The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1891-03-07
VOL. 5.-NEW SERIES, NO. u.
FORTS AND BREASTWORKS.
4 Company Chartered to Preserve Them
other News.

PrrrRsBURG, VA, Mar. 6.-lSpeciall-
Judge D. VI. Bernard, Of the Corporation
Court Of Petersburg, has granted a charter OF
incorporation 10 the Petersburg Battlefield
Improvement Company. The officers VINO are
10 manage the affairs Of the com
panv for the first year are; Iresl-
don't. William II. Jones; General Manager,
C. 4. Pfau. of Philadelphia. Secretary and
Treasurer. j. i. Mcllwaine. Board Of direc-
tors j. T. Mcllwaine, T. i. Dunn, 7. X.
Griffith and d. H. Borum. The capital stock
of the company Is 10 be not less than f5zo'VOO
nor more than $500. 600, and the company 10
own not more than 5. 600 acres of land. The pur
pose Of the company is the preservation OF the
forts and brcastw0rks on their lands in Prince
George and Diuwiddie counties. A suitable
site is 20 bee donated for a soldiers home. 10
bee managed by board Of twelve governors.
composed of eX-Federal and cX-Coniedcrate
soldiers.
The Crater is to be made avery attractive
place.
The Executive Committee Of the Central
iunatic Asylum met nj the asylum on yester-
day and transacted routine business. 4 num-
Der If bills were ordered 20 be paid. The new
addition 90 the asylum has not yet been COM
pletcd. and it Will probably be the lst OF April
before il viii be ready for occupancy. The
regular meeting of the Board OF Directors Of
the asylum will be held on the 18th of April
next.
There was q brisk fall Of snow here to-day.
The ficecv element began TO fall about nine
o'clock tins morning and continued uhih
about noon. This has been typical Christ
mas day.
Al the last term Of the Circuit Court Of
Chesterfield county, Judge Is. A. Hancock
presiding the Board of Supervisors was heard
IN reference 10 the erection of new county
iail. The board was instructed 10 have draw
ings and specifications made for new Jal,
and tO make their report al the next term OF
the County Court.
It is learned from a gentleman who arrived
here to-day from Nottoway Courthouse, that
the feeling against Walter Johnson, the ne
gro who made "a telonious and criminal assault
on q lady i'm that county some time ago tmen-
tion of which was made IN tins correspond
enc at the tlmc) Is very bitter. and that II ne
Is brought To that county for tnaI
he VIII certainly bee lynchcd. johnson is
trying 10 raise funds with which 90 engage
the legal services of Nh Robert S0uthau, of
Amelia county Johnson Is confined ln the
Jail of this city, where he was brought tor
safe keeping. Same time ago he made iull
confession as % his guilt In view OF tho
bitter feeling existing against the prisoner IN
NOttoway county it Is probable that the case
may be heard here.
Iupublshng the names Of henewly-elected
officers Of the Petersburg Savings and lnsu-
rance Company in this correspondence on yes
tcrdav the following were eunintenuOnaliY omit
ted George T. Seay. assistant cashier vii
liam If. Scott, assistant secretary, and H. {.
Hardy q member of the Board Of Directors.
Mrs. r. W. Rosebro and children. who have
been on q visit 70 relatives and friends AZ
Hampden-Sidney. returned to the city today
The Commissioners have been engaged aeun
to-day hearing testimony IN the case of the
Telegraph Gable Company versus the Norfolk
and Western railroad, IN the matter OF COM
peusation for right Of way along the road
bed OF the latter.