The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-12-30
Senator Daniel Does Not Intend to Make a
Speech When lie Is Notified.
NinesTenihs Of Richmond Merchants
Opposed 10 Trading stamps MUIR
phey Bill will Have strong sup~
porfers-Roid Attempt TO wrecit u
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Especial Dispatch to The virginlan)
Alabama.

Richmond, VA, Dec. 90 1897.
Governor-elect Tyler aelcgraphed here
to-day that he would reach Richmond
with his family at $3.50 o'clock to-mor-
row night The party Will travel In n
private car over the Norfolk ana West.
ern railroad. On dheir arrival here
they will go to the jefferson Hotel and
spend the night. Governor O'Terrall
will vacate the executive mansion To-
morrow, and his prospective successor
will move into the building on Friday.
While Major Tyler has declined to
have u military escort on his arrival
here, he has accepted the invitation OF
Company Il of the First Regiment Ia
act as his escort TO and from the Cap
itol on next Saturday. Speaker Ryan
Is expected here Tomorrow, and he and
Senator Wickham will arrange all tho
details concerning the arrangements 70,
Fthe inaugural
Colonel E. III. Barclay, editor of the
Lexington Gazette, has written friends
here that he has made up his mind to
run for the Democratic nomination for
Congress lin the Tenth district next
year. He Is a one-armed Confederate te
veteran, and has been editing and pub
fishing the Gazette for many years.
1t is understood thnt Senator H. d.
Flood will be n candidate again.
1t has been positively decided that
Senator Daniel shall be notified on Sa.
turday of his reelection. The Senat or
expects ito be here on that occasion,
but in letter received from him TO-
day he says he does not expect to make
any speech In the hall Of the House
or Delegates on the occasion of inaugu-
ration of Governor Tyler. 1T has been.
and probably now is, the intention of
the committee to notify the Senator
Immediately after Governor Tyler
makes his inaugural address. but Sena-
tor Daniel apparently does not so un-
derstand the arrangements.
There is no doubt OF the fact that
about nine-tenths OF the Richmond mer
chants are opposed to the use OF trad
ing stamps and trading checks. IT has
been long time since they were so
nearly united In the advocacy of anv
measure as the Murphy bill. This
measure will come up for considera-
ton before the House Committee on
Banks, Currency and Commerce next
Thursday. Richmond will have q com
mittee of influential men on hand to
"'N'''tN 'hc phSsaSc Ot Inc Dill, which
prohibits the use of the stamps In Vir-
ginla.
News was received here to-day OF a
Doid attempt 10 wreck the Chesapcake
ana ONO express train from Washing
ton to Cincinnati. 1t was made shor,ly
before midnigh. on Ravenswortb farm
the former home OF the late General
w II. i. Lee. few miles south of Alex
andrta. The switch was broken. Tho
light put out. and the rails laid so as to
run the train off on a spur truck. which
ended abruptly on the edge OF n thirtv-
FOOT cmbankment. Fortunately the en-
Sineer saw the light was gone anl
he checked the speed of the train in
time to keep it from going over the
embankment. Two expert inspectors
were sent TO the scene of the attempted
wreck to-day.
Mr.. William Fl. Owens. a young mar-
chant OF Manchester. and former
newspaper reporter, was united I'm mar
riage to-day with Miss Bertic Hays at
South Avondalc, Ala. The young CON
pie Will reach here Friday.