Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-17
DESTRUCTIVE FIRE.
SEVERAL HOUSES IN PORTSMOUTH EN-
TfRRLY CONSUMED.
Caused By a Kerosene Lamp-Hands Taken
Into the Navy Yard
Minor Notes.
tcorro.nonospco Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
NORFOLK, January 16, 1888.

correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch.l
NORFOLK, January 16, 1883.
This morning about o'clock de-
structive fire occurred in Portsmouth on
Green street between London and Queen
streets. two stores, two residences,
and an eating-saloon being consumed.
The property was owned and occupied
as follows: Residence OF Charles L.
Freidlin-loss, $500; insured for
1900. Grocery store of John L, Her
bert-loss, $500 insured for $500; and
building belonging to G. I. Freidlin
insured for $500. Grocery store OF q.
ID. Virnelson-insured for 81 900 loss,
81. 500: and building belonging to Mrs.
Mollie Williams, and insured for 5000.
Eating-saoon of Miles Conner-no in
surance a business or building. Resi-
dence of Charles Miller-insured for
$500. Other parties living in adjoining
ho1ses had their furniture damaged by
moving into the street.
A high wind was blowing at the time,
and the fire department worked lnces-
sanity for over three hours before the fire
was extinguished The explosion of a
kerosene-oil lamp in the grocery store OF
John c. Herbert started the fire.
Hampton Roads is reported full OF
wind bound vessels.
A large force of shipwrights, boiler
makers, and machinists were called IN the
navy yard to day to go to work on the
| United States steamer Galena. The yard
paymaster here for the last three years,
Paymaster H. G. Machette, was relieved
this morning by Paymaster +. h. Hin
man. Paymaster George II. Grlfllng also
reported this morning as paymaster OF
the receiving ship Franklin.
A heavy northeast gale prevails along
the coast to-day and has been severe all
night, accompanied by a bitterly cold
rain. The new Bay Line steamer Geor-
gia having melted a journal did not leave
/ Tor Baltimore until some time yesterday,
( instead of Saturday night. In fact
I neither the Baltimore nor Washington
steamers, owing to the dense fog on the
bay. arrived until 10 o'clock Saturday
night-aboutt thirteen hours behind time.
! Some of the Old Dominion Line
steamers are now coaling here on ac-
count Of the labor troubles North. The
strike has lad the effect of advancing
the yard prices in Norfolk to STD
per ton.
The work of track laying commenced
on the Western Branch railway to-day,
standard gauge. This is the truckers
road through Norfolk and NansemonC
counties.
The colored Odd-Fellow organization
of this city are arranging to build al
imposing Odd-Fellows' Hall on Butt
street on site they have already pur
chased.
a bill to regulate the hours of labor o
conductors, drivers, and Other employees
of horse railway companies has been pre-
pared by the knights of Labor Of TIN
section to be presented to the presen
session of the General Assembly.
Richard Jarvis (colored) was tried II
Portsmouth to-day for killing Gus Robin
son (colored) at a gamblmg-taDle III
bar-room on the night of the 18th o
November, and found guilty of nurde
in the second degree and sentenced Il
the penitentiary for eight years
Bishop Randolph has returnedto Rich
mond, having confirmed classesat Chris
and ST. Peters churches. He return
next week.
Judge Hughes left for Richmond thu
evening.
Colonel James d. Brady, Of Peter.
burg. has Just been in consultation witt
the Republicans OF this section with
view of urging organization and 1t j
thought working up a Blaine boom II
tidewater IT,