The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-22

A TERRIBLE tragedy occurred I'm Tazo-
well county. about ciehl miles west Of the
courthouse, last Monday night =. &. Nc
Neil. prominent citizen of the county, was
shot by his SON. William Mcneil. young
man about twenty-five years old. Accord
ing TO the report received here the Old man.
who was mt one time an inmate of the state
Iunatic Asylum and was still regarded as
OF unsOund mind. was about 90 Kill his VIE.
when. tO save his mothers life. the son shot
his father through the heart. At last ac-
counts no arrests had been made. and twas
thought Chat none would follow the killing.
William Mcneil rs represented as being
Young man of excellent character, and. 10 is
said. he is nearly crazed with grief for what
he has done.
TIE accident ON lhe DanVille and New
River Railroad. az stuart, last sunday night,
by which Fred. Immersion (cOlOred), lost
bis life. was more serious iO the railroad
company than 30 first reported. The engine
was badly damaged and viii have to be
taken % the shops in DanyIlie for repairs.
lbe engine which pulls The spencer tram
went up t0 stuart Wednesday afternoon to
bring the disabled locomotive in. ana 300 c"n-
.nsurrce there was BOO train from spencer
a-t evening. DO now turns out that the ae-
c'dont was due tO the engineer ln charge
taking ON too much tansi--i00t whisky sun
dly afternoon.
LOUIS SINGLETON, % c0i0red barber I'M
Roanoke. WIS called 90 One side at the
Jni0n depot, Monday ni-ni. 10y a. coioie"
man. and struck "a heavy blow 0n tine lore
head with some sharp pointed instrument.
Tie was stunned bY the blow. Dui uid MOI
fU. His as.ailanf. .aiately aiier s,llA-
ius him. disappeared iu ilt darkness. Inc
caee was reported t0 the Mayor Who. ha'-
mr reason % believe th1t Anthony shaw
was tine man wn0 mad made tAe assault. is-
sued q warrant fr his arrest and placed D.
In the hands oil OMcer Crawford, Who exc
cuied it.
A young man suffering with alteration
u mind. who was recently arrested ln AltA-
ardria us tramp and sent t0 laii. Turns
ONT to Dee SON 0f DR.. Cannon. the manuiac-
furar of Cannon litfers. now a. resident Oh
that cifr. who had been much exercised
over his sons absence.
Also a. goung man recently arrested I'D
Alexandria. and sent 90 Jail for stealing
books. turns out to Doe runaway iiom
Richmond. whose parents have Tor some
time been trying 10 ascertain MS where
aDouts.
lr Is rumored ON the streets, ON what
seems 10 De reliable authority says the
IvnChlurg FilgfHf0H. that me properly
and franchises OF the street Railway COM
pany have been Gold the Lynchburs Land
Company. with which some New York
rarf i... Are associated. Negotiations 90 this
end have undoubtedly been on foot for some
time. and 70 is NOT improbable that anagree-
mcnt has been arrived at.
Is Portsmouth ON Monday night Robert
Csblor and WIN. fentre-s, both cOlOred, en-
a,904d i'm "A tirht I'm Iovaifs lane, ia which
VIM. Feutress received bad cut ~ MS
throat. Both men were arrested ana taken
% the statIOn-hOuse. where Fentress hia
bi. wound dressed, and Cabler was locked
IN. Cabler was examined Yesterday morn
inc and was remanded over % the teDru-
arv term OF the Corporation Court.
TUESDAY night, while Mr.. Minton, a
Waterman az theurperd-p Dashboard ana
Roanoke Railroad. Portsmouth, was turning
a switch for a freight train to pass, ne acci-
dentally slipped and injured himself quite
badly about the back and head. lie was
picked mp and carried To ms nome on
Green street. where medical AID was sum-
moned. He also had narrow escape from
being run over.
DURING the year ended October lst four
hundred and ten sheep were Killed IN
Augusta county. a.. ul worthless uO-,.
claims amounting TO Sl,5E were put in for
the sheep. aud the county supervisors
allowed 81 .13i. which the taxpayers viii
have 10 foot. Ii is doubtful if all the dogs
in Augusta county are worth the amount
thew have inflicted on the taxpayers this
year.
NrssRs. MOsBY IL. PAYNE, William a.
Ford and T. +. Morris were appointed
committee 20 obtain the opinions Of Judge
Diggs and Mayor Manson as TO when the
law would 20 into effect if the 'drys" are
victorious, that side wishing TO give the
louor men time 10 dispose Of their stocks.
Another meeting Will be held tomorrow
afternoon.
THE case Of +. c. Morgan, who killed
John :. Coles, was called IN the County
Court OF Albemarle Tuesday, but continued
until December term on account oil lne aD-
sence of important witnesses. Mr.. Morgan
was neatly. even handsomely, dressed, ana
seemed 10 be- in robust health. His mother
and brother-in-law have arrived nom Eng
land.