The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-03-19
VIRGINIA ITEMS.
CONDITION OF GENERAL FRANCIS
n SMITH HOPELESS.

Disappearance Of "a Young Man From
Danviiic-Anairs az AIexnndria-strik
ing Cotton Operatiyes-News From All
over the State.
ALEXANDRIA, Va, Mar. iS.-' Special. -
ON sunday the police arrested two tramps
as being suspicious chara ctors, and took
possession Of boy of twelve years. who
was with them. The boy said his name
was Paul Knight, from Weldon, North Car
olina, and had been with the tramps some
weeks. one of the men, he said, had per-
suadod him 90 leave home. Offering him all
the money he might want TO spend and
that except the money hc was faring very
we'll i'm his pere.inations. Mayor Down
ham looked over the boy, who
was rather good looking youth and fairly
dressed with considerable pity, and then
ieieWaphed 90 the Mayor of Weldon. To-
day he got "a reply saying that the parents Of
The boy had done everything they could for
him and cndeaNorod 90 keep him home. but
in vain. So they thought 10 would be best o.
let him ramhle. The Mayor of Weldon sug-
gested that Mayor DOwnham put him in
reform school. There is mo- such institution
talk rather harsh and tine Mayor bought the
boy ticket for home and furnished him
with rations and money 90 purchase more.
Tie win prOpably send the North Carolina
authorities his compliments as well.
An unknown negro was run over ON the
Alexandria and fredericksburg road. near
Cherry Run. ON sunday, and so badly in-
iurcd that De died ina Washington hospital
last night.
Up 90 4 O'Clock this afternoon none Of the
people around the WharNcs had beard any
thing new regarding the niied States
steamer Dispatch. which is aground ON tine
bar of Upper Cedar Point, sixty miles
down the river. The river men laugh zoo the
episode. They say there is thirty feet of
water i'm the channel. and the Dispatch.
drawing only thirteen feet. ran ON the bar
in broad daylight The pilot was "a govern
ornmcnt pilot. off course. Uncle sam can't
afford "a few dollars tO reliable man. and
around these parts there are many.
Mr.. Park Agnew has qualified as p0si-
master.
Mrs. Alexander McBurney is improving
slowly.
Mr. John ID. Hove is home, on the sick
sir. A. II. Agncw has gone TO Florida for
"a month.
The Mount Vernon boat IS now doing an
increased business. The sprin--iiko weather
of to-day and yesterday has great effect.
The Council last iili passed 400 ordinance
i0lhidding digging up streets without iis
permission. President Wheat. 0fthe Water
Company. declared their charter gave them
permlssi0n and proceed % tear up the
street for "a water main. Mayor D0Wnham
arrested him and fined him twenty-five d0i- /
lars. and Judge Keith was res0rted 90. de- /
Gliding this evening that. though each ob- /
tanned charters from the Legislature. one is /
public and the other % private concern. /
and for sanitary and other reasons. % city hls I
q perfect right 90 prescribe how and where
mains should go. 10 will probably g0 t0 /
the supreme Court. Since old Benjamin
llall0Well ordered pipes run through stone
bridge arches the water company has done T
ds DO pleased.
MOrYen Land Company capital niiy ihDu- I
sand. with Washington DnenhOWcr prDsi- +
dent. was chartered to-day. They lay out
villa sites between here and Washington.
While some urchns were gathering .
grain from freight cars 0n | nion street This F.
evening. Ernest lraYcrs. aged sixteen. ai- F.
tempted 90 get into one of the empty ears. /
The engine suddenly backed, knocking lm- /
ycrs down. lie fell under car. but mlra- I
culously escaped death. His lcit hand was .
mashed on, and he severely cut about the /
head.