The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-22
ITEMS IN VIRGINIA.
SUSPICIOUS DEATH OF 4 NEGRO
IN GAINESVILLE.

b "e"'h OF the Mayor of Eoanoke-
browned-seRt 90 Jail for rm-Tappine-
Public Debate Emory and Henry Col.
iege.
fhlERsBuRG, Va. April 21.-rSpecial.
Judge B. A. Hancock passed through here
Yesterday afternoon, en- route TO Hicksford.
where to-day he opened the Circuit Court Of
"reonsville county. 10 is understood that
there are no cases Of special interest on
the docket.
In the ilustlngs court this morning
naturalization papers were granted 10
Fetef Inland and Charles d. Landolt.
ihe grand jury reported true
oill m the case Of Thomas Bisbop.
charged with wife murder. Perry
Robinson and Hugh Coleman (col-
reieuj were Doth convicted OF robbery. The
oihef was sent 10 the ponitentiary for
inree wears and the latter for five wears.
eter Harris tcolored). charged with resist
ius police officer while i'm the discharge of
ms duty was acquitted. The case of
ihoiias Bishop. for Wife-murder. is set for
tomorrow morning.
This morning twenty-five Russian immi-
grants arrived here and viii settle i'm Chos-
tefheld county, a short distance from Pc
tersDurg, where farms have been secured
LOT them. I'm the party were half dozen
females and several small children
lhere was heavy frost in this vicinity
Yesterday morning, but as far as learned.
no damage Of consequence was done.
tits learned from Mr.. A.ROscnstOck. whose
store in the Iron Front block. on sycamore
street. was destroyed boy fire in November
81.
month. lie will put mp a three-story build /
ing. 20 cost ia the neignborhood of ten thou
sand dollars.
Yesterday afternoon Policc-oficor North /
cross was informed that "a negro named I
Alex. Lewis was using very obscene and /
proiano language on River street. The /
officer went down on River street To arrest /
the negro. but when he got there he found /
that he had left. and gone over into Bland /
ford. Officer NOrthcrOss went i'm pursuit of /
Lewis. but when the officer got in sight. the
negro ran off, hotly pursued hy the officer
and several others. After getting short /
distance beyond the iron bridge. ON the
Norfolk and Western Railroad, the negro /
cursed the officer when the latter fired at
the fugitive twice with his pistol without |
effect. Last night Lewis was arrested by /
Poiice-Oilicer Coleman, and this morning he /
had a hearing before the mayor. by whom :
he was fined So and costs, in four separate |
cases.
Mr. II. r. Proctor of Cincinnati. is I'm the /
city negotiating for the purchase of the |
Southern Hotel. Mr.. Proctor said he thought /
the City Council of Petersburg should ap- /
prOpriato about fifteen hundred dollars tO Doc I
expended i'm advertising in the Northern /
and Western papers the advantages of Pc
ter-hurg.
grand german is 90 De given ai tine
Academy of Music tomorrow night after
the Petersburg Musical Association enter
tainment.
A few days ago some unknown person
entered the Central Baptist Church. near
Church Road crossing ON the Norfolk q
Western Railroad. and cut the organ i'm "a
manner as TO materially iniure it, and also
cut the hymn-bOOks 90 pieces a detective
is 10 bc employed 20 arrest. If possible. the
party guilty of such a WantOn outrage
Captain Asa Rogers returned tO the city
this afternoon from Europe.
The regular monthly meeting of the Meth
Odist SuL.ly-schOOl niOn Association was
held at the Market-street Methodist LpiscO-
pal Church Yesterday afternoon. and WAS
OF singing. recitatious and reading Of re-
ports from the different schools.
Joseph II. Prichard, manager Of &. a.
Jackson's tobacco factory here, was stricken
with paralysis today mi, throat and tom
que are so affected that he can scarcely
speak.
James Hawkins, of Ettrick, Chesterfield
county, who is employed at &. a. Ja0ksOu's Z
tobacco factory. had two of his fingers near
ly cut of to-day, while trimming tobacco
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