The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1896-06-11
MYSTERIOUS ROBBERY
Thieves Affect An Entrance to a Store and
Get a Considerable Amount.
OPPOSITION TO PAYING THE DOG TAX.
a Lively Fight for tho Presidency
of the New Council-Ciosing Exer.
cises of tho Portsmouth Seminary
Illness of General Seigfried-New
Sanitary Inspector Furnishes Bond

Th., employees Of the yard were paid
yesterday.
Tug Wood will be tried for shooting
at white man.
A white man named Coakley was ar
rested in the county.
There will be q large excursion here
to-day from up the Tar river road
Mr.. Williams was sent to the county
jafl for thirty days for carrying a pistol
Newport News on their annual picnic.
T1irty-one persons were discharged
from the construction department last
night
The new Sanitary Inspector furnished
a bond OF $1,000 and went on duty yes
terday.
Tim Banes will be tried to-day before
Justice Rutter for an assault on Daily
Faison.
There was a colored dance up town
last night. at which there was regular
breakdown.
A negro named J. p Claud was sent
to the county Jail yesterday for using
obscene language.
Mr.. George McHorney had one OF his
feet badly mashed Tuesday while at
work in the Yard.
Mr.. w. l.. Shultree qualified on the es-
tate of the late c. p. Edwards yester-
dav in the Hastings Court.
Mrs. Sanford, who has been living In
Lawtenceville for the past two years,
has returned to Portsmouth to live.
The wax figure which has been on eN-
hibftion at Lawrence & Welton's window
will be carried TO Savannah, Ga. to-
day.
The heavy rains helped the new SAM
tary inspector considerably by washing
out a number of places that needed at
tention.
Samuel Burroughs will leave tonight
ba
goes 20 St. Louis to attend the National
Convention.
A little son OF Mr.. John Brown, in
South Portsmouth, had his foot split
omen Tuesday night by treading on a
glass bottle.
The Portsmouth and Norfolk County
Building association held its annual
meeting last night and reelected all
the old officers.
Some time during Tuesday night some
one entered the chicken house of E.
o. Young. in Park View, and carried
OF n number of chickens
Mr.. and Mrs. John f. Gasklns will
leave tonight for Buffalo, n. Y, where
they Will spend the summer with their
sons. who are residents of Buffalo.
There were quite number of Mr.. Ed
ward Mars friends present a: che
Courthouse yesterday to hear the YER
dict in his case. but they were disap-
pointed.
1t is said that Father Lucke, of Man
assas. will be sent here shortly as an
assistant to Father Brady. at ST. Pauls
Church. He will report for duty about
the 18th inst.
The growth OF weeds in the old oeme-
terry lot on Glasgow street are as tall
as on ordinary man, and are very often
sive to people living in that locality.
They should be cut down. !.
The Port Norfolk Railroad has been
notified that unless they run their track
across South street at Dinwiddie with in
sixty days they will not be allowed TO
do so after the street is paved.
The present Council will hold their
iast meeting on the 18th instant TO wind
up the business for the year. One-half
OF the Members will hold over for two
years longer. The other half will all be
new men,
The negro James Brown, who was
tried in the Norfolk County Court few
months ago as being one Of the five MUIR
uerers. and was acquitted, was sent on
to the County Court yesterday upon a
charge OF highway robbery.
There is quite a lively scufle going on
Tor the presidency OF the new Council.
Mr.. Sheswood's friends will push him
LOT thal position. There are quite a
NUMBER also who will present the name
or Mr.. c. w. Walker for that position.
me portsmouth Street Railroad has
been given just sixty days to run their
track down South street to Washington
anu 10 remove the same off Court, from
south to Harrison Streets. Failure to
do SO Will forfeit their franchise.
Ut Is said that General Seigfried, owner
or the Portsmouth street railroad, is
critically Ill at his home, in Pennsylva-
MIA. and that there are but little hopes
or his recovery. This will retard the
building of the electric road for some
slime al least.
Mr.. James Lane, a well-known resi-
dent OF the county. who lived near
fuckers Crossing, died on Tuesday.
The funeral was conducted from his
late residence yesterday afternoon. The
remains were inferred in the family
burying ground.
"A colored man named Isaac Gordon.
who lives in Lincolnsville. was hit on the
head by piece of timber Yesterday
while working I'm the construction de-
partment Of the Navy Yard. He was
sent to his home In an ambulance 1t is
thought that his brain has been iniure ID
by the blow.