Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1888-06-08
DAMAGED COTTON.
axprous COMPLAINTS COMING FROM
EUROPE TO NORFOLK.
A Rig Purohase-Eit with a Hand-spike--
A Dry. Dock Workman
Ipjured.
Icorrcspondence Of the Richmond Dispatcn.l
Nnprnt \ .Iunn Z 1879.

Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatcn.l
NORFOLK. June q, 1883.
Complaints OF serious character having
come from Europe OF the damp and damaged
condition OF cotton shipped from this pore
the Cotton Exchange - nov preparing
cifcular TO be tssufd TO the farmers ana
transportation companies TO urge upon them
the necessity OF shetcring the cotton "a
much as possible and 10 look after u more
carefully while being shipped to market
Bright growing weather is ut hand again,
and The truckers ana farmers are working
like beavers m the fields. Unless the Irish
pota,ocs turn out well the profits OF the sgri-
euIturists 10 this section will be materially
cut on.
The proposed Car. and Locomotive Works
COMPANY have purchased nearly three miles
OF water front Oh the Southern branch nail
amle south OF the hayward, giving SlSo,0eo
for the tract The property belonged TO Dr.
william Scbmoele, OF Philadelphia, ana
portion OF it before the war was laid on INTO
a town called Virginia CITY. The property
can be easily connected with the Two most
important railroads OF this section.
The several Ore companies OF Portsmouth
elected delegates to the Roanoke Convention
last night. ,.
The Board OF Health and Water Commit
tre of the Council Of Portsmouth went up TO
Suffolk to-day and officially inspected Lake
Kllbv, the source OF water supply Of that
city. ,,
st 3 O'Clock during the summer months.
Major II. h. Lowry. quarteImaster OF the
mariIle corps. is at the maynard barracks
from Washington on a visit OF inspection.
Isaiah Bridges. one OF the crew oil the
schooner Edgar &. Ross. loading lumber ~
Armstrong's Mill, has been seriously II not
fatally hurt bv being hit over the back win
q haBd-spike IN The hands OF ChaIi's Doi"
Bell is in jsi.
S,onewsl Camp, OF Portsmouth, has ap-
Dointed q committee % make all arrange
men,s for the Pickett men OF this section
on the Gettysburg trip. All who went last
wear will 20 and a good many more, II Is
thought.
Robert Parker, a machinist at the Simpson
drv.dock. nj the nayy-yard, had his left hand
partly crushed OF just before the time Tor
quitting work lat night.
The farmers m the recently Hooded as
trict> along the SeAbOard road are very much
discouraged. In Southampton and Isle OF
Wight an the various crops suffered. FROM
the present out lOk not more than two thirds
Of The usual crops will he raised, and peanut
growers are badly demoralizcd.
Tins morning RriStow Hopper and sam
uej Jarvis, Two negro farm-bauds employed
on the farm Of Capisln John Il. Wallace, In
the county. became involved in difficulty
in their sleepingIoom ut Wallaccton. when
Hopper seized = 32-cali5re pistol and shot
Jarvis through the back, creating an ugly
wound, and one from which the man is now
diving. The men quaTelled last night about
a regrO woman o. Tie neighb0rhood.
Delaware station, on the Selooard and Roa-
nokc railroad, and a merchandise store be-
longing 10 VI. l.. Beae. were destroyed by
fire las MINT. The loss was covered by in.
surance.
4 heavy hail.storm passed over the Branch
Vile section Of southampton county this
afternoon. accompanied bv continued high
wind and rainfall, dong much damage to the
growing crops in is path. u.