Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-02-12
RICHMOND
NEWS AND GOSSIP
Pardon Denied a Dying Con-
sumptive Convict.
an THE GRASP OF WINTER
Much Suffering Among tho POOR
TO Procure FucI-The Enhances of
dino state-Dcnsh of Mrs. vtrginius
Newton-Good sized Damage suit
'Osher Matters.
Especial to virglnian- PIlot.)

Especial to virglnian-P llot.)
Richmond. Va. Feb. 11.-Governor
Tyler has definitely decided that he will
mot pardon D. e. Pendleton. of Spott-
,sylvania county, who is serving an
eighteen year term in the penitentiary
for the murder Of his father n-law, in
1892
Pendleton has consumption. He is
critically i'll in the convict hospital at
the State farm. He will never recover.
1T is doubtful If he ever gets up from
his bed. Governor Tyler was several
anonths ago asked TO pardon him. lie
refused because of the opposition OF
Spottsylvania citizens. a few days
ago Governor Tyler was again asked to
pardon the man. The certificate of ten
surgeons of the State farm was receiv-
ed. setting forth that Pendleton was
Lying of consumption and advising
hnat he be sent home. The case gave
Governor Tyler n great deal Of trouble
because of It's merit, as he gave it vCTy
careful consideration. His decision was
reached after long elaboration.
IN WINTERS GRASP.
Richmond is locked in the grasp OF
wintcr--a grasp tighter than she ever
experienced before. FOR three DAYS tho
mercury has remained below the freez.
ang point. great portion of this time
1T was below zero The ice has en-
veloped everything since Tuesday.
Snow began falling this afternoon ut
O'Clock The thermometer was at II
above Mt that hour. At 5 o'clock the
mercury had dropped seven degrees
AT o'clock 1t was two degrees lowcH
The cold has brought much suffcrin,,
to the poor, which is being relieved as
far as possible by the city authorities
and by the Citizens Relief Associa-
zion.
Many people with plenty of money
are suffering for coal. 1t is Impossible
20 I'LL orders. The drivers wont work
an some cases the situation is serious
a'rozcn water and gas pipes are very
common. Everything in the markets is
frozen hard. ~ leading fish and game
dealer says there can be no oysters OBJ
tanned In Richmond after Monday or
tuesday of next week. The ice has TO
some extent intcrfered with steamship
lines. The Clyde Line is not making
It's schedules. No ship from Philadel-
phia was in to-day.
THE STATES FINANCES.
The day at the Capitol was extreme
ly quiet. There are few visitors durjny
this cold spell. The Auditor Of Pmhiic
Accounts received his annual report I'm
the Governor from the printer II
makes the following exhibit Of the fls
~ aahlrS OF the Commonwealth for
tne year ending September so. 1898:
The receipts and disbursements wara
Us follows:
amount on hand Oct. l. 1878 1os.271.3
Receipts from all sources
during the year :. g, go. 40. q
D,s, S,4es .6Sl "a
balance on hand Oct. I, '9S.S 223 do3 ca
ne receipts mentioned above are in
money, and were paid into the treas
ury. In addition to these receipts there
t Mere received rom w. II. Ewing. Esq,
treasurer or Prince Edward county nm
DER act for his relief. bonds of the state
70 the amount Of S1.SO6. 90 which hay
Deen turned over to the Commissioners
Oh the Sinking Fund and cancelled.
DEATH OF MRS V. NEWTON.
Mrs. Virginus Newton died this
morning Mt her residence, East Grace
street, after brief Illness of pneumo-
MIA She was the wife of Mr.. Vlrcinins
Newton, president of the First Ma
tlonal Bank, and probably the best
known capitalist in Richmond. she
was a daughter of the late Isaac Dav
export, Jr., for years President of tha
rlrst Nationa Bank, of Richmond, ana
leading spirit in the commercial So
ciai and religious life of his day.
ohe was jealous member of ST.
iaul Church, contributing generous
~ 10 Its activities, and was the nresi-
uent OF the Woman's Exchange, whose
pCaru Oh managers met at O'clock this
afternoon to take suitable action re-
garding her death. She is survived nv
her husband and leaves one sister.
Mrs. CHARLES u. Williams. and two
Drothers' Messrs. Charles and Gideon
Davenport
RICHMoND's FINANCES
Mayor Taylor has returned with his
approval the ordinance recently rassn1
ana making the appropriation for 1899.
ana making the appropria ton for 1890
me amount appropriated is 81 ,4O5. 400
at is generally conceded that the
HIanciai condition Of the city is better
IMAM IL has been for many years. which
is 10 great extent due to the conser-
vative action Of the Council in the man
agement of municipal affairs.
GOOD SIZED DAMAGE SUITS.
SUIT was brought in the Law and
Equiiy Court day by James r. Bur
nett vs.. the Paramount Traction Com
pany and the Richmond Railway and
Electric Company for $4,000. The plain
TN alleges that on April Is. 1895, on
.tWehty-t hird street near NJ, car ran
into his buggy without giving due
warning, and that he was badly bruised
ana ms LETT rm and two toes were
ana MS left arm and two toes were
suit was also brought by John w
Tailey for $4,000. claiming that he was
thI"Wh great distance out of his bug
sy and his right leg broken in five
places
HAD HIS EARS FROZEN.
AR. j. -. {. De Jarnette. the new as
sistant district attorney is in the CITY
today. Mr.. De Jarnette has had a
does not wish to reneat. Day before
yesterday, while riding to the station