Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-01-31
SHOT TO DEATH.
YArAL RESULT OF A QUARREL NEAR
NORFOLK.
One Negro Kills Another-Rsvival Ser
vices-A Slight Panic aavg- Yard
Eotes-Personals.
Correspondence OF the Richm Ond DisDatch-l

Correspondence OF the Richm ond Dispatch.I
NORFOLK, January 80, 1888.
Last night n quarrel took place be-
tween two negro farm-hands, Lawson
Steed and John Jordan, on the farm of
Mr. S. b. Carnley, near Bowers Hill,
and resulted in Steed's getting a gun
and shooting Jordan through the breast,
killing him almost instantly. The trou-
| BILE originated in a quarrel between the
wives OF the men, and the quarrel be-
/ tween the men was supplementary.
After the shooting Steed fled from the
peighborhood, and 60 far has not been
arrested, though several constables are
after him.
The Right Rev. Bishop Randolph
visited Portsmouth yesterday, and in the
morning preached at Trinity church and
confirmed a class of fifteen. At night
he preached at st. Johns church and
confirmed five persons. On Saturday
night the Bishop visited st. Thomas
church, in Berkeley, and confirmed class
of thirteen.
Another large number of converts OF
the revival in progress at Freemason-
Street Baptist church we're baptized by
DR.. Burrows last night A smoking fiue
in the ladies' dressing-room adjoining
the baptistry caused an alarm OF fire and
panic to some extent in the conerega-
ton during the ceremony.
/ The Atlantic and. Danville Railroad
Company have purchased for $500
eighteen acres of land adjoining their
wharf property at the mouth OF the
Western Branch, where the town OF
West Norfolk is to be built The con-
struction of three railroads in the West
ern Branch section of Norfolk county
has doomed land values immensely.
The Primers Point farm in that section,
that sold in 1870 at auction for 50, 600,
was sold last week for $50, 900.
The Rappahannock river steamer
Essex can only get as far as Wane river
on account of ice, and is running bar
relied oysters from that point here for
the northern markets.
Thirty workmen Of various kinds were
taken in the yard this morning to hurry
forward the repairs to the training ship
Saratoga. Commodore Schley was here
again on Saturday and ordered some ex-
! ira work.
The new steel lightship Cape Charles
is coaling, and will be towed out to her
station the end of the week.
The training feet will sail in few
days, having been in port over two
months. The officers have had n gay
time in society during their stay, and
many enjoyable hops and elegant break
fasts and lunches have been given on the
ships in return for the many attentions
they have received in social circles.
Last night Passed-Assistant Engineer
Thomas Cooper, who was hurt three
weeks ago by falling down the COM
panion-way of the monitor Ajax, at City
Point, and afterwards brought to the
Naval Hospital. died from the effects OF
his injuries. He suffered intensely fol
about three weeks. The deceased was
forty years of age and was from Phlla-
delphia.
Rev. DR.. Wharton, of Baltimore,
closed his labors at the Freemason-Stree'
Baptist revival to-day. He leaves in the
morning for Florida, where he will con
duct revival in that State. DIR. Whar
ton has been in our city for over foul
weeks, and has inaugurated one OF the
Greatest revivals ever known in oul
midst. Rev. DR.. Lansing Burrows, sol
of Rev. DR.. J. l.. Burrows, arrived this
evening, and takes charge of the meet
ing.
The schconers Annie G. Collins anC
Katie B. Aiken arrived in the harbor IL
distress to-day, having been damaged IL
storms of the coast last week.
A charter for the incorporation of the
town of Berkeley, Norfolk county, is to b.
presented to the Legislature during the
present session. Il.