Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-08-27
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correspondence the Richmond Dispatch.l
AUGUST &c, 1886.
Tho ak districts of the county I'm
;sbed Yesterday the election of Demo-
cratic delegates to the Hampton Con-
yeption. The country people are loudly
clamoring for the nominee for Con-
Dress this time, and strong effort will
be made in the upper part OF the dis
trict 10 defeat the cities. If the coun-
ties are successful the nomination will
ne between Captain John II. Wright, oil
Suffolk, and DR.. j. +. Bryant, OF South
ampton county. The men in the two
cities most prominently spoken of now
for the position are Captain r. Q. Mar
sbaIl. Judge James f. Heath, Colonel
l.. d. Starke, and Commodore Marshall
Parks. The Democrats Of this district
are certainly stronger than ever they
were before, and whoever gets the nom
inatien has q fair chance of success.
DR.. Bryant is in the city to-day looking
after his interests.
A colored Indian doctor, calling him
self "Dr. Payne, Of Washington, ID.
c." died from poison by strychnine at
Windsor, n. c., on Wednesday. Seye-
raj negroes have been arrested and in
prisoned on suspicion Of having MUIR
dered the Doctor for his money.
The plants Of the equipment depart
ment and the yards and docks depart
ment of the Washington navy-yard are
to be brought here, and the manufac-
ture of galleys and anchors at this yard
for the equipment department will then
be an extensive industry, employing a
large number of mechanics who are
iron-worsers.
The Masonic Mutual Beneficial Asso-
citation has passed out Of existence. The
cause is that all efforts to increase the
membership in Virginia, now less than
400, have proved abortive. The amount
on hand being too small to justify a
winding up Of the concern aud distriou-
ton OF the assets, an arrangement has
been made by the directory by whic b
the members can be transferred to the
Washington, D. c., Masonic Beneficial
Association. The Norfolk Association
had about sixteen hundred members at
one time.
The cotton report of Norfolk house
yesterday, based on returns from IA
correspondents in all the Cotton States
except Arkansas and Tennessee, states
that the crop everywhere is two weeks
late, except Texas. Average condl-
ton, S5.47; average estimates of pro-
bable Weld. G,00O,00 bales-subject
TO autumnal weather conditions.
The favorable weather yesterday
caused wind bound fleet of nearly two
hundred sail to put to sea from Hamp-
ton Roads.
A colored laborer named John Bal
ley, employed at Bells saw-mill, oppo-
site the navy-yard, was drowned yes
terday afternoon by slipping under a
raft of logs in the Southern branch.
The wrecking-steamer Nettie, of this
city, which was ashore at Beaufort, \.
c., Wednesday, passed Kitty Hawk at
noon to-day coming home. This is the
steamer that was sent to San Domingo
with party of wreckcrs to work on
the stranded British steamships Albano
and Silvordale, but the expedition was
unsuccessful, as both steamships went
to pieces before much work could be
done. u