The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-28
Which Richmond B0nlfaGes Propose to
StfaaaousIy Oppose as HurtfuI.
WOULD BE AN AID TO INDECENT RASCALs
Luneihbur.s Cnscs-It Is Not
1 Thought the Goycrnor VIII Use
4 SsiS sFroops..'she DccIinc In tie Tobacco
Y. shERrkct-Fnrther Doings oil ttlc
4 Treasure Seeker.

Y. people who are likely to protest against
Its endorsement 1t provides that n
VI stout rope shall be placed iii every
room for guests and shall be securely
y fastened into the wall or to same other
i object so that one may let himself down
to the ground with case in case of fire
81 Not only Will these ropes not be ornn.
4 mental to the rooms, but hotel proprie-
/, tors say they will give dishonest guests
an opportunity to escape without pay
Z ing their bills. ~ copy OF the ordinance
ii mas been sent to the Board of Commits
J. stoners for enforcement. 1t appears
that few. If any, hotel keepers knew of
4 Its provisions until passed, and now they
81 are preparing to get the Council 10 re-
consider.
f The tobacco MARKET has been un-
4 usually quiet this season. Prices are low
4 and the offerings small compared with
those OF former years. The crop In Nir>
Vtnia this year was not large, for two
Z reasons. In the first place, there was n
considerable decrease in the acreage
and what was planted suffered by the
Il long drought Dealers in tobacco are
not making the money they did In years
gone by. They say the American To-
baeco Company has done their business
much harm and there can be no doubt
4 OF this Time was, and not so long
nSo, when fortunes were made in few
years by 5udictous handling Of tobacco.
but good old times have passed, proba,
bly, not to return in the near future.
The next tctm OF the J.uncnburri
County Court will be held on the second
Monday in January. Before that time
vie record OF the Court of Appeals In
the! cases of Mary Alternately, Pokcy
4 Barnes and Solomon Marable will be
completed and sent to Judge Orgain
Y He will then be able to order the pris.
oners removed to his county If lie
chooses to do so. a very strong appeal
Will be sent asking him to postpone the
new trial until February, as Mary
Il is In delicate condition. a doctors Ger
tlhcate will be sent, showing it would
4 pc dangerous to remove Alternately be
4 tore FEBRUARY. Judge Organ may sec
NJ 70 nave BARNES and Marablc brought
Eapetore him III January and POSTPONE
MAYS case. No one here has any idea
Y that the Governor will order troops to
1 go with the convicts.
The police have been informed o. tbo
arrest in Philadelphia of n man named
"a alton, who Is one of the most noted
Il crooks III the country. He Is wanted
II mere 70 answer the charge OF having
y forged the name of j, c. Tignor to a
H check. Walton first came here in 1S93
when Mr.. Otis. H Russell was post
master. He PASSED himself of as one
4 OF the inspectors of the Post Office De-
4 Partment ut Washington. lie had been
mere about twenty-four hours when he
d order upon the Watkins Hardware Co,
! Tor SIN revolvers. one of these he kent
and had the other five sent to Mr.. Rus
cell. For this oifense he was sent to the
PeMtentiary. He had not long been
4 out when he forged the name of MIR
& I1gnor. An officer will be sent to
Philadelphia at once for him.
g5S The storm last night did n great
td u, OF damage throughout Virginia.
"A al
companies have had thoir forces out re-
pairing the damage done to poles md
z wires AS far as is known there was
no loss of life. y railroad man named
& rev was blown from the top OF n
Z car IN Richmond and very badly, but
probably not seriously hurt. One or
two houses were blown down. and tho
roofs taken off several others In Rich
mond.
e The case OF Superintendent John T,
l Harding, of the Metropolitan Life In
surance Company, who Is charged with
having defrauded Della Smith. a colored
Z woman. OF a sum of money. was called
court. The defense claims that tho wo.
/ man swore out the warrant for Mr..
Harding's arrest through spite
The Rev; Mr.. Hyde, who will be the
guest of Mr.. James W. Sinton. until
the parsonage of the Third presbyte-
Ran Church Is ready for occupancy.
I arrived In Richmond this morning, and
will preach at that church Sunday.
Mr.. Frank d. Hill, the well-known
real estate man, who has been in fall
4 enS health for some time. is quite sick
+ at his residence on Main street. near
Fifth He has been confined 10 his
residence for few weeks.
Mrs. Laura f. Taylor. ,of Henrico
county, who has recently attained con-
siderable newspaper notoriety through
"a search which she is prosecuting for
treasure trove, called on County Niagis
sfrate Vincent this morning Her mis-.
s1on was to invoke the aid of the mag.
Z 1strate towards recovering her house
hold effects. 1t will be remembered that
MRS. FarTar, who occupied apartments
in the house OF Mrs. Taylor, swore ont
a. warrant against her some days ago,
charging her with assault and battery.
Mrs: Taylor says that while she was al
4tendlng the magistrates court in re-
Spouse to summons. her house was
looted OF everything, even to the small.
4 est article 1t contained. To-day she
made application for search warrants.
through which she hopes to get back hen
stolen property. The lady seemed much
distressed over the publicity given her
movements and declared that she had
been dll-treated by Mrs Farrar and
others. She stated that she had taken
MIS-. Farrar from the asylum for the
insane, at Stanton, and provided for
between them arose Mrs. Taylor also
declares that she has no knowledge
whatever Of most of the personages