The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-25
NEWS IN PETERSBURG.
The Rurncd Swirt Crock Cotton Mills
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Petersburg. VA. Feb. 24-(Special)-
The Swift Creek cotton mills. In Ches-
terrified county. three miles from Peters
burg, which were destroyed by fire II
few evenings since airS' To BIZ rebuilt
us soou as practicable. All that re-
mains of the factory are The walls
The two boiler houses are intact. Isut
little damage WAS done to the fJrebays,
which We're only scorclcd by the in
tense heat. II Is estimated that over
u thousand people, most of them from
Petersburg. visited the ruins on yes
ierday MIR. j. ~. Smith. President of
the Swift Creek Cotton Mnnuiacturin,,
Company. who was In North Carolina
ut the time OF the lire. arrived here
yesterday. Mr.. a. G. Rshop. Sccrc-
tnry of the company. is now in New
York. ON account of the absence of
Mr. Bishop the full insurance on the
mills cannot he asccrtaincd
Mr.. i. II. pctznld. who for the past
twenty years has been in the employ
inent of the city. was taken Ia the Home
for the sick this morning To undergo
Il delicate surgical operation.
Mr.. sydney WciSiger who for some
time past has been the soliciting agent
ofethc Norfolk and Western Railroad
company. In Petersburg, has accepted
Il position in Harrisburg. Va. with IL
rallrohu company there. He will leave
for his new home tomorrow morning.
Mr.. Wcisigrr will be succeeded bv
Mr.. VIM. Malone. OF Norfolk
Key O. 5. Bunting. ID. d. of Trenton,
y. j.. who has accepted n call 10 the
reciorship OF 81 Pauls Episcopal
Church. iii this city. Is expected In arr
rive here tomorrow morniSs accom-
panied by his family. Iintil the re-
pairs which are being made To the rec
tory are completed DR.. bunting and
family Will be the guests of Mr. VIM.
r plummcr.
The steam yacht scotch Cap" re-
Gently purchased by Mr.. Frank *.
Clements. OF this city. OF MIR Edward
barney. of Homework. on James river
arrived at the wharf here this morn
Ing in tow of the steam tug Louis.
The yacht is to be thoroughly over
hauled
Rev. y. ID. Mayo, OF Boston, preached
at Tabb street Presbyterian Church
subject was How to kindlc the Fire"
Il sermon about children The sermon
was very able ana eloquent one
sometime yesterday the residence of
MIS- ID. u. Tenant. on the corner Of
Adams and Washington streets. was
broken into. but it is not thought that
anything Of value was carried OF The
only occupants Of the house ar. the
housekecper ana Il little hoy, and the
house was broken into during their alb
ScnCe in Richmond.
colorcd woman named Mary Davis
residing on Federal street was very
painfully burned this morning by her
clothing taking fire while standing in
front of the fire place.
Mr. Julius hubert has sold his beer
ans boiling business to the Peter Stump
brewing Company Cf Richmond. After
the LIST of March MIR. hubert will be the
Petersburg manager of this company
The Hastings court was engaged to-
day until the dinner recess hearing ics-
timony in the case OF the Common
wealth against Lewis Oliver alias Pat
terson. cololod, charged with aiding
and aDetting the murder of another
negro named Coleman Toran. AT Il pre-
viouS term of the court Oliver was con
victed of voluntary manslaushter and
his punishment fixed at live years in the
prnitrntiaty. Judge Mullen. however.
granted him new trial. The principal
to this murder was negro named
Richard Davis, who has never been
caught
After hearing the argument the case
WAS given to the jury. who returned
a verdict of mot guilty" and Oliver was
discharged. The verdict was Il great
surprise