The Washington weekly post., 1900-12-18
OLD DOMINION NOTES.


A petition in bankruptcy was filed yes
terday by Jacob Kirsch, OF Richmond.
with liabilities at S7,l04.3l.
A tenant house on Madison Jones' farm
Isle OF Wight County, was burned Sun
day. Jones thinks the blaze was ineendi-
airy.
Wallace Hill, colored. in Southampton
County Court, was yesterday sentenced
10 four years in State prison for robbing
a negro's home near Boykins. Hill con-
feSsed.
The following charters have been Iodg-
ed with the secretary of the COMMON
wealth 10 be recorded: The A. F. Fox
Company, of Alexandria, and Virginia
Cedar Works. of Norfolk.
John Jones, eolored, was yesterday held
for court in Nansemond County. charged
with stealing Capt Tony Matthews oys-
ter vessel and cargo. Bill Keeling, his
| alleged accomplice. was discharged
tenant building and warehouse con-
| tainlng potatoes and corn, were burned
Sunday night on the farm occupied by
Mrs. James W. Martin, at Nixs Wharf
There was partial insurance on the de-
Stroyed property, which belonged to John
| NiX's estate.
Mr.. Louis Borchers. Austrian consul AT
! Richmond. has informed Gov Tyler thar
| his majesty Francis Joseph. Emperor of
| Austria Hungary, has conferred he title
| OF T. and X. vice consul upon the sec
retary of this consulate, Mr.. Cnristiaa
| Ludwig Dvaste.
The governor yesterday declined to par-
don Peter Smith. OF Franklin County,
convicted of the murder Of Mildred Sloane
and sentenced 10 a term of years in thu
| penitentiary. Judge Lee and Common
wealth's Attorney billiard. of Franklir
wrote the governor strong letters. In
which they statea that the murder was
one Of the most brutal committed IA that
section for years.
The following notaries have been commissioned
BY Gov Tyler; Lit1leton Fitzgerald and ]. C.
Joplin. Richmond Edward q Elan, Hampton, and
II. c. Love Lunenburg.
Nr. Albert Moseiy. aged seyeuty-two years. one
OF the BEST known meG ia the Soldiers Home al
Hampton. suffered a stroke Of paralysis yesterday
His condition is pTeearSuS.
The extensive Nerih Bend estate. on Roanoke
River. in MeekleHburg Couaty. has been soid b.
George r. Land to Charles a. Birnie, oi Long
Meadow. Mass, for Ie0,Ooe
Mayor Moss Of Newport News. has investigated
the frequent escapes from the ehaS gang snd has
given the watrhmeR a0ties that unless nor. ylgi-
lance is used they wiil oe dismissed.
Mrs. BartoS. Of Atlanta. Ca, the widow Of
distinguished Confederate general has been elected
an honorary meEaber Of Richmond Chapter, L. D.
c. Ge9. Barrow killed At the first battle Of
Manassas
J. c 0reeuEald filed petition In bankruptcy
Saturday Afternoon in tie United States District
Court Al Richmond he il q eIothing merchant.
The liabilities placed a. - is7 c. and the a.
sets at g. go being mostly the stock
The Hihernian fair al Roanoke closed Saturday
nlght The osatest iof thss sm0sJ popular engineer
on ire Norfolk and Western Railroad vas wen hy
A NJ COUSINS OF S5r.0Ik Citg. Auditor and Flfe
Chief James MeFaIl Vas voted the most popular
patron Of the fats.
The Post-oflce Department gave out statement
Saturday showing that the receipts % the Rieh-
m8Ad P0zg-0nioe IN November acre tz.ess as
against sz8 So for the same month Isst yezs
The postal receipts considered good barometer
sf the business 81 eiL-.
TIE fslioSiHg charters have been lodged win
the secretary q tie Commonwealth 20 be recsraee.
Fifsmsa's Pr9leet.ve Brotherhood and the Wes.avsr
COMPANY. Norfolk: Hampton Roads Brick Com-
PaHE. Portsmouth,. PAGE VALLEY Telephone Con-
paay, Lsray and Nortsa Coal Company. giss
Court House. Va