The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-06-24
q He ANXIOUS SEAT
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s Will Saqa ga Gyaa.
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WITH zfssiasIs,s,i1ssss--s ssteis iinNs per.
, sss senals.

s SuECiif. Wa. I1lle2 2S.--, S:peGlai.l-- -nha
sagpay cit tala,Gantiidates Milo 2E~T apn'.
3eanss S1r oitt;,snt the hsll,l.s OF s5l9 nav
sffTown Gtonncii Will s>fnnl N:s uva't l.. ~
sAhoan cunGssieti1 hat Claa LI0unt! Wsl! not.
:sEgrse Iar thss innScSz 10 ie 1i;tihe'i II ,
9sGrin,arY; They recognize, tile ";shl gsN-
:sen them tn choose the S<;iuiHeti Q'iGer>s---
ssfhe prarCgatsNel III Ehem vested nE LIE
sfranchEsas OF eieGtor&~-and they ION {
sproposa To surrender it at This tiiim ne
ssnanse there is such il hot contest FOR lle
ssnfflces. That seems to. be the stand
stakan by Z. majority, Of the town Letsis
ssIature- There may be, ard probably are,
aEpme members who would De glad for
1.-THE responsibility TO be assumed by the
gsvoters, where there are close races be-.
4 tween good citizens. But these are in
sthe minority.
THE CAUCUS.
The time for n Council caucus. al
(which the strength Of the applicant
Evil be tested, has not been openly an
asthe members 1t would take place next
sEWednesday. or Whereabouts. The cleo
ENtion comes Off at the first regular meet
sSing which falls on July 9. The caucus
ssdecisions are generally adhered to. but
mot invariably. The warmest fight is
l2over the Seargeant's place.
ssSS$3$ AFTER THE FRANCHISE.
ss$$E The Long Distance Telephone COM
8pany has not accepted as final tlleir fail
ssMre5to get g franchise at q called Coun-
s3cl meeting. They will try the new
SS3body. Their attorney was to-day circu-
s5sladng @ petition for signatures. y num-
Sber, of representative business men want
:ssthe long-handled phones.
TO ARGUE AN INJUNCTION.
. ss.54 State Senator r. e. Boyl,ln, of Smith
s#field, came to Suffolk to-day to argue
ian; injunction before Judge Prentis, but
sssSthe latter had to leave town. Colonel
#tBoykin will be back tomorrow.
s@Sa Colonel Boykin's presence In Suffolk
sahas given strength to the rumor that
q The town will some time soon be made
81 the defendant In q big Suit-the action
Sinfwhich former Treasurer c. W. Wright
may seek to get a verdict In his favor.
l gss DIVING FOR AN ANCHOR.
$sS5sS Captain ]. G. Hubbards sloop Rosa
a. was, during recent wind storm. driven
her moorings on the Nansemond
~ bottom In twenty-five feet Of water.
There was no way to get the anchor
851ooSe, but to go down. Captain Hub
rs bard made the dive to-day. He was UNI
s#der about a minute. and succeeded In
81 getting the anchor up. AS he wore no
diving suit, the pressure on his head
sNWas very severe.
NO MORE VACANCIES.
SSSssaa5 "a. delegation OF colored Republicans
~ D-day called on Colonel T. +. Harper
IS the recently appointed postmaster Ii
1.-THE interest of a. J. Brown, principal OF
theS colored public school. There were
five IN the party. and they presented {
Sapetiticn asking for the appointment o
as assistant postmaster. The del
sSegation was headed by Attorney w. II
harrington, who acted as spokesman
sg Their visit Was fruitless. Colonel Har
s$per told them that the present force il
81 the office would be retained There ar
ssn0 vacancies to fill.
% "A BATTLE WITH SNAKES
sSss Dick Holloman and Willie Hops tw
boys. had a lively time Il
8ssdispatching two monster black snake
EonE Second street to-day For time tn
81 snakes had the field, but the boys go
more munitions In the form Of longe
sticks,t.a and finally won. When one o
sathe reptiles was first struck it stood u
ION end, and Its head was as high as tn
enjoys, they say. While erect the snal1
assSs;Inade q peculiar kissing sound resen1
bling the whistle Of a man.
~: LOOT MARRIED.
Joseph w. johnson, "a, a railroad man
agTyhosa place; Of nativity Is in Halifax
sss IN O., was to-day married to Miss Mar