The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-02-18
CLE0PATRA'S HARDLUCK
BOx RECEIPTS dTTiCHED, BUT ITS
ALL xDyLHTJSfNG ron LILLIAN.
Laurence Mar~dcn and Edmond Collier
Have ~ Fist aud >kuit-Nes-
sells in Disfrcs.

NORFOLK. VA, Feb. i5.-Special.-Lil-
Ian Lewis and her Cleopatra Company.
which played here Friday night. has been
playing in hard luck lately. and the en-
p.oyes are getting the benefit OF IT,
An attorney Friday night swore out an
attachment on her box receipts 10 salts
~ 500 claim Of the stage manager II
WAS settled. Edmond Golfer. leading
man, has placed $50 claim with the
same attorney, as has also Max. Gross.
musical director. FOR Siso.
Saturday the company played in liamp-
ton. Gross asked Lawrence Marsden,
husband OF Lillian Lewis. Tor the money
and was offered So which he refused,
and Marsdcn then struck him twice in
The face. Arriving here each swore out
warrants charging the other with assault
CLEOPATRA COMPANY SCATTERED.
They were arrested and put up collate-
raj. Gross was dismissed. the police JUS
tice having no jurisdiction. Marsden
failed TO show up ana is said TO have gone
10 New York Ills wife left here for
Richmond. to spend two weeks rehoarsing
a new play. The Cleopatra Company IS
scattered.
The schooner Samuel H. Sharp. Cap
tain Crowley from York. with a cargo
OF coal. arrived here yesterday after
rough trip. Captain Crowley says that
on the evening Of tho 10Th instant, when
off Ocean Grove. he encountered heavy
east northeast gale. The sea ran high
hand everything movable on deck was
kxashel overheard. including one cask Of
MATER The next day followed with
Seavy westerly gale. during which the
foretopsan and several blocks were
3rried away. The vessel labored heavily
Ind sprung a slight leak around the top.
Ion the 14ih. when of Chncoteague. he
took another westerly gale. but without
further damage to the vessel
IN DISTRESS.
The thrce-mastcd schooner GeOrgotta
Lawrence, Captain Rollcnt, from New
York. bound 10 Charleston. :. c.. with
a cargo OF bagging and nitrate OF soda.
arrived here Saturday evening IN DIS
tiess Captain Rollcnt reports a stormy
passage on the 7th Instant. when on
FRYING Pan shoals. he encountered a
heavy southwest gale. accompanied by
high sea The foremsasthead. foretop-
mast. foresail jibbOom. and All the head
gear. were carried away.
During the gale. Captain Rollont bore
away for this port, and arrived without
further damage.
The schooner King Phillip. Captain Tole.
from Jew London. February Sth, arrived
NJ Lamberts Point Saturday evening to
load coal
Captain Tole SAYS that on the 18th In
etant when off the Delaware he took
a strong westerly gale and carried away
the spanker and a new mainsall which
was under two reefs.
Tho schooner Edna a. Pogue. from PM
adelphia now in this harbor had her
fore-gafr carried away while on her way
here.
DIRECT FOR LIVERPOOL
The British steamer Primers Point.
loaded here by the North American Trans
,porta Company, sailed for Liverpool
Yesterday with two deck loads OF cattle
as part OF her freight.
The Merritt Wrecking Company
steamer. VIM. Ciley. which has been
stationed at Chincoteague. has arrived
here TO take the place Of the steamer j.
ID. Jones. which was on this station nut
Is now at work on the British steamship
T.amineton ashore at Fire Island.
The schooner Cornelia Souie, captain
Saunders. from Bridgeport Is now at
I.ambert's Point. for a cargo OF pig iron.
ON her trip here. she encountered very
heavy weather, and carried away her
an living lib and foretopmast. Her