The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-01-02


GEORGE Powers. son OF Nr. Thomas Powers.
of I.nrhbur.. was accidentally drowned IN
Stanton river. near bro kneal. at an early
lonr Monday morning while ont n "a boat
with several conn aulons Dung overs
was spending the holidays with friends at
Bro Aueal
Andrew Mo-ley lcolorel'. brakeman ON
the Norfolk and Western road. had hlo right
hand painfully mashed wlie coupling cars on
Southside island Wednesday morning. IL l
Thought bee Will lose two of ns. fingers.
4 patent has been granted iu Washington
to Robert IS BAYLOR of Norfolk. a-signer OF
one halls o. a. II. Murray, ot Chicago Tor a
kn0ck-dowu barrel
Lieutenant George r. Langhorns of Ae
Thrt cavalry SON of hn -. iangAorne
ESQ.,. of ylchbur-. is ~ the head Of % scout
ins partv sent cut 90 intercept Cara, the
reyo.uuOulst. and his band. Oh the Me.lcAn
border
3lr Thomas Wright. a weil-known tobacco
grower of the Atwood ueigAuorlood, % AM
her-t. dioi Monday morning, aged eighty
tlr-e reaIs
A valn. wt,fe rran named adwar Clark.
fr0. Campbell county waa attacked VIII 10
,Yaettic lt le.r t.e igueAo.r~ and durham
0el1.. lyl--LurI Wednesday. zee was
picked no. Iut 0u the tram al. sent 10 L.s
home near tusilur-
A placard was found Wednesday posted on
aloNer klu. street merchants door summon
ine "a weii-known Alexandra pilot to the War
DEPARTMENT DID, Washington Tor tee purpose oi
plotting % transport bearing one thousand
men TO Chill
Four hundred and twenty thousand dollars
have heen expended in tho erection OF low
buildings IL Front E0l al, Warren county
during 1891
Judge Baruitz. WHO lives On tho corner OK
Cottage avenue and liurwell street Roanoke
fakes much pril lu lbs poultry. The Judge
had prepared a. ectrlc contrVance between
ms dive iug and the f0wl house. 30 that when
nfa.d WAS made On his chickens bell would
ru.. and tile u4gs Md have an opportu-
MY To- lll the tine. vs. Gu lead. Last tuesday
u 2At lie forgot 90 set hls alarm. and cOAse-
Oueully awoke Wednesday morning 70 And
eleven chickens missing.
Mr. James ~. SIpe. for some time past
c0mrositor ~ the ROckbrldre County AeW'
Office has secured an appointment as
% stal clerk In the nted States postal rail
way service and reported for duty at lynch
burg On Wednesday. lie IS from Highland
county.
Tie Lynchburg Virginian has long letter
from Lawyer }. J.. Lee of Amherst Court
house who IS Campbeps counsel IN the
hiches0n bull case IN regard 10 the news
paper account of Campteus alleged ur-
sOundness OF mind. and that he mlstook a
jest OF llche-On for earnest and tied the
Gull on the track Oplease Als employer. bleAe-
son. Lee boots az this version x the ALTAR
and says Campbell made his confession and
is content to throw himself on the mercy of
the court that he does not and Will not
plead any insanity in palliatlon OF the act and
IS in perfectly sound mind.
Mr. Luther ID. Engleman recently shot and
captured large gray eagle nj his place near
Lexington. The bird was feeding upon the
carcass OF a dead horse and was ably Grip
pied by a ball from q Winchester rife. Not
withstandiug this II fought like q TIGER. and
had 10 be held down with rail until it was
secured. II measured seven feet three inches
from tip TO tip and is very fine specimen az
this very rare bird in tina. region.
Col mel NJ Mcdonald, nited States fish
commissioner. sent Mr Richard Darne 10
Leesburg with 500 yearling California trout
for Mr. Henry Harrison. Esq. Mr.. Harrison
met them at the station and at once conveyed
them 10 Big Spring branch, OF his farm two
miles north OF Leesburg, where tho trout
were deposited.