The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-12-06
A HEAVY ASSIGNMENT
The Westham Granlte Company Assigns tor
the Benefit of Its Creditors,
A BIG SUIT BY SOUTHERN RAILWAY
The Action II rusttfu;s to Recover
Nearly aIS,000.Unu rro,n the Yves,
Point Terminal Halfway nna
Warehouse Company Ret. ON pir.
Einin's piuraliiy Undecided.

-, richmond, Va. Dec. 5.-(SpeciaI)-
ihe Nesthnm Granite Company, owning
arg an"r:ies and ITc.. ing sheds In
chesterfield county. has made an as
city. and Colonel Henry Douglas. Of
baltimore. trustees for The bench, Of
creditors. Colonel Snowdcn Andrews,
of Baltimore, who made Il personal as
sisnment I'm that city yesterday. Is Pre-
idcnt of the company. The liabilities
are $4,000. 1t is believed that The as
sets will pay the company out.
y BIG SUIT.
a suit involving nearly SiS.oGn. 00o .,o,
lars was Instituted i'll the United sS:ucs
Circuit Court here to-day Il; W..
brought by Charles II. Carter. George
sherman. and Anthony j. Thomas. citi-
zens and residents Of the State of New
loFk' who sue for the benefit
of the Southern railway com
pany. plaintiffs. against the Richmond
and West Point Terminal Railway and
warehouse Co., a corporation existing
under the laws OF Virginia. The action
Is based upon plea of debt amounting
20 SlG.0i9,0O0, with interest from July
H. 1888, amounting to SiSl.l7o. and in ad-
d!tion the sum OF $I.2S3.3 5i.95. Interest
due Oh the principal. and 5000 costs
a. taxed. in all Sl7,Si3,Sl555. The plain
tins contend that they recovered judG-
inent against the defendants in the New
-,
| and that the defendants cove ana un-
Justly de:ain" the amount from the
plaintiffs.
y TEST CASE
y test case has been made up as the
result of the cock fight at the E%pos!tio:.
grounds few nights ago. Henry T.,
vial was to-day fined 81 by Justice
Friend. and an appeal was taken. 1t is
likely that the case will be taken to the
Court of Appeals in order 10 settle the
question as to whether there is any
| law to punish people who engage in this
sport.
UNDECIDED BETS.
y good many bets were made here
that the Democrats would carry Virgil
nj! by 10000 plurality. These wagcrs
have not been paid for the reason that
The ieSul; has not been officially de-
clnred. The Beard has not given certi-
| iicatcs 10 The electors. In the additions
made by the Secretary of the Board Of
CanvasserS give the highcs, Democratic
elecio: less than 10000 plurality over the
highes; Republican clector anu there is
no doubt that the latest figures pub
iishcd are correct, but the men who lost
money are waiting until the work Of the
Board Is ended before paying up.
CAPTAIN LANES SECRETARY
When Captain John Lamb goes 10
Washington as Congressman from tho
Third District, lie Will take along with
him Alderman G. Med. Blake as his
private secretary Mr.. Blake Is one Of
the most active politicians In town. 1t
WAS he who made stump speeches from
The silver Gospel wagon during the la;
campaign. Mr.. Blake will soon resign
from the Board of Aldermen to accept
the new position rendered him.
THEY WILL HAVE TO WAIT.
The certificates OF election in the cases
of Congressman ..ics ana Walker will
not he issued until tho Y0st-I'!ool mat
ter. Is decided. 1t is believed the Court
of Appeals will hand down its opinion
III the Yost proceedings next Thursday,
but this is ny no means certain. Nearly
everybody believes the decision will be
favorable 10 Yost.