Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-10
SICKNESS.
PNEUMONIA, DIPHrBERIA, AND MEA-
sLEs IN NORFOLK.
Eavy-Yard Notes-Relisious Matters
Could not Escape with the
"Boodle"
lcorrespondence Of the RIchmond Dispatcn.l

NORFOLK, Va, January 3, 1888.
Considerable sickness prevails all
through this section of Virginia Just now,
proceeding mainly from deep colds
ami the chaugeable weather, and deaths
are numerous from pneumonia and diph-
liberia. Such an epidemic of measles In
city and country among the children
was never before known, nearly every
family having one or more children down
with the disease. But little scarlet-fever
is reported by the doctors, and no cases
Of smallpox so far this season in either
city.
This morning twenty nine carloads OF
railroad iron arrived by the New York,
Philadelphia and Norfolk railroad Tor
the Western Branch railway, which runs
from Portsmouth to Pigs Point and
Sleepy Hole, in Nansemond county.
Mr.. W. c. Constable, of Williams
burg. superintendent of public schools,
ana Miss Robina T.. Powell. of this city,
were united in marriage here to day.
Rev. II. NJ. Wharton, ID. d., of Bal
timore, addressed the Womans Tenn
perance Union here yesterday; Rev.
Dr. A. L. Dickinson, OF Richmond,
preached at Park-Avenue Baptist church
in Brambleton Rev. DR.. ". Y. Tudor
delivered a special sermon to the Order
of Heptosophs at Granby-Street Metho-
dist Episcopal church last night on
Charity's Reward, and the Pauhst
Fathers Elliott and Smith, OF New
York, commenced a mission at st Mary S
Catholic church yesterday, to continue
two weeks. The mission services were
largely attended yesterday. Rev. Her
bert Francis, of London England,
preached at St. Johns Methodist Epis-
copal church (colored) last night
The Brotherhood of Carpenters OF this
CITY are to have a public address from
Mr.. p. J. McGuire, of Philadelphia, the
general secretary OF the Brotherhood OF
North America.
Large lists Of names have been for
warded from this city and Portsmouth to
Congress praying for the passage OF the
postal.telegraph bill.
Freiohts on coal from this port to east
ern ports have fallen considerably since
the labor troubles at the collieries In
PENNSYLVANIA. Vessels are offering ut
81. % per ton that have heretofore refused
S1.50.
Judge r. W. Hughes has returned from
Alexandria.
Rev. George +. Truett. of George
town. d. c., has accepted the call to the
Fourth Street Baptist church in Ports
mouth, and Will be here next Sabbath to
take charge.
This morning force Of twenty-five
men were taken in the hayward to fit
ont the training-ships jamestown ana
Saratoga for the winter cruise IN Chesa-
peake bay.
Rev. Sam Small will not be here to
lecture tomorrow night, owing to the
sudden illness of Rev. Sam Jones.
The truckers have commenced setting
out plants for early spring cabbage.
Tie annual meeting of the Court
Street Baptist church in Portsmouth was
held Yesterday and tie reports of the
various auxiliary organizations showed
a very gratifying aud prosperous condi-
ton Of the church.
Ruby Havenstock, young white man
who robbed his employer, Mr.. ID. Iay
lor merchant OF WILLIAMSON, y. g.,
was arrested here this morning on the
arrival of the steamer Enola and the
whole amount Of money stolen recoy-
aral u.