The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-07-15
DANViLLE.
Effects of Hot Weather Upon BroiierS-
butchers en- a strike.


butchers en- strike.
DANyILLE. Va, July H.. Special. F. TIE
torrid wave seems TO have brought with 1t
AN evil spirit and deluge Of crime. As al
ready reported in these dispatches there
were two fights on Main street o3tuda!
afternoon between white men ana negroes
SATURDAY. night dance was gwen at tue
house Of a negro in the negro settlement lh
the old fair grounds. just east oi the CITY:
Music. dancing and pinctop WHISKY rciIne"
supreme until about day, when most oi me
narficipants being gl0riOusly drunk, "a gen
eral row was INDUCED in. KNIVES were
drawn and pistols were fired. III Is -ala
that three men were struck by bullets ana
two were cut, but only one has shown up.
lie was but slightly wounded IN the arm.
The police have made several arrests ana
an Investigation VIII be had to-morro"
4 Iot Of negro gamblers got into a mid
night row Saturday night IN the nesro. SET
tlement Of jacksonville, Just south ol 'hc
CITY. and considerable muskeuY was he"Iu
in that direction, but 30 arrests nave yet
saturday night the wholesale grocery
stoce of VI. II. Lpscomb ~ Bro, on i"Wcf
Main street. was robbed of about Sou "oil
Yesterday morning Rufus Bennett, a
,,h,te man was arrested and lodged IN jan
on a serioiis charge. lie attempted 10 cut
his daughters throat, aud succeeGeq lh III
Aicting an ugly and very palhiul' 'uo"0"
perhaps not dangerous wound ..;.,,e
The butchers Of this city are on Guilo,,9 >
Kind OF strike. The state law and me Guy
n,Jinonces are both very emphatic ana
stringent jn regard the sale or Offering LOT
sale of unsound meats. There has pech
much complaint here about bad meats on
10 narket and some weeks ago apOu'
D ooo lands Of western beef were condemn
ed nv the MayGr, and ordered destroyed
last week. /. ). Ora,Git, butcher cong
/ busincss on the market, was a.flishtu ~. -
fore Mayor Graves, charged win ,c'.lH-
unso1pd beef 10 a cOlOred man. lie Ma7
/ C,,,nd o,ilty. aud sentenced 10 pay me
and serve a term Of nse days III Jai. nc
aunealed 10 the Hastings Court, SNeTe tne
10 a. yet 10 be heard. This action OF me
/ Moor caused considerable eNcitenehi
at~ono the butchers. ard on Saturda! the}
snnounced that they would qOt open theii
| stalls anv more, after that night unHl ~.
SATURDAY.. and until cool weather 'uo!
would hereafter keep open Onll on S",ui
days. The butchers declare thaI III W, NV
/ warm weather they are runhihg 'hu ti5N i,'.sD W
( being Jailed every hour they 90 ousiii0''
| ana a. ~ they can't afford II. n..,..
one of tnsla explains their position lhus
81 sell a piece OF sognd meat to a negro u, y
o'clock in the morning. .e negro "a taGes See,. y
! ho,,.a nufs il i'm hot room, his " i,c 'och'
,D 80 he bsuse and goes on gossippng wIu
r Sfr neighbors, returns at o'clock take a','
toe seai from tie bot pse, 20 COOK 1t, "4h' th'
il spotted. runs TO an oleer. $40, Slows S,e u"
snoiied meat, Gays she bought II io.h NV,
~, arrested The SPOILED meat is the eNi
Sence against me. and can't prove ihat
was sound when sold it: The result lS'
am sent TO jail. Oh! no, cant 10 Du'i''eS
under that law" ,..,.., oo.,
This, of course. il hypothetical cas'
and might occur If IL be presumed tn"l ~
Indiscreet Judge sits in tbecase. rms morn .o,
inc most of the stalls were closed, hui som
,,sre onened. and the meat vendors brin'
no, united in their action, it is probable ma
his novel strike will come TO an end i, I.
day. The geassgl impression Is tnae ~, W
butchers are trying u play staISe7pu
p came in order 10 force lenicHey IN the ~
ministrati0n Of the present law.