The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-05
VIRGINIA NEWS.
tlipped. CuIIed and Condensed.


| (iipped, CuIIed aud Condensed.
A LETTER from New Store. Bucking-
han, county. dated August 80. says:
This morning at an early hour we were
all startled TO learn that Frank Saunders
had been taken out Of bed By an armed
BODY of men about O'Clock A. Ill. he
was sleeping in the law office OF his
father. George ID. Sanders. who lives
about two miles from this place. Inc
| Office is situated in the yard and Is abont
one hundred yards from the house. ne
was told to keep quiet and would no' DC
hurt. He was then taken into the yard
| in his night clio. hog and made 10 stand
betw cen two cooked pistols Tor an hour
upon the dewy grass IN the emily ar
| Til the rest o. tire party went into the
office and ransacked II OF every paper
they could pat their hands upon. Frank
saws trev carried off two bags and box
o. pape S. When he was released Frank |
vert up to tho house Tex pecting to find
| all murderedj. seized the gun ard ran
TO tie door and fred it off. 1t was re-
turned Dy vOlley from the Ictreating /
crowd. Upon examination OF the once
10 was found to be sacked. and was knee
deep in books and papers. bed clotning- /
&c. and the walls riddled with Duiieis'
COMMODORE A. +. BATENAN. Of the
Atlantic and Dlnville Railroad. with /
party Of prominent New York aud
English business men and capitalists.
will arrive in Norfolk on Saturday TO
inspect the commercial facilities and
business enterprise, of that port. with
view to investment. Tuesd Y night the
city councils Of No folk and Ports
mouth appointed committees to receive
and entertain the visitors. al Il the board
IF trade Of the two citif yesterday ap-
nointcd similar committees. From Nor
folk the visitors will bee taken over the
Atlanticand Danvlle Railroad. probably
as far as Danville.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made at
Roanoke for the erection Of another
furnace. e. be known as the Roanoke
Iron Company. with o capital stock 81
5000 600. divided into shares of 500
each. OF the 5000 600 there will be eX-
pended for the construction Of the fur-
mace about Sl2j.000. for the preparation
Of the grounds etc. $4,000. leaving a
working capital of $50, 900. Northern
capitalists nave already enrolled for
$3.50 coo stock.
JOnN S. PARKER Of Eastyiile. son of
the late d.. Jacob ID. Parker. Is dead.
in the 18Th year of his age. tie was
member of one of the oldest and most
re- pccted families in the state. lie
leaves q widow and two single and two
married children. One of the latter Is
the wife Of Caleb e. willard. proprietor
# the Ebbitt House in Washington. u.
c.. and the other Is the wife OF Severn
Eyre. Of Baltimore.
1HE shipments OF coal by the Poca-
h0ntas Coal Company for the week end
log August 3lst. were $4,000 tons. The
total shipments for the month of August
were lj0.jls. tons, the largest ship
ments by twelve tons in the history Of
the company. OF these shipments at
least Toe coo tons went over the pier at
Lambert Point Norfolk.
TIE Warrenton Tngmion says: Mr.
Leo Wheat viii give piano and organ
recital at Uppervile. September 9Th.
Mr.. Wheat has national reputation and
Is one OF the few real geniuses one meets
no a lifeline. Blind Tom and similar
vo.dcrs are rare pieces Of rich ore.
Leo Wheat is the refined geld wrought
INTO exquisite images purifying and
elovating.
TIE board Of naval officers 20 inyesti.
gate the floating possibilities of tue
battle ship Texas. il built uDon the Bar
roW plan. is expected 10 commence their
labors in Norfolk next week. Material
for the Texas delayed By the contrac- 1
tors Is now coming in. and Il e work =
men will not be u-psnded, as was eS-
pocted would be the case.
ON Saturday an aged and well-knOwn
Norfolk county trucker. Frederick
Welsh. whose farm is four miles from
Portsmouth. was murderously assaulted
by a negro field hand named Wooster.
The negro used a siugletree and left his
victim he the field for dead. The negro 4
escaped from the neighborhood, and the
condition OF Nr. Welsh is very critical.
SIR. WILLIAM p. CLYDE gave a ban
Quet at the Hygeia Hotel. az Old Point.
Tuesday. o. Commander Kellogg and
the officer, of the United States steamer 4
Ossiree. G
Az order has been received by the d
Roanoke Machine Works for three hun
bred coal cars for the New York. Lake
Erie aud Western Railroad Company.
CAPTAIN PM W. MCKINNEY. Hon. 81
Charles 4. O'ferrall aud Common
wealth Attorney h. Taylor .cott, viii
50 ak 40 Accomac Courthouse Septem-
Der 20.