Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-07-12
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Correspondence Of the Richmond DIspatcn.l

lCorrespondonce Of the Richmond Dispaicnl
.NoEroLK, July II. 1893.
Democrats here are loud in their com.
pIsiuts against The Secretary OF the Navy Tor
reducing the nayy-ysrd bere to almost abso-
Iute idleness and filling the New York navy
ward with work. There Is not solitary YES
sci here 10 work upon. and the New YORK
ward has eight or nine ships fttiug out or
under repairs. Only foremen and appren-
ticcs are at work here in the eighteen or
twenty shops Of the construction and steam
engineering departments. The Republicans
here are Iangbipg openly at the treatment
the Democratic workmen are receiving ~
the hands Of the Administration. and exult-
ingly point TO the fair share OF work this
yard received in the distribution under Re-
publican rule. =,
There was another heavy thunder squat
along the seabOsrd road last evening, and an
immense body OF water fell. Mr.. James
Powelrs house, at Carrsylle, was struck by
lightning and set on fire and damaged.
The oldest Odd.Fellows lodge IN Virginia
IL Old Dominion Lodge, in Portsmouth,,
which is IN a 1ourishing condition as REGARDS
membership, and IS on sound financial
basis. This lodge has paid out I'D TO date
silO. 40S. 27 for the relief OF widows and
orphans and the sick.
GREAT amount Of summer sickness pre-
walls All through this section Just now, and
the doctors are kept busy in town and
country.
The annual report OF the Auditor OF Ports
mouth shows the receipts OF that city last
year TO be $l0l, 373.sS, aud the expenses
S101, 80.
The president OF the Norfolk National
Bank. Mr.. Cherries Ct. Ramsey, left last night
for Denver, Col.
Major II. Clsy Goodloe, paymaster OF the
marine corps, arrived from Washington and
paid or the barracks at the nayy-yard this
morning.
A great quantity OF blue fish are reported
already on the coast.
It has been ascertalned that the vessels de-
predating mosty.o n the Carolina sound oys-
ter-beds come In and go out Haiteras inlet
from the sea. Therefore the vessels DOUBT
less came from the North.
The watchman at the Lamberps Point
coal.piers was badly injured last night by
slipping through the tresile Of one OF the
piers. lie was taken at once TO the hos
pitsl.
After making a number OF requests to
relatives and friends the late Mrs. sarah W.
Brunei devised 10 the Southern Baptist
JHtOiDEItsl NtihlNhANt JDhi9Nii'f 'ysf ~
the education OF ministers, $500; 10 the
Southern Baptist Convention for Home Mis-
sions in the State, $1,000; to the FreemasoR-
Street Baptist church, the house and lot on
Cumberland street in which the testatrix re-
sided and 81 900 for home for the aged and
INDECENT female members OF the cOngrega-
ton.
The steamer Pamlico, OF the Old Dominion
Line, is ashore In the Nausemond river.
At meeting Of the Harbor Commission
ers this afternoon Captain q. f. NJ. Spots
wood, OF Norfolk; w. W. BAN, Of Ports
mouth, and James Gaskius, Of Norfolk
county, were elected haTbor masters for two
years.
The annual election OF officers ot the Vir-
ginia Beach Railroad Company took place at
the Beach yesterday: President, Charles W.
Mackey; Vice.President, W. j. walsh;
Secretary and Treasurer. J. w. Rowland ;
General Superintendent, T. .. Troy. &.