The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-05-16
NEHSY NORFOLK N|CkNACkS
Items of General and Personal
Note from City Sources.
An Error Corrected. May Festival at
lesner's Park. Petition for the
Pardon of Edwards. The
Case of Harry Friedman.
Personal Notes.
Fair weather reported for o.day.

Norfolk crosses bats with Roanoke
hero to-day, Friday aud Saturday.
For want of quorum there WAS no
meeting OF the Board of Health yester.
day.
Rev. Mr.. Halstead adressed tho
meeting at the Union Mission last
night.
Tho Virginia gunboat Chesapeake is
having extensive repairs made here TO
her boilers.
The British steamship New Borough
was lowed to Newport News yesterday
10 go into the dry dock.
There was u rehearsal last night at
The Academy of Music of the CASTE and
chorus for Bclshazzar.
A May festival will be given ut Les
per's Park TO day for benefit of the ST.
Amos Benevolent Society.
coiored vagrsnt was given by the
Ponce Justice yesterday ten minutes in
which to get out of the city.
MIR. Jack Mariner, the trotting
horse breeder. hns gone to Cleveland,
o., to buy some blooded stock.
Tho Norfolk preachers have returned
from the Southern Baptist ASSOCIATION,
which has been In session IN WaBhipR.
ton ID. =.
Police Detective Elliott will resign
his position after tho conclusion of the
cases now pending In which he is inter
ested.
Justice Burroughs will this morning
investigate quarrel between man
aud his wife, which appears to be Il
very sad affair.
The Pilot Publishing Company has
MED with Judge Prentls demurrer to
the entiro Massey libel bill and To each
count OF 1t, and also pleas Of not guilty.
privilege and Justification.
In the Police Court Yesterday the
Insurance. men mentioned by THE VIR.
GINIAN as lighting III the. street, were
before the Justice aud the hearing of
the charges continued TIL 10 day.
y colored man named Andrew Mason
fell dead about / o'clock yesterday on
the premises of MIR. ID. Hotheimer, los
l'ank street. He had been whitewash
Ing, aud WAS cleaning up when he
was stricken.
AN error was made in the reports in
yesterdays NlRGISIAS of the formation
OF the Norfolk Liquor Company, in
the statement that Capt. Ihos. Kevill
WAS Que OF the incorporates and iii
rectors Of the company.
The petition for the pardon of MIR.
"a"ies iHH"hfus, now III Jail serving IA
sentence OF slX months for killing Mir.
James Nj. Sawyer. hns on it, 1t Is said.
between 40 aud 500 names, including
ten OF the Jurors III the case.
The managers of the recent "Pins
lore presentation desire to express
their most earnest thanks to Capt.
cunningham and Miss Pattee of Rich.
mond; irof. Borjes snd all who assisted
IN tho splendid entertainments.
Inc feature of the new law. which
| requires barroums to be on the frnu,
OF tho building. will be tested before
Justice Burroughs to day, when the
| proprietor of the Mansion House will
answer. The case will be ARMED nv
CRY Attorney Shelton for the clty and
Judge " llicox for the defendant.
The colored man Josiah Williams in
the employment of Jno. Il. Hnrgrovr
| No. 20 Union street, who was thrown
from rond cHrt on Union street. near
Commercial Place, md dragged along
the street tor some distance, il Mt Tho
ketrcat Tor the Sick and Is doing well
his Injuries are not serous.
The hearing OF the charges ooaint
Mr.. larry Friedman, charged with
EN- ueZ2ling the funds of l.. Fuersin,u
oyster packer. TO the amount of 81 400
were not heard by the Police ,Just,ce
yesterday. Tie case will come mn ON
the 2Oih. The prisoner was commit
TED 10 JAIL In the absence OF bail.