Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-12-12
OPPOSED BAIL.
NORFOLK RANK OFFICERS wAKr BUS
KEY KRrT IN JAIL.
A Severe eais-Death OF an Old Citizen
Church woTk-rsken TO
Baltimore.
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NORFOLK. December n, 1883
This morning Lindsay w. Buskey, the
embszzlng remstianos-clerk OF The norfolk
National Bank, vas brought before Pclce-
Justice Baum. bot the bank oiiicers noi pe.
ing ready 10 proceed With the ekanhnsticn
tbs accused was committed to jail for ten
Ssys. Tho bank officers protest against bail
being allowed, but IL is very probable the
cou,sei for thc pTisooer viii make an effort
in fbat direction. A great macy friends OF
voupe Ruskey have called ri The jail TO zee
HIM. but In each instance have been denied
admittsnce.
severe gale has hecn raging here since
srIy last evening. The Baltimore steamer
{ Mue IN this morning. but other bay steamers
failed "a arrive. Vessels taking refuge from
the etorm outside aud on Chesapeake bay are
constantly arriving In Hampton Roacs.
LAST night the Baltimore steamer expert
encsd q rough trip on tho boy and the pas
sengers were badly shaken up. As tns
Goyernment wires are All yet down along
The coast nothing can be heard from thstsec-
tion beyond Cape HeHry.
Last night Mr.. Peter Hammill, Dry
Foods dealer OF Portsmouth. died At tho ad'
yapced age OF eiguty-ihr1c years. lie was
an engineer on the Baltimore Bay Line i0r
over thirty years, but left the service Just
before the war.
The public night schools are great sue
cess in Portsmouth. and are so hrgeiy AZ
tended that the Board Of Trustees have had
70 Omen another room ana employ an ao-
ditional teacher.
Rev. u. +. wills il rapidly building up
the new Efhngham-Strcet Methodist hpisco-
nal church, VA Portsmouth, aud access'0ns
are made every week. This i the fourth
a. 80, fffr. in arts "a.
THE Bsptists also have new church on
Hniugnam street nearly completed, which,
with The one on the suburbs at SceltsVille,
will give them fonr
Judge r. W. Hughes returned TO the city
lasf night from Abingdon, and this morning
The December term Of The District aud CIR
emit courts commenced, aud the grand Jury
f. now In session.
DIR. G. :. u. Fessenden, recently relieved
A. usrire.bospital surgeon here, II enjoying
A holiday, and will not leave Tor hi' new post
OF duty in Louisville. Ky, until next week.
The usual number Of northern yachts win
ferIng in Florida are going through The IN
side route, despite the predictions that the
fever would interfere with the tourists.
Tins morning detective arrived here from
Baltimore to carry back 70 that city young
man. Claude Ryrne. arrested here last night.
Abbie srump, Of Baltimore.
Rev. Thomas Masiin, OF Crewe, Va, Is In
the city.
Rev. DR.. McBrydc, Of Lexington, Va, ar
rived here last night, sud ls the guest Of MI.
VIZ, Irvine. He delivers an address to-
night At the annual meeting Of the Young
Mems Christian Association.
The delegates from this section TO the Viz
ginia State Grange left last night Tor Frede-
TickSburg.
Chiei>Engneer George W. Melville, chiei
OF the Bureau OF Steam Engineering, was nj
the navy.ySrd to-day from Washington ana
inspected the work iu progress on the ma
chinery Of the Ossipce and Pensacola ana
the condition oi the machinery.
In the United State, Court to-day IN The
case Of the United states against Major VIII.
liam Thompson, treasurer Of the soldier.
Home. q verdict was given for The plainlin
10 the sum o. s3.t22s0.
Ceiolo Antonio. one OF the Italian coun-
terfelters convicted 40 the last fern OF ihe
court, was sentenced 10 Eve years IN the
Albany pcnilnuary and TO pay a fine VI
$1,000.
The United states steamboat inspectors
have rendered their decision 10 regard to the
recent serious collision between the Jerry
boats Elizabeth snd thc city OF Portsmouth.
They suspended Captain miller, pilot OF the
latter steamer, and acquitted Captain
BROMLEY, 81 the Li<aprfn
Charles johnson lcoi1rc.D was arrested 10
day for attempting ID murder his wife, having
stabbed her with knie several times. G.