The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-03-11
NORFOLK LETTER.
Political News-Hon. VIM. Walter Phelps
AZ Virginia Beach-fire and Accidents.

At Virginia Besch-fIre and Accidents.
Special Correspondence OF the TINES
NORFOLK, March 10.-The numerous
articles going the rounds OF the press in
reference 10 lIarrson's Civil Service ut
terances, do not set well upon the politi-
cal stOmachs OF the numerous Republi-
can oihce-seekers in this section. There
l. a regular horde who are after positions
in the Navy yard and they are very
mad set at this time over the announce
ment made by the officers in charge, that
they are satisfied with the force they
have. and propose To- make no changes
for political reasons
Now that Harrison has taken the reins
in hand the night for the local govern
mental offices is warming up very nice
ly. The latest candidate in the field for
the marshalship of the Eastern District
of Virginia is Thomas Lowery, president
of the Harrison and Morton Club He
will receive the unanimous endOrsatiOn
of his club and all members of the Ma
hone faction in this section Thomas Il
Borland is also among tire recent appli-
cants for Office. and he is after the dis
trict attomevship.
Several retail merchants in Norfolk
have been swindled lately by very neat
little game practiced by very petite
and niceiv-dresscd woman. Her little
game which has just been caught on TO,
is 10 90 into Il store, and, after looking
over various articles. ask 10 take some OF
them home on trial. telling the merchant
that il they suit her she will keep them,
and If he will send up 10 certain mum
ber where she is staying, he will either
get the money or the goods The mer-
chant sends to the number, and, to his
chagriH, finds that no one by the name
given lives there. or has ever done so.
Hon William Walter Phelps. OF New
jersey. accompanied hy Mrs and Miss
Phelps, arrived in the city last night
with a party Of lady and gentlemen
friends. en rgufs 10 the Princess Anne
Hotel Virginia Beach Mr Phelps
visit is entirely for pleasure and recrea-
ton and 10 escape the horde of hungry
oilicc-scekers who are after his influence.
There are about two hundred guests at
the Princess Anne at this time, and he
and his party expect 20 enjoy themselves
very llNlA IA the ItAA Mfth III lIA AdN =
At an early hour Yesterday morning
the school building at Hickory Ground,
Norfolk county, known for many years
and at one time chartered as the Hickory
Ground Academy, took fire, and together
with iis contents was totally destroyed.
The fire was undoubtedly the work Of
an incendiary and caused much excite
ment in the neighborhoood The loss
was about ~ 800, and there was no in
surance
\ freight train on the Atlantic and
Danyile road. loaded with railroad ties,
struck and carried away a telegraph pole
on the Seab0ard and Roanoke crossing
near Portsmouth yesterday afternoon,
and for a while made quite wreck OF
wires I'm the neghborh00d.
\ siyteen-year-old white boy named
Blossonham had his left arm badly lacer-
ated yesterday afternoon while shooting
at birds with a muzzle-loaded shotgun.
The injuries TO the limb are so serious
that the attending physician thinks ii
may have to be amputated.