Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-13
VAGABONDS
A Crowded Jail-7hs Republican Campaign
Hard to start-Personal
HotaS.

Correspondence Of tho Richmond Dispstch-I
NORFOLK, July ~, 1888.
The vsgsbond eIement OF both cities Is at
present giving the police considerable an
noysuce aud trouble. This II the idle season
OF the year, and the lazy and iinproyident OF
the hundreds OF negro laborefs along the
docks, who, even In the busy cotton and
truck shipping season, live from hand to
mouth 10 large extent, lie around the
wharyes aud warehouses during the summer
months, waiting,v Micawber IKE, "for
something to turn up,v and naturally turn
10 any light pllferine that opportunity on Re.
The consequences Is the iails are full OF
sneak-thisves aud Migrants who ought TO be
IN work.house or chsin.gang, neither OF
which useful institutions exist In this scc-
ton. The Norfolk county jail 10 Ports
mouth has only four small cells, and into
these contracted quarters thirty-iour pri-
soners are now crowded.
The Republicans OF the county are en-
deayoring TO open the political campaign, but
are meeting with poor success.
Police Commissioner Washington Taylor
declines 20 serve.
There Is an immense feet OF coal schooners
OF the Lamberps Point piers. and this month
promises 10 be the busiest yet. One hundred
lHOusHHu ions VIII NC EutBBtHs
The funeral OF the late Richard z. Hal
stead, who died at the Richmond Soldiers
Home, took place this afternoon, attended by
the Norfolk Light Artillery Blues and
Pickett Buchanan Camp. Confederate Veie-
rams. The deceased belonged 10 the Blues
during the war.
judge llill, OF the Circuit Court, bns rem
dered bis decision in the contesled'elcction
case from Isle OF Wight county, which IS IN
favor Of 5. j. Carr. Independent candidate
for treasurer; Il. A. Watsins, Republican
commissioner OF tic revenue, and w. ;.
Holland, Commonwealth attorney.
The new Board OF Health was re0fganized
last night aud Captain u. Z. Loyal elected
president.
Court. street Baptist church has employed
Rev. q. Y. Bradley, Of POwhatsu, as a mis-
sI0nary.
President Smith, OF Randolph.Macon Col
lege, and Rev. DIR. j. j. Lsferty, OF Rich
mond. are expected bere next week to attend
the Methodist Episcopal District Conference.
Trains OF the Norfolk and Western rail-
road are non running over the TEMPORARY
bridge over the Eastern branch OF the Eliza.
beth river, and work Is progressing on the
new iron bridge TO take the Place OF the one
condemned, and to cost Sj0,0OO.
Eighteen years sgo Dir. Joseph Cotton,
farmer. gave $1,000 for fifty acres OF land on
the Elizabeth river. lie has just sold 1t 10
the railroad companies for $4,000.
Chief. Engineer T.. ID. Robe, In charge OF
the steam engineering department At The
maynard, has returned from New York,
and viii take bis family TO the mountains OF
Virginia.
A good many OF the families OF naval Off
GERS will summer in Virginia this season.
In this city during the mouth Of June
there were l12 deaths and IL still-born. The
most fatal disease was cholera iniantum,
which carried of thirty.nine children. The
rate exceeded Juue OF last year by thirty-one
deaths.
Judge D. Tucker Brooke, OF the Corpora
ton Court, has gone with his family 10 the
Allegheny Springs 10 spend the summer.
Deputy Sergeant Henry has gone to Will
lamsburg after usiceoi-ihe-Peace Thomas
McGenn>u, who has recovered This reason,
aud is to serve n term in jail for misappro-
priatlng public funds. Il.