Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-11-02
ALL-ABS0RBING.
NOTHING But POLITICS IN TIE nor
FOLK sHcTIoH.
BasinesrMen Taking a Hand-oood Eews
from southampton County-
Personal Notes.

Nonro, <. ~. Noyember I. -.

tCorrcip0rfcncC II the hlchmOn1 blsphch
Noaror X, VA, November I. 1873.
Nothing but politics seem TO absorb tbs
/ section Just nov, aud ony the most impera-
| tive business moves alouf. The merchants
/ complain that nothing is doing, and they 40
not expect so improvement untii N" g" C.
/ ton excitement blows over u "a CONSIDERED
a good thing 10 sec toe solid men OF the COM
munity irtcrestiug themselves N the cam
| plCn. There nre lev Democrats VINO IRE
not wiling 10 make q reasonable sacrifice.
and for THIS re,son they are abroad day and
night arousinC the PEOPLE and Organizing
I Them Tor the imrorrant york Of next week.
/ The fine work in southampton yesterday j.
said 10 have bad 40 excellent effect, ana even
Tue darkics we're beard 10 hurrsh Tor Mar
shall. with tomorrow meetings viii COM
mcnco IN the county ard be held until cleo
ton day at every precinct crowd can DC
gathered.
Poyalcars were put on the Atlantic and
Danyllle railroad FOR The first TINE to-day.
Thi. road will run 70 Brun'wick county by
| the first OF The month. Che economy l. now
! letting contract. for grading from lawrence
| Vile, 10 Brunswick, 10 B0ydtou, 10 Meceien-
| burg county.
Rev. NcK. BrcWington. pastor oi inc
! Charlotte street Methods Episcopal CHURCH,
| is very i'll at The Home on Chapel stree.
The site for the c0lorrd Young Mems
! Christian As,ociitiOn building has been Sc.
lectea and the fund for the building il In
creasing very grstiylngly to The manage
meut.
Naval. Constructor +. r. Bowles will re-
| turn 70 the hayward for duty tomorrow
| from Boston. Hc has been on the sick-lst
since July.
Lieutenant william Y. Blow, United state'
army. wno has been on duty At Fort Rlo,
| dali, Dakota, arrived here yesterday with
| BIZ family and left today TO visit bis father
IN sussex county.
During the month Of October there were
thirty.'hree marriages in this cityA IN the
county here we're tuIriy.eight, and in Ports
mouth thirteen.
Rev. +. r. Reese. rector Of Trinity
church, il quite i'll in Portsmouth
The colored people are making arrange
ments on q mOIe extensive scale than ever
! before 10 celebrate the ami lefsary OF Imam
| cipation on the 1st Of January. They have
! = regularly Organized society to m1nsge the
anr.
Mr.. T.. J.. Hathaway. editor Of the Norfolk
/ Patriot. who was 80 badly assaulted. Is Sble
/ b. be- out, but continues in b'd way.
The dramatic prof ssiOn l. farIng poorly IN
| this section th''eison, the amu'cmentloyIng
| element finding other recfeitiOus than the
| theatre.
The tug Edwin Ludlow, destroyed by fire
at Colona's ship.yard la't night. was not IN
/ surrd and was one % the mos, u,eiul tugs M
! the harbOr.
Chici-Eugineer Knepp, Of the fire depart
mcnt 81 Roanoke city. is visiting this section.
The Boston s'csm'nip Company have
/ commenced the erection Oi another ire
/ proof warehouse on their rue wharf pro-
| p.ny. foot OF Plume street. 1t will be
| about 800 feet long and Jos feet on tho water
/ trout. This company owns TIE most yAlua-
/ Bile wharf property in kOriok, tie most OF
which MAS reclaimed from the marshes WITH
/ in tie lat twenty years.
| During the monta Of October 1879, 'J3
/ bales OF cotton were received a. This port.
which Is an Improvement ou last year, aud
TIE total receipts since the 1T Of september
are jJ4 bales in excess Of ia,t year. The
shipments during the same time we're ~
Osg-neariy 1000 tales in excess OF last
wear. "