Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-11
THE BANK CASES.
THEY WILL CONE UP III NORFOLK &c
MORROW.
Colonel Gibsons suit-Dsath-very lil-Tne
Oyster Intsrest-Religious-
Notes.
rcorr.soona,nce Of tho RIchmOnd Dispatch.l

[Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatcn.l
NORFOLK, January 10, 1888.
Judge II. l.. Bond arrived here from
Baltimore this morning to sit with Judge
Hughes in the Exchange National Bank
cases which come up tomorrow for trial.
He is also sitting to-day with Judge
Hughes in trying the case of Colonel j.
G. Gibson, district attorney, against Mr..
William II. Peters, receiver OF the Ex-
change National Bank, in which the Dis
trict Attorney sues for fees which he
claims are due him TO the amount ofsev-
eral thousand dollars as er-o6iciO counsel
of the receiver in the bank cases already
tried. Solicitor-G General jerks, of Wash
ington, is here representing the Comp
troller in the case. Judge W. w. Crump
and Major Leigh h. Page, Of Richmond,
associate counsel for the bank officers,
are here getting ready for the trial to-
morrow, while Major Page, with Hughes
81 Sharp, is engaged to-day in the Gibson
case for the plaintiff. Solicitor OF the
Treasury McCue is also present associated
with Solicitor-General jerks. Colonel
Gibson says the additional indictments
found against Cashier Balm and Presl-
dent Whitehead in Alexandria were in
regard to special transactions of the TX
change National Bank with the Park
and other national banks in New York.
The week promises to be a very busy
one at the custom-bouse.
DR.. J. +. Tatem, OF Great Bridge.
Norfolk county, lost his wife Saturday,
and she was buried Sunday.
Justice Fred. Baaburg, OF Pleasant
Grove, and Captain John ]. West, SUI
perintendent OF public schools OF the
county, are very i'll.
The open winter so far has been greatly
against the oyster business here. com
pelling Norfolk packers to be in cOmpe-
tition with the Maryland Eastern Shore
packers and which freezing weather
would have cut off. A freeze would
make the planted oysters available here,
hardly any of the planted stock having
been so far sold, and in many instances
dealers have lost money by the low
prices.
Twenty-eight members were added to
the Methodist churches here last week.
The dangerous wreck sunk Oft Cape
Henry has been removed by the revenue
cutter Hamilton.
Mr.. G. w. Allen, the Richmond agent
of the Old Dominion Line, went to
Roanoke island en- the new steamer
Manteo.
Interesting revivals are in progress at
Granby-Street Methodist and Freemason-
Street Baptist churches, the former con-
Quoted by Rev. Herbert Francis, of
London, Eng, and Rev. DR.. W. Y.
Tudor. and the latter by Rev. DR.. H. NJ.
Wharton. of Baltimore, and Rev. Dr.. j.
l.. Burrows.
There are thirty-four inmates in the
Norfolk county almshouse and all are en-
tirely helpless. -,
The United States steamer Ossipee will
leave the navy-yard tomorrow for Fort
Norfolk TO take on her powder, and will
put to sea Saturday.
1t is confidently expected that if the
easterly winds continue the stranded
steamship Kimberly will be anOat within
a few days.
The Episcopal churches of this section
are OOlulDp SERVICES preparatory lOA t44o
annual visit of Bishop Randolph next
Sabbath, and in most of them the classes
for confirmation will be larger than
usual.
The rise in the price OF green stuff in
the northern markets has started the
truckers to shipping kale again.
Rev. c.. n. Donaldson. late pastor OF
the Fourth-Street Baptist church, in
Portsmouth, has accepted call to the
Baptist church in Smithtield, and left
yesterday with his family for his new
home.
INCENDIARY FIRE-DROPPED DEAD.
Special telegram to the Dispatchl
NORFOLK, Va, January 10-An in
cendary fire yesterday morning de-
stroyed the barn of Captain John Phil
pilot, on Tanners creek, Norfolk county,
together with three mules, two horses,
wagons, farming implements, tools,
forage, &c. There was some insurance on
the property.
Tie Odell assassination case, set for
trial at Princess Anne Courthouse yes
terday, was postponed till next Monday.
Sister Margaret Cogan, Sister OF