The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-07-18
SCATTERED SCRAPINGS.:
r0TyClL COMMITTEES. COURTS. AND
CAPITOL NOTES.
,econ of The board Of Pubiic Interests
-rne James Hiycr Improvement
WIN TaEe sour Of inspection
committee on Streets.


WIN wake -FOUR orinspeciton
committee on Streets.
This drowsy. July weather Is not
much given 90 great output OF news
I but diligent search rewards the +
searcher some times by scIapins To- .
+ eether of scattered fragments.
40 the Capitol yesterday there was an
unusual activity in the convict line,
and Dir. John ID. Goss trotted out, with
F hi. accustomed pOliteness. quite batch
of unfortunate. VINO were on their
way to make the acquaintance OF Mr.. .
Moses. the superintendent of the penn
tentiary. They are set down Dis follows.
Henry phipps. of Wythe county
F charged wilh HOUSEKEEPING. and sent
down for term Of two years. Henry .
Spears. slaunton. stealing from the
pels0n. eighteen months. George W.
Jones. Prince Edward. grand larceny .
eighteen months. john Howell, FLOYD,
murder in the second degree, nine .
t years.
From Lyuchburg the following con-
iugeut Jane. Lavender grand F
I larceny. one year. Joe Brown
lcoloIedl. murder in the second
degree. sixteen years: Andrew Snugh-
ter 'c0lorodI. house-breaklng, TWO years;
Henry Relcioss. grand larceny, two
years. ~
From Henry county. Jessie Mill
ner lcol0relI. hou-e-bfeakng, two
years: William Allen. grand larc-n
one year: German Eniridge, house
breaking. five years.
THE COURTS.
Judge Samuel b. Witt bad "a tough
days work Yesterday. lleascended the
bench at 10 oclocs and the cases of
Fannie Fox. charged with murder by
pracuclng abortion. and Clinton Fox.
accessory before the fact. was called.
Edgar Allan and Giles B. jackson were
tor the defense. and Colonel Muscoe l..
Spot wood represented The Common
wealth lu the opening Of The case it
appeared that there wa, some misunier
standing COS t0 the manner iu which the
cases should De beard. and the jury were
taken out while counsel were settling
tine disputed point THIS having been
done the cases were proceeded with,
and thc evidence consumed thc greater
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BOARD on PUBLIC INTERESTS.
The Board of Public Interest met Ina
the Council Chamber atGo'clock T.. u.
Yesterday. Present. Mr. T. Il. Comp
bell and Me..fs. wilkinson. E.lell.
Tayi9r. Gum. Noting. figeius. Hsr.
grove. So. ID. Courtney. and A. r..
Courtney.
The report of the Board nOmiuatiuga
fire commissioner for Madison ward .
was read: al-otneaction 0l TIE Council
Ian Joint session recommitIng their ice
port and sustaining tine opinion of City
Attorney g.. y. Meredith. which was -,
adverse to iie a.uou 90 the B.ar5. in ;
claiming SIR. JOHN S Elicit as one oil
the .ominees notwithstanding bee de-
clnei to allow the use of ms name.
Mr. Campbell stated that homina-
uons were iu order.
Ar Courtney thought thit' ~ the i
absence of rules rc. u'atng such mat 81
iers. that tAe vote should be- taken on 3
each candidate separately.
Nr Campbell ruled that as 10 was
following precedent. aud might ai.o, I
expedite business, that D, would beWeI h
90 I-ke tne vote on a.l OF The nominees d
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