Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1886-02-19
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Our truckers say that the late severe
weather has not hurt the crops OF
sp,nsth ard kale 10 the extent first an
tieirs,ed, though the largest growers
say the purple kale IS much damaged
and that 20 eating can be made from
IL until March. The cabbage Is safe
EXCEPT in some fiat places where the
soil is very vet. Onions aud lettuce
s,e badly damaged. The killing OF all
thc eabbsee- plants and other early vege-
tables in several Of the States south oil
ossiil put the crops Of that section
far behind the usual marketable season.
The crops there will, therefore, not be
ready ioT shipment before oars, and, OF
course, AS We are much nearer northern
markets, the southern trucks will hardly
cone in competition with those OF Nor
folk.
F,eemsson.Street Baptist church vas
greatly crowded tonight by an audience
interested in the opening of the State
CONVENTION Of the Young Mems Chris.
t,an Association. After devotional and
preliminary exercises addresses OF vel
come were delivered by b. I. Irvine,
president Of the local Association, and
Rev. George ID. Armstrong, which we're
responded to by several Of the visiting
delegates.
William I. Godfrey, young man
who was recently discharged from the
nayy.yard for stealing copper, was
seain arrested yesterday by Officer
Mike James for breaking into the store
of Sam Haas and stealing thereffom
jewelry, clocks, and other goods. lie
was examined and sent on to the grand
Jury for the May term.
fhe steamer Ariel was slightly in
jured last night by collision with the
Fredericksburg steamer.
The United States Fish-COmmission
steamer Albstross arrived at the navy
yard to-day TO take on coal and other
supplies for her cruise IN southern
waters.
A large and fashionable assemblage
gathered at Granby-Street Methodist
Episcopal church yesterday afternoon
70 witness the marriage Of Rev. James
A. duncan, son Of the late president
Of Randolph Macon College, and Miss
Lizzie ID. Watts, Youngest daughter OF
j. G. Watts, Esq. The uncle of the
groom. Rev. j. F. Twitty, Of Snffolk.
dictated, after which the newly-wedded
couple left on the Old Dominion Line
for New York.
Several New York brokers, large
holders Of bonds Of the Portsmouth
water-works, are in Portsmouth en-
desvoring to force foreclosure. The
works have been at standstill for
several months for want Of money and
by reason of damage incurred by bad
work Of the contractors.
Captain George Brown, the present
executive officer Of the hayward. it is
said, will succeed Commodore Trux-
tun as commandant when the latter is
retired ne xt month. Commodore Trux-
tun is now in Washington being ex-
amined for promotion to .rear-sdmiral,
the grade he viii, be retired upon.
A barkentine is reported sunk off
Smiths Island, Chesapeake Bay, with
her topssil yard out of the water.
John 0'Donnell, an oiler on the
steamer Cape Charles, was shockingly
scalded about the head and shout
ders this morning by the blow-cock of
the boiler blowing out. He was sent
10 st. Vincent's Hospital.
Earnest w. Ballentine, a printer,
we'll known in Richmond, died yester-
day from consumption. &.