The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-01-31
PORTSMOUTH PARAGRAPHS
Newsy Items Cleaned by a Busy
Reporter,
COTTON MILL PROGRESS
Stabbing Case Continued. Shoot
ing Gases Dismissed. In New
Quarters. TO Straighten
Streets. Rats Cause a
Fire. A Funeral.

Portsmouth sent several hundred
people over to the minstrels last
night.
MIR. Sanford, one of the sewerage
contractors. arrived in the city yes
serday.
The only thing registered ut the
citation house last night was two
DRINKS.
The North street muddle is set
the other side will be settled is hard
TO tell.
2 The Independent boys will move
IN their new quarters to day. 1t is
one of the handsomest engine houses
In this State.
The Independents boys changed
Sheir mind yesterday aud moved in
shelr new quarters instead of wait
spg Tor to-day.
A gentleman from Smithiicld yes.
serday said that when he left there
yesterday there we're six inches of
enow on the ground.
MIR. Charles Goodwin, former
resident. is visiting his old home.
u has been living in Washington,
y. c., for some time.
a stranger was carried in the
hotel Tuesday night who had been
shot through the hand while coming
down tho bay Monday night.
The funeral of John Driver, col
ored, will take place tins afternoon
ct 3 O'Clock from the North Street
a. NJ. IL. Church. 1t Will be at.
1ended Ivy number of societies.
The case of the two young men
Tor stnbbing the negro named Sears
was continued from Yesterday until
40 Gay on account of their LAWYER
being engaged elsewhere.
y committee from the Norfolk
Canton met similar committee
from tins city last night 80 arrange
Tor the parade that Will take place
an Norfolk on the 9th OF April.
Messrs. Ellenor IL Armatrout re
Qnest us to state that the man Sears,
who was cut tuesday afternoon, was
not unionding goods for them, but
was buying hay from Mr.. L. j. Bar
low.
Justice Griffin yesterday heard
abe case OF John Martin, colored,
as. Abrauson, charged with shoot
ting at Martin, and Hoffman VS..
Martin, charged with shooting Mar
'in. Alter hearing all the testi-
mony he dismissed both warrants
with an admoniuon to both,
Madison Wright. the colored
nuckster IN the market, whose stand
caught on fire Tuesday afternoon,
says he left his place Mt l p. III. and
That there WAS no fire under his
stand. lie thinks that rats muat
nave got IN his box Of matches
which caused the fire.
y mulHtto tramp, who had lust
been released from the knelgh
peultentiary, where he had served
1--we years Tor stealing, applied for
lodging Tuesday night ut tbs station
mouse. lie WAS given two hours to
feave the city Yesterday or 60 to Jail
for thirty days. He preferred lcuv
dug.
One Of the members of the Conn
CT Will. Mt the next Meeting Tues
gay night, offer u motion that tb @
Ordinance Committee bring in an
amendment to the ordinance in re.
gard 10 Frightening OF Columbia
ana Smith streets from Crawford to
"liddle streets, on the same prin
cipie that North street was straIg hit
ened.
The cotton factory board of direo.
Tors held their regular meeting on
tuesday night. Plans for the loca-
non OF the machinery and the kind
that was needed were submitted bv
Mr.James Cone. The directors were
A'ghiy pleased with them and at
ouce adopted the plans. Everything
le about III shape now and it will be
only few months now before the
nill will be III operation.