The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-15
NEWS OF THE STATE.
= Glance all Around -Editoriai Notcs
and Local HIS from various Pens
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: Glance all fiohh" H"'"''"'
and Local HIS from various Pens
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KoanoLe Herald The case of
Thomas Cline against the Norfolk and |
Western Railroad Company. which u "a
suit instituted for SO 600 for damages .
sustained on said road, was tired and /
the iurv entered a verdict in favor OF /
the plaintiff for "a 600. Hon. II. II. /
George Tucker. Of Staunton. was conn- /
sci for the plaintiff, and his effort IN /
behalf of his client is said TO have been |
a very able one. a motion for new |
fual was made. and the Court Will near
agumcn. on II on tie 29.h instant
Virginia Tree Press Charles GoenS'
residing near Kablet0wn. adjoining the
farm of Major w. II. 7. Lewis, lost by
ihe high water forty acres of wheat
six acres Of corn, thirty acres Of grass.
a ferry-boat and a large quantity OF
fencing.
John Browns "fort" at Harper S
Ferry prevailed against the flood last
week. as it had done yeral times be
fore. and stands "a monument to ms
military incaYacity. and 10 the fact that
. his first victim at Harper 5 Ferry,
was~an industrious. in0iiensive co!ored
man.
Cadet J.. Mccoy Mutton. son Of Colo
mel Joseph A. Mutton. of Winchester
has been assigned FOR tho two years
cruise TO the Chicago.
Norfolk Laudmnt. Mr.. William n.
Grub has been elected by the direc-
tors of The City Gas Company as secre-
tarv. 10 hll the vaclncv caused by the
death of Mr. Joseph II. Dawson. Mr..
Grub has been i'm the employ OF the
compan, for about twenty years aud
has been faithful servant.
SIR. John Tann0r. Of this city. was
united in matrimony on Tuesday after
noon last TO Miss Annie kevan. daugh-
cr of James Fraser. 3D.. at the hand
some county seat of the latter az
D.bbs Ferry. Y. y. Rov. Dr. John
Hall. the well known Presbyterian
divine. PERFORMED the ceremony in the
nrc-cncc of about fifty of the friends
and relatives Of the bride and groom
C10IofesrHe Chronicle; On Sunday
evening. as Misses Daisy and Gra'ie
I Porter were returning from Cole sun
/ dav-school. their horse. which was
blind. stumbled over some stones M
the road and fell. thr0Wing the Young
ladies from the suiky and lnlunng
them both quite painfully. we are
pleased tl know that their injuries are
no. serious
Winchester Nors: Miss Anna For
svthe. of AlbemarIe, has copy oi one
of COrrgio's masterpieces. copy ol
which was placed in ihe Louvre by Ma
rolson. The painting was brought from
Sogin ia lS23 bv John IOrsy the. thei
United States Minister. aud had beer
fine rropertv of the Duke dc Rosa. j ne
s,me lady has some of tLe family silvel
lof that u.b.e man with the ducal cres
land c,ronet thereon engraved. lher'
is also in her possession letter winter
bv her grandfather whose Likeness SIT
his pamted on ivory. deputy quarter
mgster-ceneral of the Contlnenla
army. from Fredericksburg IN lNo L
Colonel Ephraim Blaine. great grand
father of lion. james O.. Blaine III
forming him of hs appointment a
deputy Quarterma-ter OF the NeIlherl
division.
Lmclbluq Ners: Mr.. William J.
Rorall. principal counsel for the Eng
lish syndicate of foreign bondholders
was Inn the city Thursday.
Nrs. G.. d. II. jordan left last nigi
J fo visit her daughter at Richmond.
Portsmouth Enterprise Times Nj
Hillary Hodges. one Of our oldest cit
& z.ns di,d las. night at 1880 % clock
>. his residence ON County street. nes
Washlngton. iu the sOth year of his ag'
The deceased vas "a native al NoflOi
' county. but moved to this city at a
e. early age. and has always Deena hieii
e re.pected citizen. Mr. Hodges was l'
a many years police officer oi lhe clt
and in nthatcapacity made many iIiend
He leaves wife and four children
% mourn their less.
tles0adri0 Gazcfc. The fact th
R.der.ck r.. Butter. who was conVlct'
u when member of Congress OF accel
I. ing n bribe for the appointment OF
D. West Point cadet. received the unai
mous endorsement of all the Southe
, Republicans in the present Congress l.
D. fhe po.ition of Commissioner Oi the !
n. lan Bureau, goes far TO sustain N
io John Wises famous opinion OF Soul
ern Republicans, that they ARE ape
. tofes for the price of their apostacy..
u Information received from the neig
a boring counties is 70 the effect tn
10 lelc will be short corn crop tins Sc
- .on. Tine late heavy rainfalls wash
. up much of the corn that had be
ia pianted. and in other instances
e.. rround became so packed that the co
failed TO sprout. Numbers Of farml
.. have been compelled to replant, but
~ unreasonable weather has kept ma
Die others from doing Likewise until 1t
en- now TOO late to plant corn. and as abe
stated. the cropis expected 10 b. ils
or one.