The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-21
RlChmond'S Fine System Will Be Consider
ably improved Within Short Period.
IS A GAME COCK AN ANIMAL OR NOT?
This is the Gscnt Question the County
Court OF Henrico il Frying to
solve - National Association Of
Baggagc Agents in Session -p.nrGc
Tobacco BrGnks.


Richmond is probably as well provided
with street ear lines aa any city OF it's
size in the country. Richmond and
Manchcstctr and their suburbs had n
very good service before the Traction
company came into the field Now the
traction. in addition to its splendid line
On Broad street is reaching out into
various other directions, and has stirred
the old company up into renewed ac-
tlNity. y person now can ride from
richmond on Manchester TO Seven Pines
for cents.
TIE COCK FIGHT CASE.
The celebrated cock fight case came up
In llenrico county to-day. 1t will be re-
membercd that the Society for the Pre-
Nention TO cruelty to Animals had Il man
named vail arrested on the charge of
lighting chickens. At the outset, MIR. II .
NJ. smith, Jr., counsel for the accused
stated that he would not fight. the case
on the ground that game cock was
not an animal. He dcmurred the in
uictment on the ground that 1t was de-
iective in It's language. The Court
heard argument ana reserved its de-
cision. The case will not be heard by u
jury until the next term.
BAGGAGE AGENTS.
The National Association of Baggage
Agents met III annual session at the JEFF
terson hotel with II fairly good attend
ance. The business transacted is not
OF much interest except to those en-
gagged IN n similar calling. The conven-
Ton VIII be in session tomorrow and
on Friday the agents will take n run
down To Old Point
TOBACCO BREAKS.
There were the largest breaks of To-
!acco In the warehouses to-day of any
day since Christmas. The prices were
1airly good being on an average about
$io or Si2. Dealers think they see some
SIGNS OF Improvement in the market
There is some talk of inviting other
Congressman down here TO discuss the
banking question. All were so much
pleased with the spirit of MIR Walkers
talk that they are anxious To hear other
gentlemen on the same subject Many
OF the best business men Of the city say
they learned much from what Mr.. Wal
ker said, and they intend to study the
question for themselves
a REMARKABLE MAN.
Rev. y. II. Tizzard. who died at his
nome in Chesterfield county yesterday.
was in some respects Il remarkable man.
He was about eighty years old, and for
oyer lity years had been rector of
Manhkln church, in PoWhatan and of
an Episcopal church in Chesterfield
He was IL man of exalted character. but
was very little known outside of his i'm
ncdiatc neighborhood, where he went
about doing good among all people
MI John Gallagher, an aged citizen.
dled here to-day. He was a native of
county Tyrone. Ireland. but had re-
sided here for many years.
Governor O'Ferrall to-day offered 500
reward for the capture OF Robert Hall
and Edward France, two Patrick county
desperadoes. who murdered joseph Car
ter several months since The men
were arrested Immediately after the
crime, but broke Jail.
The case against Mr.. John Lehman.
4 In n Il 90.
Smithers' Precinct, was dismissed nv
Squire Vincent to-day.