The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-04-07
CHARLOTTESVILLE.
4 Heavy snow StOrm-E Excitement Among
COlOred People senator Gordon De
clines 4 denomination.

Especial Correspondence Of the TINES
CHARLOTTESVILLE, April G.-This
morning people in this section OF the
State Witnessed peculiar siorm-thund-
er and lightning with snow instead OF
rain. During the night it rained great
deal, and there was some thunder and
lightning, but the thunder storm was at
lbs height al about 3 o'clock this morn
ing. when the snow had been falling
nearly an hour The snow promises TO
bee the deepest of the year.
Ernest Bush. while playing baseball,
slipped and broke his arm
Some excitement arose among the col.
ored people of this city when The report
reached here that Mary Tibbs, sixteen
vcar-old girl, had eloped with "a half
breed Indian named Jones Jones had
for several years been q shoemaker here,
and was fOrty-cight years OH. The ne
gr0es account for the clOpement on the
theory that the girl was drugged or con
iured
Virginia has the reputation OF doing
almost as well as any OF her sisters IN
the matter of casualties on railroads.
Deaths on the rail are getting 20 Ice taken
30 much as matters OF course that the
press cannot afford 10 spend much space
ON them The latest gictim here is Nike
Buckley. of Alexandria. who was a
freight brakeman on the Virginia Midland
4 mile north Of this city bridge spans
the railraid Ruckley's head struck this
and his neck was broken He was found
i'm this condition. still clinging 90 bis
brake. when his train reached the city.
The remains were sent 10 Alexandra
Thursday tor interment
Senator James L. Gordon, who now
represents the Seventeenth Senatorial
district, publishes Il card declining to be
"a candidate for denomination lie says.
In effect, that as be was elected 10 fill a
vacancy his inclination had always been
not 10 enter a contest for denomination
i'm case other gentlemen in the party
should be candidates, that he is told there
are others now actively canyassing for
it. and that 20 enter into a primary con-
test ai this time would be both distaste-
fll and impiaCiicable as far as he is con
cerned lie promises his services in be-
half of the election Of the nominee, who
ever he may be-
X. W Duke, Esq, clerk Of our City
Court, bemoans the loss Of very valuable
silver plate, presents 10 him and his wife
az their marriage. The property was
kept in a closet at Dr.. Hedges, was
seldom used, and in consequence it can
not be told, except by the thief, how long
the articles have been missing.
Special normal courses at the Uniyer-
sitv of Virginia for public school teach
ers began April lst. For several years
this course has been largely attended ~
Virginia teachers, and has proved very
beneficial. More would attend it but for
the smalness of their salaries and the
unsatisfactory way in which they are
paid
The County Court has been in session
all the week Among the cases that have
been considered is that OF the Common
wealth against Ella Johnson, coloied,
for beating and attempting to hang an
other negro named Ella Moon. Another
case is pending in the City Court against
this woman for second attempt on the
life of the same girl. She has been a
great source of trouble to lail0f Martin,
" no has had his innings by getting the
sheriff to whip her, which he has done
several times The jury thought she
ought 10 90 to the pententiary for three
years, and returned that verdict