The Washington weekly post. (Washington, D.C.) 1878-1916, 1899-02-14

Special to The Post.
Richmond. Va, Feb. Judge Waddeu.
III the United States Circuit Court for the
Eastern District OF Virginia. entered d
! decree to-day confirming the sale By re-
celVers OF the Powhatan Gold Mines, in
tuipeper County. The sale was made
( some time ago TO Mr.. l.. q. Johnson, OF
( Culpeper. representing himself and other
creditors. There had been a previous sale
( winch the court, upon tho advice OF the
receivers, refused To confirm. Those in
terested in the purchase are prominent
men in Virginia, New York Pittsbure.
and Washington. The property is very
valuable and embraces coo acres OF land
/ on which there is rich deposit of gold.
There is some S6e.0oo or $4,000 worth OF
machinery in the mines. which have mot
been operated for five years because Of
the litigation which has been I'm progress.
ana which finally resulted in the sale.
CLAIM on t.,r Sl.te
Gov. Tyler received a letter today from
Ellis Moran, of Baltimore. making a claim
upon the State of Virginia for One-fourth
OF the SlS6D0 Of direct tax refunded 10
the state two or three years ago BY the
general government. He SAYS his father
the late DR.. j. j. Moran, rad an agree.
ment with Gov. Holiday under which. il
the former secured the refundine OF tbs
money thus paid by the PEOPLE of Vlr.
ginia, he was to receive - per cent OF thu
amount so recovered. Mr. Moran claims
that his father worked SO hard that his
life was shortened, and that il was
through his efforts that the passage Of
the refunding bill was finally secured. He
now makes the claim on behalf of his
fathers family, and not having the agree.
ment into which his father entered. asks
the Governor to have a copy made and
sent TO him. The full amount of the d.
rect tax fund has been distributed.
Young student Charged with Larceny.
George w. Butts a young man attends
ing the Virginia Business College. was
arrested at the college this afternoon,
charged with grand larceny In Norfolk,
The arrest was made by City Sergeant
Claiborne Epps on Il capias from Nor
folk. The nature of the charge was not
indicated in the paper. Butts says thu
trouble grows out Of 2 business matter,
and that he will have no difficulty in
Strengthening it cut when he gets 10 Nor
folk. Officers are expected 10 come for
him in the morning. Butts is about
thirty years Old
John Johnson. big, burly fellow ar
rested last night for being drunk and
disorderly, was held in the Police Court
to-day 10 await advices from Norfolk
Johnson looks ike a dissipated weather
beaten sailor, ana said he wag under ar
rest in the coal barge Key West Sterl-
ing, at the Norfolk Navy Yard. and made
his escape Saturday coming TO Rich
mOnd two DAYS later. The manacles on
his hands and feet had been filed apart,
but were still on him He said no was
placed under arrest for drunkenness
John II. Smyth, the President of the
Negro Reformatory. called on the Cover
hor and asked him TO pardon several
negro boys out Of the penitentiary and
turn them over to the reformatory.
Smyth recently opened the institution
and he has already under his care two or
three boys. The Governor promised TO
look into the cases at the penitentlary
and, unless there should be good reasons
for not doing 50, To send To the reforma-
tory any boys that may be reformed
He may have to grant conditional par
dons in order to do this. Smyth who was
formerly Minister 10 Liberia, also wants
the negro boys now in jail to be sent TO
his institution. The Governor will look
into the matter.