The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1898-01-29
AFFAIRS in GENERAL
SucCiRt Statement Of News Events. Strip
ped Of Much Of the Details.
YESTERDAYS NEWS BRIEFLY RECORDED
short Paragraphs Personal and
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. of Events In.
tcresting 10 Every Rendcr-ropics
discussed on Tho stree,s ana In
Offices and Homes.

The Monongohela came out the dock
yesterday
Mr.. J. e. benson is confined to his
home by sickness.
The Hastings Court adjourned for
the. term yesterday.
The female minstrel troupe will be
the coming attraction soon.
Ihere are a NUMBER OF entertain
ments given every night now.
me entertainment in Park View
Thursday night was grand success.
me City Council will hold their
regular monthly meeting Tuesday
night
There has been scarcity~of oysters
winds
MISS Maud Jacobson will arrive here
to-day from Philadelphia to visit
friends.
Some sailors off merchant ship had
a DIG time yesterday morning among
themselves.
Robheries in the suburbs and In
Park View are getting TO be regular
occurrences.
Della Day. an old offender, was lock-
ed up for five days for disorderly con-
duct yesterday.
There are more special sale signs
uisplayed now than was ever seen in
white woman, whose mind is
badly deranged, will be brought to the
county Jail to-day.
Inc church people are puzziing
themselves TO know who will be Rev
MIR. Davis successor
MIS- Heath, who resides in South
fortsmouth, fell and dislocated her
shoulder n few nights ago
The US held an important meeting
yesterday afternoon at the residence of
MIS-. Moore. on Clifford street
MISS Marion Davis, of Baltimore, ar
rived In the city yesterday on brief
visit to friends and relatives.
a horse attached to wagon ran
away on Crawford street yesterday
ana smashed up things generally
The meeting at the Fourth Street
baptist church is the most successful
mat has been held there for years
It was rumorcd yesterday that some
or the clerks at the Scaboard Air Line
would he dropped to reduce expenses
HARRISON White, colorcd. was sent to
JAN Tor six months for entering the
store of Davis & Co. He admitted his
guilt.
The funeral of Mr.. Henry Flemming
VIII take place from his late resi-
dence No. 721 Bart street, Sunday
afternoon
The case of Lee Seeds. charged with
County Court yesterday and he was
acquitted
Frank Henrihan, driver for the
portsmouth Tea company, jwas Kicked
by horse yesterday, but laid not re.
ceive much injury.
me family, of Richard Bolt, who
were poisoned, are recovering and will
probably get we'll There is still no
clue to who did the poisoning
John Hampton and Fred Miller, who
were committed for disordery con
quot. were released from custody yes
terday. they having paid their fines.
BrandtS big sale yesterday was well
patronized 1t will be continued for
nine days only. and then prices will
so back TO where they formerly were.
lwo white men had negro man
arrested charged with attempting to
cut them with knife. The evidence
did not show II and the man was dis
charged.
The Bapt:sts Of Park View are maxi
!stS desperate effort to secure a
cHurch for themselves in that locality.
The society which WIS organ iZed last
sunday are working hard to raise
funds.
The number of county prisoners in
the Jail are being lessened cons!dera-
bly,. The Judge hopes by the end %
February to clear up the entire docket
-, 49, IL ''i"' PcisoH 1!1SFe IoF
the first time in some time
The Bell Telephone company was
engaged yesterday III putting UP a
cable that had ffty-two wires in il.
The gentleman who had charge of II
says that it weighs 1000 pounds to
every 800 feet. and when slcct or
snow comes the weight is more than
doubled.
There is law prohibiting persons
from leaving their gates wide omen at
night, but il is openly violated. Thurs
day night Il young man who had lust
returned from q sociable ran into IN
open gate and skinned his nose. and
he did not say "Now l lay me down to
sleep" either