The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-02-04
THE SEASIDE CITY
Pennsylvania Iron Men On "a southern
Prospecting OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Against
Ofncer- Of the Homo Sa,ings Bank \
schooner tapsized Truck Farming, 50
Special 20 the Iimcs

Special a. the limos
NORFOLK. -. February 3 -Presi-
Diet F. j Kimbal. OF the Norfolk and
Western railroad, Is Ia the city to-day,
ga fo4te 10 Lynchburg, where he goes To-
ton Mf Edward Norton, president OF
ihe Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Company, and a party OF Pennsylvania
iron and coal men, headed hy Mr An
drew Carnegie From Lynchburg Mt
Kimball viii conduct the party 10
Southwestern Virginia where am eXami-
nation of the immense coal and
iron fields NM 5e made with view Co
Investment Nj kimhall win turn The
gentlemen over at Bristol in The hands
Of other railroad officials, and they viii
continue their tour South, Birmingham
Ala, being the objective point u IL
understood that these gentlemen all of
whom are interested directly IN coal and
iron interests Ia Pennsylvania, are look.
Ing tor new field in which 90 continue
their operations
Work Oh the Chnch Valley extension
OF the Norfolk and Western il now b..
ing rapidly pushed. and MIR kimball b.
confident that after viewing ihe rich coal
fields In that section these capitalists viii
spend large sums of money there When
this Clinch Valley extension IS com.
pleted and the Atlantic and Danyiile
road extended in the heart OF the coun-
try. assisting The Norfolk and Western
In bringing the black diamonds 90 "a
market Norfolk VIII be the outlet for
more coal than any port on the Atlantic
coast, and probably in the world
/ Intelligence was received ia the city
/ last night OF the capsizing OF the
schooner c. X Oliver ia the Horseshoe
Chesapeake bay, during the early morn
/ ing She was commanded By a crew of
1--we men from Matthews county. and all
were drowned The vessel la. been
towed 60 Buckr0e Beach
The criminal term OF the Corporation
| Court commences tO-mOrfow. and il Is
understood that the evidence collected
against the officials OF The dcfunct Home
Savings bank will be- presented t0 The
grand jury. il g. certain That indict
ments viii DO brought ln against Cashier
Percy. and probable that the director.
will also be Indicted as under the recent
decision of Judge Lacy on the question
Of the liability OF directors, the opinion
prevails that they are indictabie
A fracas occurred in a Market Square
saloon this morning about o'clock, Ir
which Captain + q PFuett, command.
| ing an oyster schooner was bic on Oh,
head with a pair OF knuckles and almost
killed. lie was carried 10 the station
house on stfelcher, and Was uncOn
| scious tor almost an hour. \ One-armed
man named Ornesly was his assailant
but made his escape, and has eyaded al
attempts 90 arrest
The truckers OF this section have lOs
very heavily this winter on account OF
the mild weather which has given th,
Northern farmers an opportunity 60 sup
ply the markets and keep down prices
Green peas are growing finely on th'
farms and II no severe weather occurs q
cut of the crop, will be ready for ship
ment by the first OF April
Commodore George Browne, OF The
+ Norfolk nayy.yard. left last evening fo
West Virginia, where be- goes 90 partici
pate In a deer hunt with several MAYA
friends.
The Boston Ideals arrived In the citl
to-day, anu several choirs were sirengt
ened By some or the members 4 lh'
troupe, who sang solos.