Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-03-20
A JAIL FULL
OF THIEVES CAPTURED IN THE NEIGH
B0RHooD OF NORFOLK.
Many More ct Large Continuing Their
DspredatiSrs-A Handsome Church
Personal Notes.


f(OrreS0 onuChCc OF Nil' iAtcilliNuV bANlotNtsl
NORFOLK, VA, March ~, 1858.
Thieves are busy in Norfolk county
on both sides OF the Elizabeth, the pre-
misses of both white and colorcd being
visited and robbed alike. Many are
caught. and the county jail isnow crowded
beyond its capacity, almost entirely with
ouse-breaking thieves. If many more are
captured in the county it will be ques-
ton with the authorities what to do with
them. Last night the dwellings of Ben.
HAYES Richard Harris, and John
Holmes. near lions church. were broken
into while the occupants we're at church
and each house robbed Of money, male
and female wearing-apparel, pistols,
guns, and provisions.
The truckers are setting out cabbage
again in many places where the freezing
weather killed the growing crops. Many
Irish potatoes have rotted from the
freeze and wet weather, and nearly all
the marrowiat green peas are beng
ploughed up for replantlng.
The knights OF Labor gold medal for
the best scholarship in the public schools
will be presented on the 2Sth instant,
when the schools viii close.
The new st. Johns African Methodist
Episcopal church going up on Bute
street will have seating capacity OF
1900. 1t will he the largest church in
the city. it viii be rOmancsque IN style,
105 feet long and 80 feet front, with IN
octagon tower over eighty feet in height
Exc Cashier George NJ. Balm is stop
ping OF the Ocean House. in Portsmouth,
In charge of two United States deputy
marshals-S. W. Watkinsand L. Hooper,
of Farmvilio-and will be taken to the
Albany penitentiary tomorrow afternoon
nv Marshal r. ". Scott on the outgoing
Old Dominion steamer.
The Boston steamship Decatur II. Mil
Ter. ashore on Boush's Bluff, was hauled
of at midnight Saturday night. and pro-
ceeded 10 Baltimore.
\ number of the vessels sunk ana
driven ashore during the late gale have
been fOated by the wrcckers. 4 large
fleet Of small oyster cIAtt, lumber and
wood hghters, etc, yet remain high and
dry.
Captain William II. Clarke, we'll
known lumber-inspector ana former con
ductor on the Seaboard ana Roanoke
railroad. died yesterday after a brief Ill
ness from pneumonia.
Yesterday morning Mr.. Joseph 4.
Bihsoly, OF Portsmouth, a popular rail
rosd clerk of the New York, Philadelphia
and Norfolk railroad, died suddenly 1T
Cape Charles. lie had long been a suf-
ferer from rheumatism, and 1t reached
his brain.
IN engineering party is at work IN tie
neighborhool locating site for n tlr-
minus for the Baltimore and ONO rail-
road in the event the Baltimore and ONO
builds branch road down the Eastern
Shore of Virginia.
Last night the Old Dominion Guard, /
OF Portsmouth. turned out with full /
ranks and attended religious worship 7
at Monumental Methodist Episcopal |
church, Rev William l.. Edwards, y. |
d., preaching the sermon.
i Philadelphia firm has fleet in port /
that will engage IN sturgeon fishing IN /
James river as soon rs the season opens. |
The Berkley-Avenue Baptist church .
membership have just ordered improve
ments amounting to 81, 500.
Judge J. Vi. Keeling, of Princess
Anne, is holding the March term Of
Norfolk County Court, Judge Parker
being III New York. G.