Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-26
RAILROAD RUMORS.
THR RICHMOND AND DANvILLE AND
TIE CITY OF NORFOLK.
The Clyde Waterfront, Again-hn Vner
from the city-Personsl Notes
Briefs.
,c,.,o.no,,nonco q, ,he R,ohmond Dispatch.

tCorrospondcnco OF the Richmond Dispatch.l
NORFOLK. juno %, ISIS.
Railroad rumors are rife on every hand
Just now. EXPERIMENTATION,
last week and several times previously, the
water frort Of VIZ. Clyde. on the Ports
mouth side Of the river, and adjoining the
Naval Hospital. comprising forty acres is
abont 10 pass into the hands oil the Rich'
mond and Danyille Railroad company Tor q
deep.water terminus at tins porL Inc
City Councils have also offered the company
AZ s5OO wear the waterfront in Norfolk
known AZ the Tobacco Warehouse for a
passenger and shipping depot. IL u siso
stated that the Richmond and Danville have
secpred fhc charter Of the lumber road OF
Mcssrs. Tunis q Serpell, known as the
Cbowan aud Southern, which | suggested Ms
likely some time ago, and will come into Nor
folk under that name. This road Is In rum
ming order for about thirty miles between the
Cbovan and Roanoke rivers, ana 10 reach
Tarboro' from Portsmouth will require the
construction OF about one hundred miles Of
rad About ten wears ago ". L. Clyde n
60. sent an engineer corps through here
and surveyed n line OF road from The Uniicd
Slatcs Naval Hospital to the ChoNan river
and then 10 GoldsborO', and 1t IS very prooa'
bic the mOS1 Of this line will be utilized.
Representatives 81 the Richmond and Dan.
vile and Atlantic Coast Companies nave
hoen here considerably OF late, and have Sc>
cured options generally where desired. 1t
is now believed that the engineer corps at
work in this vicinity several weeks ago oS-
tenSibly for the Baltimore and Ohio road was
really In this interest.
II is asserted that il the Richmond and
Danyilic railroad comes here the West Point
terminus will DE abandoned Tor shipping
cotton. aud rs cotton pays dollar n bare
wherever handled, the consideration Is very
important commercially, and will make Nor
folk the sa-'Oud cotton port In the country.
businessmen here are very enthusiastic over
the matter. The proposed move VIII Ice the
lmunrtaut matter ~ consideration at the
meeting Of the directors 81 the Richmond
and Danyinc in New \ ORR on the 10Th Oh
july.
Ecv. A. i. Dickinson, j. d., and Rev.
James r.. Harrison delivered addresses in
Portsmouth and at ChurchLnd yesterday ia
th, interest q Glade spring seminary.
Judge 4. ". Murdsugh, of the Hastings
Court Of Portsmouth, Is being urged by his
friends for congres, i0nal h0n0rs this fall on
d.. Republican ticket against Hon. G. T..
Elud.u. LN.CongTc>smau llbhcy WIZ also
ne in tle field. and probably Colonel William
LAMB apd Judge -. j. Goodwin.
The repairs o. the irieatc Franklin have
been completed ond about foriy-hve work
men have been discharged from the navy
yId.
Tlcfuncra Of the tate james W. Lee,
VINO committed suicide on saturday. took
t..c, THIS afternoon from the residence Of
Zoe family. ou YORK street, and was attended
hy tbe Masonic order, Confederate Vote
rams. the cotiou-mou, and large circle OF
Nmp4'hIiu- friends.
Commodore George Brown, commanding
leuayy-yafd. BIAS gone 90 philadelphia.
Carrontcr 4. {. GoOds0n, Just ordered 20
tle nitcd states steamer Gllcnaai the navy
ward. i> dangerously IN. soon after the Ga-
lena arrived here Carpenter -. W. N. Nash
Wa, detached from her on account Oi dan
gcrou, illness.
The town 81 Eerklcv. opposite Norfolk, Is
rcgotntiue for a water supply by tapping
ths Portsmouth and suffolk waier-WoTks
mains. u