The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-09
u|LI|pUnANL LOCAL LEAV|NGS
Gut of Sufficient Interest to Re-
.quire a Cursory Glance.
4 Young Colored Woman Becomes
insane. He Skipped Town. Sol
diers Becoming Impatient
Chicken Thief Shot At.
Found an Umbrella.
The Hastings Court vas in session
Tor rhort while yesterday.

The Hastings Court vas in session
Tor short while yesterday.
Mr.. Q. Il. jones, nuchInist on the
monitors, is in the city visiting his fam.
ily.
Mrs. Henry Bernard is quite sick at
ler husbands residence on Washington
street.
Edward Chase was arrested by Con.
stable Anderson for beating u woman
very badly.
a chicken thief was shot at in Park
View Wednesday night. He was not
dong i'll getting of.
Several persons have gone to Now.
port News this week to go to work ut
,he shipyard there.
Miss Ohio P. Weaver has gone to
%oquosion, York county Va, to spend
month with friends.
A large excursion from Durham, n.
g., came IL about noon yesterday.
They will return to-duy.
The Chambers boys will not make
Nuoh of their excursion. The at
tendance was not very lnrge.
Eosa Ellis was arrested last night by
Constable Hodges for fighting aud
was locked up in the county jail.
Mrs. Chas. II. Francis, of Dobbs
Ferry. n. y, is visiting tue family of
air. A. J.. West on Clifford street.
Michxol Walsh, an aged citizen, who
lives on the corner of Randolph and
Second streets, died yesterday after.
noon.
Tho condition OF Sanitary Inspector
r. K. Johnsun continues to improve.
de hopes to be able to attend to bust.
ness very soon now.
The city OF Portsmouth pays for use
OF water for fire purposes and public
buildings 81, 100 year, aud this does
not include what Is paid by the resi-.
dents Of the Filth Ward.
1t is said that the crowd at Port Nor
folk Wednesday night was immense.
Mnlvey knew good thing when he
started those fish suppers, which are
becoming very popular.
Somebody should see that the fish
market space lie washed of little
oitenor than 1t is. The odor is yery
tad vi times. and tho fishermen claim
that 1t hurts their business.
he soldiers are getting impatient
about their money. They say that the
Money and pay rolls are both here,
aud they cannot tell tie cause of the
delay III distributing the same.
II IL said that the white man who as.
ssulted colored man on County street
on Wednesday night, has skipped the
own because he knew he would be
heavily fined, and not having apy
money he would have to go TO jail.
daughter OF John Miller, the col
ored foreman of laborers in the navy
yard, was carried to the station house
on Wednesday in en- insane condition,
She was raving at times during the
night. A commission will be held on
her very shortly.
hay rides seem to be the most popu.
Iar pastime for the young people now.
Those who go on them have a delight
ful time, but they should not make so
much noise when returning home at
sate hour OF the night, as they disturb
other peoples slumbers.
Constable Anderson will leave this
morning Tor Suffolk to bring the sup.
posed murderers of Joe Fine. who hive
been arrested there, back with him.
Mrs. Fine went to Suffolk Wednesday
spsee II she could identity man that
Md been arrested, but she could not.
HE VIRGlSIAN has been requested
60 cal! the attention of the authorities
10 gang of negroes who oonRregate
on the corner of Race avenue and
queen streets every night and fuss and
vow until late hour, keeping every.
body in that locality awake. The Ian.
guags used by them is Terrible
colored man in al inseusible con
dition was picked of the track which
crosses County street just beyond
Blount on Wednesday night, How he
came there no one knows. He could
not tell himself. He was cared for by
come OF the colored families near by.
IF he had remained there few minutes
longer he would have been killed "a
efsins are passing there OF oil hours.
u. V. GAsKISs, funeral director and
am halInar Clio MILL n.