The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1892-09-09
virginia Notes.

Mr.. r. NJ. Benson, chairman OF the BOARD
Of supervisors for Warwick county, placed
an additional insurance OF S6OOo on tne
court house. in course OF erection, tDls week.
Mira Martha S. Bell, wife Of the late Col
onel William Bell and sister OF Governor
William Smith, died in Washington Oh lle
osth uIti1no. at the ripe old age of eighty-sl1
years.
Mablon Gibson died on Thursday at Up
perville. aged ffty-two years. Mr. 0loseSl
lost one eve in the Confederate army, and
q short time since lost the sight on the
other eye.
Commemorative Attorney Davies. or
Prince ', Ihiam, is confined TO his bed with
severe case Of typhoid-fever. Ills condi-
ton is now such as to make his recovery
doubtful
Senator Ransom, Of North Carolina, VINO
has been in the United States Senate for
twenty-one years, addressed large and
enthusiastic crowd OF Democrats Saturday
at Madison, a few miles below Martinsylle,
in Henry county.
There has been trouble among the oyster
men near Fitchett's wharf, Mathews county
Ii is understood that large number OF men
destroyed all the oyster stakes. The oyster
vessel Chesapeake left for Mathews Satur-
Oay morning Will thc
torney On board.
There is considerable sickness In Prince
William, presumably occasioned Dy the
drought and the excessively warm weather
OF the past few months. The sickness mas
only proved fatal in few instances Sew
eral cases Of mild types Of malarial and ty-
phoid-fevers have already appeared
A colored boy named Jasper Gardner,
while cutting down briers in Albenarle
county last week struck the handle OF his
briar-hook against the hammer OF loaded
pistoi he carried In his pocket The pistol
was discharged, the ball passing through
the BOYS body. He died from the enects
Of the wound on Monday.
The prisoners in the Abingdon Jail gave
leg bail to the jailer Saturday night about
IL o'clock, seven of them efecting their
escape. Among them were Dan Patrick and
Andy Pearson, Of Bristol. None CT them
had been captured at last accounts. The
prisoners escaped by making an opening
through the top Of the cage.
A colored girl was arraigned in Lynch
burg Saturday for dragging and beating u
white child through the streets because the
cMld was unable TO move fast enough to
suit the within OF the nurse, who WAS in q
hurry TO meet some sort of an appointment
The testimony OF several creditable wit
nesses showed that the conduct Of the nurse
was inhuman, and the justice, after a Sc
we're reprimand, imposed fine of $40, which
was paid by the girls father.
The total assessed value OF real and per-
sonal property In Roanoke for city taxes
Is $40, &c., 15. Amount Of school tar de-
rived therefrom is SIG, 92; amount OF city
levy is S110, 562.70; capitation tax, which
is fifty cents on the head, aggregates
S2,771.50. The total city tax, including the
items above enumerated Is s13s, $751; The
number Of men upon which the head tax
is levied is 5,543. Aggregating four and one
half TO family, it would show "a popula-
ton in the city CT 24,943.
The Washington and Arlington Railroad
Company are engaged In finishing the cleo
tric road from the Aqueduct bridge 10 Arl-
ington. They have large force Of men.
carts and wagons at work, and will work
night and day forces If necessary to finish
10 by the time the Grand Army arrives.
Suggestions are being made to have infantry
and cavalry sham battles at Fort Myer and
Arlington during the encampment. Also
sham naval battle on the Potomac between
Washington and Arlington one night when
the encampment IL in Washington.
Colonel Harris, the candidate OF the Third
party for Congressman. at-large from Kan
sas, Is Vfrginian and a graduate CT the
Virginia Military Institute at Lexington.
He went to Kansas in 1856 and soon amass-
ed handsome fortune IN real estate spec
ulations. He resides at Linwood, IN Leaven-
worth county, and Is the owner Of the cele-
brated herd Of shorthorn cattle known as
the Linwoods, and said to be the finest herd
OF CruiKsnank shorthorns In the world. Up
to the time OF his Joining the Third party
Colonel Harris had always been Demo
crat. He is bitterly opposed to the Force
bill.