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WANTED.
**^?.'i(w^1*11** I? ?' i in i " r inn--f nr ill1 >i->nAnmrwirs^?i
WAMTDD^PARTT ACQUAINTED
with grocery trad* to -handle good
?peciolty. Call between 13 and 1, Atlantic
Hotel, Koom SS6._If
? ANTED.?ONE LARGE SECOND
band Safe; state make, also and
price. AddresH BOX, this olllcc. Ja6-3t
YOUNG MAN WOULD LIKE ANY
kind of honorable employment, either
Id tho dty or country; fair education and
good penman. Address R. G MATT1
SON, Norfolk. Va._'_u?
WANTED.?A LIGHT SET OF
books to keep at night by an ac?
countant who Is at leisure from 6 p. m.
Addrcas D. C, Vlrginlan-Pllot. Jn6-3t*
\KT ANTED.?iBY GBNTLEMIAN AND
?? wife two bright connecting rooms
with board, pleasant locality and within
ten minutes walk of postoltlce. Address
B. a K., Virginian-Pilot. JaO-fr,BU,tu3t
KESPONS1BLE MAN, WHO HAS IM?
cash, to act as manager: business
oloan, honorable and legitimate; will pay
right man S1.S00 yearly: no trlflers. Ad?
dress "BUSINESS MAN." Ja5-3t
"y OUNO MAN. B~?OKKEEPER AND
Stenographer desires few hours em?
ployment at night, or would niako a
change and give full time to better posi?
tion; good references. D. M. lt., care
Virglnian-Pllot. Jan4-3t
ANTED. ? A REFINED LADV
who has traveled the United Stuten,
desires position as governess or traveling
companion: well up In the arts anil lan?
guages. Address MISS MAJIE. Vhgln
Un-Pjlot. Jut-Gt_
A LAbi^?E~TlldR??GH EXPlTftl
Jt\. enco wishes a situation as House?
keeper or L>lncn-Room Manager in a ho?
tel. Distance no object- First class ref?
erence. Address "Mrs. M.," No. 4 Falk?
land St., Norfolk, Va. lal-tf
ISTRICT MANAGER W/VNTKD. ? j
Large commission; exclusive terri?
tory; capital furnished on bond. Address
FACTORY. Box 173, Toledo.JO._Jal-7
OK PIANO PLAYERS-WANTED AT
juJ*lJ at once.?From 125 to 150 a week
made easjly: only those capable of read?
ing music, and taking orders for the same.
All our latest and best hits to players 25c.
for out/It, music sells for 40c. a sheet.
Only those sending for outfit will be an?
swered; no trlllcrs need apply. ARTHUR
WOLFARTH, 262 Mulberry street. New?
ark, New Jersey. Jal-3w
ANTED. ? PRIVATE PUPILS
in shorthand and bookkeeping. Ad?
dress "A. A.," Virginian-Pilot. deiS-lm*
FOR RENT.
TJI OR RENT.?THE THREE STORY
JtJ Brick Store,' No. COO Crawford street,
Portsmouth, formerly occupied by W, W.
New & Co. Possession given at '.'nec.
Apply to JJr_ JDSEPH CRICK. 618 Middle
Btrcot, up-slairs. Jai-if
Tjl OR RENT?STORES. E??! 2?7. 200
Church street, at present occupied
by S. Bachrach & Bro., D. E. Levy and
Mrs, J. S U. Anderson; possession Janu?
ary 1st 1S3?. Apply to J. B. BAXTER,
No. 211 Church street. oolS-tf
7? OR RENT.?FOR THE YEAR 1893
? or lor a term of years, the store and
dwelling Nj. ICIi Church street, nuw occu?
pied by the Star Shoe Store. Permission
given Octob.ir 1. IMS. It desired. Apply to
C. O. WALLER or JOS. T. ALLYN. room
'i Academy of Mus In hutldl n g._af 23-tf
17? OR RENT?THE THREE-STORY
JD brick building, corner Water and
Fayottft itreets. now occupied by C. W.
Grandy & Sons.' Possession given as soon
as their new building, in Atlantic city. Is
completed or not later than October 1st.
1SSS. Apply at office of BYRD. BALD?
WIN & CO. JyS-lf
IT
FOR SALE.
FOR SALE ? ONE DELIVERY
Wagon, ono Truck Wagon, In good
condition. Apply 014 E. Brambleton ave?
nue. Jnll-3t?
Ij! OR SALE ? THE HANDSOMEST
' Family Horse In tho city; prompt
driver and not nfruld of anything; also,
wolf broken Ooach Dog. Call at No. 9
Wood street. JaG-3t*
T' HE SL?Or JOHN CLARK WILL
be sold at public auction on SATUR?
DAY, Jnnuary 7lh,lMi9. at 12 o'clock noon,
In Ronnnkc Dock. By order of owner.
Jal-lw?_
F'OR~SALE. ? GOOD INVESTMENT;
One or both of those new ten-room
bouses on Hamilton nvenue, Ghent: or
will rent by the year. Apply'07 Charlotte
street. dc-31-lw?
OR S?LE. ? BAKER DREDGING
nnd Pile Driving Plant, consisting
of 2 dredges, 2 pile drivers, 4 mud scows,
soveral small scows, S mud cars, ma?
chinist, blacksmith and holler maker's
tools, pumps, propeller wheels. &c, nlso
tug boat Mercy R. Can be seen at yard
foot, of ferry bridge, Berkley, Va.
dc24-2w_MRS. N. II. BAKER.
OR SALE.? oTtOCERY ANB~MEAT
business: splendid location. MEATS,
care Vlrglnlan-Pllot. 10-tf
BOARDERS.
BOARDERS. ? TWO GENTLEMEN
can obtain board and nicely furnish?
ed and heated ivoin In private family;
good location (West End). Address L H.
H.. coro Virginian-Pilot. JaC-3t*
SPECIAL NOTICES.
UNDERGRADUATE DOCTORS,DEN
tlsts, Pharmacists. Lawyers soon
graduated without attendance. If skillful.
Graduation in other sciences. Box lpti,
Chicago. noS-Cm
k.X {\f\i\ TO LEND ON TIIE
mStJyKjyjXj Building nnd Loan
Association plan. W. H. SARGEANT, Jr.
Room 34, Lowenberg BIdg. Jal-lm
A RABELLA COEFEE. ? ASIC YOUR
JCjL grocer for Arabella Ground Coffee.
It retails for 10c. per one-pound package.
Good quality; good value; very conve?
nient. Put up by THE HAYN OR MFG.
CO., 268 and 270 Water street, Norfolk. Va.
de7-lm_ _
I~F IT IS A lib ME IN PARK PLACE,
Virginia Place or Ghent that you
want, see us at once. THE NORFOLK
BUILDING AND REALTY CO.. No. 70
Holt street. se22-tf
ONEY READY. ? NO WAITING
QUICK LOANS ON HOUSHOLTJ
FURNITURE. WHILE IN USE. Mort?
gages and other securities; liberal ad?
vances on salaries, rents, annuities, es?
tates and permanent incomes. Interviews
strictly private, and all transactions rig?
idly confidential. NORFOLK MORT?
GAGE AND LOAN CO., W. H. Hof
lielmer, new No. 35S Main street, Moritz
Office Building, suite 5 and 6.
ROF. JA MKS ~~?. HA R V EY' S ~IM -
inenso success In all urinary troubles
? of a chronic nature. Special treatment
for constipation. Indigestion and all blood
troubles. 425 Church street._
Bantc*.
THE NORFOLK NATIONAL BANK.
Oapltal, II00.0CO: surplus and prollts,
5230,000. Average deposits, J2,00U,<>UO.
President, J. G. Womble; vice-president.
C. W. Grandy; cashier. Cnldweli Hardy.
I>> cih. Clenne-rn nml Itepnlreirs.
iP. W. McCOl'RT, 273 Church. 16 Bank strs.
I oho ran re, I Ire.
SEABOARD FIRE INSURANCE COM?
PANY.
211 Main street.
Patronize a homo co-nipnny._
Work* and Honda.
irOTTU, ?Je WITT & CO., 31 Granby st.
Stocks and bonds.
Southern Investments
Correspondence solicited.
ta",KS'B CWcfcester'? E?glish Pennyroyal Pills
BRIEF ITEMS OF INTEREST.
Hon. James P. Epen and Mr. K. "W.
Tuggle, of BlackBtonc, Nottoway coun?
ty, are at the Atlantic Hotel. Mr.
Epes represented the Fourth District
for two terms In Congress. He de?
clined a renomlnaton because his pri?
vate affairs required blB time and at?
tention.
Friendship Conclave No. 2, Hepta
sophs or S. W. M., will meet In their
new hall, Opera House building, to?
night.
Messrs. Ames & Brownley, of Ames,
Brownley & Hornthal, left last night
for New York city, to purchase a com?
plete stock of dry goods, etc., for their
handsome new store In the Monticello
Hotel.
The following members of the Coun?
try Club will receive at the regular tea
next Saturday, afternoon: Mrs. W. E.
Driver. Miss Lizzie Nosh, Miss Mary
Nash, Miss Lessle HI'lliard and Miss
Elizabeth Tunstall.
Rev. E. B. Hatcher Is taking a need?
ed rest In Chesterileld county, visit?
ing his friend, Rev. R. H. Winfree.
Mr. W. T. Bundlck will preach for
Mr. Hatcher next Sunday night at the
First Baptist church.
A meeting of Sunshine Circle, King's
Daughters, will be held at the residence
of Mrs. G. F. Nottingham, No. 326 Duke
street, at 3:30 o'clock this afternoon.
Rt. Rev. Bishop A. M. Randolph, of
th? Southern Diocese of Virginia, will
participate in the consecration of Bish?
op Kensolvlng, of the Brazilian Mis?
sion, in New York, to-day.
Mrs. L. T. Atkinson, ot Bute street,
has recovered from her recent Illness.
Mr. Henry Darnell Stewart, of the
"Weather Bureau, who has been sick,
has reported for duty.
Miss Dot Walton, of Bute street, who'
has been spending the holidays at
home, returned to Mount De Sales
Academy, Baltimore, last night.
Mr. Edward W. Smith, of the firm
of Haensclmon & Smith, Civil Engin?
eers, is home from a visit to Tennes?
see and Kentucky, where he spent the
holidays.
Mrs. Underwood, wife of Lieutenant
Underwood, of the United States Navy,
Who has been residing with Mrs. Cooke,
on College Place, went to Washington
City last night.
Miss Jennie Gray, of Auburn, N. Y.,
who has been the guest of Mrs. L. G.
Malgne, on Bute street, returned to her
home last night.
The new building improvements
which have been In progress on Com?
mercial riace for some months, arc
.T-npirtly-nearing-c-ompletiorr:-The- -
buildings are very substantial, and a
credit to . the owner. A granolithic
pavement Is being put down along the
front of them.
Dr. L. W. Plgott Is very ill at his
residence. No. 439 Bute street.
Fi>ederlcksburg Letter: Mrs. Walter
S. Upshur, of Norfolk, who was taken
sick here several weeks ago while vis?
iting the Misses Hnrkamp, is still
quite HI, though her condition is some
whnt improved.
The following well-known gentlemen
are In the city: M. Gwathney, of
Smilhfleld; Arthur L. Pleasants and P.
W. Nowland. of Richmond.
Mr. Thomas G. Leath, of Richmond,
lessee of Van Wyck's Academy of Mu?
sic, was In the city last night, and at?
tended the performance given by
K?ster & Blal's Vaudeville Company.
The dance given by Professor Be
lezza, at Monteflore. Hall last night,
was (largely attended. The music was
furnished by an excellent orchestra.
C A 4?a, New stminn.
The Chesapeake nnd Ohio railroad
contemplates making extensive im?
provements to their river front, which
Is considered some of the most valua?
ble wharf property In Norfolk.
Yesterday ground was broken for the
new passenger station, which will be
built on the opposite side of tho slip
formerly used by the New York, Phila?
delphia nnd Norfolk railroad.
The tllp will about double its former
width. Some of the materials for the
building are already on the ground.
The stenmcrs of the company will come
to the head of the slip instead of land?
ing passengers at the end of the pier.
This, It is seid, will be a great con?
venience to the public, and will great?
ly lessen the distance to the landing
from Granby street.
ALBERT STAHL
Practical Decorator
WALL PAPER,
-253XrlURGH STREIT,
Oppo. St. Paul's Church.
NEW PHONE 679. Jy-D-su-w-fr
NOTICE OF REMOVAL,
H. E. OWEN GRAIN CO.'S
oftlce to Citizens' Bank Building, Room
No. 716.
COBB, BROS. & CO.,
BROKERS.
1R9 MAIN ST.. opposite Atlantic Hotel.
Execute orders in cotton, grain, either
on mnrgln or buy nnd sell outright.
Private wire, to New York, Chicago and
New Orleans. Correspondence solicited.
my27-eod-tf
W. P. FORD A. CO.,
Phone 713. Queen Street, near Church
?Wholesale nnd Retail Dealers In?
Hay, Grain, Straw, Meal and Mill Feed.
We handle the celebrated "Norfolk
Milling Co.'s Feed," the finest and best
milk producer ever offered on the market.
All that have not used it, give it a trial.
su, wc.frl
HAPPY
NEW YEAR
GREETINGS^
To all our friends nnd customers.
As this is the season for forming
IIOW resolutions, why not resolve
to patronize the best laundry in
Norfolk. If you do wo will be sure
to be favored with your trade.
Call for one of our handsome Cal?
endars, freo to all. Uso either
plronc 5S7 to-day and your bundle
will be called for.
Troy Laundry,
H. NIXDORFP,
297 Church Street
ROMANCE AND REVOLVER
The Cotton Attempted Suicide a
Mystery,
Ad Engl lab Woman Figures From;*
nently la tu? Cams for ibe Action
'of tbe WonldaBa Neir Slnycr-ttbe
Declines to Dlsouas tbo Olntter.
There seems to be a gleam of romance
on the horizon of tbo attempted sui?
cide of F. Cotton that promises to de?
velop into a full Hedged piece of Ac?
tion as mysterious as a Sherlock
Holmes adventure und as interesting as
a Itlder Haggard tale of African ad?
venture.
The Englishman's condition was not
do favorable yesterday, but strong
hopes are still entertained as to his
recovery. On account of the serious
condition of the wounded man no at?
tempt bus been made to locate the ball,
which is still in the foreigner's head,
and while be may recover, the bullet
may work Us way to the brain, and
should this occur, of course, death will
be the result.
THE LADY IN THE CASE.
It will be remembered that the night
before Mr. Cotton attempted to kill
himself he received a telegram dated
Wushington and signed E. S. Williams,
stutlng that the packages would bo
sent to Norfolk as soon us his address
wus ascertained. This telegram was
torn up and the idle of paper thrown
away. Mr. Cotton at once retired to
his room and was never seen again
until found weltering in his own biooU
in bed, with a revolver in each hand
and a pistol shoL wound in his right
ear.
The Virglnian-Pllot printed the only
account of this telegram and ascer?
tained through its Washington repre?
sentative thiLt E. S. Williams was an
English woman, who was a great friend
of the wounded Englishman and with
whom he boarded in Prince William
county. Both Mr. Cotton and Miss
Williams had been guests at the Graf
ton Hotel In the Capital City for about
a week prior to the departure of the
would-be-suicide.
THEORY AS TO TELEGRAM.
There is a great deal of mystery con?
nected with the attempted suicide and
some of it may never be made clear.
It was alleged at the time of the shoot?
ing that ill health was the cause of
the rash net, but the tenacious man?
ner in which the man has clung to life
with a desDerate wound In the head,
and having lost enough blood to kill
the average man, shows quite clearly
that sickness had nothing to do with
the ense.
The theory of some Is that the tele?
gram from Miss Williams may have
had something to do with the attempt
of self destruction. Up to the time of
the receipt of the telegram there had
been nothing In the man's conduct that
would indicate a desire to die. After
the receipt of it he retired to his room
and was not seen again until after the
shooting.
Upon the face of it there was cer?
tainly nothing to cause so desperate a
deed, but a glance further back and
the theory Is suggested that possibly
Mr. Cotton and Miss Williams had
quarreled and he left Washington; that
he wired to her to send his things, but
really hoping that she would wire back
for him to return to Washington, but
Instead the telegram came saying the
packages would be sent- "This, It is be?
lieved, was a great disappointment to
tlie Englishman, and brooding over the
affair he finally made the unsuccessful
attempt of self destruction.
MISS WILLIAMS HERE.
As soon as Miss Williams learned of
the terrible tragedy she at once came
here and has been like a ministering
angel ever since, attending daily Upon
the wounded man. She is not at all
communicative, and when seen yester?
day sn.ld there was nothing she could
tell. She seemed greatly distressed over
the unfortunate affair, and exhibited
much nervousness when questioned
I concerning Mr. Cotton and the shoot?
ing, saying that he was getting along
as well as could be expected, and she
could not seo why anything should be
said in the paper about the affair.
Miss Williams is apparently between
45 and T>0 years old, nnd Is quite a
handsome woman, of doHrb-d English
manners and appearance. While there
j is a paid expert nurse with Mr. Cotton
all the time, she remains about the
hospital most of tho day and is very
solicitous aa to Iiis condition.
MR. COTTON'S HISTORY.
Just how long the Englishman has
been in Virginia could not be ascer?
tained. He has a wife and two child?
ren, nnd a mother, in England, who
have cabled here several times asking
the condition of Mr. cotton. Just why
he left England nnd his family Is a
mystery, but there seems to bo no
doubt of the prominence of the family,
and they are apparently wealthy peo?
ple.
Mr. Cotton is of an adventurous dis?
position and. like most Englishmen, Is
an expert horseman, and a dear lover
nf cross country riding. He Is also a
fine musician. He lived on the farm In
Prince William, and seems to have been
a prominent dealer in cattle nnd live
stock.
It Is said the wound In his hio,
which lias given him considerable pain
since the shooting, was caused by a
poisoned arrow shot by a native in Af?
rica. Mr, Cotton was hunting birds' of
paradise In Africa, when a native, hid
up a tree, shot him with the poisoned
arrow. He killed the African and took
his head bark to England as a trophy.
The wound in the head Ins caused a
slight aberatlon of the mind. Mr. Cot?
ton is never left alone day or night,
with tho exception of flighty spaces he
is perfectly rational nnd seems to re?
gret his hasty action. He wants for
nothing in the way of attention nnd
the physicians say be has a good
chance to recover.
Real F.Onlo Nnlc?.
Messrs. Townsend and Joyncs, auc?
tioneers, will sell, at the Real Estate
Exchange, at soon to-day, for Judge
Thomas II. Wllcox, special commis?
sioner, a house and lot on Moscly
street.
At the same hour and at the same
place, they will sell, for the same com?
missioner, a certain lot of iand with
<he building thereon, situated on the
south side of Virginia street. See ad?
vertisement for terms of sale.
See Dr. Wreck about your eyes*. Ex
amlnatlon free. 310 Main street.
OTHER LOCAL ON PAGE 3.
...MIDWINTER...
Beginning this Saturday morning, Decem?
ber 31, and continuing until further notice we
start the regular Mid-winter Stock Relief Un?
loading Sale of Men's, Youths', Boys' and
Children's Winter-weight Ready-to-wear Cloth?
ing, Furnishings, and Headwear, and shall
keep it up from time to time until everything
that is possible to convert into cash that per?
tains to the surplus of the Winter Stock will
have been sold. Notwithstanding the heavy
sales made throughout the entire season and
extraordinary inducements that have heretofore
been published in these columns, the new
Schedule of Cut Rate Prices far surpasses any
quotations ever made, when it will be consid?
ered the character of the merchandise and the
extraordinary features of qualtty, weight and
finish. The enormous selling in the medium
grades of apparel have actually forced this
schedule of reductions in the finer and better
grades of the stocks and every department
shows Better Bargains, Bigger Bargains and
Stronger Bargains than were ever offered to the
people of this city and its tributary trade sections
in this or any other store, in this or any other
season. Bear in mind that there will be noth?
ing reserved, the best and finest grades in the
stock must go, broken sets of sizes, remnants,
odds and ends and independent garments of
every grade and size are continually culled
from day to day and a new price named to
convert the goods into ready cash. Now is the
time for Bargains. The first pick goes to the
first callers.
?ossxsooeooeo
HOT WATER BAGS.
Tills Is the season for their use. Put at
the feet or to the- back of Invalid or el?
derly person they keep them comfortable
and save them much Buffering. Wo have
all sizes.
2 Quart Bags.73c. and $1.00
3 Quart Bags.$1.00 and $1.25
4 Quart Bags.$1.23 and $150
Fountain Syringes.
2 Quart Syringes. .50c. and $1.00
This Is tho size generally used, but
wo also have 3 and 4 quarts.
Borrow. Iii I ft
296 MAIN ST.
Good., delivered In Portsmouth, Berkley
and Atlantic Cltz> _;_
SPECIAL KALE
LADIES' AND CHILDREN'S
Walter J. Simmons & Co
HATTERS AND FURRIERS.
REVENUE CANCELLING SUMPS,
^.Jv Square, oval and round
NSF \\ bonier, complete with
kO\\ die anil dates, - .75
\0 Without bo'ilcr, - .50
I Good plain stamp with
//dates, - - - -35
Phxniz Stamp & Stencil Worls
job Printers,
C*r. Mviso A Ctiurch St?.
DR. ANNA GIEBING,
Registered Physician
10 Uns HD BUILDERS
When in need of BUILDING MATE.
RIAL. Window and Door Framws, all
klndi Turn Work. Bracket Work. Stain
Work In any design, also Mantels, cheap
and his R grade; all kind* Moulding,
Church Work, Bar Fixtures Got crices
from
W. E. WINBORNE,
BERK LET, VA.
?AGENT FOR? - ,
WINBORNE & REA.
EDENTON. N. C.
A full 6tock of the above mentioned
material. Storehouse near Ferry Brldgs
Berkley. Phono No. 1.209. auli-ly
CUTLERYT
The largest and most complete as?
sortment of all kinds of Cutlery can ho
seen at my store. Carving Sets, Tablo
Knives and Pocket Cutlery, In all the
leading makes of the world. The latest
novelty in a High Grade Pocket Knife,
With full view of Hohson. Dewey, Samp?
son. Schley and Fitzhugh Lee on the
handles, which are made of solid bronze
and nllumium. The handsomest and
best knife on the market. Seo them.
P. J. MALBO N
Both Phones, iOL 109 Commercial Place,