Norfolk day book. [volume] (Norfolk and Portsmouth Va.) 1868-1880, 1869-10-22

lent to postpone the concert until to-niSnV'
The scholars present, however, treated the
visitors to q few musical selections which
were we'll rendered and gave the hearers
an idea of what they may expect tosnigbt
A SAD CAsE.-On yesterday morning a
,iaggard looking, scantily attired woman,
WI. baby in her arms and little boy
by ,er side, appeared in the Mayors
Court and requested some assistance to
tyke her to her friends in Iowa, saying
that she had come from Beaufort, North
Carolina, and having travelled thus far
was penniless. The Mayor announced that
the city treasury was an empty void, and
referred her to other parties, but at last &C.
counts she had received no assistance.
1t is always polite, where practicable,
for city authorities or citizens to aid impe
cunious non.residents on their way, and
thus prevent them from becoming psrma>
nent burden to the community.
A PUBLIC DEBATE was held Oh w ednes-
day night, by the members of the Jackson
Literary Society of Ferry Point, and al
though the subject of debate was an old
one, it was ell handled by the young as:
prants for forensic honors, who were ems
couraged to their most brilliant efforts by
Nthe bright eyes and smiles of the fair ladies,
who were present on the occasion.
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brancer of coming winter. The chill au-
tumnal rain came down slowly bat steadily
throughout the day, the sun was hid by
leaden clouds, and all was dank, and drip
ping and cherries. 1t was a day for in
doors, and cosy fires, aud home chats and
uninterrupted rummages through trunks of
old letters, but of course reporters know no
such rela xatiors, and tie fraternity were
compelled to tramp, tramp, tramp, in vain
search for hoped for items, but the public
with unusual unanimity agreed to do moths
ing TO help them out.
.PIcTURR FAkCIHRs will find at the store of
Messrs. Lowe & Lefevre very pretty as.
sortmen. Of paintings and engravings, and
the most extensive and tasty collection Of
frames and mouldings ever seen in this
city. Parties wanting pictures or mirrors
framed in elegant style can have it done az
this establishment, AID the propriotors pay
especial attention to regilding old frames.
See card.
"A RoBBEEY FgusTkATEp.-Late yester>
day afternoon colored woman in the EN-
ploy of Mr.. A. Jakeman on Bank street had
occasion to go to closet, and there she
found, snugly con cealed, a negro boy named
Jacob Wilson. and as he could givenopro-
bable account of his reasons for being
there, he was turned over to the police.
There is little doubt that he concealed hims
selfwith the intention ofrobbing the house
either alone Or with the aid of companions
whom he could easily have admitted. The
use ola kid, assuch boys are termed in thief
slang is common with burglars, and is o
favorite way of gaining access to houses,
and many otherwise unacoountable robs
berries are thus perpetrated. If eternal
vigilance is the price ofliberty, prudence
and watchfulness are the price of property
and our citizens will do well to exercise
BOTH. .Ht .4sft .l' 4f
soks or HAM-There is society OF coll
ored m en- here called the Rising Sons Of
Ham. A day or two ago they had big
parade over the presentation OF banner
which bore on one side the name of the So
ciety and rising sun, and on the other
mammoth ham of bacon in appropriate CO.
lors, surrounded by the date of the Society's
organization inscribed in letters OF gilt.
The banner was duly presented, and nelther
the eolored ladies presenting, nor the Sons
receiving, seemed to think there was any
thing wrong alb ,ut it. On the contrary.
the ingenuity displayed in the device was
the subject ofgeneral remark among the
brethren.-Dispatch.
Speaking about Ham, We once knew ola
scaly trick played on one of the Sons OF
Ham by Hibernian. The darkey worked
in store where they had just received a
large lot of fine smithfeld hams, and as
he had the handling of them he appropriat"
ed one of the best of the lot and hid it in
back yard attached to the store, and uns
luckily for his tooth, the Hibernian saw
him while he was hiding 1t, watcheu
his chance AMI stole it. Or course,
we have no idea that the emblem OF that
toothsoma commodity Z on the banner
has any reference to the fact we mention,
or that the brethren wish to perpetuate
the remembrance ofthe many fine hami
they have in times past "freezed on to-"
MuRpsRous AssAULT.-The case of Little
ton Addison, charged with assaulting Ken
Hogshear, came up before the Mayer yes
terday, and waa the only one which grace'
or disgraced the docket.
Hogshear had sufficiently recovered from
his iniuries to enable him to return to hi