The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-11-03
INSPECTION OF
THE NEW ROAD.
The Twenty Miles Laid Was Covered
in Forty Minutes.
THE CONSTRUCTION EXCELLENT.
Stockholders To Meet To-Day anu '"o
Extension OF the Road Wni he
Pusbcd-AI the Hands Along
the Line Were Paid ON.

PETERSBURG, VA, Nov. Z-Speciaf.-
Caotain rhomas X. Dunn. City Engineer,
Mr. II H. Seymour, CHIEF engineer OF tue
Richmond. Petersburg and Carolina COM
many. Mr., william X. McKenny, counsel
Of said company. and Mr. J.. w. jack
son OF the Construction Company went
Out on a tour OF the new railroad to-day.
FAST TIME.
The run of twenty miles was made IN
a little over forty minutes. including stops
and slow time required TO be made
through the city. On the way back Capt.
Dunn Inspected all the bridges and stone
work and expressed himself as delighted
with the magnificent stone work and iron
structure. 800 feet long over Stony creek
meeting OF the Board OF Directors
VII be held here tomorrow. The affairs
- the railroad are said to be in fine
shape, and It Is expected that work on
the balance Of the road will be soon com
menced and vigorously pushed.
All iaborers along the line OF the ROAD
wers paid off this afternoon.
COLLECTIONS.
The United States internal revenue COL
lections at the Office here Tor OCTOBER
amounted to s25.352S. The collections
during the year since Col. j. ID. Brady
mas been collector. 1858 1858.
A series of meetings will begin during
The pastor. Rev j. j. Hart. will be as
sisted nv Rev. +. II. Martin. OF Salem, Va.
The case of Robert Tranham. charged
with the shooting and wounding Of his
wife Will be heard in the County Court
of Nottoway. which begins tomorrow.
The executive committee Of the Central
Hospital held It's monthly meeting to-
day and disposed of routine business.
SMALL DAMAGE.
The damage done to the city jail by
fire this morning will not be over two
hundred dollars.
The Improved order Of Heptasophs Of
Petersburg will be visited tonight by
N. G. Cohen. supreme archon; D. ii.
Christian. supreme medical director
Harry Flegenheimer. deputy supreme or
dean. and John w. Cruett. supreme or
ganizer. The visiting officers will be ten
dered a supper.
The sales of loose tobacco were very
large to-day and the prices much more
satisfactory.
STREET IMPROVEMENT
The Council Committees which have
had under consideration a plan OF eN-
tensive street improvement viii submit
10 the council recommendations Tor such
work.
sycamore anu pdlt VI W HSi'iS N'''' ~.
probably portions Of other streets, VIII
be embraced I'm the plans, and the council
will probably be asked to issue bonds 10
the amount of $4,000 or more 10 start the
work The material to Zoe used IN re-
pairing has not been decided upon. That
will be fixed by the council. There are
advocates Of vitrihed bricks and OF as
phalt. but II Is believed the latter is the
iavorite. The work will be under the
supervision Of the Street Committee,
aided by tho advice OF an expert.
Mr.. Carter r. Bishop has qualified as
a member of the Common Council for
Second Ward having been elected to
fill a vacancy caused by the resignation
OF Mr.. r. X. Collier.
The fines collected for the city in the
Mayors Court during October amounted
10 nearly 800
MORTON TO HANG.
All arrangements have ben made for
the execution Of Robert Morton. the ne
gro murderer i'm the jail-yard of this
city, on next Friday. The condemned
man was visited to-day by several color
ed ministers to whom he expressed his
willingness to die
Tonight about 10 O'Clock, as Deputy
Sheriff Black was getting ready To re-
tire, he heard some one outside of the
jail talking TO the prisoners lie went
out into the jail-yard and then got on a
fence, to see who the parties were. and
as he did so two men ran off.
Deputy Blick fred several shots Mt
them, but is unable to say whether or
not any OF them took effect.