The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-09-05
THE COCkAOE CITY.
Many Matters TO Interest Petersburg.
ers in Norfolk.
Speoinl DlspAteh to tho Nirginlan.

Special Dispatch to tho Virginian.
PETERSBURG, Va. September L.
The Board of Visitors OF the Virginia
Normal aud Collegiate Institute, held
called meeting III that building to-
day with the following members pres
eut: John f.. Massey, superintendent
OF Public instruction; lhomus G. Wat.
kins, OF Petersburg; Capt. Muy, OF
Louisa; Senator Thomas \. Williams,
| OF Meckl, nburg; Messrs. Johu i. Har.
ris, of DiuwiaaIe, and NJ. Cogbell. Of
Chesterfield. The only absentee was
5. j. AcvIp, of Lunenburg county.
Tue priLcIple business transacted
WAS the election OF u pi ofessor OF Greek
aud Latiu. Tor which there were sev
eral applicants. n. W. Collier was
elected. He ls graduate OF IL uuiver
siiy III Atlanta and professor Of Greek
nnd Latin III university ut jackson
Vale, Fla. l he sulary oi tue proies
,rshlp to which Collier has boon
e .ectcd is 500 per annum.
white man, giving his name as \.
w. III. Bntemun ana haiiug from
Washington, WAS arrested III Ettrlck,
Chesterfield county, last night charged
with u most indecent crime. After his
arrest InZur was found on his per
son. lie Lad hearing before justice
Tucker III lLttrick this IL, rnlug.
He was acquitted OF ;hr offence for
which he was arrested. but was sent on
10 the next term OF the County Court
OF Chesterfield to answer the charge of
currNiug cUuceaied weapons. Ia de.
fault ui bail bond of SlUU he wns
committed TO jail III this city. Bate.
man has been III the city for some
wee ks canvassiug ior u Klchmond pub.
lishlng house.
Miss Maude Parkinson hns returned
home after visit OF three weeks 10
friends i'll Richmond.
The regular monthly term OF tho
County Court OF Sussex will open to
morrow, when Judge j. f.. West VIII
sentence Robert Ridley to be hanged
IN October next. Ridley is the negro
who was convicted III the County Court
OF Sussex some months ago of The muir
der OF Il Mr. Williams in that county,
and he was 10 have been executed ON
the 18th day oi last July, but Judge
Is. y, Hancock OF the Circuit Court OF
the county granted u writ of super.
seueas staying tho execution OF the SEN
tence until lie could examine the papers
IN the case and determine whether or
not the condemned man was eutitled
TO IA rehearlug.
After looking into the records Judge
Hancock decided tbst Ridley was not
entitled to new trial. The Murderer
has been coniined III the jail OF this city
ever since his trial aud conviction.
His brother, who resides IN }runswlck
county, Is endeavoriug 10 raise $40
with which to employ lawyer. who
has agreed to take the case TO the
Court OF Appeals for that amount.
Ridley appeare TO he confident that he
viii get another trial.
About 10 o'clock this morning fire
WAS discovered between the ceillnraud
roof of house on McKeever street.
owned bY MAJ. j. Arthur johnson. aud
occupied by colored woman named
Sarah Cross. How the fire occurred is
not KNOWN. Loss about twenty dol
lats
An Interesting revival meeting has
been IN progress at Ivy Memorial
Church, IN Chesterfield county, for
some dnys. The pastor, Rev. H.. B.
SCOT, has been assisted by Rev. Her
bert NJ. Hope, pastor of Market Street
NJ. IL. Church, 10 this city.
Much good has resulted already
from these services. Rev. +. j.
Frisioe. pastor of the Secoud Baptist
Church III this city, who has Just ar.
rived from Europe and who is now on
visit to his family in Culpepper
county. will occupy his pulpit ucxt
SUNDAY.