The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1890-04-01
PEICRsBURo- S COMMERCE-
Report for the Last Ouartcr-Four Tene-
mcnts burned.

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PETERSBURG. Va. Mar. 5l.- Special.
In the Mayors Court ibis morning Edward
Jones and Francis Cabanos- lcoi0redl. were
found guilty of misdomcanor and nncd 80
each. Jennie Fisher and Joseph Under
wood lcOlored). were both sent uu to tle hu7l-
lug5 Court 90 answer ihe charge OI grand
larceny.
Messrs. William D.. Morrison and John
ID. Hlgland qualified to-day ae eNcise CONE
mlssiOners.
Tho following is q report Of the commerce
of Petersburg. for the quarter ending Malcn
81. 1890:
Tonnage OF the port: One hundred and
tNmfy steamers. 0,lli tons; schooneie.
14j IONS. ID slOOps. IDS 4i-lOO tons; lo
barges. 1850 TONS Total, l5i vessels, 9,l0'
47-lOO tons.
Commerce Of the port inward freight for
quarters Anthracite coal, 800 tons. Nalue
81. 1856: fertilizers, 20, tons. value 4ltOi1;
Ice. .03g tons. value SlO.03l; wheat go
bushels. yai0e S7j6S corn 3l2 bushels value
5000: peanuts, u. l.z>J hnshels. value SIS, lli;
oats. 6j1 bushels. value S5zsoO, oysters, '0t
bushels. value S392.5o; cotton ioj pales'
value IS $50: tobacco. 2j h0ssneads, value
Sl.C50; lime, 1000 bushels, value 2lo0; mef-
chandl-e. value $1,000. Total. Si2,uJi.
Commerce of the port outward freight Tor
quarter: Lumber $4,000 feet, value So,el;
general merchandise. value, Sllv,2'A To-
tai. Sl2f.30J. -
summary: Inward commerce, $l2oN;
outward commerce, Sl2i.3Oj. Total, Slv.,-
OO2.
shortly after midnight saturday night
fire destroyed four frame tenemenls on h'l-
ne Church street. in Blandiord, occupied 10y
Iucv Jones. John Parham. Thomas Free
man aud Martha TAYLOR all colored: nt
fire originated iu fhe house occupied iy
luev Jones. whose granddaughter, named
Lucy Robertson. was burned 40 dnath. ihe
child was asleep up stairs and o0dia noi be
gotten out. The property burned was valued
Lfa .oint session of Nazarite Sections of
Nos. ! and ., held Saturday
nignt. benefit deparimesa NAs organize
win the following officers fle.uent
George w. Graves; \icc-Presieehl' John
goa.ley: Recording secretary. MaNtiil g.
Owcnt financial secretary ana treasurer
IT,. a.. Fai-on. sentinel. franh W Niiii"li7'
Medical Examiner. 80. u ~ Brown.
Tho rocullr monthly meeting %. 'he ltt
conneil will be held tomorrow afternoon.
,,t.., fho license tax ordinance Will Boz cone
rhe democratic mombors OF the civ
Council held conference a.. hi-iii ana n'-
,.idet fo nominate. at the monthly meeting
of tbe Council tomorrow aiiefnoli'
D. q. Bass iOf the vacancy CSC
is,inr i'm the Council from the l'lrst ara.
'rbe resignation of ". II. Nheuy'
4s "a member of the Council from ine
Fourih ward viii Doe received tomorrow
m "rnoon. and The vacancy filled. lue
Donoefafie City Central Committee heid 20
meeting to-nigh, 90 act upon "a petition
signed by eight handfed ana seven
Democratic voters, asking nor
r~imary election 90 elect candidates
for tts different Offices TO be nlled |
at tbc Nav election; the petition was re- |
ferrod 10 a committee ~ registrars consist
Inc of q. e.. Bass, B. ID. Akers and William
Cricbfon. for consideration. This commit /
tee win report next Monday night
Two coaches lilod 81. with immigrants /
naa4ed through here yesterday afternoon |
rom the south. en- route for the Nofih.
Thcre was brisk flll Of snow mere cary /
lhis morning. .i.,..,.
union meeting Of the sahba'h'scAo''7 /
NJ fho Baptst churches of this district has /
I,een In session for the past three days az
Did sbops Church. In Prince George county /
Nirinia Council, No. 2. Jr. o. l. 4, Ne /
,t.onae8 services at the iligh-slreet NJ. T.:
Church Yesterday morning IN a BODY ann
heard a special se.mcl py the pastor he''
Mr. Nanderslcc.