Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-28
NORFOLK NEWS.
GETTING READY FOR rHE TRIAL OF
EVAER
Rfchmoad Jurors-rhs Gale Overtime
Danages-Railroad MattOrS-Psr-
sonal and Briefs.
lcorre,popdeuee Of tho Richmond DisOa'eh.i

fcorre.rondeuce Of tho Richmond Dispatchl
N-RFoLE, November u. 1888.
The Jurors summoned IRON hlchm0nu 10.
fle trial u John f. Evans Tor TIE murues oi
Peter Mclean arrived mostly tol. moIuIng,
nul few came 10 IN last night IOere VIZ
venty zone Va all. only thirteen were ch ,,'I
fge.srs. Dabney, lIootrikht. Robertson, DuI-
FORD. Rouniree, Hndeins, james, ul'u nm
Fdwnsds, Clarke, Roberts, ana DehlSl ~
s.rseatt was diraced 20 proceed TO h'cH'
r,ond al crce aud summon additional Jurors
go a. 10 complete the panel ana
b,va fbem here Tomorrow N rning az
II O'Clock. The following h'chmon1i
men answ1ed to their names anu
were examined: r, A. H. Dabney. william
Bo0irighi. \. 7. Stokes, l.. II. fergus1u'
FLOYD A. B. Robertson. Z. :. Burford, benla-
min N. Parlam, W. ". Rountfee, o. feicy
u1woe. J. Ludwell Hill, L. =. hudgiDs'
Mathew ". Ford. l.. q. LaIong' Aireu n,
James. James W. Gillian, }. L. Goode, Da'lu
Edwards. T.. W. Russell. Montgomery y, We ~,
James r. BlOunt. G.. Harris clarke. - H.
ROBERTS. John Enders, Jr., John ;. D0dsoh'
f.ouis A. Behle, aud E. NJ. Crump.
The gale has entirely subsidized ana tne
indications to-day incline 10 clearing wa
,bor Tbe pale was remarkable in It's du-
ration. lasting over q week. Already the
immense woqtber.hound ileet 10 Hampton
Ro,ds and TIE lower harb0r has cOul,
mencad putting % sea, and Will DC al
gone bv Tomorrow. ihe gale mas Deen
very damaging 10 marine interests III lhe
delay o. steamers and injury 70 NeSs,s'
The effects OF the blow were dOuDtiess as
astrous on the coast, but the wires arc
down and nothing can be heard from oe,
yond Cape Henry. Some anxiety y ien
about the Boston steamship AueghahY uuc
here sunday and not yet heard rom
The Fredericksburg steamer Essex leiI
to,day and the Washington steamers Lazy
of the Lake aud jane MOseley resume tuelr
trips to-day. The sehoOncrs that dfsgEeu
thetr anchors and went ashore on sunday
nighf are being hauled Of by tugs to-day
Norfolk has not been visited by snow-stOrm
so early in the season tor many years, anu
tho rides az the barbor have not flooded The
city 80 badly since The terrific August gale oi
1874. Owing 10 the storm forcing all the
w,,er out Of Currituck sound all heavy trai-
Gc through the canals has been suspended,
and npet Of steamers f. below Whiting for
TIE water 90 rise. the steamers Meteor and
Mmteo are aground on North-rIyer bar, and
The Thomas Newton aground IN Newoegun
creek. A large number Of vessels are de
isyed.
Three Of the foreign bondholders Of the
Norfolk and Western railroad. from Amsief'
dom, were in Norfolk yesterday looking
around the Lsmbert's Point coal piers, gram
elevator piers. Sc. and left last night IN
private ear for Crewe.
Building operations are slid 70 be rushing
on the ChoWan Southern line 10 this city.
Commodore Bhemau says II the CITY
Council OF Portsmouth now vote his ROAD
2lJO.OO0 he will come into Portsmouth IN
ninety DAYS and commence business. Wy
private opinion ~ the Atlantic aud DanYlllc
/. coming to Portsmouth anyhow, ana make
the Gosp0rt c1tton docks. which they are
about purchasing. the base OF fDeir opera
lions. 10 ~ sqd mat the West Norfolk Ter
minal OF The Atlantic and DanuIie IS iaii'
IRE as harpor.
Commodore Hafcman bought recently the
Droperty in SUFFOLK known rs the Baker pro-
poriy for the use OF the Alllntic and DanVille
road.
Naval officers are now going North TO
spend Thanksgiving With their families and
friends.
Ar. Albert Dodge, wen-known aud sue
cessiul Nouoik county farmer, died yester'
day.
4 lodge Of the order oi United Machinisis
and Mechanical Engineer, hos been organs
Ized here with forty members and Is known
q. Elizabeth Lodge, No. H.
Black bear and deer are reported unusually
abundant in vicinity Of Lake Drummond,
In the Dismal swamp. IL