The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-06
THE GRAYS RETURNING.
u- VIII BE TBNDERBD 4 Rk-
OPTION IN RICHMOND.
Damages Caused by Recent Rsin-s'orm''
The Appomattox 10 Two Feet over tue
wharvss-Othsr Items Of Interest.

| breaking, and their punishment hAro at
two years each In the State penitentiary.
Lindren Waldrum, a negro, was con-
yicted Of petit larceny, and was sent TO
the county Jail for fifteen days. George
Davis, another negro charged with petty
larceny, was acquitted.
Mr.. James Taylor. Of Dinwiddie county.
who is employed at the granite quarries
of Mr. j.. B. Cook, in Chesterfield coun-
! ty, a short distance from Petersburg,
| had his thumb cut completely of yes
terday by q stone weighing twenty
pounds falling on Lis hand.
The Petersburg Grays. Company O.,
| Fourth Virginia regiment which has been
in encampment during the past week
at the White Sulphur Springs, w. Va.
with the other companies of the regi-
ment, Will arrive here tomorrow morn
ing. and will be met at the depot by the
members OF the company now in the city.
| The company has accepted an invita-
| ton from Sergeant Major Hickok, Of
| the First Virginia regiment, 10 stop over
| in Richmond Tomorrow on their return
home TO partake OF a champagne break
| fast.
At a meeting Of the board Of commits
sioners Of Dinwiddie county held to-
| day, the contract for building a new
bridge over Old Town Creek on the
| Boydton plank road, was awarded TO
Mr.. w b. Richie, Of Dinwiddie. His
bid was SIS
| Mr.. II. Il. Davis, one Of our most prom
inent lawyers, who has been in attend
ance upon The meetings of the Virginia
| Par ASSOCIATION at the White Sulphur
Springs, has returned home.
Messrs. X. l.. Bowman, Charles II.
Bowman and John &. Bowman, Of this
city, will leave here on Monday for Chi
cag0. where they go to visit the Worlds
Fair.
The protracted meeting, which has been
in progress for the past week at Enon
church, i'm Chesterfield county. was
brought TO close yesterday. There were
twenty-five conversions. The pastor,
Rev. A. Bagby, was assisted by Rev.
William T. Hatcher. ID. D.. Of Richmond.
The almost unpreC edented rain-storm
Of yesterday hao been much talked Of
here to-day. The storage city reservoir
| was considerably damaged. about fifty
feet of 1t being washed away. II is esti-
| mated that he damage done to the streets
| Of Petersburg by the rain will be at
least 5000.
The quarries Of the Petersburg Granite
Quarrying Con pany. i'm Dinwiddie coun-
ty on the line OF the Petersburg and
Asylum railway, were flooded with water,
as were also the quarrics Of SIR. Il. b.
Cook in Chesterfield county.
ola Town Creek, in Dinwiddie county,
is said TO have been higher yesterday
after the rain than ever known before
A gentleman who was i'm the city to-day
told me that in the morning when he
came to Petersburg the creek was about
foot deep, but when he returned the
water was fully ten feet in depth. The
Appomattox river rose very rapidly last
night, and to-day the water extends for
two feet over the wharves.
Mr.. George V. Metzel, OF Park View.
Stewartstown, Pa, the founder of the or
der Of Improved order OF Heptasophs, is
here for the purpose Of strengthening
the order in this city, which was organ
lied two or three months ago.
This morning a negro named Erastus
| Evans. who resides In Chesterfield coun-
ty, while I'm a state OF intoxication
| mounted the railing OF Pocahontas
| bridge, and was about 10 jump into the
| river to drown himself, when he was
| caught by two other negroes Evans
excuse for attempting to commit suicide
| was that his wife and child were sick
| and he in trouble. He was turned over
to a police officer. and in the Mayors
court this morning ne was fined 81 and
cost Of having imbibed too freely of
"tangle foot"
The Petersburg Herald, weekly news
paper, published here in the interest of
| the colored race, was purchased to-day
| privately by Scott Wood. Wood is presi-
| dent of the Negro Press Association Of
Virginia, ard is also a deputy in the
/ United States internal revenue Office here
| He is one of Petersburg's most Intelligent
| and respected colored citizens.
| Mir. VI. G. Lewis, OF Grand Rapids
| Mich, arrived here this afternoon. Mr.
| Lewis represents the firm from whom the
| new Arrow truck for the fire department
| has just been purchased He will give a
| public exhibition Of the working OF the
| truck on Tuesday afternoon next.
The Crate and Fruit-Basket Manufac-
| turing Company of the southside shut
| down this afternoon. The cause OF the
| shut down was lack of orders. This fac
| tory gave employment 10 over 100 hands
Information has been received that the
| Junior Order OF United American Mechan-
| les Of Raleigh, n. c., Will visit Peters
| burg on the oath Of this month.
The argument in the contested election
| case Of Britton against Temple for the
| clerkship OF Prince George county was
| concluded this afternoon at 5 O'Clock
| by Major Robert Stiles. of Richmond
mond represented Mr.. Brtton. Major
| Stiles spoke for about three hours. AT
| the close Of the argument Judge J. +
| West, who was sitting I'm the trial OF
| this case. stated that he would take
| the papers. and would render his decision
on Thursday next. 10 which time he ad-
| journed the court.
! lively interest has been felt in this
| case both here and In Prince George
| county. About $50 witnesses were ex-
| amined.
| II is learned from gentleman lust
| from Lunenburg Courthouse that the
| smallpox has entirely disappeared I'm
that county There were I'm all fifty-two
cases, eleven OF whom died
Strange TO say. not white person
| had the disease. There are eight pa
| tents in the hospital. who have recov-
cred, but have not yet been discharged.
| The disease cost the county s2.700. Mail
| facilities. which the citizens OF the
| county have for some time been deprived
| OF, are now about TO be fully re-estab-
| lished
| The first county court since last Feb
| ruary win convene the second Mon
| day OF this month. The citizens OF the
! county have been subjected to many
| sad disadvantages and very much incon-
venienced. to say nothing about the alarm
| and apprehension produced upon the
| minds Of those residing in the infected
| section
| Rev. s. Horwitz, OF ST. Louis. Is here
20 preach for the Hebrew congregation
| for three months on trial. with view
| Of being called IN fhp cha -oa ~ tbo