The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-02-08
THE NEWS Of NORFOLK
Items Brought on the Wings OF
the Blizzard.
STREET CLEANING CONTRACT
The Elks' Benefit Performance.
Cantata Selshazzar. Buoys
Taken Up. A Weekly Pa
per. The Vellines
Case

| The steamer j. d. Jones, of tue
Metritt Company, is at Kill Devil
Hill.
a slight FIRE occurred at No. IS
Kent street about S:45 O'Clock yes
terday morning.
Fanny Rice will give perform
ance ut the Academy on February
| 10th for the Eiks.
The Farmer and Trucker is the
title of new weekly to be edited
by Mr.. @. Il. Peal.
The suit of Capt. Vellines vs. the
Police Commissioners for 500 is
set for this morning.
Misses Mabel nnd Grace t. Grow.
ther and Bosly +. Orowther, of Bal.
tlmore, are III the city.
The license OF VIM. Erxleben. re.
tail liquor dealer, 50 Main street.
was transferred to j. L. Prince.
Several lawyers lett last night for
hIchmond 10 attend the banquet in
honor OF the new Court OF Appeals.
! The cantnta "Belshazzar" will bo
given ut the Academy of Music on
Monday night and Tuesday otter
noon.
Judge Martin yesterday heard nh
nnlmrortant civil case, which oc
eupied the attention of the court
ell day.
One OF the ferry steamers was dis
abled last night nbont III O'Clock,
her machinery getting out OF order,
ana lost about three trips.
III the Corporation Court yester
day the liquor license of Pat Davis,
III Cumberland street, was trans.
ferred to j. Il. Prince, same place.
| y deed was recorded Yesterday
from VIM. a. Swauk, special com.
missioner, to lvor a, Page, property
No. BIS Butte street; consideration
500.
y horse hitched to STAY ran away
on Cranky street yesterday after.
noon. The occupants of the vehicle
were thrown out. but escaped iu-
| jury.
The case against Il. Jacobs 4
Bro, pnwnbrokers, was called in the
I PoiIce Court yesterday, but q hear
ing was postponed until Wednesday,
I tue llth instant.
Col. ID. j. Turner, commanding
the Second Regiment Pythians. has
issued M address calling attention
to the meeting to be held in
Stnunton the 18th.
Judge lanckel transacted no bns.
mess Of general Importance yester
day. Two liquor lIcenaes were trans
ierred and the day was given to the
hearing of small civil cases.
n snatch thief named Goodridpe
Lawyer, coiorcd, was captured YES
terday by Officer Woodhonse. He
was charged with stealing lot of
cans from store on Church street.
The special committee of the
| Councils 10 whom was referred the
matter OF looking into the advise.
biiity OF letting out the contract of
the street cleaning, it Is eaid, will
report favorably.
The Lighthouse Board gives no
tee that tue nun aud can buoys in
New York upper and lower bays
nave been taken up on account of
heavy floating Ice. Positions will be
marked by spnr buoys.
| Ihe sixth annual contest between
the literary societies OF the Mission
| College VIII be held this evening in
tho college chapel, beginning at S
o'clock. The music for the occasion
vii! be furnished by the orchestra
OF the National Soldiers Home at
Hampton.
The Local Board of Atlantic CITY
contepdia9 TINT they have the
right to nominate men for appoint.
ment on the police force OF that
ward, VIII not recognize the men
VINO have recently been appointed
by the Police Commissioners, con
sequentiy they will have to bring
SUIT to recover their money. The
board holds that the annexation act
gives them the control OF the affairs
OF the ward and Will resist, they
say, every effort to violate the
agreements Of that contract.