Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-22
having been struck on the head with
some sharp instrument.
AFTER THE C. e o.

some sharp instrument
AFTER THE C. Sc o.
The Board of Public Works held a
meeting today in the office of the
State Treasurer to consider the ques-
ton of compelling the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railroad to construct q branch
road from Columbia to the first locks
on the canal, above Stillman's mill.
An act of the Legislature, granting
certain privileges to the road, provides
that should the canal be abandoned
for specified time, the company
should be liable to construct said
branch road.
The canal having been abandoned
the board of supervisors of Fluvanna
seek this outlet for the people of that
county.
The question was submitted to the
Attorney General, and he returned an
opinion to the effect that the company
was liable and could be compelled to
give the relief sought.
The board passed a resolution in
structing the Attorney General to bring
the suit necessary to have the matter
settled.
THE STATES JUDICIARY.
There is much gossip among the
members of the bar concerning changes
that will probably be made in regard
to the judiciary of the State, by the
coming Constitutional Convention.
One matter which they say demands
attention is the delay in rendering
decisions by judges in certain sections
or the State, in cases on the chanccry
side of the -ircuit courts after they
have been submitted. In looking into
the question 1t was discovered that u
number of States have embodied in
their constitution provisions requiring
IT,
chancery causes within thirty or sixty
days after they are submitted. and
also requiring them to make affidavit
when they draw their salary that they
have disposed of all the cases sub
mitted to them prior to that limit.
BAPTIST MISSIONARIES.
Southern Baptist convention on ycStcr-
day appointed several missionaries to
the foreign fields.
Rev. ID. G. WhttinEhill, of Barham,
Texas, Il native OF kentucky, goes to
Rome. Italy. lie VIII work in conncc-
ton with the venerable and beloved Or.
Geo. b. Taylor, who is so well-known
all throughout Virginia. Rev. w. f.
Hatchell and wife. of Albany. Texas.
were also appointed missionaries. 1t
has not been definitely settled yet as
to their field of labor. but it is likely
they will go to Mexico or Brazil.
In accordance with the instructions
of the recent convention the board is
sending out n number of new mis-
sionarics. Those appointed yesterday
will make fourteen since last May.
The receipts of the foreign board for
the work have also increased and the
Virginia Baptists are leading all the
States i'll the advance movement.
a "FLY cor" CONVICTED.
Winston +. Rogers. formerly on the
Richmond police force and the dctec-
tive department. has recently been con-
victcd of ''moonshining" in Meckleu-
burg county. and sentenced to n term
i'll the county jail
Rogers was well known here as "ny
cop" lie left the force In 1874, when
the detective department was abolish
ed. He was convicted at Norfolk I'm
the United States District Court and
expressed n preference to the Mecklen-
burg Jail. Deputy Sam Benditt took
him there on Wednesday.
RAILWAY PROMOTION.
Mr.. r.. e. J.. Bunch. for many years
assistant to General Passenger Agent
w. a. Turk, of the Southern Railway,
with headquarters in Washington. ID.
c.. has been appointed assistant pas
senger traffic mana ger, in charge of the
piSScllEtr utpti ol the SuutntT1
west of Hartman Junction. Tenn. His
headquarters arc in st. Louis. He has
commenced his new duties.
IN MEMORY OF DIR. HOGE.
The distinctive feature of the morn
ing service at the Second Presbyterian
Church Sunday will be the loving trib-
ute of devoted people to the memory
of the late Rev. Moses Drewry Ioge.
u. D., to be expressed in n frec-will
Christmas gift offering" to the fund
for the establishment OF perpetual
fellowship in the Union Theological
Seminary. to he known as The Hogc
Memorial Fellowship"
DIR. INQUIRIES SUCCESSOR.
Richmond. Va. Dec. 21.--Dr. ]. A. Al
lison Hodges, of this city, formerly of
North Carolina, has been unanimously
elected president of the University Col