Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-12-02
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the line between Virginia and North Caro-
llbs VIII move their encampment from be
you'd Deep Creek next week, and locate ID
Currituck county, nearer the coast. There
ore several ladies' IN the camp, the tents and
ether comforts are furnished by the Genera
Government, and the commissioners ar,
assisted by Government officers from The
geodttic and coast survey.
The sale Of the Portsmouth water.work,
has been stopped by Injunction.
There were thirty-one marriages In Nor
folk isst month, and twelve In Portsmouth,
end thirty in the county.
The cotton exports from this port 10 Eu
rope last month amounted to- 92,5i2 bales
valued at $500, 1903.
Another steamer arrived at The Lamberts
Point piers Tuesday. To load Pocahonta;
coal for the Panama canal.
skilled peanut-clcapers are going from
Norfolk to Philadelphia. A large factory
has lust been established there 70 compete
with the Norfolk factories.
A negro boy named George Thomas was
burned to death In Huntersyiue. pear Nor
folk, Tuesday night, by falling Ia the firo.
Taxewell Thompson, Jr., = promising
young man who left bis home, in Glouces-
ter county, month ago, and commenced
business in Norfolk, dIed Tuesday OF ma
larial-fever attack.
A negro named Isaac Jernigan, employed
IN rolling cotton at the wharyes OF the
Seaboard and Roanoke railroad in Ports
mouth, was thrown through hatchway on
board the steamer Westover Tuesday night
and fatally injured. lie fell on his head IN
the lower hold Of the ship and fractured
his skull.
over $500 in bank notes was found by
divers In the cabin Of the schooner Martha
and Mary that capsized and SUNK ut the
mouth OF James river.
LYNCaBURG.
A Retail-Dealer's Protective Associations
composed OF retail grocers, has been formed
in this city, one OF the avowed objects OF
which Is to protect themselves from whole.
sale dsalers, who also sell at retail. At
meeting held last night letters were re-
etiyed from most OF the wholesale men,
agreeing not TO sell ut retail. The Associa-
ton has large and growing membership,
and proposes 70 patronize only the whole
sale houses that refuse to retail.
Mr.. Wilson N. Mays, an old citizen, aged
eigbty.four, and formerly high constable
Of the city, fell down q flight OF stairs Tues
day night and had two ribs broken and
was otherwise seriously injured.
Cary Falwell, bIghly-respected citizen
Of the county, residing four miles from
the city. died Tuesday morning.
The funeral Of Miss Annie Kinnear.
daughter Of James +. Kinnear, cashier OF
the Commercial Bank, took place Tuesday
from the First Presbyterian church. and
was largely attended-Revs. DR.. Hall. J.
NJ. Rawlings, and r. A. Peterson OFF,
siating.
There were seventeen marriages In the
city during the month OF November, eight
OF which were whites.
Flour inspections for the past month
amounted TO 79l barrels.
NEWPORT NEWS.
The following business was transacted at
Newport News last month:
Entrances OF vessels: British, N-tOn-
mage, 81, 126 American, 20-tonnage, 81
$40: Spanish, 3-tonnage, 1913; German,
1-tonnage. 1.79l; Austrian, Homage,
566. Total, 40. Total tonnage, 1882.
Clearances: British, 22-tonnage, 30,03G
American, 20-tonnage, 81 ,542; Spanish, 81
tonnage, 4,6l3; German, tonnage, 1.i9l
Austrian, 1-tonnage, $50. Total, AZ. To-
tai tonnage, 6s,542.
Total entrances and clearances, 9G. To-
tai tonnage, 13a174.
Imports Salt, sl0,047.
Domestic Exports: Cotton, S369,S60:
wheat. s27,120; -four, 1886; lumber,
$3.50; logs, s7,400; lard, S3,94G; coal,
49,, ives. $3.50: bacon, 1896; sun
dries, SS45-total. sI41,74f.
Increase over 1885: Entrances, % YES.
sells; cIearances, Is vessels.
Domestic exports, 1884, 1888.
STANTON.
In the Circuit Court committee was
appointed 10 take charge OF the est1te Of 4.
j. s. Coyner, who killed W. NJ. Brown IN
October, 1885, as he is now OF unsound
mind. Browns administrator recovered
81, 600 damages against Coyner's estate as
% nalty for the murder.
Mr. Jonas Haeeman, whose paralysis was
noticed in the Dispatch o! the 2sth, still
lies IN critical condition.
LURAY.
DR. I'M Amiss, a well'known dentist
~, , :, oie,!. at his residence in that
y, ssv last, OF typhoid fever, in
=, an SUM. oar of his age.
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