The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-03-06
NEWS OF NORFOLK N BRIEF
Closely Condensed Paragraphs of
Local Events.
PAPERS SENT TO GOVERNOR.
Executive CIemency Asked for Frank
Peace. Thrown from 4 Horse
and Hurt. February Vessels.
Charged With Pension
Fraud. Vellines Suit.
The yachts Argo and Pirate are in

port.
Fair weather to-day, with westerly
winds.
The fines collected in the Police
Court last month mounted TO SJ41,25.
More shelving for the records of the
city is being added to the Clerks office.
Miss Eva kirkham, of Wilmington,
n. O., is the guest of the Misses james,
OH Rose avenue.
Jane Smith, alias Jane Perkins. col.
ored, was before United States Com.
missioner Aokiss yesterday on charge
of pension fraud.
MIR. w. Thompson Barron had his
head badly cut Monday afternoon by
being thrown from u horse which he
was riding in Ghent.
During February. 1895, nine vessels
entered this port from foreign ports
aud thirty three vessels cleared from
this port for foreign ports.
Mr.. John j. Clarke, United States
Inspector of Buildings. says that con.
siderable repairs will have 10 be made
on the Norfolk custom house.
The Nellines suit for $4,000 against
Police Commissioners Nerdier and Boil
ton will be tried on its merits in the
Court OF Law aud Chanoery Saturday.
The meeting at the Union Mission on
Lower Church street last night was
conducted by the pastor and Ep-
worth League OF Centenary Methodist
Church.
Rev. Sam Small delivered bis lecture
"From Barroom to Pulpit" ut the
Norfolk Mission College Monday night
for the colored exhibit at the Atlanta
Exposition.
Col. Joseph Bird and wife, Maj a.
Thompson and Mrs. Harms, of phila
delphia, are here awaiting the arrival
OF the sloop yacht Alert, which Is
ashore at Lewes, Del.
A little boy named West, about 3
years of age, whose parents reside on
Wood street, WAS run over by wagon
on Chapel street, near Wood, Monday
AFTERNOON, aud badly hurt
The Young Ladies' Aid Society of
the treemason Street Baptist Church
will give birthday tea to Mrs. Whar.
ton, wife OF DIR. Nj. Is. Wharton. III the
| lecture room of the church from 3 to 7
p. m. Thursday.
Nicholas McMauanim was arrest ed
yesterday aud committed to jail cha re- q.
ed with conspiriug to iujure, by fnlse
charges, Claude Wilkins while on the
high seas. He will have an examina.
ton next Tuesday.
There will be rehearsal for the
opera of 'Pinafore" at Monteiiore
Hall this Wednesday evening at s
o'clock. All of the young ladies and
| gentlemen who propose taking part III
| the performance are requested to be
present.
a chldren's mnss meeting will be
held at the Y. NJ. Q. y. Thursday nj
ternoon. March 9TH, at p. m :, under
the auspices OF the Loyal lem perance
Legion. Mrs. Wood, of Washington.
will entertain them with "chalk talks. "
etc. All children are invited to attend
and bring their friends.
W. ii. Land, the colored attorney.
to day forwarded to the Governor the
papers Ill the case OF Frank Pence.
colored, convicted recently of assault
ing Mr.. j. b. Fentress aud sentenced
to SIX months in Jail, with recon-
mendation for mercy. Accompanying
the papers Ia letter from Judge
Hanckol, which says: 81 will saw
that upon the whole case it see ms to
me that 1t Is u proper case for Execu.
tive clemency."