into the Sunday morning
| field
| During the last ton years the writing
| forces on the newspapers have hccn
| irchlcd on account OF the large in
crease in the amount Of local matter
published but the number Of men in
ihe mechanical departments have been
reduced by the Introduction OF labor
saving machines.
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