The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-11-30

TIE cotton mill at Lynchburg, erect
ed ut cost of S2JOO0O, will be put IN
operation early i'm January.
Z. A. BIGGERs. first lieutenant Of the
Lynchburg Home Guard, has been
elected captain. to succeed captain Kirk
Otey, resigned.
JOHN II. READ has sold to Thomas l..
Menefee his fine farm "Carl0tta. situ-
ated about four miles east of Luray,
Page county. for 5000. This farm
consists Of about 100 acres.
ALVIN BAsTABLE has sold his estate
near Calyerton. Fauquier county. to
Messrs. Mcsfullen, Of New York. They
will convert it into a breeding farm for
trottiug horses. aud will build o track
and add other Improvements TO the
property. They already have forty
brood mares.
THREE loud. clear. and sharp expio-
sions. sounding os the bursting OF shells,
startled the. people of Portsmouth
Thursday morning. shaking windows
&c. They were explosions of dynamite
cartridges, used IN breaking up an
enormous anchor on the wharf of the
Baker Salvage Company, befkloy.
EARLY Wednesday morning a white
man named ShuIiand was found IN the
river near the Virginia end the Long
bridge. aud was pulled out more dead
than alive by John h Bowen. Of NIf-I
einia. He was taken 20 Freedman 3 Hos
pital. in Washington. where nerecover-
ed. tie was unable 20 tell how he got ia
the river. but It is supposed that ne lell
from the bridge while intoxicated.
Az accidental shooting occurred
Wednesday afternoon at the farm oil
Mr.. 4. 4. Holland. near fsaacs. station
on the Atlantic and Dauville railroad.
two miles west Of FraEkiin. II seemed
that Mr.. Holland was handling self
cooking pistol. which be did not THINK
was loaded. when it w0s IN some way
discharged. the ball penetfa1ing the
right temple Of worthy colored man
named Boyd, of this place, killing BIN
instantly.
The sound of several pistol shots was
heard i'm Roanoke, ON jefferson street.
AZ u O'Clock Wednesday night. IL was
asceriained that Deputy Marshal j. W.
Mills had arrested James Radford and
negro. both notorious m0Onshiners from
county. While being con
viewed to the city Jail the negro escaped
and had several Intellectual shots fred
al INN bv. Marshal Mills. About twenty
gallons Of blockade whisky was seizel
and held by the authorities.
\ BEAUTIFUL white owl. the first. as
far as We know. says the Sc0ttsvliie |
Courier. ever seen IN this section, was |
shot from a telegraph wire. near the |
coal shute. several evenings since. IT,
plumage was exquisitely beautiful. be-
ing as white as driven snow. except /
the wing tips, which were vaTiegated /
and added 70 in beauty by pur-
ply dark spots. 1t measured four feet /
nine inches from up 70 tip. aud was
purchased by Mr. Archer Perkins. who /
is arranging ITS wiugs into handsome
tan.
MR. f. S. NORMAN. of Campbell
county. had the misfortune TO lose three 1
iorses Friday. His teams were en- /.
,aged in hauling corn from Long Island (
o the main land. While crossing the
.Iyer ia e fiat boat the horses took
right and plunged into the river. Be
,oming entangied in the harness, three
If them were drowned before they
.ould be rescued. The wagon. with the
reception of the front wheels and axle.
vas lost. and, OF course, the whole load
# corn. The fourth horse was badly
INJURED. The total loss is not less than
800.
NAVAL CONSTRUCTOR BOWLEs. OF
Thnrsday, in reference 10
he Amphtrite said that orders had
cen received TO dock the monitor and
,aint her bottom for preservation. In
egard 10 Assistant Naval Constructor
'harles IL. Hews being ordered to this
and. Mr.. Bowies said that five naval
constructors had been ordered TO New
rork ward. and that he was 10 need OF
ssistance. and when IN Washington
eouested that Mr. hews be ordered to
uty at this yard As he was familiar
With the designs Of the Texas. having
cen me.nber of the late board APP
ointed by Secretary Tracy 10 examine
nem.
WEDNESDAY night the sloop 5. k.
Iarshall. Captain Brown, lying at the
,harf of the CHI sapeake aud ONO Riil-
,ad. was boarded and robbed OF her
,ainsail and other articles, the whclo