Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-10-26
AN OUTRAGE.
AscHooL-HousE ErAR NORFOLK
BROKEN INT.
Dssks Robbed aad Demolished Com plants
Of the Truehers-The Political
situatisn-Death.
lcorreanondenee Of the Rleamond Dl.paleh.l
NORFOLK. October -. 1888

NORFOLK. October -. 1888
The Public. Shoot house NJ Zion Church.
near IamheH's POINT, was broken into list
might and the desks broken 0pcn and rob
bed. ana thc entire furniture Of the build.
tog demolished. The pupils on assembling
thi. moruing bad % De- dismissed unth re-
Mrs can be made and the furniture re.
pltced. The school trustees have rtered q
reward Of 800 for The authors oi tue mis-
chief.
the Democrats Of this section laugh At
the idea a. Captlin II. G. Marshall and his
friends cOuscuting 10 trade votes with d1r-
ks Republicans. They are fIr above aaY.
thing a. %disreuutable ~ that, and it II tieVe'
land. Thurman. and Marshall or nothing
with the Democrats 90 the second district,
ii they IRE IN Tue black belt.
Tie truckers u the Western Branch claim
that 10 now cost. three times as much TO run
their flrm. n. il used TO-. The increased
cost, they clam. il due b. the fact that they
have 30 keep no with the times ana COM
pete with southern TRUCKERS. and are thereby
forced 10 use more fertilizers 10 order 10 rct
their crops ready Tor market early. Iacy
also claim that thcg raise more truck tnan
formerly and yet lower prices All for
Il than they DID several years ago.
An Oystermin 81 ScOtt'- creek, named
Charles Chonic, who was last seen on me
river In o canoe on the 22d instant, is sup
posed 10 nave been drowned.
AT HANS Corner. Norfolk county, on
"wednesday night the coiOred Republicans
from the suburbs oi Portsmouth won't ont
and broke mp Williams Anti-Aahone) meet
ing. WRiiams had quite an encouraging
meeting 10 ibis city last nicht.
Tho receiver OF the dcinuct Exchange
National Bank l. now paglnQ another diVi-
dcnd, winch makes q total Of 80 per cent.
The trial ~ President Whitehead aud the
other officers 81 the late bank, so often post
p0ued. will take place M the United states
Circuit Court next month.
James Cbeath9m, IN emplOye % the Nor
folk and Western railroad, was last night
badly Injured by package Of freight failing
ON Tim snd disl0cating his right shoulder
and breaking three ribs.
The steam acht Floss. from New York,
is In port for supplies. with a party bound
Tor the Carolina sounds on a cunning cXpe-
dition.
The returning Democratic clubs are de-
lighted with their visit 90 the capital and
The splendid demonstration th1t took place,
Miss Mamie Taten, daughter vi Sir. John
Totem, = promising young lady Only eiah-
teen year, old. died this morning 20 her
home iu Portsmouth after three days illness.
The s1wcd lumber sDid at this port aod
shipped Cor tbe wear ending September lSt
amounted in value to ~, 5Sf, 0oo. Ten or
twelve OF the mills are located GA tle h%aroor,
and the daily average saving IS given Al
3sj,000 fect. producing each year lumber
valued n 81, $4,000.
Professor ". N. Thornton, chairman Of
the faculty OF the University OF Virginia, is
I'm the city.
The funeral Of Broaddus Cuthercll, killed.
on The street-clrs, took place This morniue.
The family 81 Captain Arthur Il. Yates.
commanding the flagship Pensacola, are
rived here to-day, 10 remain until the spring.
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