Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-25
.LlBELED FOR $40, 600
That is the Amount Charged Brit
ish Steamer For Salvage.
a small As.ignmcnt- Granted Nat
"r"l'za,ion Papers = proper,,
Transfers Admitted to Record
MarrinGe L,ccnsos I,sucu.

The British steamship Veneta, owned
by George Hanson & Co., of Glasgow,
Scotland, and bound from Galveston
20 Hamburg, loaded with cotton, grain
and general merchandise, was libelled
yesterday at Lamberts Point, when she
touched for bunker coal. in the sum of
$4,000. Deputy u. S. Marshal West
served the papers.
Messrs. Garrett & Garrett, attorneys,
'this city, are counsel for L. S. Marshall.
master, and Chustee 6 Lowe, owners
of the ocean tug Stella, of Sabine
Pass, Tex, who have claim of $4,000
against the venetia for salvage, alleged
to have been earned under the following
circumstances:
The Nenetia grounded on Sabine
Banks, Tex, while going at full speed
on the morning of the 18th. instant, and
was fioated the following day by the
tug Stella. On the 10th instant the We
netia again grounded on the Sabine
Banks. and for the second time the
Stella floated her. In their bill the
iibellants alege that If the
-A'NA SAAoi'tAhuH tldO nOt pGeU HOll-
ed on the 18th instant by the
Stella she would have been in
great danger from heavy seas which
prevailed on the following day, and
that when floated after grounding the
second time she was released from a
position where she wos pounding on
hard bottom and in great danger
Capt. Henry Hutchinson, is in charge
OF the Venetia. He hopes to be able to
bond his steamer so she can leave to-
day for her destination.
a SMALL ASSIGNMENT.
Mr.. c. T. Townsend conducting a
furniture business at No. 1874 Church
street, made deed of assignment Tues
day, Judge Thomas II. Wilcox was ap-
pointed trustee. Conditions arc to be
paid pro rata. The liabilities are up
ward of $1,000; assets unknown.
GRA'NTED NATURALIZATION PA
PERS
Maurice Noonan. a son OF Ireland
was granted full naturalization papers
In the Corporation Court yesterday.
lNoonan was on the United States ship
Nashville during the Spanish-AmerSan
war. and also has papers showing that
he has been in Uncle Sans service for.
thirteen years. He was recently dis
charged from the navy.
PROPERTY TRANSFERS.
John Dewberry to Matte l.. Forrest
lot with improvements fronting 30 feet
on Herman avenue, Atlantic City ward;
s1.SOO.
c. w. Northern ct ais to Emily A.
Purdie, three lots with improvements
fronting Is feet on the north side of
Franklin avenue, 75 feet east OF Duke
street; $1,000.
Rosa NJ. Hanson. OF New York, to
John c. James, lot with improvements
fronting &c feet on the east side of Bot
timore street, 81 feet inches north of
Hull street; $3.50
Luther Sheldon to Joseph L. and L.
w. James, lots Nos. and in block
r. on the map of the Norfolk Land
and Improvement Companys property;
$3.50.
BROWN DAMAGE SUIT.
The trial of the $4,000 damage suit
of Harry D. Brown against the Vir-
ginia Electric Company is still on trial
in the Court of Law and Chancery. Mr..
i Peter Wright. of the electric company.
was on the witness stand for some time
yesterday afternoon.
The case will be concluded to-day.
FULFoRD CASE CONTINUED.
The case of J. Il. Fulford, charged
with keeping his saloon, the Bank, No.
Il Bank street. open after midnight In
lviolation Of the Goodridge ordinance
and selling liquor last Sunday. was
called in the Police Court Yesterday
and continued until Today. Mr.. Full
ford has engaged Mr.. w. II. Venable
to defend him.
ALLEGED Bitter DISCHARGED.
Sam Hicks alias Peacock. the negro
who was sentenced to Jail by Justice
Tomlin Tuesday, to ten days. was re-
leased from custody yesterday. Hicks
is the negro no was charged with hit
ing off portion of Mr.. Ed. Cotton's
nose. He proved Ito the satisfaction of
the court that he was the wrong man.
THE question the police are now wrest
ling with is If Hicks did not do the bit
ing, who did?
MARRIAGE LICENSES.
The following colored couples were
granted m2rriage licenses yesterday:
! Henry Fl. iNorthernstraus and Ma
mie A. Doles.
4 j. III. Randolph and Edmonla Ross.
Hardy Whidbee and Bella Person.
Zion White and Sarah Jane Collins.
MINOR CASES.
J. L. Capps. colored, was fined s15.5O
for working n disabled horse.
Estellc Johnson, colored, one of the
cold birds" paid $3.50 for abusing Cor
nelia Robinson. and Esteile johnson
also contributed Sc for assaulting Es-
ltele Copeland.
Alex. Charles. coored. will be de-
tained ten days as a suspicious char
acter
John Ridgweil was sent to the Jail