Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-03
NORFOLK'S BUDGET.
ro,r HANDS TAKE on AT THE navy.
YARD.
A yortuus Awaiting Hsr-fire In the
County-A New signal
Station.
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,coyrsspondenceo Of the Hcnmono Dspn'o"
NORFOLK, December 2, 1886.
Some twenty. odd more hands were taken
nj, In the nayy.yard this morning, whien
comnlctss the reemploy ment OF all the force
,ccently discharged. There are now about
400 workmcn In the yard, which j., per-
mans. A larger force than at any otne,
xs,d. and the officers In charge are bopefu'
that the present working force VIII oe
maintained ell through the winter
The Portsmouth fire department was
called out this morning 10 extingulsh NE
IN William Brights store, on County street
Louisa Bauer, nurse IN COMMANDER IL
n Corners family, at the na,y-yard, was
found Yesterday by a lawyer from Ne"
Yort. who saws there l. fortune awaiting
the girl In Germany. Louisa ana tne Jaw
yer both left last night for New YORK
Thirty vessels cleared from Norfolk WIN
cargoes for foreign ports during the month
of November, and Of this number twenty
five were steamships.
A fire ut GilmertOn Locks. IN the couuf'
Yesterday. DESTROYED dwelling belon9lng
10 Captain John l., Roper. o. this CIV anu
occupied by Mr.. George Virgins ana ia''i,
Nv. The family saved nothing whatc'.T OF
the contents % the house, not even the'r
There are some painful ruinor- IN clrcu-
i,,ion about the loss ~ the wrecking-
steamer Victoria Peed coming home from
San Domingo, but the Baker salvage Com
nanv have heard nothing Of II, and don
believe n. The Peed isn't due hele ioT
several DAYS yet. .,.,.
The cold wave struck this section with
the heaviest ice ~ the season this morning,
and the signal officer says II will be much
colder tomorrow.
Matthew Mcintyre, chief organizer OF
the Knights Of Labor In this section OF
virginia, died vest rday. He was also
master workman Of Norfolk Assembly.
II. r.. Culpcper, the contractor, WIN MS
steam dredges and other apparatus, has
commenced the work Of deepening Tie
channel Of the Chickahominy river.
Lieutenant. Commander Felix McCurley,
executive officer OF the rcceiying-ship
franklin, left for his home. in Baltimore,
last nigbt. He will he detached from the
Franklin on the 18th.
The Government has ordered r new sig
nal station nj Chicamicomico, point about
midway between Kitty Hawk and Cape
Uattcras, which will be Of great value Ia
time OF marine disasters along that dan
gerous coast.
The Cape-Hcnry section OF Princes
Anne l. said 10 he OVcrrun with deer ana
other fine game.
n is thought the establishment OF IN" new
line Of Clydc steamers 10 Jacksonville VIII
break up the transportation Of the Florida
| orange crop over the seab0lrd aud Roanoke
railroad, which has been very large Tor
several seasons.
Riycr-pirato- are active around the bar.
Dor just now and causing the masters oil
vessels considerable los.
A Clydc.LIne steamer arrived tbs after
noon from Chesapeake bav and reports The
| Bay.L line steamer Virginia. which was due
here this morning from Baltimore. at
anchor on the mouth of the Potomac river
/ and q .Aiiti. Fhr ";.tain could give 10
particulars. I, has been blowing almost q
yale here al day. and j. freezing cold -
night. Al incoming steamers to-day were
several hours bchnd time. There Wa
heavy weather on Chesapeake bay last
| night. ~