Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-19
COTTON.
IT Is COMING IN VERY SLOWLY AT
NORFOLK.
The Cause OF the Dc,sy-Rsar-Admiral
Luccs voyage-hany Have
Been Called.
Correspondence Of tho Richmond Dlspa.ch.l


NORFOLK, September Is, 1883.
All grades OF cotton are considerably
higher in this market ut present than
they were this time last year. The
market is but poorly supplied at present,
all arrivals being quickly absorbed, and
the demand is really ahead OF fhe oher-
inQs. The latencss of the season IS an
moving to the buyers, who are here IN
force and anxious 10 get to work actively.
The half months receipts since the sea
son opened are less than 5000 bales,
while last year tho yield Of the first two
weeks was nearly 10000 bales. Two
cotton steamships are here awaiting car
goes and ten cotton ships are taxing on
salt in Liverpool to sail for this port.
Bad weather and the bagging trouble
have retarded the movement OF cotton
this way.
Rear-Admiral 8. B. Luce, commanding
the North Atlantic squadron, and stan
came up from Hampton Roads to the
navy yard this morning in the dimlnutWe
flagship, the eighteen-fOot launch vixen,
in which nc made the voyage from Ne"
York Ly the inland route. The pennant
of the Admiral was ssiuted With thirteen
guns from the recewing-ship Franklin.
The Admiral went on board his flagship,
the Pensacola, now fitting out here, and
inspected the progress of the work. lie
is not determined rs 10 continuing his H.
land voyage TO New Orleans IN order 10
study the practicabihty of an inland ship
route in case of war along the Atlantic
coast. The Vixen had a rough trip
down Chesapeake bay.
Real estate transactions have been
quite active in Norfolk this summer, and
the sales from May LIST to date foot up
about 2450. 900
The Howard Association Of this city
has Just donated $500 to the Boys Home
Of this city. The Howard Association
has in It's custody the fund left over from
the yellow-feyer here in 1865.
George w. Taylor and J. 3. White, OF
this city, in two days shooting on C1rrl-
tuck beach killed 32j bay sniPe, 800 yell
low legs 100 plover, and % golden plo-
yer and curlew. Beach birds were never
more plentiful than this season.
Rev. DR.. George ID. Armstrong, who
commemorated his fifty years IN the
Presbyterian ministry last sunday, says
that Of those who constituted the lex
ington Presbytery when he was licensed
10 preach but two now remain-Rev.
DR.. Brown and himself. DR., Armstrong
il the only active pastor.
At Seawells Point, IN Norfolk county,
last Sunday forty-three persons were
baptized in the river.
MIR. W. j. King is the new gymna-
sum instructor appointed for the Young
Mems Christian Association rooms. The
retiring instructor, Mr.. II. +. Smith,
left to-day for his new appointment IN
New York.
Mr.. t. r. Brooke. a well-lDown news
paper man, has been appointed registry
clerk IL the post-otlice here.
The social clubs are all reorganlzng
for the winter campaign.
Rev. james Snead, pastor of the Afri-
can Methodist Episcopal church IN Berk-
ley, died yesterday.
Colonel 10. Lane Stearn is expected
in Portsmouth tonight to inspect the
Old Dominion Guard.
The Benevolent and Protective Order
of Elks of Portsmouth held their first
social session last night.
Captain A. +. Yates, commanding the
flagship Pensacola, has returned from
Aiane, where he spent his month 8
leave.
The public schools Of Norfolk were re-
opened yesterday with largely-in-
creased attendance.
Major X. p. Piummer, of Ports
mouth, is dangerously i'll.
The wreckers of this city have gone TO
Pauamore beach to save the cargo OF
the wrecked schooner Elk. q.