The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-10-24
P0WHATAN BOND CASE
Counsel Will Garry the Cause 10 the state
Supreme Court of Appeals.
REGENT BIG FIRE LOSSES ADJUSTED
the Totni Amount OF Losses Tor
Which Payment Will bc Made 4.
i"rge-Mr. j. II. Jones Painfully
Hurt in Amelia County-personai
Mention OF Prominent citizens.

mention OF Prominent Citizens.
feterShurg. Va. Oct 23-(speciaD-
IN, III Wihlam NJ. Flanagan was in the
WY to-day TO procure n transcript of tho
record i'll the Powhatnn railroad bond
CChScs recently decided In the C,irc,Iit
I"urt OF the city OF Petersburg NV
Suuse Sai. severely a. Hancock. This is
30 pIesShtation TO the Court OF Appeals,
county OF Powhutan for n s,Inarscaens
~ ;ui,, .me uecree here. He says that his
,,nnLunutlohs were granted by Judge
W nittic. Williams. Wright, Nicoi.
.',''ti.a'e!, AIKEN, Grattan, Shepherd and
others, and he seems confident that The
supreme Court will sustain those Cir-
Gun ana Corporation Judges. He takes
ne ground that the Circuit Court OF
nttershurg could not hear the case nt
w., W. Speclal term without consent of the
the regular term.
CONFIDENT FOR JAKE yOsT
MI Flanagan has been MAKING n oar
Vass of the Tenth District and hos al III,
uo"eh speeches in that section and
,etlS confident of the election of ,Jalxo
iost over state Senator II. S. Flood
SIN CHICKEN THIEVES.
on,HSr TiN negro men were arrested by Police
Gi'iiGtr bohahue on Friday night on tho
Slnrsr oil stealing II coop OF chickens
do,' M i,, premises of Mr.. Charles Scy-
ucr. These parties were before rio
Mayor yesterday morning. but tbai,
TiSr5 were continued to the Goth instant
io-aay officer Donahuc recovered NJ
Jact Browns place, on Old street .
oup'I , case gold watch. where 1t had
oecn left by Henry Jones. one of tha
negroes accused of stealing Mr. Sevder,,
chlckens. The watch, which Is s,,nnosa1
W nave hecn stolen. probably cost when
new between $50 or 800. on the inside
~ one ui the cases Is Inscribed John Y.
Nowlan from his Father" The watch
- now IN the possession OF Oficer
Donahuc.
PAINFUL INJURIES.
Mr.. Joseph Il. Jones. of this civ wss
quite painfully injured in Amelia com.
~ " daS or two ago by being thrown
rom Il DuGSy. The horse hItched 10 tho
venice took flight fa,d ran away. The
'e'''eic was padiy broken to pieces.
HE'S WE'LL EMPLOYED.
Mr, a. G. Pryor. Of this CITY, a brother
oi M non. on Roger a. Pryor. OF New York.
the interest OF Bryan and free silver Is
now now making n canvass of the State Of
Delaware. "a
LOSS ADJUSTED.
some OF the losses by the fire which
occurred on Sycamore street on the
hiSht OF october 10th have been adjust
,u oy the insurance companies The
ioss , On 'he building which was occupied
py the Mitchell Manufacturing Com
pany and r. H. Pritchett, and on which
building the fire occurred, was placed ot
s2'OiIl1. The stock of the Mitchell
Manufacturing Company, which was
eht;reiy destroyed. was insured for 81 900
ana the full amount of the insurance
was allowed by the adjusters. The loss
on lhc machinery has not yet been I'D
IuSted, nut Will probably be on neYt
tuesday. The stock of L. II. Prichett
mas not yet been adjusted The damage
TO the stores owned by Mr.. John W
bradbury and occupied by Messrs
hummer Wheeler and the Petersburg
China Company, which were Injured Nv
smoke and water, has also been ad-
Jnsted. The loss Is small. The damage
TO hummer d Wheelcr's stock was ad-
Justed at something less than 500. Tho
damage to the stock of the Petersbnre
China Company has not yet been nd.
jusied. but will be shortly.
A FATAL AFyFRAY.
At Mineral City. Louisa county. thda
afternoon, Oliver Hamilton and w. NJ
lrice became involved in a difficulty.
further particulars
IRREGULARITY
1t Is claimed by some of the Palmer
and Buckner Democrats here that thare
was irregularity In the election of dele
gates from one of the precincts to the
Democratic convention in this district
that nominated Capt. John Lamb for
Congress.
NOTES.
Mr.. A. G. McIlwaine. formerly of Pc
tersburg, has been appointed receiver Of
the City National Bang of TYLER, TeT
DR.. VIM. f. Drewry. the newly elected
superintendent of the Central State
Hospital. left this morning for Rich
mond, from which place ne will go to
days.