Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-09-18
PREPARING
FOR TIE APPROACHING SESSION OF
CONFERENCE.
Portsmouth Hospitality-The Quarantine
Inspecting the Trains-Took to
the Woods.
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fCorrosponlence OF tho Richmond Dispatch.l
NoRroLK. September II, 1888.
The approaching session of the Nir-
GINA Conference IN the city OF Ports
mouth is already engaging the attention
Of the Methodist Church people OF the
two cities and they have commenced
making preparations to entertain the cI-
nected tbrong. A church meeting will
he held Mt the Monumental Methodist
Episcopal church, OF which Rev. ". T..
Edwards. ID. d., is pastor tomorrow
NIGHT for that purpose. There Will be
80 ministers and delegates IN attend
ance. who will be distributed among the
Methodist families OF Portsmouth and
Norfolk. Bishop Granhery will preside
over the conference, which Will be held
in Monumental church.
Rev. Samuel Rodgers, d. d., OF the
Baltimore Methodist Episcopal COME
renee. South. and presiding elder OF the
Washington district, Is visiting Norfolk,
and last night preached to large con-
QreQation at Cumberland-Street church
on the subject of Earnest Church
Work" Twenty-six years ago the Dir
1)atch correspondent used to hear the
Doctor preach in lIanover-Street hetho-
dist church, in fredericksburg, and l
must say time has dealt gently with him.
He is a fine speaker yet, and one Of the
leading men Of his conference.
Rev. j. ". Martin, who suent the
summer preaching at Effngham-Street
Methodist Episcopal chapel, in Ports
mouth. left this morning for Ashland, TO
resume his theological studies at Ian
dolph-Macon.
The new quarantine regulations went
into effect yesterday. All cities south OF
Weldon have been quarantined. and DR..
Z. :. Hope, the health officer Of Ports
mouth. has been employed TO examine
the two daily passenger trains entering
Portsmouth from Weldon, and inspect
all passengers aud baggage from the
South. passing all going through to the
Ruth and OBTAINING outside OF the city
ail PASSENGERS and baggage from the IN
fccted districts. Dr. ". a. Ihom and
his assistants Will operate on trains on
this side Of the river and among vessels
entering the hsrbor from the South.
Every possible precaution Will he taken
10 prevent the refugees stopping here.
The semi-annual sanitary Inspection
Of the city by the police commenced to-
day. and every back lot III the city Will
be examined.
The sum Of 2JO2s3 was realized from
the envelopes distributed by the police
for the yellow fever sufferers, and yestcr-
dav collections were taken up IN all the
Norfolk churches for the fund. About
81. 500 have been raised III Norfolk 80
far for the feyer-stricken.
Joshua Davis the colored ianltor OF
the county courthouse. developed INTO
a ragine mauiac ON Saturday, and fled
10 the woods for concealment, where he
remains.
Captain ". T. Mayo, collector OF Gus
toms. continues at kittcry, Me., enjoy
ing his vacation.
Charles Cooke, charged with the muir
der az Edgar Haney, the newsletter Of
Berkeley, was tried IN the Comfy Court
today and convicted Of murder in the
second degree and sentenced to the penl-
Tertiary for eighteen years. An I'M
neuse crowd was in court all day. The
prisoner was defended 10y Judge y. D..
Goodwin, and Hon. John Nicely assisted
the prosecution. No appeal for another
trial will be taken, the accused beng
satisfied with his escape from hanging.
The Jury stood eleven for hanging when
thew first went into tie room.
James Lewis, the mate OF the steamer
Helen Smith, running out of this port
fell overheard on Saturday last in North
Landing river and was drowned. The
remains were not recovered, and only
the mates hat was seen after the splash
Was heard. The steamer cuiised around
the spot for some time hoping torecoYcr
the body.
A Jury for the trial Of Charles Cook,
the murderer of Edgar Haney, WAS Sc
cured to-day. and the trial commenced
IN the County Court. q.