The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-02-21
PETERSBURG POINTS.
Assaulted and Eobbed.-A Remarkable
Cloud. -snit Acain.i a Enilrnah.

Assaulted and Eobbed,-A Remarkable
Cloud. suit against Railroad,
PETERSBURG. Va. Feb. co. Special g.
Last night between u aud r. O'Clock while
passing through Wilcox Browns place IN
Prince George county, about quarter of a
mile from Petersburg, G. W. Wilkes was
assaulted and robbed of 1864. His assail-
ants also chOked him and tore his clothes.
This morning Lot Jones and Gillian Fisher
were arrested in this city hy special Com
stable Ripor Johnson. Of Prince George
county, on ihp charge of being the parties
who committed the assault and robbery
They are negroes.
This morning about o'clock most re-
markable-loOkiug cloud passed over the
city, and for al least ten minutes IL was as
dark as night. TIE darkness WAS such thar
people bad 60 light gas and lamps. i'm order
% see how iO get about their houses. The
cloud came from the west. and travelled due
east. IL was accompanied hy some wind
and rain. 10 is learned from "a gentleman
who came here to-day from Bnrkvillu that
when the cloud passed over that place "a
person c0ulun0i be recognized fifty yards.
and that The people became so frightened
that they ran into their houses. My IN
iormant himself was so frightened that be-
ran for some distance i'm order TO 1ct into
the depot building.
Simon Walker (c0loredl, rcsding ON pia-
ming avenue in this city. had his foot bad
ly crushed last night 10y having 10 caught
between the bumpers OF two freight cars ON
the Norfolk and Western Railroad.
The Hastings Court of Petersburg, Judge
ID. NJ. Bernard presiding. opened this morn
ing. when the argument in tie case or the
kichmcnd and Petersburg Railroad Com
pany against Boiling was begun. The
question is upon pleas 20 jurisdiction. The
defendant. Boiling, claims that under the
thiriy-tlth section of the charter of the
Richmond and Petersburg Railroad. the
railroad has no right 10 cross the App0mat-
t0N river 90 the south side until their right
% cross has been submitted 10 vote Of the
citizens of Petersburg No vote has ever
been taken under the section. as far as can
Doe asccrtained. Boiling claims that the
railroad is now on this side Of the river hy
virtue of am act of Assembly giving rail-
roads the right 10 connect their lines within
towns and cities. and that they have no
right in the corporate limits Of PETERSBURG,
except for the purpose of connecting with
the Petersburg Railroad. Mr. Alex. Ham
ilton is counsel fer the railroad company.
and Messrs. W. J.. Watkins and Bernard
Mann represent Boiling. Ii is not thought
that the argument in the case will be con-
cluded for several days. Major f.. Il. Scott.
president of the Richmond and Petersburg
Railroad, was in the courtroom to-day
while the case was being argued
Bishop Randolph administered the rite Of
confirmation 40 the Iennant Memorial
Church. in Blandf0rd, last night, % % class
OF ten candidates. The Bishop will visit
Petersburg ON Saturday and Sunday, and
administer confirmation at the several
Episcopal churches here.
Mr.. George T.. Jarratt died at the resi-
dence of his brother, at Jarratts Depot i'm
Sussex county, this morning after a linger-
ing illness. The deceased was Il former
resident Of this place, but some months ago
De went to jarratrs Depot to reside with
his brother Mr. Jarratt was a son OF eX-
Mayor r.. j. Jarratt. who is now United
states collector OF customs in Petersburg.
The subscription raised at the mass meet
ing held at the Iabb-street Presbyterian
Church few nights ago for the Young
Mems Christian Association here amounted
90 $500.
4 letter received here this afternoon from
Mrs. Evans. of Farmyille. states that her
husband. Rev. W. J.. Evans, is not suffering
from pertOntis as had been stated, nor
was his condition at all serious.
j. NJ. Wallace, formerly yard-master OF
the Atlantic Coast line i'm this city. has
been appointed train-mastcr OF the Atlantic
aud Danvlle Railroad. with headquarters
at Portsmouth.