The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-05-26
AFFAIRS IN GENERAL
Succinct Statement Of News Events, Strip
ped Of Much of The Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
Short Paragraphs Personal aud
Othci vsase--Acconnts of Events 1s.
teres' ns 10 Every Rendcr-Topics
DISC, Rsed on tho Streets and In
Onls co ana zsomcs.

Tomorrow will be election day.
+. commandments will soon be In order
now.
There will be target shooting at Port
Norfolk this afternoon!
There was q good attendance at the
7. NJ. G. A. last night.
The County Court will not adjourn I'M
til some time next week.
SThe grand jury completed their lnbors
yesterday and adjourned.
The streets were full Of people last
night looking at the parade.
The bicycle case was thrown out of
court without even entertaining 1t.
Mrs. jane Jackson. of Southampton
county. is visiting friends In the city,
An effort is being made to esta bllsh
lodge of the American Guild In this city.
The rain does for the city what the
street force does not dot cleans them
up.
Mr.. John J. King will announce the
of the Council.
The remains Of Mrs. Hollowell were
forwarded yesterday to Elizabeth City,
N. c.. for interment.
The coming prophet-the man who can
tell when the Portsmouth street rail-
road will be electrified.
Princess Bonnie will be repeated
June Sd, due notice Of which will ap-
pear at the proper time.
The "Karnival Of I<ommerce" was
1t was the previous night.
a son Of MIR. Jesse Hoofnagle was
taken with fit yesterday afternoon
and was bad off last night.
Miss Mary Rogers will give a tug
party to-day to Newport News and Old
Point in nonor of her birthday.
The Karnival OF Kommerce was pre-
sented last night to q large audience
The figures were very attractive.
Mrs. j. 7. Adkins will leave this af-
ternoon for Queenstown. Nd, to join
her husband, who Is working there.
MI Q. l.. Williams had his handsome
electric carriage IT. the parade last night
and 1t attracted considerable attention
The Interest In the fire bug cases does
nor seem to decrease, Judging from the
number who attend the court every day.
The second trial of coleman has been
hxed for Tuesday, the 2Sth. This will
be for the robbery for the oyster-house
Attention is called to the advertise
ment of clothing salesman who is
wanted at the New York Clothing house.
1t now looks like all the gang OF
thieves have been captured. There have
been no fipes since these men have been
In iail.
Crismond refused to talk before the
grand jury yesterday. He has learned
to keep his mouth shut, but it is rather
too late
A rehearsal OF Princess Bonnie" will
be held Thursday. May 9th, at .. m.
In the Opera House. All are requested
to be present.
An athletic party was held ut the Y.
M. G. A. rooms last night, which was
fairly we'll attended, but other attrac-
lions helped to make the attendance
smaller than it otherwise would have
been.
The attendance at the tent meeting is
very large at all three servlces-morn-
ing, afternoon and night. Quite mum
Der or professions have been made and
q the meeting promises to be a big one
end will last for some time
yesterday morning negro man went
into the house Of Justice Holmden at
Fort Norfolk With the intention of
robbery. The Justices daughter heard
him and ran him OFF before he had an
opportunity to steal anything.
Major Croker and MIR. Parker, attor-
ney for jobson, had quite tilt at the
courthouse yesterday Major Crockcr