The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-07-04
FULL MEASURE GIVEN
The News shaken Down and Pressed To-.
gether; Heaped Up and Running Over"
CANOE cApslzED OFF LAMBERT's POINT
Eo Lives Lost-t1ilitary Back From
Richmond-The City Full orStran-
gers Criminal Assault Upon I"
Negro Girl-LocKed UP on I" Charge
ofsh Closed.

This Is the Glorious Fourth.
There will be no work in the yard to-
day
The military returned from Richmond
yesterday.
The Amphitrite came out or the Dry
dock yesterday.
Mr. P. ]. Lyons has gone to Bedford
City for her health.
Nearly all who went to Richmond re-
turned home yesterday.
The Virginian representative returned
from Richmond last night.
The rain yesterday killed the baseball
sport There will be two games to-day.
Magee in all probability will he re-
leased. He is al nice clean ball player
Mr.. j. T. Borum and family have gone
to Mathews county to spend a week or
two.
The installation of officers of Atlantic
Division will take place next Thursday
night.
There will be no meeting of the Coun-
Gil until the regular meeting Tuesday
night.
A small canoe capsized off Lambert
Point yesterday. The occupants were
all saved.
The firemen have about completed
all arrangements for their trip to the as
ISOLATION next week
The post-of1ice and banks will close to-
day. None OF the retail stores will close
on account of 1t being Saturday.
Mrs. +. w Hope, accompanied by
her mother Mrs. Captain Coston, ar
rived here yesterday from Pensa cola.
Fla.
Rev. ]. B. Funston returned yesterday
for Caroline county. He stayed over in
Richmond Thursday TO see the big pa
rade.
Mi. Simon Dickinson, who is visiting
Captain Thomas Hodges family, is very
sick from having his hands poisoned
with poison oak.
The usual custom of not having pa
per after n holiday will not be observed
this time. The paper Will be issued az
usual on Sunday.
The last ejector will be completed on
Monday afternoon. then the work of put
ting the machinery in the pump house
will be commenced.
Attention Is called to the adj of the
Seaboard Air Line in which they an
nounce that they will not receive or
deliver freight to-day
The city is full of strangers en- route
to their homes. The Texas troop, which,
IS stopping in Norfolk. will leave to-day
via the Seaboard Air Line.
The Richmond correspondent in men
tioning the names of the military from
this section, failed to mention Grimes
Battery, which was forty strong.
a negro named Joe Epps was locked
up In the county Jail yesterday upon the
charge of shooting Joe Rodgers on Mr.
Spivey's farm on Western Branch
a criminal assault was committed on
a colored girl named Susan Mayfeld
yesterday mo:ning, by a negro named
Alexander Wilson, who is still at large
Joe Werrick, the second ba.eman
and Mickey" Ryan, who holds down
first bag for Birmingham in the South
ern League. may both come to Ports
mouth. This is no sure thing, but
All OF the employees of the Atlantic and
Danville railroad who formerly lived
mere were given passes yesterday. They
Will come to Portsmouth to-day to spend
the Fourth, returning Sunday night
Attention US and all young dies q,
the city! Mrs. j. Tyler Jobson. of Rich
mond, Va, your State Secretary vii,
visit Portsmouth VS. on the cominr
Monday. July 9Th, at o'clock p. M
3O5lh London street. She will address