The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-12-24

PETERSBURG. December 23.-lepeciai.-
Yesterday morning Mr.. - Powell. from Nor
foIk. made n very harrow escape from being
drowned in The river here. He arrived IN the
city on the midnight train from Norfolk, ana
walked down toward the wharf wmre ne
fell asleep on n pile Of humber. Noeh, >
o'clock yesterday. morning ne awoH.
nm in the city. but In the darkness he mis-
t6ok the wav. and walked of Of The wharf
into The river. lie clung on To the wharf
until his loud cries for help brought to him
assistance.
1-nere was a tournament given to-day
M ~utherlands. In punwiddie county, on
the Norfolk and Western Railroad. a short
distance from Petersburg. Twenty-iour
knights contested for the privilege OF crown
ing the Queen Of Love and Beauty and the
several Maids Of Honor. The tournament
was followed tonight by a grand ball.
There will be n tournament and ball Mt
pisrutanta station, on the Norfolk and
Western Railroad. on the 18th instant, y
another az Dinwiddie Court House on the
| 9th instant.
one Of the powerful events in society
| circles in Petersburg during the Christmas
will be the german to be given on next FIJI
dav night. and another on Tuesday. Decem-
| her 3lst. The latter will be under the au
spices Of the Petersburg German CluD, ana
| will take place at the Library Han. Tue
music will be furnished by Relnhardt :
string band of Richmoud. A high tea parry
Will he given tomorrow evening from > 20 .
AZ the residence Of Mrs. Il. 4. Osborne. IN
honor Of Miss Firsythe, who j. here on q
visit.
The public schools closed this afternoon
for the Christmas holidays.
All incoming trains brought 60 the city To-
day A lafse influx Of country people. ana
The stores and streets have been througed
with the purchasing Of holiday supplies.
The Christmas trade has not been as brisk
rs il was expected il would be-. rms Is
doubtless due to the unfortunate CONDITION
Of the farmers NhO have suffered 80 much by
the shortage Of their crops.
fl is learned from a reliable source tnat
the bulk Of the peanut crop IN this section
has been sent here aud sold. The crop TINS
wear il shorter than has been known before
since 1859.
Rev. u. Il. Acree. pastor Of the First Bap-
tist Church. preached the anniversary ser
mon before the Girls Aid society of that
church last night.
Mr.. George Beadle. owner of the Peters
burg street Railway and president OF the
Petersburg aud Asylum road. Il confined "a
the house boy sickness.
Inc MHINlfN tNitl~liU VI Anf fA'A''N p
and Asylum Railroad Is about completed il
the Norfolk and Western road. II il cN.
pected 10 commence traffic over the road
from the Norfolk and Western road To The
asylum shortly.
\ corOner's Jury was Im%pannelled owes
terday Ia Investigate the death OF JoIi
Craig. who was run over and Killed by tfdii
No. IL ON the Petersburg and Weldon rail-
road in this city on saturday night an ac'
count Of which was tc~legraphed the TINES
On account Of the absence of one of the vii
nessos the investigation was postponed unit
/ o'clock this afternoon rs the courthouse
The engineer. W. +. Reams, ana ih'
colored fireman of the train testified ina
they saw nothing on the track. ant
did not know that the man had been kllle'
until they reached Weldon Yesterday morn
inc. Another witness testified thai they
saw the deceased i'm the vicinity Of the raii
told about half an hour before the accident
occurred very drunk. The jury returned
verdict 10 the effect that the deceased Wa
a.cid n ally Killed by being run over by u'
train while asleep on the track.
The c0l0red Baptist ministers of this cltl
have Organized "A ministers conference
They will meet every Tuesday morning a
the Third Baptist Church.
; The Circuit Court of Petersburg. Judge u
[ 4. Hancock presiding. WAS in session agaii
to-day hearing argument in the case of The
Postal Telegraph and Gable tompan,
- against the Norfolk and Nestern Railr0a'
4 COMPANY. Judge \. l.. Holiday. Of Rich
mOnd. who commenced the argument oi
| Friday morning. concluded it to-day an,
, was followed by Mr.. samuel Parrish. JUdg'
Holiday represented the railroad com
] pauy and Mr.. Parrish the telegraph com
plny.
In the Mayors Court this morning a col
ored woman. named Ida Morgan. was sen
y on 10 tine next quarterly term Of the Husi
= ings Court 10 answer the charge Of making
I "A ~felonious assault on Deputy sheriff I. \
D Green. Deputy Green had GONE "a the glrl.
/, house with "a distress warrant Ia seize M
o. furniture belonging 10 her mother whei
, lila seized an iron bar and deiied the office
TO enter the door.