Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1885-12-02

NORFOLK AND PORTSMOUTH.

HsnsrIna the memsry OF vice.Prssldent
Hendricks - Cotton shipmuets - Religions
Noles, &C.
Correspondence ofthe Richmond Dispatch
NORFOLK, December l, 1885.
The funeral Of the Vice President was
observed in this section to-day by clos
ing the hayward and suspending all
work. The flags at the yard and
on the war-ships were placed at
hslfmast and thirteen minute-guns
were fred at sunrise, nineteen
at noon, and q national salute at
sunset. Orders were also issued for
the officers to wear Grape for three
months. In this city the Government
buildings were closed and the Norfolk
Light Artillery Blues fred sixty-si&
minute-gnns at noon. In Portsmouth
the Caucasian Democratic Club fired
sixty.six guns and the bells were tolled
from the City Hall, fre-department
buildings, and several of the churches.
Singular to say, yesterday, after
closing my statement about the cotton
movement, two additional steamships
cleared for Europe, and yesterdays
local receipts by the various transporta-
ton lines footed up last night S,90S
bales and the shipments Ia, asa bales,
1910 Of which were for Europe.
The total value Of all sorts of exports
from this port during November was
s2,022,90S, or s1,429,00 less than
last year.
Rev. Walter p. Hines, Of Churchland,
Norfolk county, an earnest and talented
young preacher, was ordained to the
full work of the ministry at Court
Street Baptist church, Portsmouth, last
night. Mr.. Hines has taken charge of
a church recently organized at Surry
Courthouse.
Portsmouth's new bank, the Mer-
chants and Farmers, was opened to-day.
1t occupies the building Of the late
Balm Brothers.
Commodore Mason S. Cooper, COM
mondipg the Haytien navy, is on a
bridal trip to Portsmouth.
Kew. 7. c. Anderson, who has been
laboriDg in this vicinity, has accepted
call to the pastorate Of Ringgold Bap-
fist church, Pittsylyania county.
Captain John A. Bundge and a crew
of five shipwrecked sailors. rescued
from the schooner Martha Walsh, were
landed here last night by the British
steamship Inyernay. The seamen were
taken from the schooner just outside
the capes. The schooner was bound
from Georgetown to New York and
sprung leak.
Rev. II. NJ. Wharton, d. D., the
evangelist, has gone to Luray, Va,
where he commences meetings on Sun
day night. From Luray he goes to
Brooklyn, \. y, to work. Fifty per-
sons were converted under his preach
ing in Norfolk. lie visits Portsmouth
in February to hold meetings with Rev.
DR.. A. f. Owen at Court-Street church.
The fair for the benefit of the needy
and destitute Confederate veterans Of
Portsmouth opened in that city in grand
style last night. Judge c. W. Muir
daugh delivered a welcome address.
About $4,000 worth of goods have been
contributed.
A young man named William Cook
was struck across the head with a door
bar by John CriSmond in a fight in
Portsmouth this afternoon and nearly
killed. Crismond was arrested.
Theodore F. Rogers was elected high
constable Of the city by the Council to-
night.
The Council tonight appropriated
$4,000 for a further extension Of the
water supply of Norfolk.
A heavy easterly storm is prevailing
tonight, and the Cape Charles steamer
could not go out to make the New York
connection. 6.