The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-02-25
NORFOLK PROHIBITIONISTS
THEY AEE DIsAPPOISTJrD At THE
OUTLOOK DOWN IIsERE.
Shipments of Coal from Lamherts Point
Another Fire Engine for the City-Ihe
Moody Meetings to Begin The 10th.

NORFOLK, VA, Feb. 2i-Special.-
There is very great poliural activity IN
this city There appears to be half
dozsn combinations, all hard at work.
During the last week two clubs have been
formed, one in the First ward and the
other in the Third. Exactly in whose in
tcrest these clubs have been organized
is not generally known, but there is not
the slightest doubt that they will be used
20 elevate some gentleman to good, fat
Office The stay-at-home voters, as the
business men are called, are alive and
formulating plans. They are holding meet
ings nightly, attended only by the invited
They have trump card to play when
the time comes.
The Prohibitionists are now rather down
in the mouth. They expected the Miller
bill to pass the House, and felt certain
that they could count on that measure
making them seven or eight hundred
votes in the Fifth and Sixth wards, but
Mr.. Cooke came to the rescue with an
amendment, eXempting from the opera
lions of the bill Brambleton.
Should the bill fail to pass the Legisla-
ture they will be knocked OFT of the
water For the last month at all Of the
meetings they have told the people Of
Norfolk that the Legislature is controlled
by a whisky ring. and that the bill will
certainly pass.
VIII here be New Registration?
1t is rumored on the street this morning
that a new registration of votes will be
ordered for the spring election. If so, it
Is said. a number of excellent citizens
who have been brought forth from their
graves TO vote at the primaries will be
given a rest
shipments OF Coal.
The shipments Of coal from Lambert's
Point for the week ending February 22d,
as reported by William Lamb q CO.,
agents, were l5,i6l - tons; total since
January 1st, 1882 tons.
Norfolk will receive another fire engine
this week. 1t is the best grade. and was
manufactured by the Amoskeay Works,
in New Hampshire.
There is much suffering among the poor
OF this city. The police are issuing wood,
and to-day there were more than one hun
dred applications.
ar. Moody's Work.
Mr.. Moody will begin his meeting in
the Armory here March 10th. The build
ing Will hold five thousand people. The
committee recently appointed to arrange
Tor the music have organized chOir OF
five hundred voices.
Truck crops are looking well. Peas are
several inches high. Cabbagcs are head
ing nicely. Unless an extremely cold snap
comes the season Will be early.
spent the Night In tho Woods.
Mrs. Margaret Bartclini. Of Princess
Anne county, stayed I'm the woods last
night and came TO Norfolk this evening
10 escape the fury of her husband, FRI
day night. The man went To a justice
and secured warrant. charging his wife
with stealing $500 from him. lie named
a young man, John Brown. who had
clerked in his store, as her accompiicc,
and when the woman arrived here she
was arrested. but dismissed by the po-
lice justice.
She says that Friday morning she came
60 Norfolk TO buy goods for the store
When she returned at o'clock In the
evening. her husband wanted 10 know
why she had been absent so long. With
out waiting for reply he rushed out Of
the house with his pistol, saying he
intended 10 XIII Brown. who clerked az
a store a short way off, and would
return and kill her. AS soon as he was
out of sight, she fled and remained in
the woods all night. The woman owns
the store and also fine farm. When she
got to Norfolk to-day she was almost
frozen.