The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-07-14
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think the meeting coiild 70 back on whit
bna, hms efseeutive zee committed had done. that
sTsssa sa's thas h1seth" hs sS
Was not greater than the creator. Tho
ui"uUn iing m,, was; a; after considerable wrang-
ing TO sustain Mr.. Haleys motion, which
tMs,, tiye committee to govern tho meeting
Mr. Bsckford, City Chairman ". p. Bar-
rett ana about one-halr OF tho three htln-
n,sfroppto a5sH pGopls lie, present left ne hall M
the announcement that he wa9 no LONGER
candidate for position on the delega-r
hlsses and screaming of 'sorenead.H etc.
M Mr Btckford will take now, he Keeping
says he will sign The credentials of
Msisiss G. G. Smith and G.. Il. A.Bookcr,
VINO were chosen BY those who remained
In the hall after MIR. Barrett and party
withdrew 'igEl'
!, MIR. Fred, Read who was recently con-
ilrIned by the Senate for postmaster here,
larry w. Barnes to be his assistant Mr..
ta1d n;tr1E'S IS Ut present employed al the ship
saTd sai where .tier ne holds an important clc,
cunt for the position, will rsceievc
clerlship in tho office next in Importance
TO the assistant.
TO loois after the distribution Of the pat
ronage In the Second district. It is report
iseter Stearnos' term docs not expire IN
ui about the middle of September, l,o
light for his oiisclnl sandals is already
waxing warm. Ono of the candidates who
has made his appearance since the death
Of Col. II. dc B. Clay Is Mr.. j. ". I5liaott,
freight agent FOR the Chesapeake &: Ohio
ton with the fight is that President N.
E Ingalls,, Of that roud, has taken up
Mr. Ellitts .claima. and Is using all his IN
fiuencc to bring about that gcntleman's
appointment
,AccordinE totho reports made t, tho
licalth dcrurtment, there nra now thirty
poiste limits. When tho population is
considered, this is by no lneans u LARGO
number, but Is larger than il should be,
or would be II the proper sanitary conQi-
ttons existed. There was Il report started
TO The effect that the, disease was caus cd
M tho Nswnort y &ews sne st Ms,fr and Was
company. THIS report caused DR.. Sam
uci ~. Hohson. the Iteal,h Officer, to IN
THAT In every house where Il case of this
fever exists city water is not uscd,hu
that water Is obtainea from driven rnmn';
He has also examined thecity water, aud
Tho source OF its supply. and claims that
the water Is pure III avery resnect.
~ few MORNINGS ago Dr. w r. GranEcr.
Rock stta, went 10 his henncry to tutu
out the fcathcred inmates Lilcreof,nnd was
somewhat SURPRISED when no o.scned the
door to find that acme one G:h visited
the chicken house ahead Of him and car
r!cd Off al the entire chicken family.
Gluncins up he saw the following notice
posted over the door which explains it
scif:"I came ut 10 10 l o'clock this morn
ing and LETT at 10 TO 9. took II old hens
and 2 cccks.."
Mcssrs. Cuskc Bros. proprietors of tho
Newport News Iron and Brass foundry,
who made castings for tho engines nav
in use on the Nashville, Iielesia and Will
mington, and made the six high-pressuIo
cylinders for the battieshps rnhw unOer
construction Mt the navy yilrd !. nc, have
been awarded tho contract for three OF
tho six middlc-pressurc cylinders for the
same vessels. The contract WAS Original L
ly awarded IL Philadelphia. concern. be-
cause tn. foundry here had so much work
on hand that it was feared that 1t would
be imDossible for them 10 turn th, cNl'il-
dci;3 out in time, but the i!lm In philadei-
phla, ii Is reported, failed on several ut
tempts 10 cast the last three. cylinders,
after casting tho first three, and the
work had to ho done here after all. There
were H,UO poilnus Of metal required for
each OF HE six high pressure cylinders
cast By the Messrs. Caskic Bros. and this
work Will be even larger than that, 1t re-
quirinS q 900 pounds OF metal for each Gf
ths. middle pressure cylinders now TO be
made by them. This Is indeed an homer
not only to Newport News, but 70. the
South. Virginia cities are coming rapid
ll' 20 tho front, and II the times ara to l,s
taken MS signs. 1t will be but Il short Will @
before the Old Dominion Will stand head
md shoulders above her sisters n the
unian In everything; us she did In the old
days fore de war"