Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-02-21
NORFOLK.
ARRESTED ON THE CHARoE OF PER
JURY AND BAILED.
fire-Barrels Of oil Washed hshore-Ihe
Crooks Ward and Murray Religious
Eotes.


ICorrcspondencc Of the Richmond Dispstchl
NoRroLK, February 81, 1888.
On Saturday Keeper NJ l.. Odell, OF
Cane Henry lighthouse, was taken be-
fore Justice Of the peace at Princess
Anne Courthouse and bailed IN the sum
of $500 for his appearance before the
Grand iurv 10 answer the charge OF per
;ury in connection with the recent trial
of several Young men charged by Odell
with attempting TO assassmate him. Mr..
William Morrisett swore out the warrant
against Odell.
A fire. caused by a defective fue,
badly damaged the Office and store build
ing Of Bachelor Il Collins, on Water
street, yesterday morning. The loss was
covered by insurance.
Rov burglars broke into the store OF
Elliott & Wake yesterday and robbed
the premises Of money and goods.
A lot of twenty-four barrels OF coal
oil were picked up on Cape Henry
beach on Saturday afternoon by the
hfe-saving crew at that point 1t IS sup
posed TO be portion OF the deck load
of one Of the schooners stranded last
week IN the lower my
The crooks Ward and Murray will be
examined before Police Justice Cook
tomorrow. when il is likely Murray will
he turned over to Detective Pinkerton, as
il seems there is little evidence against
the prisoners. II is stated that dotec-
tives have offered to return all the pro-
rerty stolen from Chapman ~ Gale fol
$1,000. and that the firm have declined
to accent the offer.
Bisbop A. w. Wilson preached twice
al the Old Methodist church on Cumber-
land street yesterday, and though the
building is the largest in the city 1t was
densclv crowded at each service. The
Bishop is plain but powerful speaker.
Grand Chancellor Thomas ii. Nirnel-
son. accompanied by "a number of the
lodge delegates from this section, left to-
1av for Danyille to attend the annual
meeting of the Grand Lodge. The
Grand Chancellor has an encouraging re-
port to make.
Rev. DIR. W. Dinwiddie, the Presbyte-
nan evangelist, commenced a series OF
meetings at the Second Presbyterian
church last night, and Rev. A. q. Brown
commenced a protracted meeting at
Cumberland Street Methodist Episcopal
church.
The Corporation Court this term sends
five convicts TO the pemtentiary Tor
terms RANGING from two to five years.
The Portsmouth Daily Record, after
two months suspension, resumed publ
cation yesterday, with Colonel 4. Il.
Griffin, formerly of southampton, as
editor. Portsmouth now has three morn
ing papers. Seven dailies are now pub
ished in the two cities.
Rev. DR.. William Z. Edwards, of Mon
umen,al Methodist Episcopal church,
Portsmouth, delivered an interesting ser
mon to the order of Heptasophs OF the
two cities last night
Track-layiDg Is progressing on the At
lantic and Danville railroad at the rate
of nearly a mile day when the weather
favors.
The flagship Pensacola IS awaiting the
arrival of the Board of Naval inspectors
in Hampton Roads to hold a survey and
report to the department her condition.
Thomas Shaw (colOred) was run over
on the Lambert's Point railway to-day
and had his shoulders and head crushed
His condition IS very critical.
The schooner Annie l.. Doxie, from
James river to this port, with Il cargo OF
wood, sprang aleak and sunk near
Craney island last night The wreckers
have gone to raise the schooner.
Captain p. c. Assessor, civil engineer
of the New York navy-yard, is in Ports
mouth on visit to his old home. q.