The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-08
THE COCKAOE CITY


Anoihrr Railroad Case in touri-ioliii'"i
aud renssai
special Correspondence II the Times.
PfrrRsBURG VA. August H-hus-
.incs Court Judge ID N. B' rnarI.
presidiug. This court has been engaged
for the last two days ia the trial of
Mark 5 administrator rs. the Petersburg
Railroad. Up tO this,wr,ting, 35OP N.,
,hs examination of witnesses had not
been concluded. 10 Is thought, however
that the ease viii be- given 20 the jury
either tonight on very eaily tomorrow
morning.
The Anpomatox is going within It's
banks very rapidly. much 90 tho de-
light of the travelling pub &C.. our
farmers on the Chesterfield SIDE OF the
river have suffered very much by being
mn off from Petersburg by the high
wafer we've bad since May jlst. Our
COTTON mills have -uif red reyefely Oy
having their dams washed away. and
II seems To b. an almost hopeless under
taking 10 repair them. and unless the
rains hold up. sO that this "Oik may 10
done before fall sets IN. there must
necessarily be suffering among the ope-
ratiyes Of these mills. swift OrseA ahh
J Matoaca mills also come an Tor thelr
share Of the suffering Our FARMERS are
very dc~p0ndent. aud are buying very
clo,r wiih view Of uding over the
uouble that 50 prominently stafer them
in the face: but nOtwlth't1nfing an
mi, our streets have p esenteI Tor ihe
oa-t few GAYS very busy app arancs.
OR msichalts are giitN SCI, And.
nke tie DsmocfG'lc panty. VIII not
I,vnat every lIile m.-iOI;uis that
befall- them.
Work ON the Atlantic & last Line ele-
yator il beirg pushed on as rapidly az
clrcum-ts rce- will permit. Othei Dnild-
iugs along the wharf that were de-
.troyeI by the flood ~ jane >. are
randy approaching completion. Very
soon all signs of the Hood will have
disappeared. 81
1, exp,cted that special car will
leave here on the morning OF The lith
z for the purpose Of conveying the ven
e erable delegates 70 Richmond. Oui
e DELEGATES will come prejudiced
against no one. but with good will TO
ward each ard every candidate. ane
e whoever the nominee may be. he MAJ
l rest assured that the gallant Fourth
u will not forsake bin on election day
u Peace. harmony and unity IN the Demo
= cratic rank, must prevail II We hop
Il 10 carry the State tins fall.
" It is understood that the new post
> master has been commissioned and vi
T. enter upon the discharge OF his dutie
i in a few days, at which time we ma
~ expect a grand sweep out OF the Demo
" Gratis.
Il Mr.. Bernard Mann, who has teen al
'e sent from the city for several day
visiting his family IN Orange unit,
:, has returned.
oi DR.. George +. Childs, son Of DR..
er r. Childs. formerly of the city Of Nar
II chester. IL in the city.
H. The father ot the negro boy. olme
- Z. Walker. who is uuder sentence to
OF hanged August 3Oth, IN conversailo
III with SimOus counsel. said tn
III no would do nothing turth
ne in the matter, but would let the la
a take its course. lt now seems IN
ed Walker must pay the penalty which q
nis law prescribes for the commission
ei such fieudish acts. He IS said 10 be
Ell MS sixteenth year. aud weighs sbo
OIL one hundred pounds. lt Is said |
his rope with which he is to oe banged h
us already beea purchaged, and can
rs seen at the hardware store OF
ey- I eonard F.o. NlrE