The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-26
GRACE STREET CHURCH
Rlchmond's Beautiful EdIflcs Destroyed BY
Fire and Nov a CrumhIlng Mass.
SEMINARY ALSO BURNED.

isiafurc-'rhc u.nst Days Of the Ses.
ston ApproncI,fns-HrC rafg's Eicc.
Ito" Biii Mny Get Through-Mr.
Coolies Coroner Bill.
Richmond, Va. Feb. 25.-fspeciuD-
Mr. Tabb introduced In the House :, hin
ueciarlng a certain portion or ground In
OK river Il natural oyster ground.
Dill was offered by MIR. Cooke to
amend the code In relation to Coroner's
inquestS. 1t gives the Coroner autbnritv
20 require one or more physicians to at
tenu an Inquest ana render services
useinl to the jury, the pay therefor not
exceeding $40 In any one case The act
further provides that The Coroner shall
receive So for holding an inquest ex-
cent when the Coroner is Il physician
and makes an examination Of the dead
body. when he shall he paid IS. a sheriff
or constable for slrmmonlng witnesses
shall be paid $3.50.
In the House to-day Mr.. Craig, OF
Rockbridse, moved to take up his cleo |
tion dill out of It's order and consider IT, |
In doing SO he spoke briefly about The |
need Of amending the election laws. |
Mr.. Hnndlcy. of Amelia opposed the
motion. The vote resulted: Ayes. As:
noes. 10. Therefore. the motion was
lost. as two-thirds vote in the aitirma-
tive was necessary. If the vote indicates
anything 1t is that the Craig bill has
a small majority and when II is reached
on tho calendar the measure may be
passed.
Principal r. s. Doyle went on the
stand this morning at the investigation |
of charges against the Deaf, Dumb and
Blind Institute, and made general
denial CT the accusations against him. !
He frankly admitted that he drank |
whiskcy, but did not remember ever to
have been guilty Of any improper con-
duct with the girls. The examination
OF the Captain took UP all the morning !
session. and he was on the stand again |
this afternoon.
Tonight Captain Doyle practically |
concluded his testimony. mir. w. e. |
Ritter was recalled and read letters |
written his wife by Miss Riggs, which |
cor,':adicted lie: testimony. These let
ters said Yates made 1--we TO her, but /
did nothing more.
During the debate in the House to-
day on the bill offered by Mr.. c. Z. |
Bland in relation To certifying IL list |
of court allowances to the Treasurer and
the Auditor Mr.. Diggs said Auditor
Maryc had drawn and tried To have
passed n bill with reference to how the |
reports should be made lie voted for |
Colonel Maryc for Auditor. and would
do 50 again tomorrow. but he did not
vote for the Colonel to make laws. Mir.
Diggs called attention to the fact that
the Burnley Taylor foreeries We're first |
discovered in the Treasurer's office, |
while the Auditors office had six times |
the opportunities for making the dis
covery. Mr. Diggs stated he did not |
lpSiln lac lInIiprSi Dnl 81 <inr m
attack upon Colonel AIaryr. for he had a |
high regard for that gentleman. MIR g. |
q Eland desired ii To he understood |
that 10 attack was being made on the |
Auditor by his bill. There would he no |
necessity for this measure If the Legisla- |
turc could have the assurance that Col |
oncl Maryr was going to be Auditor for |
100 years But the General Assembly |
was lcgislating for principle and for |
the future.
Mr.. McI%ac by rcquesO introduced in |
thr House bill making it lawful for |
females and minors working I'm q cOtton |
factory to contract and he contracted |
with fog Il length OF scrvic" not exceed |
ing siXty-siX hours per week of six days. |
tn" hours to hc a matter of arrange
men, between employer and employe.
Mr.. Ncwberne offered in the House n |
bill 10 require II license tax Of So upon |
all dealers in fresh meats in cities and |
towns. and one mile outside OF corporate
limits.
y hill was offered in the House by Mr.. |
George G. Bland tn require railroad com |
ranic% to iiN gates, guards on watchmcn
ut The crossings OF the roads over pub
lie highways.
Mr. Matthew'S of Accouac offered in |
tn" House Il bill repeating all the sec
tons of The code In relation to pilots. |
The object Of the measure is to aholishI
the entire system Of compulsory pilotage. |
tn Grace Street Baptist Church. Of |
which DR.. Hatcher is pastor, Is lii ruins |
I, was destroyed by fire this afternoon. |
along with the building cf the Richmond |
Female Seminary. of which Mr.. John II |
Powell is principal. and DIR. j. 81. Will |
l!amS' residence. The church, one Of the |
t'nsSt III the city. was located at Grace
and Foushea street. II was completed |
two years ago al cost of Ss5. 900. and |
was insured for $4,000. The fire broke |
ii; in the basement among Il pile Of |
woci. The origin Is a mystery and |
DR.. Hatcher discovered II. With mar
vellous r2pidity The flames spread and |
Defc:e the Fire Department arrived the
struC lure wa Il mass Of flames ri
burnt Ike dry timber. Or Williams
residence adjoining caught and was de
stroycd. as was also the Seminary on
paste The wind WIS hinb AND .no.l,s