The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1871-07-18
VIRGINIA NEWS.
T,etter from Norfolk.

letter from Norfolk.
..,s,onicnce Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
' NORFOLK, July ID, 1871.
,,,c xour hot and dusty city on the John
i.r.,cr last Wednesday, and had most
i,,rctinr and pleasant trio, arriving
~; ;,., ahout !, o'clock L. 81. The boat was
tj,rc1 nv frequent stoppages, and was
t': lea With peaches, green corn, poui-
~, &C.. hv the time we reached the wharf
"''' i;ni tho good people here fully deter
,.',cI 70 make this grand city, and the
go. !, "uld Rip Nanwinkle' can hardly
.rr1, ,oundly amid the splashing OF steam
an3 the rattle OF machinery, There Is
Violently an increase OF business siGce l
,,1, h,,. here, and n hopemlneSs and vital"
~, among the people that nave not no.
....i n ioIncr years.
a., y visit 10 Ocean View yesterday /
.,,! by acres oil strawberries, tomatoes,
was tcld that one man made about
"rs N0iniS wear on strawberries, and that
>t,.H - 100000 had been brought into
\.T.uik tn,S year by this truck business.
an The .anic trip we passed through the
INNS TAYLOR farm, where there was such
',',,,tncnt danger OF collision between the
j.Err..l Ynd state authorities. The smaller
mixer WAS largely destroyed by the colored
.,iLc;cut> OF Douglas theory on squat
.,~ soyereisnty," but there is still 8 hne
fi,nlsy Of yellow pine and other good lum-
Der. . o VIZ,
srhnuch I must confess 70 wholesome
Grcsd OF having my toes pinched pyS tne
,'aw. Of q GRAD. and having my body the
I'm If Z raycuouS shark. However, we
,nrf with no accident, and was delighted
vf.h the tashin2 Of the surf waves, which
INNS; confess is more exciting and eXhile-
y..!v. than the muddy waters OF the MILL
,.eud where learned 20 SWIM.
Was also highly amused, watching the
ti6(ers. that have peculiar, velocipede
motion. on two legs, and are equal 70
Lizard IN agility.
Tne hotel at Ocean View was burned
some tine since, but is being rebuilt, and
,,t,,n COMPLETED it will be one OF the most
attractive places on the coast.
The weather here has been very pleasant,
the heat OF The sun being tempered by the
zen hrccZe. which is perfectly delightful.
VEGETABLES and fruits are also IN profuslon,
tre> are becoming very brisk in their night
|: rounds.
Yours truly, II.
ArRysT OF A PROMINENT CITIZEN OF
IIIzAyE?u CITY. \. CDR VIM. Under
wood. Il prominent citizen OF Elizabeth
,,tv \. G., and 4 former resident of this
..y. was arraicncd before the Mayor Fri
Inv evening on tue charge of obtaining
money under false pretcnces. The Warrant
for the arrest Of DR.. Underwood was issued
- the instance Of Mr.. s.. &. Moore, OF TINS
,;ty. who made complaint aud information
-, oath before MaVor Whitehead, on the
srD day Of july, {: that " llliam Underwood
II The time OF the alleged offence citizen
- >orfolkl. on the 2tth day Of July. 1859,
n said city. did falsely and telonlouSly pre-
.ru,, and represent to the said A. Z. Moore
,nat TIE Exchange National Bank OF said
civ would accept and pay a certain
order in writing for money then drawn by
Jos. Underwood & Co. upon the SAID En-
change National Bank, and dated tue 24th
Gay OF July. 1869, whereby the said VIM.
Underwood required the said a. &. Moore
t. pay 10 him. the said Underwood, nine
hundred dollars, by which false pretense,
the said Vim. Underwood did feloniously
obtain the said sum Of money, with l,l-
lent 10 Ciefra,lG. and that, in intent and
n C4Ct. he, the said Underwood, had no
yi.ft 10 require the said Exchange Ma
tIunal Bank to accept and pay the said
o!d..r, aud the said Exchange National
Bank would not and did not pay the
same" etc. etc. On this complaint, the
NuvJr issued the warrant, and directed it
20 Constable Robert Steele for execution.
in, accused being citizen Of North Car
ui:ia, Mr.. Steele went to Richmond last
sunday and obtained from Gov. Walker. a
rrqnisi;iun on the Governor of North Car
CHINA for The body Of tee accused. Armed
viii this document, Mr.. Steele went 10
na.ti.h, and obtaining the necessary papers
from Gov. Caldwell, proceeded to Eliza
heta City and made the arrest. lie then
ryturDeG 70 Norfolk with his prisoner, ar
riyinS here on Friday. The accused was
accom- p1nied by q lawyer. Dir. Smith, from
Elizabeth City, and insisted on an imme-
diN'e Examination. he was accordingly
brought; before the Mayor Friday even
.u@. The Mayor. after hearing the evil
QeAce and the argument of counsel on
Doth sides. decided TO refuse bail, and CON-
mit.ed The accused 10 Jail to await the &C
ton Of the grand jury. Yesterday the ac-
cu>rd, through his counsel, sued out writ
OF haGeQS corpus before Judge Blow, and
cdpds was issued, directed to the sheriff,
TO show cause why the body of VIM. I'm
dcrwood should not be brought before
him TO hear argument on an application
Tor bal.
Al o'clock Saturday afternoon the
sheriff produced the prisoner in obedience
10 the 0rdcr Of the Judge. After hearing
the evidence and the arguments OF coun-
SCI, pro and con, the prisoner was admit
ted TO bail in the sum Of S500.--No,Jolk
Journal.
AN AGED CoUPLE.-The morning papers
had al account Of the marriage on Thurs
day night, at the residence Of George &.
Wilson, Esq. in this city, by Rev. Henry
I. Sharp, of David Wake, aged 50, to bis
f,rIner wife, Nancy, who was 10-the par
lies, both slaves at the time. having been
long separated by the sale OF David by bis
master, who was carried to New Orleans.
ZONE Of the particulars not being exact,
our reporter has obtained the following IN
formation: David Wake was sold forty
five wears ago by bis owner, who resided IN
Princess Anne. The late W. w. Sharp, q
former well-hnowr and honored resident
Of Norfolk, bought Nancy in 1888, and she
became the nurse Of his children, among
them Henry, the clergyman who performed
the marriage ceremony on the occasion
above referred to.
The conduct of Nancy was exemplary
throughout. 4 better creature never
served any family. For years past one OF
the ladies she nursed has been returning
the kindness Of Nancy. The feeling OF early
Attachment in this aged woman to the nus
band Of her youth must have been strong
To induce her 10 leave home where she
had every comfort and luxury to reunlte
herself 10 man of So years, and 10 live IN
the country with him. But she knew that
the ch!lii.en Of her old master would be the