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PORTSMOUTH NE WS
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Local Matters of All Kinds Told in
Paragraphs.
Mention of Matters Personal. Fell in
n Fit. Arrested Charged with
Stealing S75. Shot in the
Arm. A Runaway Horse.
Other Interesting News.
The nestings Court has adjourned
Co thi! term.
j here is uu new developments in the
{>w mining 1'i.iui Hits vet.
i he Bewet men buvo coinploted High
*ir el to Court for ibe present.
.1 uuuiber ul protracted meetings
?re in prngic-s throughout tho county.
There bus beeu quite a number ol
do tb? this mouth among iulout" chil?
dren.
A colored excurion left here yester
?iay over tho Seaboard Air Line for
sUiobnioud.
Mt. Wm. rl.Teuloy, of Washington,
D, U., is stopping nt Mrs. Cross', ou
Crawford stroct.
Miss Nellie Oorgess, of Washington,
D. C, it visiting Mr. D. V. Unskius'
ii u.ly, on Court etrect,
.-ii white boys was boforo the Mayor
yesterday oud received a reprimand for
Imthiug within the eity.
Mr. tt, S. Urooks left yesterday for
Weie Neek, Qloncester county, Vu., to
Joiu bis luuiily for u week.
Mr. \Y. F," drey, special constable
for East Herkley, tendered his resigna?
tion to the court yesterday.
The young people of the South Street
JJaptist Church will give a moonlight
excursion to the Oapcs to night.
Three men in South Portsmouth
were lined each yesterday lor de
JTveriug beer in the navy yard last
sSuuday.
A negro tramp, who vrns arrested
Monday night as a suspicious charac?
ter, was ordered to leave tho city im
Mediately.
Another gang of nieu will be put to
work on the sewers this week so as to
stub 11 through while tho pretty
weather lusts,
About 4(H) people came in on the ex
0 rsiou from Franklin yesterday mom
1 ({and went down to \ lrginia Bench
? ii II.o drenching ruin.
Mr-. A, r. Friedlin and live children
left Mod.iny night for Franklin county,
? V?., to t-pcud a luootb. They will bu
Joiued by .Mr. Friodliu biter on.
An old woman about 'Ml years of age,
c miuoiily called Aunt Maria, fell in a
li. ou Louduu street yesterday. She
was picked up ami carried in u house
emi by,where proper restoratives were
applied,
An attempt was made yesterday by a
iiec.ro boy to tike a pocket book from
r> lady on King street in tho day time,
tl'he boy h.t at it w.lh a stick. Failing
to seeure it he ran oil*.
The lHin interfered \ery much yes
terduy with the work on First street.
"J bis sir* et is in a deplorubli condition
and the sooner it is paved, the better
ft will be for tbo residents, both in ami
out of business,
Yester iiiy morning about 1 o'clock,
H colored mau ?ot shot in the arm in a
lint room ou High street. The polioo
were unable to g.t any clue tu the par
t e<. He was carried oil' before any
mrusts were inude.
.lames it aborts, colored, who has
been running u truck boat for Mr,
Alexander Hutchinson, was arrested
tipou a warrant charging him with
stealing $70 of Mr. Hutohiusou's
mouey. Tho case will bo heard to?
ri a y.
Mayor Davis received a message yes
terday through .Mail Currier Wiilium?
KtutiUtf that tue man Sawyor, kuo was
abot by his ton, was not dead, but was
tying in a critical condition. The au?
thorities will !fond for the boy this
?\eok.
A little son of Mr. John Herkuer,
w io lives on Fourth street, noar Nel
ton, w?s kicked by his father's horso
yesterday morning while lending him
to a lot some distance off. The little
fellow had no bones broken, but was
tmdiy bruieod.
A horse attached to a wngou belong?
ing to Mr, Whidlee in South I'orts
tnoutb, was left standing near the
?uarket hou.se yesterday morning. A
tmiu osme by and irighteued him,
which oaussd him to ruu away, smash?
ing the waijou badly.
Some people say what sticky woather. J
So if you do not want mosquitoes to
etiek to you, cudio to our special ualo
of uusqnito canopies.
Tho 82.60 quality reduced to $1.89.
Tbo ^?.v'.'i quality reduced to 81.69,
And St.TT. quality reduced to $1 J5.
Come while choosing is cosy as the
supply is email.
A. J, I'mi.i.ip.-i,
Under Oxford Hall, High htreet.
lmprovo your health and sucure your
Comfort by taking u dully trip over tho
Vestibule electric to l'ort Norfolk- Ka
ducud fare to ? cents each way; sixty
six trains between Portsmouth and
j'ort Norfolk, Secure a lot at l'ort
or folk before prices advance, Tho
Southern railway is coming,
M. W. Mason,
General Manager,
What's tho good of anything'.' Noth?
ing?unless it is an umbrella this
Weather, T ho best uro sold at ?. It.
VVolton & Co's.
Messrs. Levy & Jacobs bog to au
Oouuoe to the publio tiiat in connec?
tion with thoir lmmonsu Hue of men, !
Iioy and childreu atiiti (which they are
selling at cut rato Bgnres), they also'
carry n largo lino of night shirts, neg?
ligee shirts, bathing suits and Sweet?
Crr overalls, llemember tho place.
Lew .v j Airons,
200 High streut. I
l?i uili of III?? IfotnlW- llarroll.
Miss Rosalie llarroll died at the resi?
lience oi bur pareuta in Dark Viow yes?
terday in tiio ICtb year of Lor age,
after a abort illness wiib typhoid fever.
SSlio was a consistent uieuihor of lJurk
View M. 13, Church and secretary of
tbo Mission Somety. She died iu tbe
hope of a bleated boreal tor. 'I bo
funeral will take place tun morning
at 10 o'clock from Park Viuw M. L.
Church. Tbo services will bo con?
ducted by Rev. Mr. Baancbamp. Tbe
remains will bo tokuu to Nausenioud
county for iuter'mout, Tbo alllioted
parents buvo tbo sympathy of all who
knew bor. Tins ih tbo tilth obihi they
bavo lost in a abort wbile, loaving thoui
wilbout any cbildren at all.
A PortetuoMili Meetisauio llictiiv
ttuiiored.
Mr, .Tobn A. .McDonald, ono of
Portsmouth's but-t known luoobuuios,
bus lieou appointed as superintendent
of Goveruuieut uiaclnuery at tbo At
lautti Exposition, und will remain thoio
all during tbe exposition. Ho bas re?
ceived orders from Adunrol Drown to
bold himself in reuuiuem to leuvo for
Atlauta at a moment's notice. Tbo ap?
pointment is a moat excellent ono and
IS B high com;.Innen! to this gOUlle
niau's worth aud ability, especially us
it comes unsolicited on his part.
Portsmouth feels proud to tbink that
ooo oi her sons should bo bonorod
with so important o position,
tile Monitor ?loci.
Yesterday's Richmond Dispatch says:
"Commaudor James M. Foisyth, of
tbe monitors, bns received orders Iroui
tbe Navy Department to have tbo Man?
hattan ond Matopac iu readioess to
proceed to Norfolk Navy-yard by tbo
1st of August. Tbe'Ajai and tbe Can
ouieua, tuo last of tho monitors, will
leave tbe Randolph flats about a week
laier, Tho crews of tbo vessels will
proceed to tbo Norfolk Navy-yard,
wburo it is expected that those enlisted
for speciul eeivice will he discharged
aud tbe regular soameu will bo rated
ou other vet;aelB.''
I iitirnils t ealcrdnv.
Tbo funeral of Mr. aud Airs. Alon/.a |
Halste td'e liltlo child took place from '
their residence, ou County street, yos I
tertlay afternoon. Tho services wero
coudncti'd by Kev. Mr, Fuuhtau. The
n mums were interred iu Oak Grove
(ieutotery.
'The luucral of .Mr. and Mrs. Dow
sou's little daughter, Hazel, was con?
ducted from their residence, No, 530
Henry street, yesterday ofieruonu.
The remains wero interred iu Oak
Grove Cemetery.
a Nixed t^p Alfuir.
Vctterday afteruoou Jastice T.uttor
held court at the eotiuty jail to bear
tho case of Silas Goodman vs. a colored
man uamtd Williams, whom Goodtuan
claimed liad threatened to lull him be?
cause he tried to collect a bill. Tbo
Justice, after hearing all tbe testimony,
dismissed the caso at Goodman's ex?
pense. 'Ibis exaepuruted Goodman,
aud for a ?h?rt while ibero wa9 con?
siderable excitement,
i Used tVlt.3.1 A place.
Yr-steiday morning the caso of the
two men, M. P. Flood aud \V. W.
liaukins, aud tho mo women whom
they carried to a boarding bouse and
passed oil aa their wires, wara tiued
b'-l.-? apiece in tbo Mayor's Court.
The meu paid their hue and left. The
women had uorno trouble in getting
theirs.
Tbe listIr t up Won.
Portsmouth defeated Norfolk yes?
terday and wou her sixteen games,
thus entitling her to the Gale cup, aud
still there aro soveu morn games iu
which she und Norfolk play together,
which will givo her some games to
spare.
Option Kx tended.
The Virginian representative learuod
last ni^bt that owing to tbo complica?
tions that have arisen in the sale of tho
Swimming Point rlats that the optiou
on the leod has been continued for
ninety days. Dolore that tinio every?
thing will be settled.
Import an I Kotier.
There is no necessity for going else
where to purchase Clothing. \Ve are
closing out our stook at utmost your
own prioe, so we cau start next seaanu
in our new store with nothing but new
goods. Brcslauer .V Authony, 111
High street.
W. II. Nolson, whu is in the drug
busiuoes at Kingville, Mo., has so
much confidence in Chamberlaiu's
Colic, Cholera and Diarrlnua Remedy
that ho warrants evory bottle aud of?
fers to refund tbo money to any cus?
tomer who is not satisliud after iihiug
il. .Mr. Nelson takes no risk iu doing
this beoaaso tho remedy is a certaiu
euro for the diseases for which it is in?
tended and he kuows it. It is for talo
by all druggists.
<.i> in ISmumtll's lor Itaiiiami,
Last Juno Dick Crawford brought
his twolve-montbs old child, snilermg
Irotu infantile diarrheca, to me. It
hud beou wcauod at four mouths old
and had always boon lickly, 1 gave it
the usual treatment iu sucti oaeus but
without iiouetit. The child kopt grow?
ing thinner until it weighed but Httlo
more than wbeu bom, or perhaps ten
pounds,' I then sturtud the father to
giving Chamberlain's Colic, Chulora
aud Diarrhoea. Kenmdy. Iteforo ono
bottlo of tho 20 cunt ?i/o bad beeu
used a marked improvement was soon
und its continued use cured the child.
I Its weakness and puny constitution
disappeared and ttti father and myself
belluvo tho child's life was saved by
this remedy. J. T. Mahlow, M. D.,
Tamaroa, III. For sale by all drug
fists.
rvnvul Newts.
Ifv Southern Assoolatod Preis.
Washington, .inly 80.?Movements
of Naval vessels buvo been reported to
tbo Navy Department ns follows: The
Detroit Hailed troui kiugkiaug for
Haucliow, t'bioa, 10 day. The Mono
ency urrived at < 'heo Foo, China, yes
tsrday. The Ampbitritu urrived at
Cnarlcstou yesterday.
Tbo 1 'resident tum accepted the
resignation of Second Lieut. Charles
Do Ii'. II ine, of the Sixth Infantry, to
take effect ou the 5ih of next month.
Lieut. Hino entered thu military
aoademy trom Yugiuia iu ISSti and
was ussigaed to tho infantry arm in
1891.
Commander C. 11. Stockton hna
beuu detaohed from tho Naval War
College and ordered to commaud thu
Yorktown, relieving Commander W.
M, Folger, who is ordered homo and
grunted two months leave.
Lieutenant Cummundor \Y, II.
Everett has been ordered to the Cin?
cinnati as executive oUicer, relieving
Lieutenant Commauder J. D. J, Kelly,
who goes to tbo Texas as executive
officer.
Lieutenant W. 13. Behlar has beou
detached from the Hydrographie otlice
aud ordered to tho Mooocacy as execu
tivo ollicor.
Lieutenant C. P. Perkiugs has been
dotached from tho Bureau of Equip?
ment and ordered to tho Montgomery
as executive ollicor.
Lieut.T. S. Hogers has beou ordered
to the Washington Navy-yard.
^Assistant Kugiuoer W, H. French,
\V, B. Puguet nnd A. M. Prootor have
been ordered to tho Maiuo. *
Surgeou H. Wellt has been ordered
to the Vermont, relieving Surgeon
Beuham, who in detachod and ordered
to tho New York.
Passed Assistant Engineer W, M.
Parks has beou ordered to the Norfolk
I Navy-yard.
The ballistic test of a turret, repre?
senting those to be used ou thu buttle
ebips Massachusetts, Indiana aud
Orecoc, will be made ut the Naval
Proving Grounds, Indian Head, Md.,
in thu near future. Tbo turrot was
built by the Cramps oi Philadelphia
and will'be put together at the Norfolk
Navy yard. The piutos arrived nt tho
Washington ordnance fonudry to day
from I'uilodelulna. The tost will he
severe. T he attack will first be made
with a six iucb gun and will bo con?
tinued until tho larpaet sized gnu ?a
IH-inota bore?ifi ruuobud. A test will
also be mada of a plated structure rep?
resenting the Bido of a ship. The
Ordnance Bureau expects to obtain
much valuable information from thu
tost und the experiments are looked for
with much interest.
Chief Engineer George W. Baird,
United States Navy, was to day, by
direction of Pr?sident Cleveland,
assigned to the duties of Siipenn
teudeut of tho State, War und Navy
Building, relieving Chief Engineer
Thorn Williamson, who will bo placed
on thu retired list next week.
A_STORMY SESSION.
The Chamber of Deputies Was the
Scene of a Bitter Fight,
by Southern Associated Press,
Roms, duly do.?To day's sitting of
the Chamber of Deputies was un ex?
tremely stormy ouu. Id the course of
the debate of tho budget Signor Im
briaui, the leader of the Radioalt,made
a bitter attack upon tbo grants lor tho
maintsuaucc of the Royal household,
Ho was frequently interrupted by pro?
testing Deputies, and in the latter part
of his Bueeoh was drowned by cheers
for the King.
Afterwards iu the debate ou the item
ou thu budgot appropriating nidney
for the ministry of the interior,
Signor Vuudemimi, a Radical,declared
tiiat the extreme Leit would not dis'
cuss the budget of a minister who was
under charges and undergoing trial for
irregularities if for nothing worse.
Several members of the majority
angr.ly protested against Yeudemimi's
lungnage and Premier Uritpi twice
shouted "infamous." The Radical and
Socialist Deputies were finally shouted
down and tiuding thenisclvos powerless
against tho majority the members of
those parties, with tho single excep?
tion of Signor Bovio, Socialist, wulked
out of the Chamber.
I SI no.! btl 1J II).in !
Nobody csu do this who bai dyspepsia
F.ieu a I (jut ii e.il. eslon with lohsh ititlicts
more or less torture upon the wrct.-hsd ? ic
tnno: iu ligettion. lint why ?llus oue i>e(
lu be thus victim!'i d when succor iu the
si.ay. of ifottetter's ?tomucb Hitters .an be
stimmouad / il yon are go.u ( to any local?
ity?a remote eouiitr . :?.! .. no .-? , or new
?ett.erusut. for iustauce, where it is not
readilt proenrable. pro viuo yourself in a-1
vance with an adequate supply. An uuac
ensto-.i sd diet is vert opt to produce <iis
pnptfo qualmt %> is brm-kisb wat-r aboard
ship aud the eating of acid milts fore?
stall lurth ir encroNObmeiit o' the . oinpluint
with this snperb ?n i genial eorreetivu nnd
pr.-vvnti.c-. Heartburn, som- eructations,
hiiiou>oixs. constipation, malaria, rbeuinu
lism aud kiduoy trouble promptly su comb
to tho i-tisot* of this lau .ii! = I.e: of bo lily
ailments and restorative of igor.
Ono hundred rolls new matting re?
ceived to day. Neat, handsome patterns
very cheap. Call to see it, (arpota'
rugs, oil cloth, etc., at.). S. Crawford's
Fnrmtiiro house.
Impure bh>n I is th-^ cms; of boils, pim?
ples and other rruptions. Hood s Mtrsa; u
tills parities the oloo.l, and cures t:.?, .
troubles.
A horso kicked II. S. Shufor, of the
Freemyer House, Middlehurg, N. Y.,
ou the knes, which laid bim up in bed
and caused Ibe kuee joint to become
stilt. A friend recommended him to
use Chamberlain's Pain Palm, which
he did. and in two days was able to be
around. Mr. Shafoi has recommended
it to many others end says it ia ex?
cellent for any kind of a bruise or
sprain. This same remedy is also
famous for its cures of rheumatiena.
Vor sale by all druggists.
What Is Going on in and Around
the Capital City.
Tho Police Court Room Packed to
Hear the Sunday Cases. Great
Interest Manifested. The Caso
of Slander Agains! a Well
Known Richmond Lady.
Special Dit>imtoh tn the Virginian.
Richmond, Vu., July M.?Tho Po
lioo Court room was packet) to its
fullest capacity to day, aud many poo
pie wero tiuablo to giuu admittance.
All of tho cases of violations of tho
Situday law wore oulled, Some few
woro ooutiuitcd. All the bar keepers
roporlod wuro lined $25 each and eout
on to the grand jury except one. aud
in his caso it was not proven that he
sold liquor. The street car eotupauioa
got oil free, as their counsel saiieticd
ttio court that these cars wer* exempted
(roui the oporaltouN ul the law, L'he
Dispatch aud Tuuos were all tiued S2 and
costs aud took an appeal to the
the llustiugs Court, Tiiey made no
light tiulorc Justice Criitouliuld as it
was their dusiro to got tho matter
boforo a lnelier court. Maj. Charles
S. StritigfeTlow is ciuiusel lor those
two newspapers. In tbe caso of Felix
Keegtiu, nnarged with keeping hiH bar
at tho Hotel l.oxmgton 0(1011, ho
stated that be bad been told by otUoer
Redlord that he could furnish drioke
to tho guests of tbu hotel in thoir
rooms. Rodfurd Bald Cupt, Angle
gave him authority for what be did
and tho Captuin stated that tho Chief
authorized him to give suoh an order.
The Chief said he bad been misundur
Btood, Koeguu got o'V free.
A suit that 18 likely to attract much
altuutiou here and throughout the
state was brought in tbe Law and
Equity Court to day. Miss Louisa 11.
Gibson wants $10,00.) damages for al
leged -..?11.Irr from Mr. and Mrs. Thos.
.1. Todd. Miss Gibson is a pretty
young wotnau und was, until March
last, a saleslady for Miilor .fc Rhoades.
Mr. Todd is a wealthy gentlomau and
resides ou West Grace street.
lie and bib mlu aro members of
Graco Street Maj tut Ohuroh, of which
Rev. Dr. R. I".. Ratoher is pastor.
Labt March, it iH alleged. Mrs. Todd
wont to Miller a Khoads aud oum
plained that .Mis- Oihtoo bed said she
iiai caught Mrs. Ustchcr stoaliug ar?
ticles in tho store sod asked lor thn
young lady's discharge, Miab Gihnou
declared uho bad never made to any
ono tbo statement attributod to bor
nor bad she beard of it before. Mrs.
Todd insisted that tho saleslady had
spread tbo report abuut tbe pastor'a
wife aud tho tirm reluctantly called for
aud uceepted Miss (iibsoti's resignation.
They wroto her a letter saying she
bad given entire satisfaction; tboy dis?
pensed with bur servicoa solely for tho
season, that .Mrs. Todd, roproueuliug a
largo class of their trade, demsuUed it.
Messrs. R. L. Montague aud C. V.
Meredith are counsel for tho plainlit),
and Messrs. H. R. Pollard and Conwsy
K, Saudi will represent the defendants.
Miss Gibson hue been uusble to eooure
a position iu any other store since she
left Miller a Rboadi, aud she thinks
Mrs, Todd has greatly injured her
charscter.
The young lady btill declares that
she never aai.l anything refloating ou
Mrs. Hutcbor: that she never, to her
knowledge, waded 00 that lady, and
docs not know hor by sijdjt. Tbe case
will bs bard fought ou both sides. The
Hatchets are, 01 course, much grieved
that their name will havo to bedragged
into the court.
THE INSURANCE CONSPIRACY.
Beaufort, N, C, in tho Throes of
Groat Excitement.
Uy Southern AssooiatsJ l'rsss.
WiLMiNuiroN, N. O., July 80.?Spe?
cial to tbe Mo.iscngor from Moreoead
City, N. C, says:
The lutiiou- Reaufort hie insurance
coiiEpiruoy trial opened 111 a prelimi?
nary hearing hero today beloro Jus?
tices of tho Poaoo \V. \V. Willis and
McCain with an imuosiug array of dis?
tinguished legal counsel on both sidus.
Tho trial warrant was issued by Justice
Allen C. Davis, but the defeuse swore
out a removal of the case from before
him anil Justice Willis was selected to
preside with Justice Joshua Douuis as
associate.
Tbo caso wsb then stated by tbo
plaintiff and tbe charges specitied aud
the witness sworn.
At Ibis stago of the trial it devoloped
that Justice Dennis was tbo son in law,
a fact that he had adruitly withhuld,
ot the arch conspirator Hansell. This
precipitated a leugtby and spintod ar?
gument pro and ecu between the
counsel, but resulted finally in Dennis
withdruwmg DD der hoavy tiro aud Mc?
Cain was st'lucled.
Tho oase was then opened de novo,
and proceedings begun, Iha bar and
courtroom wore packed with large
numbers of defendants,tho larger num
of witnesses and scores of interested
spectators. 1 bore are twenty live
cases 01 alleged frau ilent gravayard in?
surance pending at thin trial, with as
many individual defendants, aud with
C. R, llaesell and Noo, Del.omar Si
Co., insurance agent*, and Drs. T. R,
DuLemar and K. L, Pcrkios, ox
amining physicians, flgnriug as the
arch conspirators iu evory case.
I ho tlrst COie called was that involv?
ing tho policies issued on tho lifo of
one Charles Arthur, a street beggar,
now ooceased, who, in his applioalious
for insurance through tbo abovo
agoncios aud in the examinations of the
above physicians,Was represented to be
a mtu of good coustilution.good health
and splendid hereditary records,
whereas, in truth and in foot, as
sworu to by witness who kuew him
intimately aud constantly, bo was
a walking ekeietou at tho time of said
application and examinations aud bad
boon for more than two years previous
1 afrliotcd with Ii. r?el consumption eon
h ?ut!.v, aud of wbiob comp'aiot bo
di >il within a ft?w luoiiiim uiur ibu
lM.iiiiiitr o( fluid mmirauuo policies, ag?
gregating aioro then $0,000, und of
wbiob it is said be know
nothing, biH application, signature
eud physical oxumiuutioua being
forgone* by tbo mid events aud physi?
cians aforesaid and their co-conspira?
tors necessary to tho required proofs
of death in order to socuro piiytueuta
of wisurcd polioioa. At this stage of
tho tnnl ptmriing a spirited ueKument
of oouui-el as to tho adniissability of
c rtuui evidence hearing on ttio allcga
llou ol COIISpiraoy. tbo court adjourned
until 10 o'clock to morrow morning.
A SWEET ELEPHANT.
How t<> ?u-t Kid off UA.OOO.UOO Uallnna of
Mulit-Mm A Solution ?f the llllllmilty.
Thero aro 35,000,000 gallons of mo* i
lassos stored in tanks on tbo various
sugar plantations throughout Louiaiuua
that is nu olophaut ><n tbe sugar plant- i
crs' bunds. They do not know what to
do with it. Thoy cannot sell it, for uny
prollt iti sight by its Bale would 1?' eaten
up in transportation. Besides it would
require a cool $600,000 to barrel it.
Tho iiuastiou of what- disposition to
mahn of Ibis inolosSus is u knotty ono to
lho Btignr plauters, nnd at dm hist, two
moccMigs of their association no other
subject has been discussed. The planters
say (bat it is a problem that has to bo
solved, for before tho next crop is taken
nil' this surplus molasses has to be got
rid of iu order to make room for tho
now crop.?Now Orleans Times-Demo*
erat.
Perhaps tho oddest pavement ever laid
i.i ono iust completed at Chino, Cel. It
is in ado mostly of molasses, aud if it
proves all of thu success churned for it
It mny point a Way for the sugar plant?
ers of the sooth to profitably dispose of
the millions of gallons nf use lew mo?
lasses which they .ire said to have on
bund.
Tho head chemist of a sugar factory
nt Chino, Mr. R, T?rke, was led to make
curtain experiments, of which tho now
sidewalk, a thousand f?nl louj,: from tlio
factory to thu main fitroet, is tho result.
The molasses used Is a refuse prod net
hitherto believed to bo of no value. It
is simply mixed with a certain kind of
sand to nhtitit tho consistency of asphalt
und laid like un BfipKuH pavtitnont. Tho
compoHitiou dries quickly and becomes
unite hard and remains so. The peoulinr
poiut of It is that tbo sun only makes it
drier and harder iustoud of softening it,
as might bo expected.
A luock of the ooiut>osiUuii, two foot
long, a foot wide, nud un Inch thick,
was submitted to sevcro test* and ptootl
them well. Luid with hu iucb or so of
Ho edges only routing on supports, it
withstood repeated blows of u machine
hammer without showing anv effects of
cracking or bonding.?New tork Sun.
FOR A NEGRO TOWN.
Colored ropulatton of the Twin City of
Kuuittl ITfaVf Novel Scliv'liui.
There irt u ?chemo on foot bei ween
leading oolorod citizens of thu two Kan?
sas C^t^ra toseleot a town situ on one of
tho ra-flroarls within ton miles of ICuusas
City, lay ort u city and populate it with
oolorod people who may desire to buy
homos for theuiholvcs. Tho object is to
afford a cbauco to tho negro of living on
bis own laud in proferoucu to paying
rentals. Such wealthy colored men aa
T. .T. drove of Edwordsvillo, Kan., and
Charles Ewmg of Loring. Kan., will be
invited to invest their money for tho
benefit of the ruco.
Tho eahtjmo is to purchase 800 acres
of lund'in a body at prices ranging from
$30 to $40 an acre. It Is intended to ?et
apart land for public buildings, pork und
ocmeteny.rho remainder to be sold for $26
per lot of one-half acre euch. The busi
nea.i portion of tbo town will be divided
iuto iots 25 by 1 Iii? feet. Subscriptions
will be solicited from all over thusonth.
After the town is plattes arrange
inonts will be inudu for ohuap rates be
twuen the new city and Kausus City
und the workmen who move their fam?
ilies tothoir new homes can get to their
daily luhor in Kansas City and get back
to their homes every night ut a rate as
cheap u- car fare. The projectors of tho
scheme intend to put U00 families in
tho now town to start with, and when
they arc joiued by others outside capital
will be Invested and industries started.
?Kansas City Tunes.
Six Mouth.4 I'atalitltts at Sea.
The latoft inarluo horror is tho sink?
ing of tue Italian steamer Mann P. in
tho harbor of Genoa, involving tho loss
of 1-18 lives. The present year Is likely
to have an unusual record of great ma?
rine disaster, as will be scon by the fol?
lowing list of wrecked steamers thus
far:
Port Nictheroy, Rio Janeiro harbor,
l'-'U; Nordsee, North sea, 25; Intriu
hull, Euglish coast, 2l>; Present, ut seu,
23; Cbicora, Lak* Michigan, 2(>; Elbe,
North sea, 332; Turoiera, Rio Janeiro
harbor, 100; Kiugdou, at sea, -St'; Hem
Regeute, Algerian coast, J'-'?; Marie,
English coast, 20; Billiton, at seu, 20;
Qraviua, at sea, 108; Dom Pedro, Span?
ish const, 103; Colima, Mexican coast,
188; VS.vhtunaw, ataoa, 80; Maria P.,
gulf of Genoa, 14b.?Chicago Tribune.
A Noble Woman.
A noble woman is .Miss Yolaude do
Oouavau of New York, now Sister Anno
of the Order of St. Francis, tier gift of
$100.000 has roared u Destitute Blind
Girls' asylum at Mount Lorolto, Stnton
! Island. It ii? a threo story structure of
brick aud granite and of cruciform shape,
i with largo assembly and classrooms und
i a lino chapel and dor.uiit.ory. It stands,
a visible, n Beech at the Divine Muster.-^s.
roil ? Sil??: i ll AUVBKTIIEnBirra
17?OR BALK OK UKNT--TIIK DWKLLINO
in Cottiiffn I'Uoa dow obi up mil by E. I'.
ItOSO, with um? Int, attached. Th ? place
lina line orchard ol Itaita, fco. Term* < say.
Apply K. Iii. HUSK on prouiliae. juJJ-lw"
FOR S^VJL,13.
Iloneo end In ton Cooke street, lurk View,
lot aKxMUi bourn two yours ol.l; K room*:
puutry. olty water, nl e <lo<etii. frout and
buck porches, Prico ?l.aao. Purl c.isb
im! iii- o on time,
JOHN 1. WAT. ON,
Port? iiouth, V?.
THE RESTBHRHNT RT PORT HQBFQLK.
in rouncrtioli with tbo
Hotel VcTiiou, I
in ?upplieil with Fleh. Holt Crab* and all
Delicti) ion obtniuublo. Tbo pavillion op u
at nil time* to picnic parties. Haies reusou
?liio mill service llrat"olaa*. ? avilll m open
to tbo public for itancitig Mondays, VVodiniF
il.iv? noil Funny*. On Mondays, lA'edues
.'ay* mi l Fridays hereaftor cars wtll make
bull hour tnpe to I'm t Norfolk from '2 to
p tu. and ultor !? o'clock: hourly tr ps until
ii 15, tin lam oar l*?vin? Port Sortolk at
ibat hour. Accommodation* for twenty
icuestafor the summer. Forinte* au-t par
liculari address M. J. Mi l.VKV.
Proprietor,
Notice to Contractors.
Iliila ?iil ho received at the ..flico the
t'ouuly Commissioners of Nor o k uounty,
at I'orlriiM-uili. Vli.. up to August tut lit \Z
noon ror Iron l'ell? lor the county al .
I'laiiH ami spoeinentions can be hud irom
tho architect.
The eotnmlsaioiiere reserve the right to
ioje t any or all bi'le.
Q120. O. M08K.ll,
Architect.
jyJG-lw Dy onler oi tbo Commissioners.
Specials for To-day
A splou i'l ? ised Tea, 23c; Fine lloaii
Ki n tie or ft pound* for 2im ; I in Import U
UunliiK-n at lUe V no Cuniiu.i Halmoil at Illc
We Im et i- I o t ol l \| pie t Her Vinegar
tor picltlinK Don t .,r.:et lie.
a W. HUDUIN9 .V CO.,
802 Crawford Htroot. j
ritHE Hi.ST IT HUM.F. IN THR tJITV FOR
1 the moiii'y al ?IG Utah ?tnot I lead
i|Uarlers for obeap Hibbon cotnblued with
ipi?lity. Wbito Dimities, ??lorlli lio, sellluK
at lie por v ir.I. 4A*inoh l.ai-o Curtains
at oulv tale, north I? 2-?C.
OKO. S. HELL, Agent. I
Hi unit HiiildiuR. I
1/OH IIF.NT?a PRESSED UKIOK FRONT
5 IIESI DF.NOKS?No. lion < raw.ord ? treet:
twelve living rooms. No. ion. Dinwiddio
atrt-ct has saveii rooms, k tehon ami two
basement rooms. Poosession intof August.
Mho ho iso 4UU Miilalu strMI t. eight ti/on.n,
batli, liot umI colli water; moileru Itnpi.. . ??
incuts. Apply to It H ilU?UKd, 113 High
atioot. Portsmouth, Vu. Jy'JO
THE GREATEST
DISCOVERY OF
THE AGE.
t'nrei in 1 to 4 days. Im
mediate in ?(f?ot : nmrk to
ruro. Can ho carried in veet
pockcit. nil noinplotn in one
lent tiy mail, prepaid, plain
it. of prioo. SI par box.
For Sale by W. R. Martin.
I'lin iSMiir I'll A D VK1CTIM I- JIM 17!
DO YOU WANT A
BICYCLE
WE CAN SAVE YOU
15 DOLLARS!
THE WAVKl'.LY RIOYCLB sell*
fur i".r). That is $15 less than any
other high grade llicycle?a cImq
suvu of $16, Sola ou easy lerai.
Now wtO' k of
Fine Fishing Tackle.
W. N. WHITE'S
GUM AND SPORTING HOUSE,
108 HlCin BT Ii E KT.
PORTSMOUTH, VA.
Call to too ai.
THIS L. 0. BilOOKI CO.
DR. GRAY G. HOLLADAY
Oilers hid 1 rofoaiioual Services to the public.
OFFICE 4U* MIDDLE 8TBKET.
HK8IDENCB 200 MIDDLE STREET,
JylO-la P0BT8M0UTH.VA.
GIVEN AWAY.
I Wo ure .;iti!i,: away tlioso fine articles of
: luruitaro which ion iae displayed la oar
' wlu'toiv, tor every cash purohitao you will
ro uivo L'liuuoim. Come iu aud got out ctr
i ulur ol vxplauatiou.
Wo h-.... pul received the lajrgait aud
moi t eouiplot i lino of Ladies' tfasllu Oa
[ derwear <o ho fonid in either olty. These
Goods Kt'u ol rate tusoiufacluio aua tilt csls
> rata.i leek m tell hi ami.
Kreuch Orcsiidles, (linghams, etc., Whtta
c.oo.U ot ovary d<scriptum, Embroideries,
' .inn Waists oto. '.nil lluo of ?eufs Far
, uihliiugt, Ueiit? HUc-k and Fauoy HnitiiiRs
I bv the yard or mails to order, aud a lovely
lino ol Bpi'iiiR l'liiiitniR'.
W. C. NASH.
aau nigh streak
Jfiy
S. B?CHR?CH & BRO.,
Lowest
Rates T
Liberal
Advances T
OLD GOLD REFINERS AND ASSAYERS |
? _
WE PAY THE HIGHEST CASH PRICE 'FOR OLD G8LD.
Do not sacrifice any old & ... i ttmt you may bars, but write ue to call on you and girt)
you our prleei We receive ol-l goM [rom any part ot tbo United Statoe. and If atneuut
allowed U u^t wtiafaotorj we pay eipresi charcea both way a and return package ifc IMM
eonditiou ua received.
Se Bcichrach & Bro.,
1?O Cliuroli Street.
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THERE IS BUT ONE PLACE TO BUY . . .
Of the Latest Style and Best Finish I
^tmmm_AND THAT IS AT_ ??? $
Wrenn & Sons, I
S 24 to 30 Onion Street, ?
0 ' ?
? WHERE YOU WILL ALSO FIND J
1 The "New Departure" Buggies j
S Which are the best built for the money. LOW. *
% PRICES TO SUIT THE TIMES. . |
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