The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-11-07
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DIR. Potts, of Petersburg, Fires Load OF
Shot In One-Otber Notes.

Shot In one-Other Notes.
PETERSBURG, VA, l>ov. Especial
Rev. NJ. H. Houston, d. -. missionary
TO China, occupied the pulpit Of Tab5-
/ Street Presbyterian church yesterday
! morning. and delivered an interesting SER
mon in the interest OF foreign missions.
| In the afternoon at o'clCck, Praise
Meeting" was held at this church uader
! the auspices Of the Ladies Missionary
| Association of the Presbyterian churches
| Of the CITY. At night at O'Clock, Rev
| William Sheppard, a regularly ordained
| colored minister of the Presbyterian
| Church, and a missionary to Africa, gave
| a very interesting address on the HABITS
and religion Of the people in that country.
| Both galleries we're occupied by colored
/ people. and a large white congregation
nlled the lower body of the church. This
IS the first time that a Colored minister
has ever spoken from the pulpit Of Tabo-
/ Street church.
For several nights past some unknown
| parties have been stealing corn from or.
| George Potts, just beyond the corporate
! limits in Chesterfield county, and a watch
/ has been set for the thieves About 8
| o'clock on Saturday night last Or. Potts
/ heard voices in one Of his cribs. and he
! at once went 10 his residence. got his
/ uoubit-bdi tlNL HubL~B hi anu cANDiil tAAA'N
| by his son, started TO his crib. As he
/ approached the building a negro ran out.
/ Dr. Potts called to him 10 halt, but the
negro continued TO run, when the doctor
| fired both barrels Of his gun at the re-
| treating figure
When the weapon was discharged the
negro fell but soon regained his feet, and
ran off. After getting off some distance
the negro discharged two pistol shots at
mr. h. dc
from his gun struck the negro.
James Cousins, a negro. fell into fire
at the slaughter house Of Mr.. J. Schwartz,
in Pocahontas, yesterday afternoon, while
suffering from a 1T. and both Of his legs
We're burned in a horrible manner.
What promises TO be one Of the most
brilliant marriages that has taken place
in Petersburg for sometime is that of
Mr.. Emanuel Levy of Albany, ~ Y, and
Miss Cecilia Cohen, a daughter Of Mr.
Jacob Cohen, prominent merchant Of
this place, at the Synagogue on Thursday
night next at 1880 o'clock.
The ceremony at the Synagogue will be
followed by brilliant german, and supper
al Library hall. Invited guests will be
IN attendance from Albany. Baltimore.
and other northern cities. Mr.. Levy is a
prominent merchant tailor OF Albany.
petersburg Will give the Democratic
state ana Legislative ticket a handsome
majority tomorrow. There is no doubt
OF the election Of Mr.. VIM. g. McHwaine.
Of this city, for the Senate from the
twenty-ninth senatorial district. com
posed Of the city Of Petersburg and the
county Of Dinwiddie. and the election
Of Messrs. w. p. McRae and Mr.. b.
Evans for the House Of Delegates from
this city.
In some Of the adjoining counties the
Populists ticket will receive a large vote
but It IS not thought that their strength
will be sufficient to overcome that of
the Democrats.
Mr.. Geo. S. Bernard, Of this city. who
delivered an address on Friday evening
Of the past week, before r. i. Lee Camp
of Confederate Veterans, Of Richmond.
received a communication to-day from
Mr.. j. Taylor Stratton. the adjutant Of
the camp. informing him that the camp
had adopted resolutions Of thanks for
"the able and highly interesting address"
delivered by him.
At Dunlop's tobacco factory this morn
ing Cora Johnson assaulted Caroline
McCrea with a glass tumbler. The glass
struck her in the forehead. inhictng a
As.41ISl wound The parties are both