The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-02
WRECK on JUrN AND ".
81 10 Caused by a Coiiision Of TTsins-An
Attempt to Burn n jail.

PETERSBURG, Va, oct. Especial
a wreck occurred on the Norfolk and
Western railroad yesterday morning. near
blackstone, and was caused 10y me SEE
ond section OF an east-bOund felSht tram
running into the first section, which was
ahead of II. The locomotive Of the rear
train and several cars were Wrecked.
The cars were loaded with rice, corn, and
flour. consigned to Richmond Trims. No
one was injured In consequence of the
wreck, the east-bound passenger tram
due here about q A. NJ, was five hours
late.
The recent rains have caused very
considerable rise in all Of the streams.
The AppomattOX river here is very hgh.
and the water is over the WharNcs Ihe
Nottoway river rose ten feet on Saturday
night. All the lowlands are submerged.
ATTEaPr TO BURN JAIL.
About go O'Clock yesterday morning
a negro prisoner confined I'm the county
Jail OF Greensville made an attempt to
burn the building. and bat Tor the timely
discovery of the names by +. X. Farley.
the Jail would have been destroyed. This
is the second time that this same negro
has made an effort to burn the IAN
Farley gave the alarm when the first
attempt WAS made. about a month ago.
Farley was convicted of settling fire to
his own house at Emporia and causing
the destructive cOnfdgratiOn which oy-
CURED there some months ago and was
given ten years III the peHitCntidry. Judge
OF error ana supcrScdcas in his case,
and an effort IS now 10 he made by his
counsel to ogtain new trial for him.
CHARGED WITH DgsgRrIos.
young white man giving his name as
William Hurt, and mailing from New
York was arrested here to-day on the
charge OF being desertcr from the
United States gunboat Detroit. at the
GOSpOrt naVy-yard. near Norfolk Hurts
statement Is that he enlisted in the navy
on the LIST of last July for three years;
that the Detroit was about to start OF
a cruise to China. and that he thought
ne would leave the boat and go to New
York 10 see his people and join the De
troit when 1t arrived there.
Tho schooner Fortuna, from Windsor,
Nova scotia, arrived In port here to-
day. with one thousand tons Of plaster for
Williams n Son.
This morning. while men were at work
at the quarrieS of the Petersburg Granite
QudrrNing Company. In DinWiddie county,
a short distance from Petersburg. the
large derrick used at the quarres fell,
but no one was injured.
DIR, BosEBRo's ITLNrss.
Rev. j. w. Rosebro. y. D.. pastor of
Tabb-Street Presbyterian church. VINO
has been confined 10 his bed for the past
week by sickness. is improving HIS
a; j. Saunders, Of Fredericksburg.
Lieutepant William Lassiter, of the
First United States Artillery who has
been on visit to relatives here, left yes
terday afternoon for David's Island. New
York. to Join his family
Mr.. Joseph V. Friend, who has been
quite Ill, was able to appear on the street
to-day. Mr. Friend is a nephew OF Mrs.
NtrSinius johnson. OF Richmond
Mrs f.. II. Bcasley. who has been CON
fined 10 the house for the past week, is
much improved
Aurora Lodge Knights of Pvthas Of
this city. was visited tonight by Matoaca
Lodge, Of Chesterfield county Speeches
We're made and then refreshments were