The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1892-02-26
VIRGINIA NOTES.

The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
will build two new depots, ono at New
port News and one at Lynchburg.
1t is said that tho Richmond Termi-
nal is tt have competition line from
New York to Savannah.
From general appearances it is
thought that the business of tho Gene
raj Assembly will be so expedited as to
enable the Legislature to ad journ by
March l Or March S. at the outside
The members of the legislature, who
favor tho bill for separate street cars
for the races, claim that their side was
not we'll represented at the caucus Fri
daysnight, when it was decided that it
would be inexpedient to pass the meas
ure, and they are making an effort to
have the question reopened.
Two freight trains collided on Satur-
day at point three and half miles west
of Petersburg, on the Norfolk and West
ern Railroad. The engines came head
to head on curve and the crash was
terrific. A man stealing ride was
killed and another missing. Four per-
sons, including the engineer and fireman
OF the through freight, were injured.
The engines and largo number of gon-
dolas and freight cars were com pletelv
destroyed, the wreck having caught fire.
The North Danville Enterprise an
nounces that "the Southern Magazine
Company has been formed at Richmond,
and that a literary monthly, of which
Mrs. Annie Smith will become editor,
will shortly make its appearance"
Captain j. c.. Watson, of the Wash
ington Rifles, of Abingdon, received
orders Tuesday night from the colonel
OF Second. Virginia Regiment to inform
his company that he expected to take
them to the Worlds Fair, and that the
company shonld commence now and
make thorough study of tho tactics.
Tho Washington Rifles is one of the
bess companies in the State.
U. S. Marshal Watt of the western
district of Virginia, who is in Washing
ton. says his party will send a solid
Harrison delegation to the national re-
publican convention. but that neither
Collector Brady nor any other anti
Malone man will be q member of it,
The delegation, he said, would be for
Harrison because there is nobody else
to DO for.
The Norfolk Society for Prevention
of Cruelty to Animals is looking up a
man who few days ago put kerosene
Oil upon dog and set fire to it, The
animal ran through the Norfolk and
Western cotton sheds and had to be
kicked overheard to prevent his setting
fire to the cotton, which would likely
have destroyed a half million dollars
worth of property.
a Norfolk special to the Baltimore
(Md.) Sun says: "The bureau of con-
struction, Navy Departme nt, having been
authorized to mako such experiments as
may be necessary to base an opinion of
the behavior of cellulose when packed
loose or in water-tight bags, the COM
mandant at this yard is ordered to
make arrangements to permit tho two
experimental coiferdams built at this
yard being fired at with six inch she'll.
The Newark is to do tho firing and tho
cofferdams, which are mado of metal
and weigh about 5000 pounds each, and
are now In readiness, will BIO placed on
float solid enough to stand the shock
of the shells and not be upset. These
will be towed to Chesapeake bay, where
perfectly still water will make the
test of sure one. Both cofferdams
will be placed on the float and their
fronts facing the same way. The trial
or test target for ranging will be
square frame of the same dimensions
as the front of the cofferdams at the
same distance and covered with wire
mesh to show where the shot pierces
Lieutenant Commander w. II. Burrell.
Naval Constructor Bowles and Assis.
tant Naval Constructor ID. w. Taylor,
of this yard. will conduct the test.
This test is an important one, as, If
uccessful, the use of this packing will
make it next to an impossibiliity to
sink vessels.''