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The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05
THANKSGIVING DAY.
The Customary Proclamation Fssuei
by the President.

washington, ID. c.. Nov. 1.-The Gus
tomary Thanksgiving proclamation was
Issued by the President to-day, as fol-
lows: -
PROCLAMATION by THE pREsI-
DENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
The constant goodness ana forbcar-
ahce OF Almighty God which has been
voucnsafed tn the American people dur
lhE The year which liz Just pnst. call
Tor their sincere acknowledgment ond
ucvout gratitude
70 the emu, therefore. that we may
Min thankful hearts unite IN cxtollinr,
,he lowing care OF our Heavenly Father,
!; grover Cleveland, President of tho
nn'aru SlntcS. do hereby appoint ana
SCI hpnrl Thursday the 2Sth tlny OF tho
present month of November MS mo ,la y
oi ,hankssivlng ana prayer. to bc k"nt
ana observed by all our penprc
oh thht day let us forget our usual 90
unpa,iohs' ard In our accustomn,,
n,Gus "i Worship join in rendering
nr",,',, .1c, ~ '"e ElVef or every good and
proicr Siit for the bOuntro,Is rcturms
,,nt thnt nave rewarded our Iabors In ihn
I'elus ana In the busy murts of tr.,1n-
ior lnc peace ana order that hnyc mo
Nhlicd throughout our land. and rn,
our projection from pcstilencc ana dirn
,,n'.a ~ ana ior other BLESSINGS that
open hand " 'io'ii ah
III, MY WIN our thanksgiving lc, MS
mummy ocscech the Lord To SO incline
~ n'.nrls oi our people under Him .hnt
~ MI i'ni leave lis nor forsnke us MS
hh'ion, but VIII continue to use uIs
mercy ana protecting care. guJ,lIn.r
w II, me path of national prosperity y
aMhn M nppiness--cnduing us with rccti.
.;,n, ur "nu virtue, and Keeping nlivn
Mltnih ns IL patriotic love for Tho rr.n
institutions which have been givrn tn
us as orr national heritage. -
ana ict us. also, on the day or mn.
lIf'hksgivlng. especially rcmcmbnr ~
ioor ana needy, ana by deeds or rhnrItv
,", u* show The sincerity OF our graft
IN witness whereof have horounto
sct my hand and cnuscd tho sn,i ~
'he United States to hr affixed
Done IN the city of Washington mi,
,"uf,h "a3Sof November, in Tho yr,r ,,f
our LORD one thousand. eight hun,rnn
anu iincty-ilvc, ana In tie ono huud,o,i
ann twentieth year of. the indcpcm,lrncn
OF the United States. ~
SlsneD GROVER rCLEVEIAND
l'y the President: ~
HARD oNLEY, Sec'ry OF state.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05
Funerals.

The funeral OF Miss Ameiin Il. Say,
the l6-ycar-old daughter Of Mr. and
Mrs. Daniel j. Say. took place from the
residence of her parents. on Falkland
street, Sunday afternoon at = O'Clock.
the services being conducted by Rcy'
Father John Doherty, of ST. Alary's
Eatholic Church. a large number of
friends were present and followed the
remains To st Mary's Cemetery.
Ihe funeral of Mrs. Mary l.. Jordan.
widow of the late Edward Jordan. tool,
place from her late residence. on I.oytti
avenue, yesterday morning at 10
o'clock. The services were conductrl
hy Rev. j. Il. Mastin. of Mckcndrec NJ
T.. church. assisted by Rev DIR. i /
Hail, OF Park Avenue Baptist Church
There WAS Il large attendance and a
number of floral tributes. The inter-
ment was I'm t.lmwond Cemetery.
The funeral of Mrs ELLA Iymans
widow of the late +. NJ. Hymans. and ~
one time one of the plost prominent
ladies' In This city. took place from 81
LnR"S T. r.. Church yesterday morn
ing at II O'clock. Dev. A. S. LLOYD con
anctcd the services in the presence Of n
large number Of friends after which Tho
remains We're inferred i'm EInwood
cemetery. the pall-bca-ers being col
l.: ID. Starkc, Adam Trcdwcil. IL ~
Vicar and c. Isillups Mrs. Hvmonn
dled at Warrcnton. n. c.. Sunday night,
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05
Gox.,o,rcrrn,l on Gamb,i,r.

Richmond, Va. Nov. 4.--Govcrnor
OFerrall said tonight, in referring to
the raid Saturday night on the gam
would put an end TO gambling in Alex
andria county. "If 1t does not. I shall
put my foot down on it In q still more
effective manner. do not propose 10
tolerate gambling i'll Virginia, and
every man who breaks the gamblin,:
laws of this State Will have to suffer
for it. II any other houses open up in
Alexandria county I will have them
raided promptly, and will continue my
crusade against the ncfarlous trade
until it is blottcd out OF existence. /
desire the gamblers TO take warning.
and to keep away from Virginia, ans
desire them also to know that un-
der no circumstances will l extend them
Clemency."
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05
WHICH SIDE WILL WIN
Both Democrats and Republicans Claim
Maryland by About the Same Majority.
DOWN WITH BOSSlSM WAS THE SLOGAN.
Leading Democrats Supporting tho
Republican, GubcrnntOrinl Enudt-
They Sn! Was Foistcd Upon ahc
Pcoplc by the <:orn,nu.Ftnisim Ring

baltimore, Nov. 1.-The hottest cam
DaiSn I'm the history of Maryland poll
ties. closed Is might when the party
managers smut nv their respective head
quarters. preparatory Ia the battle of
ballots on the morrow. A Governor
Comptroller AMI State Attorney, House
of Delegates and fourteen Senators will
hc selected. In baltimore city a fun
municipal ticket will bee hoScu There
are four tickets In the field, but il is
conceded that the fight viii he between
the Democrat ANA Republican cundi-
dates.
Many leading Democrats of the state
have endorsed the Republican C;ubcrnn-
torinl candidate. Hon. lloyd Lowmdca
ol Allegheny county. and have stunned
the state in opposition t. millionaire
Merchant John H. Hurst uf Baltimore
who. they claim was foistcrcd upo,: tho
Democratic Convention by senator
German.
Down with Bossism" has ,ccn The
slogan throughout the canvass and the
nnti-;iorman-R RaBsin Dcm0crtS have
worked hard for the overthrow of the
ring. 1t Is claimed that the CIcvr-
land Democracy OF the city ana state
VIII vote FOR LowndcS 20 Il man. and
many of them will east the entire Re
publican ticket. The Legislature that
iS chosen tomorrow VIII select the sue.
cessor of United States Senator Glib
son and thirteen OF the Senators will
participate IL the election of n Succn.uor
To Senator German two years hence.
tIhc Democratic managers: are to-
night claiming the election or Hurst bv
from 5000 to 10000 plurality, while con-
SefvatiNc estimates by the Republican,
Democratic leaders place MIR. l.nwdrs'
majority nj 10000. There was plenty Of
i-oWHucS money offered tonight AT SlOo
'o SoV, put rev bets were made
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05
OHIO FOR CAMPBELL
The Democrats Of the Buckeye State Say
Campbell VIII Be Elected.
HIS MAJORITY PLACED AT 10000
The cpmpnign Just Closed Ilns Becn
""Sed with Unusual vigor--ltc-
publicnns Assaulted on the a:roumd
OF Corruption In the LegisInt urc-
both Sides Claim the Assembly.

Colubus. O., Nov. 4.-Thc electors of
OHIO Will Tomorrow choose Il Governor.
treasurer, Auditor, Judge and Clerk Of
the Supreme Court. Lieutcnant-Ciovern-
OF, At.orney-Gcnera1, members of the
Board of Public Works and u fun Gene
raj Assembly.
Ihc election of the latter Is of special
Importance, as it VIII elect n successor
to Senator Brice. The culnDnitrn has
peen hot ono and fought with un-
uSuui tlgor. The Republican STATE
Committee states that $50 speeches were
made under its direction and fully TINT
many were made on the Democratic lc
side. EN- Gov. Campbell himself made
iift%-tire speeches. On the Democratic
side State issues have been adhered to
and the Republicans have been vigor-
ousiy assailcd on the ground of corrun-
tion Iii the Legislature Besides defend
ing themselves from these charges, the
Republicans have attacked the Demo-
Gratis upon national grounds. claiming
that the question OF the return of Scnn
tor Bricc raises a national issue. Gov.
MchlnieS has embraced this opportu-
nifty Ia urge in his speeches the ncccs-
sity of increasing the tarin rates.
In 1882 the Republicans carried the
state by l.o1? In 1899 Gov. McKinley's
plurality was SO,995. Last Year the Re
publican plurality rose To the unprr-
ceuentediy high figure of l37 .OS9 This.
however. was upon n total vote OF T76,-
Sl9. IN 1882 the total vote was SCI G25
y iuli vote isEeXpectcd tomorrow ana
probably 100000 ballots will be cast
The ReuublicanS conccde that their
nlufaiitN VIII droDrhack this year to the
normal hgurc--from l5.O coo TO 30 900 Tho
Democrats claim II will be wiped out
and Campbell will be elected by 10. 600,
Both parties are claiming the Legisla-
iurc. There seems 70 he little ground
upon which TO base an intelligent pre
diction, as TO this
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05
WHIsKEY, A GUN AND MURDER.
a Drunken If-Ycar.OId Roy Shoots
To KILL

New Orleans, Nov. A remarkable
occurrence is reported from Gretna, in
Jefferson parish, just across the river
from tho Southern part OF this city.
~ fourteen-year-olu boy named Joseph
liinyup found quart bottle of whis-
key. lIc drank n quantity Of the stuff
and became much intoxicated He met
his brother, who is nineteen years old.
and told him he intended to shoot Il
boy named John Walters. whose pa
resided in the next block. Young
Hnyup's brother paid no attention To
this and went away. Shortly after
wards the intoxicated boy loaded the
gun and went about the town look
Ing for Walters, whom he found after
short hunt. Ilinyup told Walters
he was going to shoot him. when Wal
terS started 10 run away. Young Hin
yup fired upon him. inlicting n wound
from which Walters died in II few
minutes. The murderer was jailed
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05
NEW YORK DEMOCRATS UNITED,
Eamnauy isnli leaders Predict the
SucccAA Of tIleir TicArf hx ca nnn

New York, Nov. 1.-The election in
New York State will be for state ofii-
GERS, with the exception Of Governor.
ihc battle in this city will be between
the forces OF Good Government. rem
resented by the Union ticket. and tie
followers OF Tammany Hall. The Union
OF fusion county ticket. contains the
names of Republicans and leaders Of
the state Democracy. which is bitterly
opposed 10 Tammany Hall. The Demo-
cratic state ticket, however. has been
endorsed by the State Democracy, and il
rs believed VIII receive the summon, of
the different factions
The campaign in this city closed to-
hiSht without any extraordinary demon
Stration. Tammany Hall leaders pre-
dlct that lis county ticket will he Gle 1 :
cu by from $4,000 Ia 60. 600 majority
while the fusion ticket managers are
9nst rs confident that Tamnany will
hpl return To power i5oth sides declare
that they will carry the State by com
Portable majority.
I'm Brooklyn the local campaipn has
been lively from the beginning. There
are llfcc candidates for Mavor-Sh,.,-
pard und. Dcm). Grout CRcg. Dcm.)
ana Wursicr Htep). Republicans be-
hrFe that sheppard will take enough
votes from Grout to elect Wurstcr. while
Crout $ managers feel confident that The
Republican ranks will be depleted hy
sheppard To such an extent as to cause
the election of the regular Democratic
candidate. Sheppard. il Is conccdcd hn &
no prospects of being elected. The
proDh bilities are that Wurstcr will poIl
within few thousand OF the fun Re
publican vote and he elected AS in Nryv
York City the Brooklyn Democrats oro
united on The State ticket
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05
Republicans May win iowa.

Dcs Moines, Ia, Nov. 4.--lntlications
are that the vote at Tomorrow. cleo
ton will be light The Republican
State Central Committee claims the elcc-
ton of the entire ticket by pluralitir.;
from 10000 10 10000 votes The MEM
berS of this party acknowledge that the
vigorous attack made on brakes rail-
road building record has had effect It
is estimated lie will run 1000 to 5000
behind tile rest of the ticket. Tho
Democrats are cOnceling the election
of all the Republican State ticket but
it's head. They claim that the majorities
of las! Year will be reduced onc-halr
ana claim there is Il show for the cleo
OF I3abh because of defect ions from
Drake's following. 1t is claimed by the
I'rohibitiunists that their ticket will
receive .0,000 votes IN the State this
year against less than 5000 last year.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05
A GREAT MID-sEASON SALE. sss9Ss Us
OF High Class Dry Goods. and. J5af.s
ments for Wonienis and Gbildren,a,
Menr, Commencing Nov. 4 Til ss..sasssllS

Highest standard goods at the lowest
price ever known. Think of AllsWoGfs
goods for 25c All Wool Pleids WORTH
soc. now 30c. All Wool !TIenrietf6f
worth G0c now 40c. Fancy Weayass
In Black and Colored Dress qooass
worth soc. and Toe. now Soc LadieasS
Cloth worth 81 now 75c. Clay Serge;s
(a4 inches wide), worth 50, now sf.S5ssss
Wool Dress Goods from 1oc. up
Remember. all goods are not re Jlucsfs
from the low figures previously plaSeaS
many prices renders this sale remsl rfs q
able In all respects. Some wonders mi
Wraps for Ladies, Misses, and chit
drcn. Surprises await yoii lii d ~ 1sS
Muslin Underwear Department. RoVss1s
All-Wool ShirtWaist only 79c., ,F WoTtiss
81. Boys Waist worth soc. now 81 S9 90
Ladies' Wool Waist worth s1.76s ana Ssss
TO close only Sl.25. Sponge Crepoii b His
ideal lining for dresses, IS Ss ~
r. a. SAUNDERS "a 81
1T2 Main stree 5Sls
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05
CHARGED WITH GRAND LARCENY
S"hn -. BnrHcs. of the 9:asfou Rubber
Company in Serious Trouble.

Trenton. y. j., Nov. 4.-The grand
Jury OF this county has found an in
dictment FOR grand larceny against
John ~. barnes. who was until recently
general manager of the Eastern Rub
Der Company. Frank \. Mcgowan,
principal owner of the works. ncc,s
1hE MN OF having broken open his desI,
ana nbstracted thercfrom 81 900 wort II
OF the company's stocks. Barnes is i'm
Cleveland. o.. and will come on Ia
Trenton Thursday to plead TO the in
dictment
The suit of Barnes against Mcgowan.
10 recover 100000 damages for alicnnt-
ihE the directions of his wife. is likely to
DC dismissed Mcgowan is under s25. .000
pan III this case, but his counsel next
w ednesday will move to q,ash the On
pas under which he was arrested on
Ihe ground that in such cases the hus-
Dand is incompetent to testify against
me wiie. Barnes AYERS that $1,000 of
the bonds he is accused of having sto,cn
belong to him.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05
Kentucky poIi,,c. Di.cusscd.

Louisville. Ky, Nov. i.-Hnrrodsburg
the home town Of Gen. l. Watt Hardin,
gave him an ovation to-day. The pro-
cession was swellcd by enthusiastic citi-
Zens of all counties adjoining Mercer,
who came here to li.ten TO Gen. Hardin $
closing speech this afternoon.
Al liardin's headquarters all is serene
ana the utmost confidence prevails that
Kentucky will roll up handsome ma
jority for the entire Democratic ticket.
ON the other hand prominent Repuh-
leans claim that Bradley will carry the
State by 5000 10 10000
The Prohibition and Populist State
tickets will cut material figure in the
contest.
The present Governor, John Young
Brown. carried the State by $4,000 ma
jority.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05
SUITS AGAINST A BREWERY.
The New Orleans Association in Tr0u
bic with Two Hunks.

New Orleans. Nov. 4.-Something OF
q sensation has been caused to-day in
business circles by the filing of two
big suits against the New Orleans Brew
ing Association by the State National
and theF Metropolitan Banks. Their
afiidavits contain charges against the
brewery directors and the appointment
Of receiver is asked for. The State
National Bank AYERS that it Is the
holder of n promissary note given by the
brewing association for S21 900. which
note is now due, that Theo Drummer,
&. j. Bndst and Peter Blaise, sureties
on the note. have each of them mort
gagged their property with Intent to de-
fraud their creditors or to give an un-
lawful preference to some of them.
An attachment was prayed for against
these directors. Judge Monroe ordered
the attachment issued. A similar suit
was filed by the Metropolitan Bank. to
which institution the brewery aSsocia-
ton is indebted $4,000. The Metro
poiitan Bank asks for n receiver 10 be
appointed to take charge Of the affairs
of the brewing association.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05
C0LoNIzING VOTERS.
Number of Mcn so 10 baltimore 10
Vote Eu.nay.

4 story is going the rounds I'm this
city 10 the eflcct that during the pnst
Few days number of men have left for
i,aitlmorc Tor the purpose Of voting In
the election to be held there n-1ny.
According To the current stories two
men from ihe Monumental city came To
Norfolk last week 10 secure men to vote
us they told them. These men, Ii is
said.will be taken TO Baltimore and
placed in lodging houses to vote under
names given to them for the purpose.
Tie first batch of men left Norfolk
last Friday night and another crowd
followed on Saturday II is said that
the party managers i'm Baltimore have
been posted and If there is an atlcmpt
made Ia violate the sancitity OF the bal
lot III That state there VIII bc big bust
ness for the police courts of baltimore.
me names or the men who came here
anu those who returned with them are
known and are freely mentioned in con
nection with the matter
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05
why This shouId bc Reasa.l

because You can save considerabies
money, If you will only take the time to-
investigate our prices Nowhere elseS
can you equal these prices, LADIES'
line canes. $3.50 and upwards; fine jacE
cts and REFERS, So and upwards; chill
drens long coats and REFERS, So and iiISss
wards; all wool serge dress goods, 25css2
yaTd; line wool plaids, l9c yard; allSw0olS
red flannel, 15c. yard; fine white Hammer
lac. yard: Utica bleached sheeting,6 81;
yard; large linen, q size napkins, 575e5 e5f
dozen: fringed doylies, csc. dozen; ladies'
wool shirts, full size. soc. each, anGIi
numerous other bargains Is IN IN
LEVY BROS. BARGAIN STORE
ia Main Street.g$&
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05
That's an Stun said Politician Mn.

Philadelphia, Nov. 4.-David Martin,
the Republican leader in Philadelphia,
was shown an article contained in
Il New York paper to-day setting
forth that the antl-Quay and Harrison
men have inaugurntcd movement
to strike down Senator Quay, and that
Il fund of S200.o00 has been Euuran-
tecd for use by those who are to direct
the movement
After carefully reading the article
Mr. Martin said:
That's all stuff. There is not Il
word OF truth in It,"
The gentleman was asked what he
thought of the outlook for to-morrow's 3
election. and he replied
y think We will poll So per cent
OF Cur vote Of last November. 1t may
reach 80 per cent, aud at least $4,000
majority.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05
winston. North cnro,1nn. No,c.

winston, n. c., Nov. i.-E w. EfIand.
dealer in groceries, assigned here to-
day. Assets placed at s3.500; liabilities
quite heavy.
judge Dick, of the United States Dis
trict Court. handed down a decision
,4.uiH ,';H IN an important suit tried before
nm ON October I'd. The case was thai
OF the Carter Casing Machine Conn
pany. OF Danvilic, Va. VS.. eight of Win
$ton'S tobacco manufacturers. Plain-
siiis claimed that defendants were in
lr!nEihS on their patents 10y using other
machines and asked for heavy damages
Thc case has been in the courts for
several years. Judge Dick decided in
favor of the defendants and taxed the
plaintiffs with costs
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05
Prospects OF Anotacr nni,rond Strike

West Superior, Wis, Nov. 4.--From the
outlook among the members of the
American Railway Union the prospects
of strike on the East Minnesota road
are very good The Union held a meet
ing yesterday afternoon ut which re-
ports We're made showing the scnti-
mcnt OF the men in favor of standing
by the conference committee. which
was refused an audience with Prcsi-
dent Hin, and to stand by the Amcri-
can hallway Union in any trouble
which may arise. The Great Northern
has more employees at Superior than at
any other point, except Minneapolis
and st. Paul. a strike would tie up
the elevator systems here and probably
all the -four mills
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05
a New Yacht For The Spanish Govern.
nenl.

New York, Nov. A party of twenty
gentlemen and ten ladies. representing
the cream of the Spanish colony In New
York. met at Pier 1, East River. this
afternoon and there boarded the steam
yacht Dart. which took them around
staten Island The craft was bought
and rebuilt by the Spanish colony OF
New York at q cost of $4,000. The trip
was made as trial one. and for the
purpose of christening her with a
new name, previous to her presentation
10 the Spanish Government for use I'm
Cuba for war purposes.
The yacht Is lis feet long with S,h
feet draft and has Il speed Of IA knots.
The name given her is Cudilero, the
name of IL village in Spain The craft
will be delivered In n day or two TO
the chief Of the Spanish naval.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05
R,oIico i,n,rol.

Have YOU seen the Genuine gs sIsili 1is
Shoe that we sell for SO, made 8if Isl f3ss
solid socs? There is llo 9bett ter rsSnllaSx
made. We can furnish you sWi tJf u ts;ss III
monials from those that ha Ee sSfss f9ss
blacksiniths. carpenters, @ soys teb fsS siffsS
bartendcrs, farmers ahd allT sisifisi az ~ ~
laborcrs. Come and see them st
HELLER'S ONIJ7PRIC G Ctsss ssi u ;s3 f5yySS
STORE. 40 Bank ST. Opt, Go,;sf
{ Newest Discovery 5St G. tsat II
pain, N. X. D. Rooms, Ennss, sess 81 @2eSs
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05
Two Rai,rond rivers t.sl,iac.

Dallas, Tex, Nov. a.---Thc Katy"
Flyer. northbound for the ST. Louis ana
the Santa Fe limited. southbound from
st Louis. the two fastest trains In
Texas. plunged into right angle COLI
sion at the crossing of the two roads
just inside the southern limits of the
city. about Z o'clock this morning.
The trainmen jumped from their en-
Sines and were not hurt. Several cars
and the engines were badly wrecked
and several passengers were slightly.
injured, Investigation has failed TO
locate the blame.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05

Atlanta. Nov. 4.-Julia Ward Howe
president of the Association for the
advancement OF Women, was one OF
the speakers nj the congress OF thai
D"dE today. She spoke on Racial
crnniens IN Europe" Airs. Mary Il.
ideal In the Advancement of Women >
Dr. Nellie V. Ward. of Baltimore, dis
cussch Women in the Medical Profes-
sion. The paper was historical.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05
Changed It's Name.

At the regular meeting OF the Third
Ward Permanent Democratic Club held
last evening in its hall. on James street.
the most important business transacted
was the changing OF it's name to the
Thomas jefferson Democratic Club OF
the Third Ward. After the adjourn
ment of the club its Executive Commit
tee met and transacted business OF i'm
portance to the party and club
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05
Fire s.ns. Njn,,t.

The partial burning Of the frame
house No 81 Reeves avenue last night
caused an alarm from Box No 4; short
~ before 10 o'clock. The house was
occupied by family mar .cd Wells. who
lost some of their furniture The
building. which is Owned hy Mr.. j. a.
Winslow. was damaged To the extent of
about $780, and IS insured The fire
was cNtinguished with the chemical
eNtingu!shers and several buckets of
water.
The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-11-05

Albany. y. T., New. 4.-William u
MorhnEc. an old and wcll-known Al.
bany politician, fell down the elevator
shaft of the Argus building to-day and
sustained Injuries from which he died
nan hour later He opened the door
leading To the freight elevator ana
stepped off before any one could stop