Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-01
NORFOLK.
NEWS NOTES GATHERED Dows BY THE
SEA.
suspicious Characters-The Y. n. G. A.
Building-Elaborate Germans-skating-
Personals and Briefs.
Correspondence of the Richmond Dispatch.l

NORFOLK, December 81, 1887.
The police are carefully looking after many
suspicious characters seen lately In this section
and reported by tho detectives. and = demoustra-
ton I'm tho burglary line would throw several
genilemanly-lOoking perSonages In lall "hese
movements arc hedged about by detecuVe
Espionage. The eherdhers ndustrls nave peen
Ggle: for some time and no Tobberies, great or
small have beon reported at police headquarters
for several weeks. The thieves are proDabiy Gu
gagged, like nearly everybody else here, IN enjoy
ing the festivities and good cheer OF the CHRIST
mas season.
The elegant now building OF the Young Mems
Christian Association, on Main street. Will be oc-
cupied on Monday by the association. III IA one
of tho hancsomest Ia the South. and noble
monument TO the uniiring devotion and pro
xressiye splrit Of the Christian people OF THIS
city IL will prove n great blessing to The young
men OF the community, who. perhaps are more
exposed hore than in most cities. owing TO Nor
folks being q prosperous and growing seaport
Medical Inspector Michael Bradley. in charge
OF the Naval Hospital here, viii be detached on
Monday, and is succeeded by hedical-lnspector
C. J. Claiborne. DR.. Bradley has only Deeh nero
about year. -
Tho Ereninc Ness ceased publication yester-
day, having been purchased by the Evening
Telegram Company. The Ie<gram mases us
tiers 10 the now Young Mems Christian Assocla-
ton building.
Elaborate and brilliant Christmas germans
were given in each city last night by the german
naval officers Of the six war-ships IN port ana
many other visitors % the city. 30 iar the sea-
son has been very gay In society circles Ia nor
folk and will continue 40 until the approach Oh
Lent, whom fashionable pleasures Will take
more sUbducd form.
The creeks and marshes OF this vicinity Delng
well frozen, skating was enjoyed yesterday for
the FIRST time this season.
The Cotton Exchange closed to-day until wed
nesday for the Now-YOa holidays.
The cOlOred element Of the two cities VIII ceie-
brate the anniversary Of tho emancipation pro
clamation on Monday, and have an elaborate
programme in the way Of grand parade OF the
military companies, civic societies, ana mounted
teamsters, addresses, benquets, etc.
Supervising Inspector Marshall Parks Is quite
sick again.
Tomorrow Rev. w. V. Tudor, d. D., will preach
a special sermon before tho Order Of Hepta-
sophs, and that organization will attend In re-
gala the services at Glanby-Street Methodist
Episcopal church
The keel-blocks for the new steel battle-ship 10
be built at the maynard hero are being placed
In position. Tho United States steamer Galena
was placed in the dry-dOck this morning 10 nave
her bottom surveyed next Tuesday.
Receipts Of cotton at this port since the lst Of
September amount to 3jS.Si0 bales-a falling OF
OF over 5000 bales. as against the same period
last year.
The total amount of coal exported from this
port from September lst to date amounted TO
z09,O215s tons. W.