Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-30
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esaSeA-Navy.Ysrd Notes
and Personal.
,omrspouo.uc. OF III. Richmond Dispatchl

fcmrspoudeuce OF the Richmond Dispatchl
NORFOLK, November 20, 1886.
Moses Murphy, coiored brakeman on
the Raleigh express train which left Ports
mouth on saturday night, lost his foofhoid
IN putting on his brake a. the train was
puiliuC m at the water-tanks beyond SUI
folk. and was thrown under the wheels and
crushed to death, nearly the entire train
passinR over the body. Murphy lived in
Portsmouth, and the remains were brought
home Yesterday and delivered 10 his family.
lie was an excellent train-hand, and much
respected.
Raptist church af Churchand continues.
Fifteen OF the converts we're baptized In the
river at that place yesterday by Rev. A. Il
Dppaway, the pastor. The Baptists are
dong we'll all through the county.
This morning The wreck OF the jersey
schooner Mary and Martha. capsizcd and
sunk last week at the mouth OF James
river, was towed in by the wre"kcrs ana
placed on the Berkeley flats. Both masts
and all the spars and sails OF the schooner
are gone. The cabin was searched by q
diver. but the body OF young Harvey BOW
man, the captains son. who went down
with the schooner, was not found and must
have been carried away by the current.
The hull OF the schooner is not injured.
Captain Bowman, who Is at st. Vincenps
Hos pitai, Is slowly recovering from the in'
juries he received at the time the vessel
went down. He is greatly depressed over
the loss Of his son.
About midnight on Saturday night the
tux Luckenback and barge Bella returned
70 the city, having successfully laid the
-. 10 t,txxy no nj
s,nja and come ctcd the coast line OF Gov.
eminent telegraph. 10 is probable that land
line will he built from Cape Charles City 70
the cable, and the signal service and west
ern Union wires operated from the same
Office In Cape Charles City.
Over four thousand bales Of cotton were
sold at the Exchange on Saturday some.
thing larger than usual.
George w. Childs and A. j. DreXell
have been made honorary members oil Nor
folk Typographical Union.
All the members OF the late cOurt-martial
at the navy.ysrd, convened for the trial OF
Captain John II. Higbee for drunkenness
while on duty, have gone TO their homes.
II Is understood that Captain Hlgbee was
acquitted.
the commaudant OF the navy-yard, Cap
tain George Brown, returned TO Washing
ton last night 10 resume his duties as presi-
dent Of the Advisory Board.
Naval Constructor George II. Bousch, in
charge OF the department OF construction
and repairs at the navy.yard. has asked to
be detached from this station.
This morning Rev. II. n. Sledd, ID. d.,
and wife left for their new home in Peters
burg. 49,
Rev. Herbert NJ. Hope and family left for
Charlottesville saturday night.
Mr.. William Rockford, OF London, Eng
land, and Mr.. W. Il. Cleeson, OF Honolulu,
Sandwich Islands. are visiting the city.
Hon. Barton Myers, mayor OF the city.
was waited upon this afternoon by JOINT
committee Of the Young Mems Christian
Association and the Seamen's Friend Soci-
ETY., and petitioned TO enforce the Sunday
laws OF the State. In response he issued an
order prohibiting all Sunday labor here.
after along the wharves or at the railroad
depots.
The schooner Hattie f. Giles, from Rich
mond. 18th stone for this city, arrived to-
day, and reported that while coming down
James river Saturday she was in collision
with the schooner A. and Z. Hooper. The
Giles bad her mizzenmast head and rigging
carried away, and sustained other damage.
The Hooper was only slightly damaged,
and proceeded.
Burton Simmons (colored) was commit
ted to the county jail to-day for MORALLY
wouDding another negro, named Richard
Smith, by stabbipg him with a knife In, an
afriay In Brambleton.
This morning fire broke out in the store
Of Mr.. L. r. Weston, at Boykin's depot,
on the Seaboard road, which entirely con-
sumcd the building aud contents. The
passengers and crew OF the arriving Raleigh
express rendered valuable assistance IN
saving adjoining property.
A force OF twenty-five men were added to
the workmen Of the nayy-ya,d this morn
ing. Il.