The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-07-31
A VALUABLE OLD COIN.
rrwAs PnoUoHnD UP IN 4 FIELD
On IL was the Inscription which Bore tho
Date OF 1775-Thc Owner has ne
eiined an Offer of $500 for 1t.

p,-xpsprRc. VA, July S0.-tSpecial. j
couoa davs ago while Mr.. ID. Grammar a
,,rominent farmer of Sussex county. was
walking across his oat field be found yaiu-
sble cold coin which had been ploughed up
,ss. November. The coin, which weighs
air apda half pennyweights, has upon 1t the
following inscription: "Josephus i, ID. IT,.
portetaig Rex. i777." Tho gold Of wnich
the coin il made is Of the very finest quail
~. Mr.. Grammar showed me the coin To-
dav and told mo that he had refused $500
for Il.
In the mayors court this morning NJ I.
W 6 Tinslev was fined go and costs 'oF
assaultina Mr. Marx Morse and was sent on
10 the musings court TO answer the charge
nj resisting Police Officer Reuben hagisno'
He was released on bail.
The school board of Petersburg are
through Mavor Charles +. Coiher, IN re-
eeint of an invitation from the puDlo
school department at Chicago. H. ASKING
tbat our schools, with appropriate exercises.
Christopher Columbus on the american
shorn' the raising OF the star Spaugle1
Rsnner ON the public schools TO be lead
inc feature on the occasion. Inc colnlnu-
nication will be acted on at the August
meeting. .,i.r voun,
man of this city. who was seriously "a uiou
eome weeks ago while Ostlius .. NJ
view was brought home to-day. M
rrbomnson struck bis head while diving, In
turing his spinal column. ,.,s
fudge II. W. Flournoy, OF Rlchmoho'
and Major F. X. Lassiter OF Peters Ou Tx
vii speak on the political issues OF the DAY
At Emporia, Greenesyille county, on MONDAY
next -,eo.
the year 1892. as shown by the books Oh the
commissioner of the reyene. IS SlO.z,l'I2'
Real estate. whites. e5.579, $40; ooloreo'
sA15 0a5 total. az. OK. 725. Personal prop
orty. whites. s4,1sl, $780, colored. S58. 400
Total "a. 95O. 800 Total taxable values IS
Der books OF the former commissioner. July
i 1898 S9236. 070. Net increase IN the
past four years. s1.041 ,045, which ]"
. fraction over ia per cent. increase. 10 10
tai amount Of taxes of whites, SOB ss6' ~;
total amount Of taxes Of colored, SlO'5oy' ~;
excess Of whites over coloIed, SI4o'4o9; ~
increase in real estate over last year, Sl9o'-
$40; increase in personal property, over last
wear. zl67. 710; total gain over last year;
as16 $50. Two thousand six hundred ana
ffty-one whites are assessed FOR head TAX
and 2.60l colored. ~
Messrs G. @. Clark and T. j. Branch,
deputy collectors in the internal revenue
Office in this city, we're relieved OF Their
places to-day. 1t is stated that the removal
OF these gentlemen will give places TO
Nessrs. II Claiborne Wilson Jr. and w. n.
Ragland of this city, who will enter upon
their duties on Monday next.
Mr.. Bernard PetZold, employed ut tho
boiling establishment OF Mr. julius LIE
bert, on Lombard street was overcome Dy
the heat to-day and died this afternoon at
o'clock. He was at work up to o'clock.
when he left for home for dinner.
Good Shepherd Memorial church IN
Blandford was badly disfgured this after
noon. A part of the front cornIce was
knocked off aud about dozen bricks Of the
terracotta work knocked out. The building
Is supposed to have been struck by light
ming during the storm.