Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-04-07
BARE OF WORK.
NOTHING DOING Ar TEE NORFOLK
EAVT-YARD.
Great Expectations that pid Not Mate
rializs-A New strcet-Railwsy-
Personal Notes.
Icore.pondoncco OF tho Richmond DIspatcn.l
NonroIK. April G. 1888.


NoRroJK, April 6, 1888.
The departure of the United States
steamer Galena from The navy-yard leaves
that great national establishment abso-
lutcly bare OF work, except a dozen men
putting TIN and iron sheathiag on the
new bending shed A year ago when
the construction Of The new battle-ship
was assigned to this yard it was fully ex-
pected The yard would DO giving steady
employment to fifteen hundred men. but
the months have passed, and year will
soon be gone, and no work yet on the
shin. There never was time when so
many navy-yard men were idle rs at
present, aud, what is worse, there Is no
prospect ahead. Secretary Whitney
having assured Commodore Brown that
there is 70 ship-work that can be sent
here until the fall.
The navr-ynrd workmen who we're en-
ployed under Secretary Ihompson's re-
qinc are holding meetings to agitate
PAYMENT for extra time, having worked
ten hours under the eight-hour law under
Thompsons administration.
Norfolk is to haYe a new street-railway
for the unoccupied territory and the
subnrbs. Captain James ". McCarrick,
of the CLYDE Line, is president of the
new company.
Granby-Streot Methodist Episcopal
church is to spend $1,000 on erecting
chapel in Huntcrsville.
The schooner Henry Parker. which
-, l-.,, N,ur Xnrn has hopp
towed back to quarantine, rs 1t Is
feared she is infected.
The banks Of the Dismal Swamp canal
continue overhowed, and in some places
the tow-mules have to swim.
The young man William johnson,
held here for some time on suspicion of
committing a double murder in North
Carolna, has been discharged from Gus
tody, Governor Scales declining to have
him sent for.
George W. Stagg, an upholsterer from
Elmira. n. Y, died at the almshouse
Yesterday of pneumonia, having tramped
here from Richmond.
Everything Is now serene in Demo-
cratic circles, except the army OF candl-
dates, who are anxious and unsettled in
mind
Professor :. B. Webster left last night
for Philadelphia, in which place he will
take up his residence.
Ensign George Blow, son Of Judge
George Blow, of Norfolk, has been or
dered to the navy yard for duty.
Grand Master 4. A. Splitter, OF Rich
mond, is on an official visit to the lodges
of Odd-Fcllows in Portsmouth.
All the Episcopal churches of the two
cities have elected delegates and alter
mates to the council which meets in
Stanton in May.
Rev. William II. Christian is having
an interesting revival of religion at
Centenary Methodist Episcopal church.
SO far this week there have been fifteen
conversions. The congregations are
very large, and Mr.. Christian IS assisted
by the local ministers.
Commodore ID. b. Harmony, chief of
the Bureau of Yards and Docks, arrived
from Washington to-day and inspected
his department at the maynard.
A company of United States troops
arrived here this afternoon on the Bos-
ton steamer for Fortress Monroe.
Trains have resumed running on the
Roanoke and Tar-River railroad, the
freshets having subsidized. G.