The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-10-13
GAINS ISLANDER SUIT.
IT'S DECIDED AGAINST TIE CON-
GRESHAM.
The Defendant. he Ex- Treasurer Of Notis-
way-Nsw Propositions Of the Purehss.
srs of the Virginia and Carolina.

PETERSBURG. VA. Oct. Especial
The Common Council VIII hold an adj
tonrned meeting on next Monday night 10
Of the Virginia and Carolina railroad.
MT. X. u. Davis, Of this city, counsel
for the parties negotiating for the pur-
chase OF the road, received to-day the
following telegram. which speaks for it.
self:
New York oct. 70, 1894.
To Richard B. Davis. Tabb street. Pc
Mr.. McCarey win be with you Monday
morning. with contract ready for sub
mission to City Attorney. 1ell Finance
Committee no cause for uneasiness.
w. G.. DACEY.
Some time between now and the LIST OF
November next Mr. II. G. Hardy VIII
formally tender 10 the board Of directors
Of the Petersburg Savings and Insurance
Company his resignation as cashier OF
s e snse Snch PSsSMn r he aa nss
told me to-day that principal reason Tor
resignlng Is that this climate does not
a.gree with the health OF Mrs: Hardy, and
the further fact that both he and Mrs.
Hardy have been informed by her ply
sicians that II they remained In Peters
bprg Mrs. Hardy must be from home
about about five months in the year Mr..
Hardy has formed copartnersfhp with |
his nephew. Mr. CASTOR Hardy, OF New |
rork formerly treasurer of the. South |
next Mr.. Hardy is now serving his
second term as one OF the vice-presidens
OF the virginia Bankers Association.
AIR. sAINrs' sLASprR iuIT.
Nottoway Circuit Court. Judge T. a.
Hancock presiding, adjourned for the
term yesterday after session OF thirteen
days. During l,I, tie past four days the
a. Wilson t cn oi m r. ,s Games asainst ne
court. The damages laid in the declara-
ton were 5000, but the jury. after re
naming In their room for only a few
minutes, returned a verdict I'm favor of |
the defendant. The plaintiff was former
Y the Republican congressman from the
dant Is ex-treasurer OF NOttoWay coun- |
Y. and man OF considerable means.
The case excited much interest. Some
thirty to forty witnesses were examined. |
General George j Hundlcv was attorney |
for Gaines and Judge w. II. Mann APP
peared for Wilson. The case grew out Z
the lest term OF the court against Wilson b
which was decided in Wilson's favor. +,
Mr; ID. w. Flickener; general manager
Company. and Major Il. l.. Du Barry,
superintendent Eastern division of the =.
same road. arrived here this morning on L
a special train from Norfolk Mr.. Flick
ener was on his way 70 Roanoke and
MAJOR Du Barry was en- route to Crewe.
\, ne West-bound passenger train on the | m
Noriok and western railroad was about >,
morning The delay was caused by four 81
,arS OF a ireight train jumping the track | ~
".oit uiStdnCt TINS size OF Norfolk. | -
team hitched to a wagon took fright ul
ms morning on Sycamore street and ran | ~
IN; IN turning the corner OF Sycamore 4
lnd FRANKLIN streets the wagon collided III
Win an electric light pole, and the driver III
negro named John Winn was thrown q
,ut ana narrowly escaped being killed la
ne team, after breaking loose from the N
wagon, ran fully mile before they were Ia
aught.
CoNFKRtNCE or REPUBLICANS 81
The Republican leaders of this district u
leld conference here last night and | ~
aIked over matters In reference tn the u
anpaign In the district Among those III
resent was Mr., X. r. Thorn. the re lie
'ublican nominee for Congress from The &C
Fourth district. ' ''' ID
Three hundred and fifty dollars was the 81
* Paid by walter l.. Mains circus for ia
oiiars went to the State one hundred ITO
olars TO the city. and the remainder Sc
az per cent. tax on the gross receipts so
Doth performances. vo
TO NOMINATE CANDIDATE w
me Democrats OF this city hell ward i
eetings Tonight and elected delegate - w
CITY convention, to be held al tre | mn
urt-house next Monda.t night ,yl inb | VIC
" nominate candidate 10 IN n vacan' inn
In the House of Dele Gates from Peiers chi
re-. Mr.. Charles Hall Davis = w.u div
own young lawyer is spoken of as The prC
obable nominee, Us '"e no,
~, hprahdm snow, the oldest Hebron, | per
'iuent OF Petersburg, is critically III. enc