Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-18

The Atlantic and DanviIie Road May
Go 10 Portsmouth.
lCorrospondence Of ths kichmond DlspaEch'I

rCorrespondeace Of tbs Richmond Dspatch.l
NORFOLK. November Il, l SO.
II begins TO look as II tha Atlantic and
papyille railroad ma, vet 90 TO Portmou h,
as the proposed purchase Of the GoSpoi
eotton docks indicate such movement.
Portsmouth, once vsted 100000 suhscrip-
uon 10 this road TO come IniO the city, Dut
tho manageneut abandoned the original plan
81 The route and went 70 the mo to OF Toe
Western brunch, row known s. west Nor
folk. In gotnk TO Portsmouth now The road
gets Rothiag Ia money.
qbe investigation toto the shooting affair
Of Churchland on election day has resulted
Ia the alsa, iss9l Of tue charges against Mr..
Wright Carney ana others. The NEGROES
showed great veAom IN the prosecution OF
the case.
A public meeting in the interest Of tpe
Young M,n's Christian Association OF th's
CITY will be held IT the Free street
Baptist church tomorrow Night. The iadies
~ the Auxiliary Association sre arranging
TO give big rh4nkSgwipg-dinuer 10 all
Young men obliged TO be away from home
on that day. The Young Mems Christian
Association IS doing 4 good wcrI here and
growing in iSBueuee.
Anolber water company, composed al
New York and New Jersey capitalists, have
established headquarters in Portsmouth, aud
propose h obtain water from Lake hlOy,
near Seaok.
Rear A arairal Luce's steam-launch Vixen,
disabled IA Chese peake bay, has been iulY
repsared aud is ready for toe Admiral 10 re-
suue his N and cruise 70 Florida
Another factory t. about 10 start here Tor
the manufacture VI baskets, bustsr-dishcs,
veseer. 70 be knowu ss ths Virginia Manu-
iacturtng Company.
The scsOoner " ilhamiue, from Richmond
to New Haven. wth plg.tron, which put III
here in diSEess, has repaired and sailed.
A new lodge OF toe oreer OF knights Of
| PV,Aias WI be instituted at London Bridge,
! GrtsG. Csan eellOr IA. r.. Chase, assisted 10y
memSers Of me lodges OF this city.
An the elscstoa cases in this city aud Ports
mouth will come up before the United States
District Court II the December term. Tue
Repub lleans are pressing The cases against
toe Democrats.
Another large batch OF foreign lshorers
landed here las, night from New YORK to
work on the railroads in Southwest Nir-
ginia.
| chief OF the Bureau 81 Construction, is tue
guest Of Medical Director Z. j. Cleborne, OF
the Naval Hospital.
The police force appeared IN the new
reputation uniform to-day.
Paw. Director Parks has received orders TO
store six months provisions on the training
ship jamestown. now fitting out al the navy
yard.
The captain Of the United States steamer
| Kear,args has gone to w Sshingt0n for final
Instructions. IL ia rumored that the trip u
Hayti will probably he abandoned aud tee
sbip instructed to Join the North Atlantic
SQuadrea.
The Old DomiDion steamship Guyandotse
caught ca tire 10 toe hold this afternoon and
about twssty bales OF cotton were destroyed.
The saip Was net iniured. The efficient IRE
apparatus ca The Ola DomRiOn wharf saved
the ship froJn damage.
The ohief OF tue construction bureau, T..
ID. Saith, to. day inspected the werS on tue
Pensacola, 0esipes, and jamestown. The
crew OF the Constellation, now on toe re-
ceiviBg ship Franklin, are 10 be transferred
| 10 the kearsaree.
Beaiswasu j. II. Brown, OF the Franklin,
| court.martislisd for drunkenness and absence
without leave. has been sentenced 70 one
years suspension from rank with loss Of
/ pay.