The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-29
Passing Mention f.!aie Of EanY MlnGr Hap
penings In the Oily and Suburbs.
FkITS.sul SUMMARY OF THE. DAYS NEWS
I'm Order to Go. In Everything II
Was Necessary TO Econonrize space
by Applying COndcnscr to Many
Items Worthy OF a:uci, Wore E1.
tended Notice Than hint Given.


tonight.
There was a short session OF the Coun-
ty Court yesterday.
Mr.. John Whit. ehead will speak AZ she
John w. Daniel Club tonight.
Three persons were fined yesterday
for allowing horses TO run at large.
The Portsmouth football team have
some good games scheduled for the WIN
ter
The truckers say that potatoes are
not worth shipping, the prices being so
low.
There will be marriage at Monument
tai NJ. L. Church this afternoon at .
o'clock.
To-day is understood as Hcptasop-
tian Day. y big time Will !e hc!d in
Norfolk.
Attention is called to advertisement Of
lost wotch. which will be found in an
other column.
Suits against the delinquent stock
holders q The cotton factory will come
up on Monday.
y nn.nbe. of the broken pavcments
around the city are being repaired by
the street force.
Hon. Thomas II. Eorland ana ether
in"r,iHont Republicans VII. apca!; for
the Republicans
The town clock str';cN dig several
times during the day yc. te!.1ty. Just
what caused i, No one knows.
Mr. CorGey inyncr who has been in
the navy ro: several years, arrived home
yesterday. lie will remain bore auw.
Secretary Coulter nf the i. NJ. 6. A.,
arrived in the City yesterday. He came
10 attend the Y. NJ c. y. meeting to-
night.
NJ. Joe sullivan. who recently rcceiv-
ed az aprpintmeni as carpenter i'll the
NAVY. rec .ve,i orders 10 proceed to New
Yu,l: iaSj night.
rhe Fourth Ward Daniel Club viii
nave his lime tonight At L cir cub
room. Hon. John w. III Porter will
make an address.
Mir. &. Nattun qualified on the estate
of Samuel G!dcrsleeve yesterday. He
gave bond OF $ii.oG0 with Judge l.. r.
Waits as surety.
Chief Engineer VIM. Wheeler of the
United States Coast Survey Service is
in the city, The SITES. of his daughter.
Mrs. WIN. Masby.
There are lots of rumors floating
around about thr railroad deal and
about other roads coming in this city.
Mr.. VIM. Ives and family are in New
York.
The City Council vii! meet some time
mex; week. possibly not before Thurs
day, rs ali will be anxious "a hear the
returns on Tuesday and Wednesday,
nights.
Wires were run in Oxford and St.
JoSeph's Rails yesterday. The former
for the Democrats and the latter for the
Republicans. ~ that the returns can be
received.
The colored Ike, uhlicans held a pow
wow on Goodwin street last night. Mel
son Proctor. color A. was the principal
speaker They had a big tin." ali to
themselves
Air Y. Men. simpson is in thr city
and Is The guest OF MIR. Norman Pedrick
sin. Simpson will ntNciatc this afternoon
~ the marriage of Mr. EDwdrn to Miss
..ulia Harrison.
The fumera! OF Mr. J#robson's little
child was conducted from his residence.
"n F!hnsham street, yesterday after
noon The remains were Inferred in the
~ '''7' tory IN '"rklcy.
WIN. Reed, . Colured lawyer, tried to
apa&l. IA the interest of Mr.. Whaley
Wednesday night. but his audience
woulc not allow it and halioOed for
Wise. This broke The meeting up
The Hastings Court heard appeals
from TIE registrars yesterday Several
colored people presented their claims,
but only one was found 10 be OF sul!i-
cient nature 10 allow him to register.
The soldiers boys expect To receive
their money from the state very shortly.
II Is said that II number OF negroes
from the county have been registered in
the city. When they come to vote they
will get themselves into trouble.
The Finance Committee held an i'm
portant meeting Tuesday night. The
Treasurers and Auditors books were
examined. Nine thousand dollars more
was expended in the wear ending July
1st, 1893. than the receipts were. This
will have 10 bc carried this year.
Yesterday morning a gentleman called
UP The Virginia Office in this city.
ard asked if all the political news i'm it
GOULD be true. and on being told that il
vas gathered from reliable sources he
requested that the doXology should be
sung. and proceeded 10 do 50 through
the phone.