The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-02
Gulled aud Condensed.

Hll'h anu 'phh'h~'"s
ACCORDING TO the Herald. seventy
new houses are being built in Roanoke.
THE new Republican postmaster Of
Norfolk is playing havoc with the Dem
Ocratic employees OF the last admins
tratiOn.
Mr.. BENJAMIN S. PUGH, Of Suffolk.
who was ON a schooner with party Of
friends on pleasure cruise, fell over
board IN Hampton Roads Monday, and
was drowned. lie was subject 10 fits.
THE Farmville Journal learns that
Mr.. A. H. Porter has discovered most
valuable mineral water on his farm,
south of Farmyille, and that Mr. W.
Cardwell Is confident Of having opened
the real fountain OF health on his place
a mile east of town.
On the 18th instant, negro boy aged
about eighteen years. while hauling
cord wood near WicomicO Church IN
northumberland county fell from his
cart and was run over and instantly
killed. his head being badly crushed by
the wheel.
A COMPANY composed Of Northern
men has begun work on the Finder 8
Fiat sulphur mining property in Louisa
county. They have $500 900 capital.
They have already raised the price Of
labor, paying 8 per day for ordinary
hands, and indications are that a large
force will be employed.
AMID the general complaint over the
recent excessive rams the following
from the Winchester Ncirs sounds re-
freshing. The late rains were Just
what the corn needed. la Clarke, es-
pecially, 1t was IN critical condition.
and rarely looked worse in the middle
of July. Clover aud timothy are both
fine.
Roanoke Her0ld: The wreck Of
fielght-train on the New River division
of tie Norfolk and Western road near
Ripplemead, Monday, demolished the
engine and sixteen cars loaded with
coal. The front brakeman, a cOlOred
man, wax killed, but the other members
of the crew escaped uninjured by jump
Ing.
The wife Of Hon. George Dayi.. of
ut. AIRY. y. c., who died last Satur
day was daughter OF the late DR..
Fairfax. OF Alexandria. Her husband
was IN the Confederate Cabinet, and Is
one OF the most distinguished lawyers
in North Carolina. He resides at Will
mington, and his own health Is quite
feeble.
THE remains of what il believed TO
be murdered man have been found
ON tie head waters of a small tributary
OF The Greenbrier river, and it is feared
that the victim was one of the visitors
at GreenbIier White Sulphur Springs
last spring. Near the remains was
broken billiard cue OF tine workman
ship.
Winchester Necs: We regret to state
that Captain Cnas. NJ. Fauntleroy, late /
III the United States Army, and the /
Confederate Army and Navy, lies /
critically III with no hope Of recovery, /
40 tue residence of his daughter, Mrs.
Powell Harrison, in Leesburg. HIs |
brother, Judge I. T. Fauntleroy, OF
he Court OF Appeals, aud sister, Mrs.
Maj. Whlt.lesey. Of Seattle, W. T., are
WITH him.
Nix. AND Mrs. MITCHELL HARRISON
.nd Mrs. George Harrison are party
II Pniladelphlans HhO are making d
our Of the Virginia springs in their
At Stanton they were re-
eiyed with Overwhelming demopstra-
ions Of loyalty. Tor the townspeople,
ully IN the faith that 1t was the Presi-
lental party, and that Mrs. Harrison
infant was Baby Mckee, rendered an
walton OF welcome. greatly to the cha
.riu OF Mr. Harrison, who Is modest
Millionaire sugar reiiHer.
Winchester Times, July 3lst: To NOR
Ow The first negro Official ever elected
"a Winchester Will enter upon the du-
les 81 his responsible office. Among
hese duties are the exercise of police
overs. lie lcM be er-O6cis q police.
iGn. lie will have as much night to
make arrests as the chief Of police. We
ave understood that it has been claim
d that the gro-Stephen Ellis-will
'N H"'' wv i'NN VI - Hyllifi idu.
his is not true.
the Republican majority Of the City
Ouucil cannot escape the responsibility
I having elected a negro policeman.
~, by virtue Of his office, the street
Ieauer IS policeman. SO much for
epublican rule.
Mr.. +. 4. WINFREg. Of the firm Of Ear
IAN * Winfree, brickmakers, found IN
lelr brlck-yard. near the river, south of
Oanoke. skeleton about four feet be-
eatn the surface of the soil. The Times
.ys. All the indications were that the
.an whose remains had been found had
zen buried hurriedly. as there were no
gns OF coffin 10 be fouud anywhere.
le bones crumbled as soon as exposed
the arr, which led to the supposition
Iat they must have been in the ground
ON fifteen 10 twenty years. Mr.. Win
ee has some OF the teeth, which are in
good state OF preservation. and a. the
'ndltions for decay may have been
culiarly favorable, ana rs there are
me mysterious disappeaIances in this
callty TO be accounted for, il may be
ell To inquire further into this CHASTITY
scOvery.