Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-11-19
"A BIG FIRE.
Largo rIR1rIIzING.woaKs IN NOE.
FOLK COUNTY BURNED.
Fatal Terpination Of the Favy-Yard
Shooting AHair-0ther Nor.
folk Items.
.corresnondenne OF the Richmond Dispatchl

,Correspoudence OF the Richmond Dispatchl
NoRroLK, November is, 1886.
This morning about 3 O'Clock fire broke
out In the Upshur Guano. Works, In Nor
folk county, opposite the navy-yard, and
the entire works were destroyed, together
with a quantity Of fertilizers stored In
sheds for market, and a large quantity OF
valuable materials for manufacturing. The
works were the largest OF the kind In this
section Of the country, and did large
southern business. The loss Is about $780,
OOO--coyered by insurance. The works be-
longed 10 company in Norfolk. OF which
Major W. +. Irvine is president. Major
Irvine was unable this morning To state in
what companies the property was Insured.
The v orks are to be rebuilt Immediately al
ter the insurance Is adjusted. The fire
started IN the office, and is supposed to have
been caused by the explosion OF Kerosene
lamp.
At midnight last night young Jefferson
n. Potter, the draughtsman who was shot
on Monday afternoon nc his Office in the
nayy.yard by George W. Hill, OF this city,
died at his residence, on South street, In
Portsmouth, from the effects OF the wound
I'm the abdomen. The shooting was caused
! by alleged insulting letters written by Pot
ter TO Miss Virginia Iiill, daughter OF Mr..
| George Hill. The. case is sad one in
every respect. Young Potter was just
! twenty-five wears OF age, and three years
ago married charming young lady. Miss
| Sullivan, OF Christiansburg, Va, daughter OF
! a weIlknown and cStimlble gentleman OF
| that place, aud two children have been born
| 10 them. lie was educated at Blacksburg
| College, and gave great promise oil useiul.
ness as a ciylengiuecr. He was appointed
a draughtsman in the maynard about "A
wear ago. George Hill who killed Potter,
was brought before the grand jury this
morning and indicted for murder. lie was
! then committed TO jail, bail being refused.
Colonel William Lamb, am Informed.
Is not satisfied with his trouble with Hon.
George ID. Wise, and will now seek salts
faction from other sources. lie claims that
so much has been said of late about duels
in which he was engaged, and so many
miscellaneous have been made concerning
them, that he says be il now determined
that The whole truth shall be known. TO do
this he will enter suit for libel against ccr-
tain paper because that paper published the
card OF Captain Wise, which Colonel Lamb
claims was lbellous. lie says that he does
not want money, and may only sue for s..
caused his own arrest TO escape duel,
after he had pretended 10 accept a chal.
lepgc. He claims that no challenge had
passed. lie will also endeaYor to dlsproye
The statement that he is the "infamou'
liar" and "forsaken wretch which the
card would make him out TO be.
The grand jury summoned for the No.
ycmbcr term Of the United States District
s.z1 ,~f~s 70 4. nil
probably he in session until Saturday. Il
is rumored that Colonel Gibson, the dis
trict attorney, will try and have other in
diclmentS brought against the Exchange
National Bank officers. hut it can hardly be
so, rs there are no bank experts here, and
il would he a difficult matter to bring other
indictments without experts. The alleged
frauds in Norfolk county At the late ecc-
ton are also TO be investigated while the
jury Is in session. The jurors are all from
Richmond, and are as follows: j. 4. cur
tis 0foroman), G. OBJ. COwardin, Lloyd j..
Beall. John Enders, Jr., c. c. Bridges, H..
W. Lubbock, :. Bendit, John I. Sizer,
Josiah f. Mills, T. =. Woody, Aug. Ca>On,
". W. Meyers. +. +. Ballard, Charles Phil
lips, Charles l.. Booth, j. J.. Smith, and v.
A. Fayi,r.
The excess OF cotton receipts 81 far over
last season amounts 10 27.S2s bales.
The club-houses on the Carolina sounds
holouging 10 northern gentlemen are fast
filing up with shooting parties, and the
season for ducks and geese has opened
finely. The beSutiful stcam-yacht Tall,-
man. belonging TO Mr.. +. Darlington, Jr.,
OF Philadelphia. lett to-day for the sounds
with large guuniEg-parly on board.
Tie Tidcwater Farmers' Association
meets at Wakefield, on the Norfolk and
Western railroad, on SATURDAY.. colonel
Robert Beverly, Of Fuquier county, Will
address tie BODY during its session.
There was a heavy gale on Chesapeake
hey list night. and all the incoming steamer,
"a. DIV are several hours behind time.
Major ". ". Briggs, formerly sheriff
and popular ci'iz,n OF southampton
county, died Yesterday at bis home OF
para, y-i>.
>ureocn.GencTll Francs VI. Gunnel. Of
the navy. j. here from Washington inspect
iug The proposed improvements to the
Naval Hospital.
{. OF. CoWurdir, E,q.. one Of the cli-
tor, a the Richmond Dispdtch. Is here, n
Grand jGror in attendance on ihc United
state. Ii-trc, Court.
Rcar-Admir0l George II. Cooper and
wife alc visiting relatives in this section.