The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-02-14
NINETY HORSES BURNED.
nrsrxrcTryE FIRE ~ NORFOLK
x,o,r civ Railway stables Reduoe'
TO A.hes -EI-Governor Jarvis
C~ity-virginia Affairs.

No,vorK Va. Feb. lSPec'"i'l -"
..ohles OF tho Norfolk City kai""Y 'o"
- wore DESTROYED tonight by fire. Inc
- !. estimated 70 be $4,000, insurance 100,
roo. The fire was caused 1t was SuPP0
~ Tho ovo,o,ion OF "A lamp. The stables nav
80, bcen beddoa and tho flames spreH' IRON.
one stable To another with such Iap'"'s on
within less than an hour the tw' s''o'0'
bv soo feet. were burned TO the gro"n ID host
In Them persisted ninety hoISo.t la - ables
owned bv the company. rom lI.-ouino Of
no flames ieapcd 60 tue barn "'. low min
%,..~.rf.rIcr Ferris. which ln u.as
- $50 laid in ashes. I'D t.' r" ~
sforeI several thousand doi''l' ~ his
Grain Captain Ferris sAlo' - iose All
f-rnitare. lie cannot estiinA'o N b, being
Of tho c0mpauys cars W. w, to the dis
nm ONT uuon the track. 'Nt.- IN fre do
- N~ '.Lo .toilrs from the CITY t"o
rrrfment could not be ~ servo. 90 ,yoe in
'Goterrrr Jnrvis. OF North 'Aioii' 49,. inter
,he cty tlis morning Dee atle""'" Gam at
tsinment of the IIc~ket-IHc""r Iro Gov
the Academy oi Music -'7. "~.rorered from
ernor is o0hing well ana mas
nm. vI .f tAe late Co.'nel A''le" -
U,..c-s ~ NathoNs county. mas pc'u NJ
nitteI to probate lu the c'iID'"'- es,ato
tIis CITY. Colonel NitleI9 'c"'0S @" ~
.NF. .F WHIL. - L.||.
'",.- ,ewairinr in this city three months
.t,.l States recruiting officers received
-. f,ur mon 70 for service III the HfiHy'
Thcro vcre forty-fye Applications
C-@ot incarnation is being mace Tor the
so~es of meetings to he conducted Dy inc
Evangelist life. when VIII DeEin 'no =
80 Tho Ia ernacle has been put IN th0r-
o,rb repair. and the committee VINO nave the
u-,t.r ~ band expect that lie Will preach TO
thousands.
Tbc allies Of St. Peters church, Bramble-
ION will riyo % concert at Festival nan heHt
Thursday for the benefit of the poor irlends
of that church. ~. Peters IS one OF the
wore recently established Episcopal churches
Of the city. but under the ministry OK key.
". T.. Gr0vatt has greatly prosperec.
Mr. X. B.. Cooke. of the New York, Phlladel,
Mia and Norfolk railroad. has been appointe9,
general agent OF the Petersburg ana NuIiolA
Steamship Company. and VIII nave en'':o
cortrol Of the business OF the company IN
this city. lie IS a brother or Hon. d. l.
Cooke. of the House Of Delegates.
There will be held at the nall OF the Young
Mems Christian Association tO-morro" even
ING n meeting for men only. Judge NJ -.
Eure will make tie address. a..
Mr.. l.. Calvin Mans, ylce-presldehV Oi tne
! q. McNaughton Company, Phlladelphia
large lumber dealers. IS IN the city. lie Is
ors of the promoters OF the Norfolk. VII
Yninoton and Charleston railroad. lie says
tLaf work will be commenced in four months
Nr NcKibben. the general manager OF th'
Toad. is here also. They are looking iol
terminal facilities at tins euu OF the lOau-
The LOYAL Temperance Legion gave q de
l;obtful entertainment at Festival Hall las
pirht 10 a packed house. The money ralse'
ia for the assistance Of the mission school II
Rrambleton ward. which IS beng conducted
bv the Woman's Christian Temperance mon
because of insufficient public school facilltes
90 80 u nf me IlfnHIt
Buchanan Camp entertainment gwen al III
Academy last night state that the demand
for another entertainment has been 80 grra
FIAT there will doubtless be a repetition
some time during the coming week. .
public mass-meeting IN the genera ~
terest of religion Will be heio III tho sou'ss
street church Sunday afternoon at 80
o'clock. Several ministers will take part !
the exercises. ~
a snit has been entered against the Conso
;dated BENEFIT Association by w. II. Lewis
administrator. for : 900 due Oh a ITO lns'
rance policy Of Rev. Ashby Lewis. p,
Last evening q stranger from ltaleigh' WI
had inst arrived on an incoming tram on I'll
portsmouth side. ran down 10 the ferry whar
iumned over the gate and attempted 10 Jun
on the boat. which had Just begun TO roc
out. In doing SO he jumped overheard an
came near drowning. He was fshed out b
the deck hand in a thoroughly dihpldale
condition. and was severely chilled before /
could get TO u hotel.
Mrs Betsey White. a well-known lady
Portsmouth. about seventy-hye years OF az
died at her residence Oh Middle stree
Portsmouth. last night. She started dow
stairs 10 attend 10 some household matter
She Ind cone but a few steps when Sue b.
an attack of heart trouble ana fell down Il
stems TO the bottom. The noise attracted Il
attention Of the inmates of the house, al
when assistance arrived she was found to
dead.