The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-30

sssS&fS SOA1E] OF THU APPLICANTS.
HE Following are the names Of some Of
who have been mention
#ed for tho positions most sought after:
Commissioner OF Revenue-P. ST. J.
S;W1lson, Incumbent; Simon NJ. Law
sSrence, y, Walter Hoser, George 7. Par
sssaser,. w. G. Wyatt, j. II. Kelley and c. A.
wick.
ssss Sergeant-Joh ohm W. A1nes, Jr, incum-
sssbent; IT. d. Smith, ]. G. Hubbard, J.
&C. Freeney and r. B. Mason.
a Street 1Colnmissioner-N. c. Williams,
Eugene Hurley, George w.
EBarnaWell and Joseph Bowen.
s@ Clerk of the Narket--W. II. Eley in
ts}pumbent;. II. =. Elam, w. B. Lawrence,
SGenil Darden, J. e. Sutton. Abncr
sssStallings and L. III. Whedbee
' MUSIC STOPPED BY FIRE.
# There was fire down town last
might, tt was not O disastrous fire
sAibout 1880 O'Clock, as {. crowd was
sgafh cred In J. w. Norfleets store listen
STsnE to the strains Of music as they were
saground out by Cyclers band, some one
sistruck a match to burn a cigarette. AS
1.-The match passed by a pile Of dry and
sssinHammable material used for stop
sfping. tho cracks In boats, the mass ig-
united and blazed with n rapidity which
SSfainoSt resembled Oil explosion. The
aspla.ze shot up nearly to the ceiling, and
for O. little while n conflngration seem
led tnlminent. The crowd went to work
and showed the seethlng mass out doors
before any serious damage was done.
Esl9saNhei alarm was not turned in.
BLOODHOUNDS SOLD.
THE little pack Of bloodhounds owned
sS5ointly by Deputy Norfeet, Of Suffolk,
and L Deputy Siverson. Of Portsmouth,
s#nas; been dismembered. Two OF them
& have been sold and shipped down into
~ sSSTthe{ Old North State. It happened to-
@day. They brought $40. The purchase
Twas made by ". NJ. Lamb, Of tho firm
ss5tof Arlington & Lamb, Philadelphia.
a The dogs were ordered sent to Mr..
i lambs son. DR.. b. r. Lamb. at Bel
S$$videre. N. c.
TO facilitate the apprehension OF Grim
Sinals the dogs were bought some months
ago, and We're kept at Suffolk to be
TRAINED. They were young dogs, but
IF had learned to to trail a human track
very accurately. Deputy Norheet will
not dispose OF his hounds for the pres
& ent;
lsi3$ SUFFOLK STARTED HIM.
sS&SSE When people go from Suffolk into any
s3kind CT field they generally win. Pitcher
~ Bishop in baseball ut Norfolk this after
moon was no exception. Though he Is
n O. loss to the local team. the rooters
feel In him an interest, and will love to
sfIearn OF his victories.
Ss5} Bishop was born in Corinth Miss,
nineteen years ago. When years old
u he went to Richmond and learned the
trade Of shirt cutter while he was
VI practicing his curves on corner lots.
He played with Suffolk this season and
got a lift into the professional field. fIe
81 ts feet 8, and weighs 17S pounds.
s: {; !!]rI;ITEIR, LAST MEETING.
The old TOWN COUNCIL, which will go
55 out Of Office. tomorrow. had a meeting
"a fo.night. 1t was biennial meeting
held by the out going Town Legislature
SIS every two years just before the cXpira-
ton Of their term. AT to-nights SEES
5ston the unfinished business for the
term was disposed Of, and bills for the
& present month were ordered paid. The
3fneW. body will start on q clean shet
FRIDAY.
The lawmakers. whose duties are
b about done for this term, have had
I8some difficult problems to confront
& henl---questions whose dispositions no
81 matter what they had been, would have
Schlled forth criticism. lNhe body has
IS.Roted conscientlously, and for tho most
part wisely.
SEss4 BREVITII5S.
Ehe Suffolk Grays had their last
81 dftll OF the summer tonight. They