Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-08-01
NORFOLK LETTER
Interesting Items-The New Pastor-The
CHANGED Government

NORFOLK, VA, July p, 1895.
Leon Salzbnrg. the manager of the
club almost opposite the colored A.
N. +. Church, and, who was lined
$4,000 under the late government
was on an appeal dismissed IN the
corporation courts OF the three cases
against him OF selling liquor on Sun
day.
James Bland, who also was fined
$4,000 and $4,000 in two cases OF
Sc ling LIQUOR without license by the
late city government were acquitted
on an appeal to the corporation court.
Bland was another member and presl-
deut of vOlored democratic club dur
ing the late election
The trials of Victor Nottingham,
George Rogers ana Edward Wilson,
the three white men who broke in the
doors of Allen Jones, also white, few
months ago and killed him in his own
home, and who were indicted by the
grand Jury is set for trial this week IN
the county court.
A new trial has not as yet been Sc
cured in the cases of George Bess or
William Downing, who were convicted
of murder in the first degree I'm tire
CORPORATION court at its last term.
Miller, the brutal murder of his
wife is still at large with no clue to his
whereabouts or hopes of his capture
Henry Scott, man about 40 years
old was sent on to the grand jury this
week on heinOus crime in which he is
charged with outrsging the person of
seven year old little girl. In room
i'm Rogers Court Examination of the
child by the mother and witnesses, al
SO by DR.. Speight at the jail corrobo-
IL. 80 10 or,1
the witness for the prosecution.
Should he be convicted, il will be an
other case for the hangman's moose.
With the entire city government
under their control, the new demo-
cratic government has in most parts
acted wisely. and has moved along
cautiously for the best interest of the
city. recognizing ability rather than
party service In many instances in
the police departments, contrary TO ex-
pectation, the entire force with a
small exception are the men OF whom
the late government dismissed, and
were held accountable for the late ex-
istence OF wide open town and Sab
bath desecration.
There has been two police raids IN
der the present police force, but with
little success as only the parapherna-
liza was captured, the management
having skipped.
Rev. Daniel p. Seaton, M. D., the
new pastor of St Johns A. NJ. +
Church, although less than three
months here has satisfied the most
skeptical critic that he is a theologian
of rare attainments, a public orator
"A profound speaker, high church
man of advanced ideas, a friend OF the
young people, a strict disciplinariaT
/ and lover of the race. In the church
ne has SO harmonizsd tine several Gie-
partments OF the same that union OF
oneness is felt in it's entirety and a
confidence that impresses one is that
the entire government of the same
will be i'm keeping with the expressions
| of the members in every sense OF the
word
Those who failed TO hear him on last
Sunday missed a rare treat OF pro
found biblical thru'hs The sixth and
seventh of a series of the life and
character of Joseph on Sunday next
He will preach the eighth OF the Sc
ries at the IL o'clock services, JOSEPH
meeting his father
Rev X. III Bowling. the popular anC
talented divine of the Butte Stree
Baptist Church is meeting with un
told success in his Efforts TO rais'
means to build new church, which
he hopes to begin in the near future
the present site being entirely to-
small for his large membership an'
congregation. The sacrament of tn
Lords Supper was administered Sun
day last 10y him to large number o
COMMITMENTS.
NEEDLES.