The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-05-29
FOUND ON THE STREET
A Brief Resume Of the Occurrences Of a
Quiet General Election Day.
GREA1 INTEREST IN MONEY QUESTION
Mrs. John Grimes Condition I'm.
chnnged-A Picnic to Magnolia In
the Dim Pcrspective-Thinks He
Hns Located His Bicycles "A Negro
woman fn u Dsmented Condition.

The Portsmouth rooters were happy
last night.
There was nothing of interest in the
Mayors Court yesterday.
All the delegates will leave here on
Wednesday for Stanton.
THE Monumental. M. e. Church E,p-
worth League will meet tonight.
The condition of Mrs. John Grimes re-
mains critical. Her death Is daily looked
for.
Twelve men were discharged from the
construction department at the yard
yesterday.
George NJ. Mooney and bride arrived
home as night on the Chesapeake and
Ohio train.
Discharges In the yard occur nightly
now. AS the men finish up their jobs
they are put off.
Oh, what q cinch! fourteen innings,
and then could not win. How some peo-
pie do get fooled.
Ned MiarS was recognized in the sum
of $500 TO appear at the June term Of
the County Court.
The Fourth Ward Club wants John
w. Daniel placed on the National ticket
for Vice President
DR.. a. A. B!lisoly was out for short
while yesterday, but Is still unable to
attend to business.
The election yesterday was the quiet
est that has ever been held in this city.
u.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. o. Baker, living at ZIG
Dinwiddte street. lost by death yester-
day their infant son. aged months.
number of persons go down to Port
Norfolk daily, and go out after the finny
tribe, which are said to be biting nicely
horse attached TO John T. King &
Co.'S delivery wagon ran away yester-
day and made things lively for a little
while.
The Pythian Fair will close tonight
W.
considerably success but the weat her
has made against them considerably.
M. Julius Dews the gentleman who
had his bicycle stolen a few nights ago.
'ohinks that he IS on the track of the
man. He has been traced as far as Raj
eigh.
Judge Portlock refused to grant a new
trial In the case of John Texas, charged
with the murder of Joe Fine, and SEN
fenced him 10 fifteen years in the peni-
Tertiary.
1t is said that society connected with
one OF the churches in this city is con-
templating giving picnic at Magnolia
Springs very shortly, provided a train
can be secured.
The Us will meet at their room, 305lb
London street, Friday, at $50 D. M. to
arrange for next Tuesdays convention
entertainment 1t IL important that
every of Portsmouth be present
The Clerk of the Hastings Court will
begin closing on Saturdays during the
summer al p. m. Under the new law
lie Is entitled to close at l O'clock but
Captain Phillips says he will make il 3.
The interest in the money question was
greater yesterday than it has been
during the campaign The sound money
men and the silver men had quite q
lengthy discussion yesterday, which got
quite warm at times.
Justices Niemeyer, Nash and Davis
with !Dr. Y. G. Culpepper held a com
mission of lunacy on a colored boy who
mad been confined in the city jail They
decided 10 discharge him and let his pa
rents make him behave himself
MI. Morgan. the gentleman whom Mr.
Mia!s assaulted ~ the ferry. appeared
In court yesterday and made a sworn
statement of the trouble between himself
ana MT Mars, but 1t was not given out
Tor publication. The case went over TO
the June term.
Evangelist Cranes lecture American
Public Scaools VS. Roman ParochiaI
Schools" will be given at kim Hail
Monday, June 1st. S:15 p. m. Mr.. Crane
gave this famous lecture before an an
dience of 5000 people in Boston. Mass
MI Woifsohn. tenor singer, will render
selections
negro woman was picked up on the
street wednesday night, wandering
around. She was carried to the statioo
mouse. AT O'Clock in the morning she
acted in such queer manner that she
was committed To Jail Yesterday for a
Few days until something could be learn
ed about ner mental condition.
When Nature