The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-07
VIRGINIA ITEMS.
News and Notes from all Parts Of the Old
Dominion.

70" News and Notes from all Parts Of the OIL
Dominion.
X THE funeral services Of Miss Maggi
hrs MAY Russell took place Tuesday after
Of noon at ( O'Clock from Trinity Episco
m nal Church. Norfolk. and large mum
Der of the friends Of the family Sver'
T.. present. Rev. +. +. Reese, the rector
conducted the services. and at tneil
=. close the remains were conveyed u
''o Oak Grove for interment. The younf
I'D ladies Of the basket factory, where thu
nj deceased was employed. sent two beau
tiful floral offerings. one "Gates
w Ajar." mounted with dove composed
be- Of Marechal Neil buds and lartaneI
# trimmed with smilax: the other scro'i
l.. with the name of the deceased in chrys-
or anthsmums and trimmed with Iantaner.
ne Other floral offerings we're beautiu'.
The following young ladies and gentle
u men acted as pall-bearers: Miss THdle
Drewry. Miss Willie Elliot, Miss Emma
- Jones, Miss Mamie Saunders and Gus
VI Esleeck. Emanuel Bernard, Milton
20 Elliott and Ernest johnson.
D. THE BODY found near Lambert's p int,
e Monday with its throat cut. as stated,
proved to be that OF a white sailor. but
/ nothing was found upon it to establish
b, its identity. The jury rendered yer
. dict in accordance with the facts, and
" the body was buried near where it was
found.
= The impression seems 20 prevail in
! Atlantic City that the body il that OF
q the young man from Yorktown,
drowned from the sloop Bradshaw the
r morning of October 23d, and that the
apparent throat-cuttiDg was done by
- crabs. The body was in somewhat
advanced stage of decomposition. and
, the only article found in the pockets
was a piece OF tobacco. DIR. A. b. Hell
stand, acting coroner. has a description
of the clothing found on the body,
which may lead To its Identification.
and he is ready to give all Information.
LAST Sunday night. as Conductor
Blanchard, of the Norfolk and Western
Railroad. was passing through the cars
of the I :56 train between Radford and /
Roanoke. he called on colOred man |
who appeared somewhat drowsy for his \
ticket. when TO his surprise. the darky |
drew from his pocket white piece Of
paper. headed Republican Ticket,
and with the names of Malone. Slemp,
Lurtv and Keith upon it. Keith being
the Republican candidate forth House
of Delegates from Floyd county. TIE
negro was on his way from Pccahontas
to Floyd county to vote and when the
conductor called on him for his ticket
he very naturally thought of the one
furnished by the pastor of the church
he had been attending.
The tug Claribel. while lying at the
Norfolk end Western Railroad wharf.
Norfolk. was the scene of a CHASTITY ac-
cident Tuesday morning about = o clock.
While the crew were asleep the throt-
tle-valve burst. All escaped injury ex-
cepting the colored cook, John Collins,
of Atlantic City. He vas overcome
while trying to rush through the escap-
ing steam and falling, was enyeloped
in hot water and steam. He was soon
gotten out, but the flesh fell from his
his hands and arms and face. Medical
aid was aummoned, and as soon as pos
sible he was removed to 81. Vincent )
Hospital. AT last report he was not
expected TO recover.
CHIEF lyman received letter Tues
day from Marshall Frey. Of Baltimore.
asking If John +. Overton, of Norfolk.
was wanted there for an offense. AT /
the same time he stated that he had !
BEEN arrested in that city for commit /,
ting pension frauds, aud that he would
be shortly tried, and if acquitted he
would turn him over to the Virginia :
authorities If they wanted him. Over. Il
ton was tried for the same offense in o
the County Court last week and was '
sentenced to fifteen days in Jail. The S,
letter was turned over to Sheriff Blunt e.
ing. of the county, TO dispose Of. I,
THE unwilling Of Col. 7. w. Smiths C
monument the I4th of No II
vember is. now the election Is over, the a
topic of Suffolk. Colonel 81
smith has been untiring in perfecting 81
he arrangements. and now everything ri
S in readiness. the monument Is up and nj
ecurely yelled. The procession will m
move at II NJ. sharp and proceed to =;
he cemetery, where the addresses and
ther ceremonies Will take place. We ~
o wish for a day worthy of such an u
bject. by
A LIVELY fight occurred In Buchanan -.
ounty, on Friday. between white citi- -
ems and negroes. during which about &c
wenty shots were fired. One negro III
las slightly wounded. The row was by
aused by negro going into Cohen K re-
o.. store, and after putting on a suit w
clothes. refused to pay for them as.
difficulty then ensued with the result tn,
Dove stated. Two negroes were ar Ci
,sted. &c,
-, A
ldria Tuesday, of tie death at his an
)me in Baltimore, of Mr.. William Ar spc
Did. formerly of that city, Tuesday. cia
r. Arnold, in years gone by. was a
erchant tailor in Alexandria, and was No,
throughout the commune con
=. lie was formerly one Of the city 49,.
collectors, ana was once a member -
the City Council. WI
WHILE the stsam-.ug Spray. formerly d,l
Alexandria port. was towing a small 10
rye from Norfolk to Lambert point
onday, the barge capsized and col -
ed man, who was ON board, was iea'
owned. A white man who was also PIE
the barge narrowly escaped. The tha
rye was loaded with brick. cement G
d lumber belonging to General V. d. The
oner, all of which was lost. Phe
Mr.. JOHN w. MIDGET, an old citizen lie
Norfolk, died Monday night at his viii
. residence. on Cumberland street. and
. Midget was a native of Roanoke natl
and. n. C. but has been resident Of hon
rfolk since 1879. His remains will In
taken to Roanoke Island Friday lin,
'rning for interment. ''.'''
lille william Ubler, rs years OF M
;, living near barrick station, w. M. 1888
~ was sumh'ns, On M0nday. the Stat
: ~. ~ o'.' '"o 'o"'ou,' was
nroba bIv lose the siahs IF f" one we is j.
arm was ANIMATED bv Dr Josenb ente
ring, of Westminster. ana
II one of the voting places in the ,rho
1t ward, Norfolk, Tuesday morning ,--e