The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-08
WGpped Into Shape and Placed Before Our
Readers for Matutinal PeTusaI.
FOUR CASES OF Dyp1HERIA REPORTED.
Results of The &torna-The s.. A. l..
IHustiing for Busiresa-A Runaway
Raorse-The New Cotton Fnctory-
Killed 80 wild Cat-No Truc Bill
Found Against Fcrnddo.

The Hastings Court did nothing of
interest yesterday.
THE docket at the Mayors Court was
very slim yesterday.
There were quite a number of robins
n market yesterday.
The Navy Yard employees will be paid
to-day, instead of Monday.
Most of the delegates to the Y. NJ. G.
A. Convention will not arrive until We'd
nesdaY afternoon.
Several gentlemen are talking Of
leaving next week for New Orleans to
attend the Mardi Gras.
Rev. j.. H. Aniss left yesterday af-
ternoon to attend quarterly conference
at Isle OF Wight county.
Judge l.. r. Watts has returned from
his Southern trip with Assistant Secre-
tary of the Navy Mchdoo.
Mr.. Willie Bowers, who has been at
work in New Orleans for several
months, has returned home.
The storm did considerable damage in
the country. In some places cabbage
were washed out the ground.
~ horse without a rider came dashing
down Crawford street yesterday after
noon. lie was stopped before any one
WIS injured.
MIR. John y. Culpepper. who lives just
beyond Deep Creek, killed a wild cat on
Thursday, which measured 4 feet G
inches in length.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Y. NJ. c.
A. held Il meeting yesterday afternoon
and ma pped out considerable work to be
don before the convention meets next
week.
The meeting at the Ef1ngham-Street
NJ. T.. Church has been discontinued on
account Of tho weather. The pastor will
decide Sunday night whether he will
begin again or not.
Police Officer DiEgs reported for duty
n atsla - IT, - H. l.-s 1000 =.
home for several days on account OF
the death of his uncle. and an extremely
III child of his own.
Mr.. II. j. Anderson, of the Seaboard
Air Line. is In Washington, trying to
make arrangements to bring the Balti-
more crew back on the train that car
ried the Texas crew on.
The Italian, Feraddo, who was sent on
to the Hastings Court charged with
shooting n colored boy. was yesterday
discharged from custody. the grand Jury
falling 10 find % rue bill against him.
A white man fro,.. South Portsmouth
was arrested last night for using vul-
gar language on a street car. The lam
guage was such as to the lady
to have TO leave the car. He will have
a hearing this morning.
1t Is said that the cotton factory will
practically begin work the first week In
March, About n hundred and fifty
persons will be the force that they will
with. The number will be in
creased as they are needed.
Attention is called to the ad. of s.
Lasting, I'm which lie gives notice that
on account of reinodel!ing his store and
having no room to store his goods. he Is
compelled to sell them Mt a sacrifice to
get them out the way. See ad.
One physician in this city SAYS that
he has four cases of d~yptheria on ono
street, and he attributes 1t to the dump
Ing Of trash from the streets, etc, in
that locality. If this is the ease 1t
should be discontinued at once.
Farragut Post, G.. a. r.. will have
their usual camp fire on Washington's
birthday at their headquarters. The
day falling OH Saturday may reduce the
attendance some, but the boys will en-
Joy their pork and beans all the same.