The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-02-13
A MELANGE OF NEWS
Items Of Greater or Lesser Import Picked
Up Here, There and Everywhere.
EFFlNGRAM STREET RESIDENTS STIRRING
An the Matter of Tracking TINT street
The Seabonrd Block Said TO he
Snre-DinwfGdie street as II Bump
Ing Ground-Fire Alarm system
Assured Cells for County Jail.

The mail train was late III getting in
last night
High street came in for q, much de-
served cleaning yesterday.
There was no business done in the
Hastings Court yesterday.
Attention is called to the ad. on Levy
& Jacobs in another column.
a suspicious negro has been lettering
around South street for several nights
The Y. NJ. c. y. Convention assemblies
to-day at 0 o'clock at Monumental nj. l..
Church
The meeting at he Court Street Bap
fist Church has been well attended all
this week
Attention is called TO the ad. of part
Of Il house for rent at No. 121S Washing
ton street.
1t is almost a certainty now that we
will have fire alarm system, and that
very soon.
~ marriage license wass issued yes
tcrday to Arthur Creekmore to wed
Lola Perry.
The delegates to the Y. NJ. C. A. C,.n-
ventioE commenced coming in yester-
day at noon.
Several persons will leave here Fri
day night via the Seaboard Air Line for
New Orleans
MIR. john Dickerson, of William and
Mary College, is delegate to the Y.
NJ. c. y. Convention.
The South Portsmouth weather pro-
phct made L. big slip up in regard TO
the weather yesterday.
The damage to the Seaboard Air Line
Warehouse was repaired yesterday af-
tcrnoon nj a cost OF SI5.
Captain Laurence, of Wither's Divi
SION L. X. Is. of p, Of Suffolk, is visit
Ing the city. lie is the guest OF Mr.. u.
S. .Andcrton.
Mir. George Shaw, who was recently
appointed carpenter in the United
States navy. left last night for San
Francisco yard.
y negro man and woman were COM
United to Jail last night for dsorderly
conduct ut Ned Small's eating house
OH Water street
Some OF the residents on Dillingham;
street are as much stirred up now over
the railroad as those on Crawford street
were a few years ago.
n film liam man named Williams was
arrested yesterday upon complaint OF
Asa Walters from West Norfolk, who
charged him with swindling him.
Inc city ordinances are more sought
after than any one thing in this city,
and the Council are no nearer getting
them than they We're weeks ago.
Mir. and Mrs Joseph Ore, IF Camden.
N. j., are visiting friends in this city
Attention is called To al. of Il lost
note. See ad. and return as directed.
The case OF Asa Saunders, charged
with robbng John w. Wocdman's store
on sunday night. was called I'm the May
or's Cour, yesterday, and was contin-
ued until Monday.
There seems to blood on the moon
Some of the Councilman are opposed to
police commissioners holding more than
one Office. and want the opinion of the
city attorney in the matter
Mr.. a. j. Phillips offers the public n
I'M NM IN, It,,- l,f.,
stock OF dress goods. men and boys
cassimercs. They will be s1ld so cheap
ahat YOU cannot help buying.
All the delegates ~ the number Of
$50 have arrived. Some of them held
an open air meeting on the corner of
High and Middle streets last night,
which attracted quite a crowd
Engineer w NJ Parks has received
his firth order sending him to Baltimore
and concentrating the same The
last order sends him to Baltimore on the
9th instant unless otherwise ordered.
Mr.. Martin, Superintendent of the
Pullman service Is here from Phiiadel-
phia looking after the cars on the routes
arriving into this city and Norfolk. He
called on Vice President ST. John YES
terday.
Yesterday morning n colorea boy who
carries bread for Mr. Nav had a whole
brick thrown ut him by some unknown
person on the corner of Dinwiddie and
County streets. The boy was not long
in getting out the way
John Burl was committed 10 40
county jail yesterday for stealing coal
from one OF the county school houses.
Henry White was sent TO the county
Jail yesterday by Justice Mccoy ,,r
stealing forty dollars.
Tomorrow night one Of the most
1aughabe entertainments that has ever
been presented In this city will take
place at the kim Hall for the benefit
of the Hospital fund. The projectors
hope to raise a nice sum from 1t.
The north end of Dinwiddie street
which has been used as dumping ground
for the street refuse seems to have put
that locality in an unhealthy condition
and the Board of Health has been asked
by the Council to remedy the evil right
away.
All persons who are opposed to the
railroad being run down bingham
street should attend the meeting IF the
Council next Tuesday night and have
their say. Those who favor the PROPOSE
hon should do likewise Each side Will
be heard for one hour
The remainder of the cells for the
county jail arrived yesterday, and will
De put up Immediately. The four that
came yesterday are guaranteed burglar
PROOF. A test was made with a file and
chlsel Yesterday, and it would not touch
Ihehl. The county gets these four cells
ana SIX other steel cells for g., GOO while
the city paid 50 OOO for tro tbot R,,a