Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-06
COME & GONE AGAIN.
STEAMSHIP OLD DOMINION ARRIVED
AND DEPARTED.
Delugo Of Delayed Msils-R. and A. BALL
rosd 0pen-Vegetable Trains
River Within Banks.


The steamship Old Dominion. which ran
aground at $50 O'Clock Tuesday morning
immediately after passing through Dutch
Gap, Richmond bound, arrived at her wharf
about 10 A. NJ. Yesterday. She soon took on
what ireighthad been received at her wharf,
and at 3 p. NJ. sailed for New York.
when The steamer got here she had very
little freight to unload. having had the bulk
of her cargo transferred to schooner which
wa, sent down Tuesday afternoon to where
the s,ea ser was fast in the mud.
At hiQh tide yesterday morning (about
$50 o'clock) the steamer was pulled into the
channel by tug which had been dispatched
there for the purpose.
The vessel was not at all damaged by the
mishap.
HEAVY MAILS.
The post-offiee people were kept pretty
busy Yesterday handling the great mass OF
delayed mail matter which was brought in
from the North and other sections, aud the
carriers on their rounds were heavily
weighted down.
The northern mail Is coming both by the
Charles City and Newport News, and by the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
rOads. which latter. by connections, makes a
through line from here TO Alexandra.
Registered matter all comes uin the New
port News route, and miscellaneous matter
from New York, Philadelphia. and Balti-
more reaches Richmond through the same
channel.
The Washington mail comes via the Mid
land route.
Twenty-seyen registered pouches were re-
ceiVed at the poSt-oflice yesterday morning
from the North. embracing packages mailed
May seth and 31st and June lst, 81, and 3d.
The general matter embraced the dates from
June lst to 4th, inclusive.
THE RAILROAD LINES.
The railroad travel is improving day by
day, and the probability is that by the first OF
next week most OF the lines. if not all OF
them, will be open for through travel.
The repairs TO the YOrk-Riyer division,
both at the washout at RomancOke and at
the White House bridge, have been COM
plcted and tue line is now open for freight
and passenger business
The West Point train went through yes
terday afternoon without transfer and to-day
the regular schedule will be followed.
Large forces are engaged in rebuilding
South Anna, and men are working from
each side OF the stream. II Is expected that
the structure will he completed to-day. IL
so the Chesapeake and Ohio trains which
now run from Richmond to Hanover June
tion on the tracks Of the Fredericksburg
Company will proceed direct from the Broad
Street depot to Cincinnati.
Major Myers is pushing matters ahead on
the Fredericksburg road as rapidly as posi-
bic, and will have trains through to Frede-
rlcksburg in few days.
RICHMOND AND ALLEGHANY Open.
The train that left here at 9:1j yesterday
morning on the Richmond and Allegheny
railroad, which Is now called the james River
branch OF the Chesapeake and Ohio. ran 10
Stanard, about twenty miles west OF the city,
and returned in the afternoon. IL was oin-
cially announced last night that the limo ~
open from Richmond to Clifton Forge and
that the PASSENGER trains would run through
to-day. The mail tram leaves the Eighth
street depot at 9:lj O'Clock this morning and
toe Scoltsylle accommodation at 4:lj p. NJ.
THE VEGETABLE BUSINESS,
The prostration OF the -atlwav lines has
been A severe blow tO the vegetable growers
OF the South, as they have been unable TO
get their products 10 the northern markets.
This perish matter is now being shipped
by the Richmond and Danvile Dispatch
Line. large quantity Of vegetables
twenty.three clrs-shipped via the At
lantic Coast Line was caught LeTe Satur-
day, and on Monday Mr.. c. \. Taylor
general freight and passenger agent Of the
system, bad all Of them, except the Irish po'
tatoes, which will keep, sold by auction, and
these have principally supplied the markets
OF Richmond and Naucheslerior the last two
days.
II wss stated yesterday that thirty-three
cars coming north from South Carolina and
Florida vis the Atlantic Coast Line, and de-
layed NJ Petersburg, had been turned back
to Goldsb bOro' to be hauled through by spe-
cial train oyefthe Richmond and DanYille.
RESUMED OPERATIONS.
The Old Dominion Cotton-Mills. in Man.
chester. resumed operations yesterday morn
ing, except with the seventy or eighty looms
on the lower 1OOr OF the factory, which were
submerged and are not yet ready for use.
The Marshall Mills, which are located on
A lower site. and two floors OF which were
flooded, have not gotten to work AGAIN yet,
tut will in a day or two-certainly by the
first OF next week.
The other establishments on the Manches-
ter water-lIne and the spike plant Will all be
III iuii bldst III a WI hHOAR tiuAN hNN'
TIE BOAT-HOCSE.
The depost Of mud on the floor Of the
Virgiria Cub's hOat-hOuse, on the south
side Of MayO's Island, was about foot deep.
A number OF colored labOrers were at work
Yesterday removing it and cleaning up the
house and its approaches. The clubs best
boats, both for racing aud pleasure, remain
in a house on Fourteenth street, where they
were placed last saturday morning. Those
left on the island are very muddy, but have
suffered no damage. They will be washed
and put back into the house as soon as it IS
ready to receive them. The freshet has
caused the club considerable Inconvenience,
coming so near to the Fourth-Of-July regat.
IA. but the crews Will get TO work at once
and will practice regularly ustiI the day Of
the contest.
GENEROUS CONTRIBUTION.
The following was received yesterday:
BosTOs. June 3, 1889.
To the Editor Of the Dispatch:
Seeing by our papers here that the floods
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