The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-24
PETERsBURG NEWS NOTES.
Disposition of Cases in the Mayors and
Hastings Courts-0ther News.


| PETERSBURG, VA, Sept. Special
| In the Mayors Court this morning a
negro named Alexander Johns, from
! Brunswick county, was charged with
| stealing a horse aud jumper. the property
| Of Mr.. Milton Eyler, Of Chestefheid
/ county. The horse was valued at >h5.
| Johns sold both the horse and jumper 10
| Mr.. Thomas Mobiles, who has a saw-miii
in Chesterfield county, for 80 The ac-
cused was sent on TO the october term OF
the Hastings Court to answer the charge
Of felony. as the theft was committed
here in Petersburg.
The case OF the Commonwealth against
Emanuel Eichberg. charged with the lar
ceny Of an order for a return ticket non
Richmond 10 Chicago, the property OF Mr.
John NJ. Haurahan, OF this city. was
called in the Mayors Court this morning,
when counsel for the defence, Mr. VIII
liam y. Mcnwaine, waived an examina-
ton, and the case was certified TO the
October term Of the Hastings Court.
Elchberg was released on bail In the
penalty OF $3.50, with his mother, Mrs.
Bette Eichbefg, as his surety.
The Young Mems Christian Association
In this city has received circular let
ter from Thomas X. cree. secretary OF the
International Committee OF the Young
Mems Christian Association, asking That
the Association here send delegates 10
the congress of the Young Mems Christian
Association Of the world. TO be held under
the auspices OF the Worlds Congress Aux
iliary in the Memorial Art Palace, Chi
cago ILL.,. on October 9th. 1893.
The Populsts Of Sussex Will have
barbecue at Hudson Springs, in Sussex
county, on Friday next. The assembldSe
will be addressed by Major Mann Page,
who has been nominated for the State
Senate from the Twenty-seventh senate
rial district, and also by MIR. +. f.. We1-
yer, who has been nominated for the
House Of Delegates from the counties OF
Sussex and Greensville. gentle nan
from Sussex told me to-day hat the
Populists were fast gaining strength In
that county and in Greensviiio.
The peanut crop in Sussex county Will
not be more than half a one. a gentle
man from that county told me this mor1-
ing that in some sections Of the colnty
the farmers were digging up their peas
and turning hogs in the fields. In the
same county cotton is shorte- than IT has
been for FIVE years. no blooms having ma
tured after the 18th Of August.
T. y. Ivey, Of this city, Deputy Ma
tional Councillor Junior Order United Anne
rican Mechanics for the Southern States,
home this afternoon after a
tour I'm the interest of the order through
out North Carolina and a portion Of
South Carolina. Monday he will visit
Suffolk TO deliver a public address on
the occasion of the raising Of the national
flag on the new school building at that
place. The State Council Jr. O. u. A. NJ.
Of Virginia will hold It's ninth annual ses-
sion I'm Norfolk on the 18th of next month. |
Judge ID. Nj. Bernard Of the Hastings |
Court, this afternoon granted an abso-
lutte divorce to Mrs. Mary t. Moore
from her husband Henry Moore.
Tonight as a baggage car and locomo-
tive, running as a special from Richmond |
TO Petersburg, Captain Wade McGhee /
conductor, was passing Riddles siding, |
six miles from Petersburg, the conductor |
heard what he supposed was the report |
Of a torpedo on the track. He at once |
looked out the car door, and then learn |
ed that the report was the discharge of |
a pistol fired by some one under the cars. |
After Captain McGhee went TO the car /
door, there were three other pistol dis
charges fred by some one under the car.
Captain McGhee at once gave the en-
gineer signals tc go ahead at fun speed. |
After the train was stopped at Petersburg
a negro was found secreted on the brakes
Of the car. He gave his name as William
Williams, Of Richmond, and stated that
there were three other men on the trucks !
with him, but that they got off when |
the train stopped south OF Chester VIII |
iiams had his pockets filed with cartrid- |
ses, and a AZ calibre pistol was taken /
from him. He declined 10 say what his |
object was in shooting. He was turned |
over TO the police here, and lodged In |
Jail.