The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1897-01-03
SUSPECTED WRECKERS
Two Negroes Locked Up Charged With Raw
Ing Caused ReCsnt Soahoard Wreck.
Two OTHER ARRESTS WILL FOLLOW
The Men I'm Jaii Arc Not Allowed 20
Taik--The Engine and Boilers of
SRI she Street Railway Company rim.
Injured by the Recent Fire
A Drhnikcn Sheriff E.Gdsed i'm jail.

Raleigh, NC, Jan. 2.-(speciao-.
Ever since the wreck on the Seabuard
sAir Line near here Tuesday night the
road has had q white ana colored dctec-
tive at work on the case. This morn
5ing the negro detective caused the ar
taken by the police 10 the station
House, on suspicion They are section
hands of the Southern railway and
lstfeir. arrest was made In the city lr,-
Its: One of the detectives said two other
arrests would quickly follow. The re-
porters Were not permitted to see or in
d teryiew the men under arrest.
~ AS- governor Jarvis. when asked this
morning who he thought was in the lead
IN The Senatorial race. said: Pritch-
ard and that 1t seemed TO him the
sletter was very likely 10 win.
9 The penitcntiary report made to Gov
9ernor Carr Is a fine one. The peniten-
ttarS paid dolla" into the State Trea-
EsQry for each one It drew; In Other!
words. cost nothing. There is soma sur
splus, probably $4,000 in the way OF
4 farm products.
AN INSANE WANDEEER.
+. Miss Eva Tucker. who was cmp,oyed
in dressmaking here, and who says she
$is from Petersburg. Va, was late yes
ssterday afternoon found Wandering in
iAtf1e grounds OF the insane asylum here
Her mind is affected She was brought
X Spich 10 tne CITY ana VIII b3 given Spc-
scial attention in Il hospital.
~ The Commercial and Farmers Bank
here declares II per cent. spmi-an-
snual dividend
s 1t is intlnatcd that the Legislature
viii repeal the odious tax on doctors
Nani lawyers.
El Congressman Settle Is here. He saws
the Democrats are away of In ,heh
! views on the Senatorial question. He
Hdeclined To say wherein they wers
Wrong.
The Populist State chairman appears
Sto be worEing like a beaver To get n.
the Populist members of the Legislature
In one hotel.
At all gatherings of Republicans here
y Ohio Wilson, Populst, Is n conspicuous
figure. He remarked to-day that he
! never went TO bed so long as other
politicians sat up.
GA ENGINES UN1NJURED.
Upon examination by experts yestcr-
\ day and to-day is Is found that the en-
s.gines and boilers at the electric stree,
railway power house are but little in
Z 5ured- The nine cars burned cost s., 600
each. Only three escaped the fire. 1t
fis probable that horses will he the mo-
saaYe power Of the cars until the new
spoWer-house is built.
Republicans laugh ct the Populi-a de-
I ciSrat!on that the latter will hold no
.sInore caucusses Jointly with them They
IS we'll know that makes little difference
y one may or another.
AS The report on the extension of the
plant In cotton mills in the State this
Year makes very fine showing
There were fully as many holida,
killings and accidents as usual, it seems
A DRUNKEN SHERIFF.
Reports reached here to-day that tn,
SSherih of n Piedmont county was ar
" resaed at Greensboro last night 70,
being drunk and trying TO shoot tn,
y police. He was taken to Jail by polio,
and citizens.
ls The State Board of Education held ;
special session to-day
About twelve members of the Lcgis
1ature had arrived up TO noon to-day
Great numbers will arrive tomorrow.
The Legislature will be earnestly en-
8trsated to encourage sheep raising