Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-16
KILLING PROVED.
LEWIS, THE NORFOLK sPORrIHGNAE,
sRET on.
The Conference Changss-A Portsmouth
Juitics Badly Burnsd-The Cotton
Trads-Comprsssss Rushing.


Correspondence Of tho Ricnmond Dispatch-l
NORFOLK, November IS. 1883.
Tn the Police Court this morning. before
Justice j. f. Baum, John T. LtWr, VINO
shot and killed Joe Barnes, hsd bis pre-
llminsrv examination. Evidence sufiicIeutto
prove the killing was taken. and the accused
was sent on and committed for trial Al the
next criminal term Of the Corporation court.
Bail was refused. Lewis has been connned
in jail since the shooting affair, ten days ago.
He was at the time At large on $1,000 Dali on
the charge OF being an accessory IN Tue
killing OF Peter Mclean, who was shot 10
death by John Evans, and Is, therefore, IN
bad 6X. Lewis Is 2 sporting man on ths
town. His victim wss joiner by trade ana
was considered desperate man.
The MethOdlsts Of Norfolk are dehghha
With the return OF Rev. Or. r. \. siedd 10
Norfolk. and II T. believed he Will build mp
Centenary church wonderfully during MS
term here and make it one OF the attractive
charges OF the conference. The Centenary
congregation are now erecting q Sl3'VVV
church 10 worship In. and when completed
DR.. SIedd will doubtless draw largely from
his old congregation. CRANKY. street.
Rev. George ". Wfay. Of the Richmond
district, who has been sent TO Central church,
Portsmouth, greatly piclses that c0ngrega-
ton. aud IS be is a good Teyivaist and earnest
worker be will soon srrest the dis:utegrs-
ton that has been going on slowly but surely
In that church for year past
During the fire last night on South street,
in Portsmouth,, Justice John W. Ruuer,
whose store and dwelling caught fire, was
badly burned about the arms aHd breast, ana
his condition j. painful sud serious.
The remainder Of the Virginia Conference,
about one half, left for home to-day, having
enjoyed eight days In Norfolk and Ports
mouth. Hereafter under the new plan OF
support the conference will meet In some OF
the smaller towns ~ the state. For nearly
fifty years the conference has been Unable TO
meet an suffolk on account Of its size.
Nearly $4,000 bales Of cotton are now In
the warehouses here. sales by the cotton
handlers now aggregate about 5000 bales a
day. All four OF the cotton-cOmpresses OF
tue city are rushing day and night with
work.
Dr. A. r. Rowzie, OF Essex county, Is
here, visiting bis daughter, Mrs. j. ;. W IL
Hanson.
William Garrison. a wcll-known colored
man, dropped dead on Nicholson street last
night while going home from church, DEAN
vas tue result OF heart-disease.
Durug the month Of October there were
seventv-twO deaths In Norfolk, OF which
number fortv-eieht were colored. This Is a
decrease Oh lat year o. nineteen deaths.
The election iuJges' cases are being exam
ined to-day before United States Comms-
,iouer Charles I. Barry.
The darkics Of Portsmouth are doing con-
siderable grumbling to-day at The action OF
the Mayor IN iorbidding their political pa
rade, but il is not believed they Will attempt
10 defy the authorities.
several DAYS ago. while ~ Eea- one OF the
crew 81 the Brtbh ship Senator, named
Denny. which arrived In this port to-day,
Sen overheard and was drowned.
The steam-tur W. +. Tsylor, belonging 10
Captain Joseph Baker, sank In the hmDor
today, and The wreckcrs are now raising
her.
A. j. Casatt, president; ". A. Patton,
yIcc-presldent; J. G.. C9s'slt, treasurer {;
and u. n. Painter. director Of the New YORK,
Philadelphia ADD Norfolk railroad; A. J..
B9fsmsn. treasurer o. the Atisnilc ana IAN
vile railroad; and ". II. Jackson arrived m
The city to-day. and are looking over the pro-
pcrty of the Grsi-named company with a
view 10 extensions and improvements. Ihey
took trip over portion Of the Atlantic and
Danyiiie railway to-day, and return for the
INSPECTION Of the bne u the New York.
philadelphia and Norfolk tomorrow. They
inspected the Gosport cotton dock, belong
ing 10 toe bankrupt Exchange NatOn9l Bank,
with view 20 purchasing the dock for the
Atlantic and Danylle.