Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-13
SHOPS CLOSED.
MANY MRn DISCHARGED FROM THE
NORFOLK MAYNARD.
The Reason Assigned the Battle-ship
Texas Ever Be Builti-Psrsonal
Notes.
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Correspondence OF me hiehnlVhu b''Pes~n-i
NORFOLK, November II, 1888.
Thirteen shops, composing the con'iruc-
ton department Of the maynard, pave been
closed, all the workmen being discharged
and only the apprentices retained. ~ i saiI
the appropriation for one half OF tbc hscai
year has been exhausted. All work mas
ceased ON the flagship Pensacola, Jamesiown u,
and O, siDee. a. another Administration Is
coming IN the powerful ironclad Puritan
has been laid up IN ordinary and pronsoLy
Will never he finished. There Is no talk OF
resuming the work Of getting ont The moulds
and pattern work for the batile-ship Texas.
No sort OF work Il now being done Tor the
new shin. but occasionally some new tools
arrive al the yard Tor that class OF work.
great many people are skeptica about the
ship ever beiog built at tbs yard, but the
Secretary OF the Navy says The work VIII 20
ahead when all the necessary new tools ana
machinery have beeu delivered.
About twelve hundred people listened 10
the sermon Of Bishop John G. Granherv in
Portsmouth yesierdy morning at Monn.
mental church. The sermon wasa powerful
one, aud at its close the Bishop ordained
class OF nine deacons. The Bishop did not
preach NJ night. The class o. five elders
we've ordained at Wright~Memoral church
after a sermon a. night 10y Rev. Dr. :. =
Lambeth. Rev. DR.. LaferlY, OF Richmond,
nreached very sccenlaby AZ This church IN
the morning, and Rev. William h. Judkins,
OF Richmond. preached for Rev. DR.. Arms
strong II the First Presbyteran church IN
Norfolk. Rev. Dr. George G. smith. OF The
Georgia Conference. preached at Monumental
church a deeply interesting sermon on the
work Of religion among the children ana
was briefly followed by Dr. Paul Whitehead
and Rev. Or. RO,ser, who gave instances oil
early conversion.
A c0urtmartisl convened ~ the yard this
morning for the trial NJ Boatswain John II.
Brown. OF the receiyiDg-,hip Fr1ukIn, on
the charge OF drunkenness and absence with
out leave.
The four Italians convicted OF passing
counterfeit money in Portsmouth baye been
sentenced 10 pay fine Of $500 and serve I'VE
years each IN the Albany penilenilary.
All the prominent Republicans Of Norfolk
are selecting the TAT positions 10 press their
claims. Even Mayor r. G.. Banks i sad to
be af.er The pDst.oflica. judge &. N. Muir
Gqueh, Of Portsmouth,, and Captain sam
Kimberly and number cfothcr- OF tnis c'ty
are mentioned for the collcctorsbip. Tie
-M9Honcucs are nervous, and believe n
TIE Little General bias control OF The pa
rona,e in thi. district bee Will remember 10
their sorrow tncr assertion OF political lib-
cTly.
Another ins'llment oi the Methodist Con-
ference went down TO virginia Beach this
afternoon.
A young mon nlmed wilkins died Ut In
dian Creek, Norfolk county, lo't Friday
from the llct Of a mulcaicw days before.
Great crowds attend the sessions of the
Virginia Conference from both cities, and
Toe Methodist people axe having good time
generally. &.