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fYTHIANSTO RETURN TO-DAY
6teamer Virginia in Commission.
Attempts at Burglary. Observ?
ance of Washington's Birth?
day. Condition of Craw?
ford Street.
The ?ustings Court did no busi?
ness yostorduy.
There was a largo crowd at tho
Idayor"s Court yesterday.
air. Charles T. Inland roturned
lioino last n:?;i11 frotn Stountou.
The delegate to tho l'ythian
Ijodgu will return homo this morn
lug.
The entertainment by Farragot
Post, Q. A. K., to-night will be vory
tnterestiug.
(ioorgo Washington's birthday. I
The schools all closed yostorday
until Mouduy.
Cbieken thieves raided two places
Jn Brighton nt nu curly hour yuater
OOJ morning. i
An attempt was made to enter
pevoral stores on tho suburbs YVed
xiesdny uight,
The Ladies Auxiliary will givo
tbi.ir Martha Washington party to j
Sight at the Y. M. ?. A.
.lustico Kutter had another eevcro
rdtaek of heart trouble Wednesday.
31e was mncu better yesterday.
It is euul that Rev, Mr, Webb will
withdraw from tho .Methodist Con
ference next fall nnd sturt out as an
evangelist.
The putters ou the south side of
31 lgh street should bo cleaned out.
3n some places the snow is piled up
two or tbrte feet deep.
Tho now county jail has been
named Hotel Parker, Clara Parker
lieiug tho lirst prisoner sent there
lifter the others wero moved.
Tho scholars of Ibo Second Dis
11 it school gave u very creditable
t utertainment yesterday in honor of
George Washington's birthday.
The funerui ut Mrs. Anna K .no
v.ill take place this afternoon at 3
o'clock from tho resideuoe of her
tiusbnnd, No. 2!l? I.iucolu street.
Mr. W. N. White says that ins iu
i mai.ee bus been adjusted and thai
Le is now ready for business next to
the Atlantic aud l'aeilio loa storo on
High street.
Tho only observance of to-day will
?>o that the navy-yard will bo closed.
Tho banks aud city ollices will bu
closed. Outside of this business
will go on as usual.
Tho steamer Virginia hns retnruod
from Norfolk und is iu commission
cgain. Our Fire Department would
lie well equipped il wo only hud
n book and ladder und a lire ulariu.
.Mr. Wm, Quilliuu hud all his
family dinuer stolen lrom his house
nfter it hud been put ou tho table.
ihn wife wont up stairs ut that time,
^otne one sm oked in and got it,
All the prisoners wero truiibferred
from the old Norfolk county jail to
tho new one yesterday. They wero
curried down in squads and attracted
considerable attention as they
passed down High street. 1 be city
ehould have the old dilapidated jail
polled down at onee,
Tho condition of Crawford street
is simply awful, Tho street bunds
could not bo employed better nuy
tvhero than they could on this street
inking otV the nshos, shavings and
other stuiV that accumulated during
the enow. Every Btrauger sees this
etroet und is not very favorably im
{iresbod with its looks.
ftlaj, J, i'. Crocker delivered a
fulk last night at tho Y. M. 0. A, on
"CilizeuBbip,its Kiglits and Duties."
The Major is u mott excellent
thinker. The views expressed last
?nglit showed that bo had given the
matter considerable thought. Those
who hoard him wero highly enter
lamed. Such talk will uelp the as?
sociation very innen.
?lentil of llilo? Foreman. ? olurcd.
Miles Foreman, u well-known col?
ored man, died at .St. Vincent's
.Hospital, in Norfolk, yesterday, in
the 43d year of his age. Notice of
Ins death appears in the death col
umn, ou tho second page. Hib
luuernl will tako phtco this after?
noon at o'clock from tho North
tttroet A. M, E. Church, tfoo tho
notice._
tin Modern mother*
Has found that her little oneB are
improved more by the laxative,
hyrup of Figs, when iu need of tho
laxative ofl'eot of a gentle remedy
than by any other, and that it i?
more acceptable to them, Tho true
remedy, Syrup of Figs, is manu?
factured by tho California Fig
iSyrup Co, only.
Oiirlncr itio Next leu l?u>? flu. in
mill's Ritiira stocii <ir itry
tiootta Wilt in- Sacrificed, iiurl
Some Kar? ttnruulnn illav bo
tlx peeled,
'i ho liulies are cordially invitod to
ntteud this annual clearing sale.
? very thing must go. Wo shall
carry nothing over. Cut prices aro
made that will never again bo pos
Bible, Thoso prices aro positively
jor cusli. Hummiil's, 820 High
Etrcot, _
? Hilor Oxford Mali.
lllankots, blaukets oheap; worsted
gloves, buckskin gloves, boys'
gloves, boys' mittonu, ladies' mit?
tens, children's mittens, now kid
gloves. Agent for the colobruted
Uold Moda! black dross goods, A.
T. Phillips,
Kj(an*tuatioti of ibci Mqaot Csuoa
Yesterday moruiug three liquor
dealers were Bumniouod boforo
Mayor Davis on suspicion of baviug
Bold liquor on Sunday, the 3d and
17th of February, Tho first coso
called wos that of P. Nolan, who
keeps a plaoe on First etroet. Fivo
! witnesses were eumnioued. The
Mayor, beforo proceeding with tbo
oase, said that he had given all
liquor dealers fair warning that if
otiught violating the law they would
be punished.
At tho conclusion of his remarks
Mr. Nolau said he was not aware
that ho had violated tho law, aud
that ho never sold liquor on Sunday.
OHiour Tattuu was put on tho bland
und said that ho novor saw Mr.Nolau
! sell any liquor, but that be had seeu
all tho geutlomeu, who had been |
Biimmonod, pass in and out tho lane
loading to Mr. Nolan's bar on Sun?
day, uud ho had also eeen Mr. Noluu
going in and out,
Mr. JUobersou, one of tho wit
net^es summoned, was put upun tho
stand, lie stated that ho lived over
tbo bur und that the lauo was tho
only way ho hud to get in and out
of his bouse, aud that thero was no
doubt Oftioer Tatoui saw him goiug
in and out, Two other witnesses
said that thoy went in to boo Mr.
NoIbu on tbo Sunday named and
that he lived next to the bar; that
ho also used tho lane as an outrauco
to hia residence. They uoithcr
bought uor took a drink cither in
the tiar or at Mr, Nolan's bouse.
Mr. Nolau corroborated their state?
ment and his case was dismissed.
TUB ( ask Ol- Mit. sawvkk.
Tho next caso was that of W. A.
Sawyer, who said that ho ucvor sold
liquor at his place on Sunday ; that
ho always kept tho bur lockod, and
that his place was open lor iuspoo
tion at any timo on Sunday. Ho
did keep his restaurant open; that
ho rented two rooms in the rear to
the Naval Social Club; that he was
neither a member of t Iiis club nor
had anything to do with it. His
I partner was bocretary and treasurer
of tho club, but no liquor was sold
by him from the bar. No one but
lnemlfers were admitted, aud thoy
I wore admitted as members by the
puymont of 25 cents initiation lee.
Several other witnesses wore ex?
amined and tostitiod to huvo drank
t iu tho club but not iu the bar ami
produced membership tickets. Iiis
I case was also dismissed.
EXAMINATION WAVED,
Tho next caso was that of E. J.
O'Connor, who keeps a placo on
First street. Ho wns represented
by Mr. Goodrich Hatton. Nineteou
witnesses were exumined when his
cuso was called. Wm Hat ton asked
what tho charges uguiust Air.
O'Connor was. Tho Mayor informed
him that tho charges was for viola
ting tho Sunday law iu January
?.Mat, 27th, February 3d and 17th.
Mr. Hatton then asked for tiio war?
rants and was told that no wrrrauts
bad been issued, but simply a sum?
mons. Ho then asked that the cuso
bo dismissed as no warrant was
Bworn out and uo speeilio charge
hud been made.
The Mayor said that tho caso
would not bo dismissed and that he
would proceed to investigate the
eamo without a warrant. .Mr. Hat?
ton, on behalf of his client, waived
an examination and asked that tho
case bo hont on to the grand jury,
which was done, and tho prisoner
und witnesses were all recognized to
appear at tho Muy term of the
I Hustings Court,
A similar ca*o in regard to the St.
Elmo Hotel will be tried to-morrow
in tho Mayor's Court.
Ac ( ulciil.
Wednesday afternoon about 3:30,
Frank, tho 1-year old sou of Air.
und Airs. J. \V. Lawrence, of Glas
cow Btreet extended, fell off the
buck of a velocipede, breaking his
leg. Dr. V. Q, Culpeppor was sum
monod and sot tho boue. Tho little
follow is resting us quietly as cau bo
expected.^
HOISe IO Uli- RriUidt) of II In Father,
1 Rov, P. 11. Martin received a tole
gram Wednesday from South Caro?
lina, stating that his father was
dying and to come home immediate
ly. llo lutt that night aud will
probably bo absent from his church
on Sunday. His many friends here
hope thut his father may recover
and that he will soon return.
Are t on in w it in
Of a suit or overcoat at prices ro
markably cheap for the lino olass of
goods we huvo the reputation of
soiling. If so, call aud mako your
selection, and wo promise you that
wo will savo you money,
Levv ^"Ja. ohs, MO nigh St,
Keep tour fr'cel Drr?
All kinds of hoavy shoes for tho
bad weather ot L, C. Long & Son's,
219 High street, under l'ythiau Cas
tlo._
or Interest to lite Public*
We are closing out the balance of
our stock of clothing at cost. Wo
aro agents in this city for the cele?
brated SilTorman bat, tho iatost
Spring stylo just received. Also
Sweot, Orr A Co's punts and over?
alls and Poster, Paul & Co's kid
gloves for gentlemen,
BitEstiADBR .v Anthony,
Hi High street.
l.ompu, silk shades, wire frames,
doll carriages, toilot sots, pictures,
tables, rockers and everything else
at Crawford's Furniture and Curpet
House. _
(luffs, 14 i -v'c.
12J0. pays for a lot of cuffs while
they last. Wo have also another lot
corduroy ear>6. Chaa. R, Weltoa a
Co., 'M2 aud 834 High street. j
Wanbiiitrtou i?It> mortal Kxerciace.
Yesterday afternoon iu tbu Fourth
District school appropriate oxorciaoa
woro held commemorative of Wash?
ington's birthday. The interior was
decorated with tlagB of bunting, silk
aud other uiatorial. A largo por?
trait of the "Father of his Couutry"
graced the wall, nnd on the black?
boards wero drawings representing
oveuts in his public life. The fol
I lowing programme was rendered:
So^k."Freedom's Flag"
Heading."Washington's Life, From
Boyhood to Manhood.''
Hecitatiou. . ."The Hat hot Story"
Hy Primary Pupils.
Heading..'."Our Hero"
KocitatToti."Washington at Home"
Kong."Ood litest Our Land '
He'i diu a;."Events in tho Manhood of
Washington,"
Sole tod."A Boug Oamo" !
Reading ..."The 0lory of Waebiagton"
ttocit.ition.' Was litigtou s Maxims '
Social Kxoi eise.
Healing."Oiiaracter o: Washington"
Quotations.Nation d
Song."America' I
Kent on to i nun,
Tho following prisoners were given
quarters in tho new jail yesterday.
It had only been occupied a few
hours when thoy wore sent thoro by
JtiBtico Kutter.
William Quorlos, for robbory of
Sanfield Byrd on tho 1st day of
February of 831.50 and one bilvor
watch and charm, valuo $10.
Ooorgo Williams, oolored, houso
brcakiug on the night of February
l'lth instant in Sweet Canaan and
obtaining S3 in money und a suit ol
clotlii's, valued at $f>.
Warrants wero issued for Allen
Smelly for larceny of a tiuo pair of
punts from another prisoner named
Wm. Dozier.
Lilly Cart and (Mara Farker for
stealing beef on Sunday last from u
merchant iu Sweet Cuuaau.
S lien Ii I llli'vek Around.
Wednesday night two young men
from Norfolk, who woro all dressed
iu full oveniug suits called on a lady
living ou North street. When they
entered tho houso they pulled oil'
their overcoats aud left them in the
hall, When they started to go
borne they were minus au overcoat
apiece aud had to return to Norfolk
shivering with cold.
The sauiu uight some ono entered
tho rosiduuco of Mrs. Smith, on tho
corner of tiiug and Dmwiddie
stroets, nnd cleanoii the hall of
coala, hate, etc.
s ii n Inn in flu terlul it iu oiil.
A musical aud literary entertain?
ment, under the ausptaeu of the Sun?
beam Society of tho Court Streot
Presbyterian Sunday school, will bo
given this Friday evening iu the
louture-rooni on Court Htroet, com
meucing at 8 o'clock. The liue.-t
talent in the city will participate and
wo are assured that tho enviable
reputation of tho eutertaiumouts
given by theso "Sunboanis" aonio
tew years ago will bo preserved.
1 ho object is the payment of a smull
indebtedness on the Sunday sohool
rooms, Let all go, only 10 cents,
Norfolk Coitiitv Arreste?
Jennie Matthews, colored, wos ar?
rested yesterday for assaulting Ed
niond Armisteiul,
Bobert Baker, Henry Comman?
der and Joe Qoode wero arrested
for stealiug a watch from Sum
Spicor, on Mr. Wright Carney's
place. They were tried by Justuse
tiritlin yesterday ufteruoon and
were dismissed, I
Arrested tor llouecbresk.ll ina.
(leorgo Williams, colored, was
arrested yesterday by Constable
Anderson for breaking iuto the
house of Sereua tireon, colored, in
Sweet Canaan and stealing $> iu
money und a suit of clothes. He
will have a hearing to-day before
?Justice Butter.
Heath ot n>ro.|Kliiie.
Mrs. Anna Kline died at the resi?
dence of her husband, No. J'J? Lin?
coln street, yesterday, in the 65th
year of her nge, Notioe of luuerul
hereafter.
ELIZABETH CITY, N. C.
Paragraphs of Interest to North
Carolinians Generally.
Special Dispatch to The Virginian.
Elizabeth Orxv, N. C,, February
21,?There was quite an interesting
bug race ut the skating rink last
night, which was won by Bead San
dors.
The funeral of Mr. H. O. Hill,
who died on Monday night, was
held from tho house, on Fearing
street extended, at '2 o'clock yester
day afternoon, Bev. L. L. Wil?
liams, of Christ's Churoh, ollioiat
iug.
A number of onr people loft on
tho steamer Neueo yesterday to at?
tend tho Newbetn Fair, which they
report vory successful.
Mr, 0. L, Cohb, for five years
the local correspondent, will agaiu
toko churgo iu persou of tho deliv?
ery of The Virginian here on Mon?
day of next week.
Tho Lyon Honly Comedy Corn
pauy will arrive hero next Monday
aud give nightly performances dur?
ing tho week. The pricos are popu?
lar, boiug only 10, 20 and 80 conta.
The steamer Neuse left yesterday
for a trip lo N'ewbero, tho first she
has made for ovor a week. She
went down tho soundTnesday and re?
leased tho steamer Newborne, which
was blocked iu by ice, and also a
aohoouor which was fro/en up and
whoso provisiouB were running
short.
Tho gormau to be given to-morrow
uight by the Brownie Club promises
to bo quite a swell affair,
PORTSMOUTH ADVERTISE MEN TS :
I have opened at
214 HIGH ST.,
and will be ready
with
in a few days.
W. N. WHITE.
I7?0n RUNT.?STORE No. 735COUNTY
?treet, 20x6$ feet, (iood location
for iinv kin I ot biibiucaa. Apply on
piemiuos. S. I.L.ONO. le-VII
Special For To-day.
One Do/on Bosci of Parlor Matches
lor 5c.
?' 11 c;i;;? brand Con I mod M lk. >o
per cau.
? iin.?u Rotate i Cnft'eo, 22c | er i ounl.
Wo iila" Iiava ou hand n line lot ol
Coautrj Dacou.
C. W. Ill LK.INS A CO.,
SOU Crawford stroot.
PORTSMOUTH ADVERTISEMENT
.?rjo to?
229 HIGH STREET,
tviiil you will find tlto prettiest and moat
ooiuplete lino of Eutbroidriea ever ox
lllbitoil in t .0 city. TI10 pru oa plontiu
the closest buyers.
You w It nlso tlu I a ereat rednet on in
all claasoa of Ureas fabrics. Ladies'and
tlonts' Underwear, etc. Yon will Ret the
full benefit of tno New Tariff reduction
nil nil e !<*-???? til' goo'lt* in tliia Into,
l'r tty now Outings. ,rio pur yar I mid up.
A lo! o: h fei? bargains in ltoiiinauta
1111 I other Kooda
Always havo on hand a (.Mod liuo of
Gents' Bull uga and Kurui hing*.
Agont* for in TTEIUOK H P AITERN?.
l lcaao rcmenihor the 1 lace.
W. C. NASH.
-2.1 High Htrcot.
Hotel Portsmouth,
PORTSMOUTH, VA.
R, R. GARDNER, - Manager.
Eighty-five commodious ami well fur?
nished Koouia. l'ariora, Private Ludiua'
Eutrauco. aud every conveuicuco.
Ulllcient cat rer aud chel recently eu
gaged. Table niioxcells 1.
KATES?$3 und *2 5i p r days ?:tu and
npwarda per month, Excolleul hotel for
lamilies.
FINE HEW YORK STATE BUTTED
AIfo ehcaprr grades at
THE B.C. BROOKS CO.,
Ill, IUI High Ktroet.
Portsmouth, Va.
DWELLING FOR SALE.
Nice dwelliug, corner llollldsy an I
Che taut streets. Park View: seveu rooms
and kitchen, atablo. nieo poruh, etc.
I arty doairea to soll an 1 I nil 1 a lai i;or
ho i>'. Will sell ou reasonable terms.
,INO. L. WATSON.
F^OIND ?:ONB S K '? V I'' PAINTED
groeu; loot Ion ;; owner ? au havu
?amo by proving property, paying nat
of udvorUboomit etc, A pl> t> ?>. W.
UALLAltD, Uhurohlaud. Va. fol.'-lOt
1 liiclcl i ngtOl a l*tiiicli?it>-, C*l'ilii?>x 5St.
SHORTHAND. BOOKKEEPING. PBNMAN8IIM'. TYPEWRITING, BANKING,
etc.. etc. Now iw tho time to outer, ?o as to be ready tor a goo 1 position when bttai
ness roviven. 't here ?ill be a great nemaud for atenotrraphera an i bookkeepers,
uiiil vouahoul i I m tlo- Iruul rank. Ht iteuth admitted at any time. Terms rea
BonoAdo. For further information add rose
IN OLD NANSEMOND.
Notes and Gleanings From Suffolk
and Surr'oundinc,s.
Souio deteotivo work is boing
done relative to locating tbo Inir
glurs who euturod Norlleot's store.
Jhdge R. li. Rawlea baa just re
coived from Gov. O'Ferrall his
oommiasiou for tbo ollice of Notary
Public.
Property Conveyed,?Dr. 11. E.
Riddiek and wife to F. R. Ellenor,
oue lot in Whuleyvilio; cousiiloru
tion,
Thomas W. Savage and wifo to F.
it. 1".Honor, seven acres of land in
Cypress District; consideration, $,'55.
IUAKKIEU IN ELIZABETH OlTV.?
Mr. O. 11. Skiuuer and Miss Sndia
Gobb, who left town Wednesday
afternoon, returned yesterday as
groom and bride, they having gouo
to Elizabeth City, N. C., whore they
wore united in marriage. Miss (Johh
purchased a ticket to Boston on the
afternoon mentioned with tbo pur?
pose of taking a trip to bur former
homo m .Maine, and tbo contem?
plated object of matrimony in Eliz?
abeth City was a surprise.
M.kbtino Supervisors? ? Tba
County Board of Supervisors met
yesterday in the courthouse. The
entire body was present. No new
busdupf-s was brought up for con?
sideration, tho work being couiiued
to tho paymeut of county and parish
bills and the auditing of accounts.
The Gbkman Last Night.?The
Suffolk Cotillion Glnb gavo its liunl
Gorman prior to tbo beginning of
Lout last uigbt in the new Armory
Hall. There was a goodly numher of
participants. Among the ladiosfrom
a distuueo were: Misses Naunie
Klliott. Lilian Arnold.Emily Wilson
und Auma Fley, Norfolk; .Mim
Clara Neeley, Portsmouth; Miss
I Annie Ridley, Courtland; Miss
Mauaio Brown, Newport News, and
Miss Coles, North Carolina,
P, Pi P, btimulatos the nppetito
! and aids the procoss of assimilatiou,
I eures nervous troubles, und invigor
I utes and strengthens every orguu o(
the body. Nervous proslrutiou :s
also cured by tho great aud power
ful P. P, I*. Its effects are perma?
nent aud lasting.
A Des Moiuos woman who lias
beou troubled with frequent colds,
concluded to try an old remedy m a
now woy, aud accordingly took a
tablespoouful (four times tho usual
dose) of Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy just before going to It I.
The next morniug she found that
hor oold had almost eutiroly disap
pcared. During tho da}- sho took a
few doses of the reiuody (ono tea
spoonful at a time) and at night
again took" a tablespoouful baforo
going to bed, and on the following
morning awoke free from all Symp?
toms of the oold, Smco then she
has, on several oooasions, used tins
remedy in like mauuor, with the
same good results, and is niunh
elated over hor discovery ot bo
quick n way of ouring a cold, For
?ale by all drngnUti.
every morning into
thousands of fami?
lies, the best fami?
lies in Norfolk and
vicinity, where it is
prized.
with it the weight
of twenty-nine years,
the influence of suc?
cess.
r-oods returns,
satisfactory* results,
What does ?
Leading advertisers
have used it con?
tinuously for years.
It h as helped them.
It will help you.
Geo.W.Duval & Co
Norfolk Iron Works.
No, lu Water Street, iuie.
fcngmes, boners. Sawmill,
Md ail kiud* or machinery of too mail
iinproTea patterns. Alao repairing at
the Bhortent nottoe. Particular attention
to steamboat wors. JJUVA1V8 PATENT i
liOlLEHTUBEM KKKRULiEHaro the only I
porfeot remedy for leaky boiler tabes. ?
They oan be inBortcd iua few miaute? by i
ay engineer, and axe warranted to stop I
aaks. 1
Clearing Sale
?OF
AT AND BELOW COST 1
fPHE VIRGINIAN
* has a limited sup?
ply of valuable books
still on hand from
its Premium Depart?
ment, operated in
the year 1894.
A few of each
kind, any one of
which will form a
valuable addition to
your library.
It order to close
out the supply, any
one ot these books
will be sold at the
actual cost.
SIGHTS AID SCENES
of
the
World.
A Photographic
Portfolio of the Mar?
velous Works of God
and the Wonderful
Aeeonlplishments ot
Man; embraces a
rare and elaborate
collection of the
most beautiful and
noted examples ot
P al ace s, 0 at h e d ral s,
Paintings,Lakes and
Picturesque Scenery
on the lace of the
globe, interspersed
w ith in stau taue o u s
p h o t o g r a p h s ot
street, scenes in the
World's Greatest
Cities, designed to
Ulke the place of
an Extended
Tour Around
the World.
This valuable vol?
ume, and several
others, can be had
as long as the
limited supply
lasts at less than
half what they are
usually sold for.
I HE OPPORTUNITY I
DON'T MISS IT

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