The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-04-10
THE PEOPLE HEAR HIM
The Rev. Mr.. Broughton Preaching to Large
Crowds at the South Street Church.
A STREET SPRINKLER BADLY NEEDED.
Slapped for Not Keeping His-Meush
Shut-Mr. George Eastwood in the
City : The whereabouts OF Mr.
Pleasantsa Mystery-The Electoral
tOard to Meet-Other Home Notes.

To-day will be payday in the yard.
The sheriff reported fifteen prisoners
On the city jail.
Colonel K. f. Griffin qualified as no.
tary public yesterday.
There was q heavy frost and much
ice yesterday morning.
Attention Is called to the ad. Of John
"A. Morris. the clothier
Harry Il. Walcott qualified to practice
law in the Hastings Court yesterday.
General Seigfried was in the city yes
terday in the interest of the street rail-
road.
The employees Of the Seaboard Air Line
chops. were paid yesterday for the month
of March.
warded to- North Carolina Yesterday for
interment.
Yesterday was the thirty-first ami
versary of the surrender Of General Lee
at AppomattoX.
There will bela meeting of the Electoral
BoaTd tomorrow night TO elect Judges
Tor the May election.
The Water Committee and the City
Attorney held a meeting last night and
discussed the water question.
The suit of w. b. Johnson VS.. the
city OF Portsmouth for damages for in
5uries received has been set for the 10th.
The suit Of Mrs. Annie e. Thomas for
$4,000 for injuries received by falling in
a hole on Gosport bridge was also set
Tor trial.
DR.. Broughton received a message
from his wife in Roanoke yesterday
morning saying that their baby was Sc
riously sick.
Portsmouth Division. u. r.. x. Of p,
ere making active preparations FOR the
fair which they expect to hold at kim
Hall shortly.
The merchants viii be we'll pleased If
o Gov IA y,
on the purchase of a, street sprinkler
to keep down the dust.
The Portsmouth team and the Newport
News team will cross bats to-day al =
o'clock lat Leagues Park for the benefit
Of the Elks' charity fund.
merchant on Crawford street and
colored man had a fracas on the street
yesterday. Both were fined for fighting.
Neither one was hurt very badly.
Mr.. John L. Watson will leave this
afternoon for Washington with his team
They will play the Washington team
tomorrow and return home on Monday
Mr.. c. c. Pearson and daughter. Miss
Gertrude. who have been visiting Mr..
and Mrs. John c. Woodley, will leave
for their home in Plainfleld. n. J., to-
day.
The preaching OF Rev. Mr.. Broughton
Is attracting crowds. Each meeting is
well attended. 1t is predicted that before
he leaves the city that his name will be-
come a household word
The comedy of "a Lesson In Love"
will be presented tonight at Kim Hall
by amateur talent. The entertainment
is given for a charitable purpose and
uhould be well attended.
Peter White, pitcher. and William
Nought. infielder. were given their I'M
conditional release yesterday. They were
not considered strong enough to hold up
their end in the Virginia League.
Tho ,P0ora 0f of NO
factory met last night and will arrange
for meeting OF the attorneys OF the
creditors for tomorrow, when 1t Is an
ticipated all matters will be arranged.
Anyone knowing of the wherea bouts
Of James H. Peasants. formerly of this
city. would confer great favor on Mr.
Alex. Warner by letting him know. He
was last living in Atlantic City Ward
in Norfolk
Charles Edward Price q negro boy
who has figured quite frequently in the
Mayors Court. was fined $3.50 yesterday
In the Mayors Court for Shaping a small
white boy who would not keep his mouth
shut when he told him to do so.
Mrs. Croker, wife of Major ]. Il.
Crocker. had another very severe at
tack OF apopieNy yesterday afternoon
Snd for some time 1t was thought tina
revived. and last night was resting
comfortably.
Mr.. George Eastwood. of Baltimore
MD. is In the city visiting his brother
Zanathan Eastwood. on Washington
street This is Mr. Eastwoods first visit
to his old home in nearly twenty years.
He Is much pleased with the improve
ments that have been made
The negro boy Dick Scott. who broke
the leg Of COW belonging to Mr.. Edward
Oaks. was fined IS in the Mayors Court
yesterday for cruelty TO animals The
Mayor made his fine as light as possible
undeithe circumstances. his mother hav-
Ing agreed to pay Mr.. Oaks for tine
cow. and there being no criminal in
tention to injure the cow shown