Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-08
AROUND NORFOLK.
PREPARATIONS FOR AHEAvY BUSINESS
IN TRUCKING.
Good sesson-Navai Notss-RsHgiou'-rhs
Lumber Interest-Per-
fonai, SC.
Correspondents q tho Rlcnmond Dispalchl

Correspondence Il tho Richmond DispalclLl
NORFOLK. January Z, 1889.
The wrecking-steamer Rescue, Of the Mer-
rift Wrecking Company, left here yesterday
afternoon az , o'clock for the wrecS OF the
steamship Msntauo, near North Point, In The
Chesapeake, clrrYing a heavy equipment OF
wreckIug appliances 70 assist In raising the
steamship.
The truckers have all hired their hands for
The season running from January LIST to sep
TENDER 1st. aud will soon be busy on the
various crops for spring shipment. They
never had finer weather for growing their
winter crops Of kaie and spinach and cab
ba2e, and the result il immense crops0i the
vegetables named have been made. and
should a good freeze AZ the North makea
scarcity Of green stuff money will be made
here.
Yesterday afternoon the United States
steamer Ossipee, Commander A. q. kel-
logg. left the navy-ysrd and dropped down
to Fort Norfolk, and this morning at day
break put TO sen to Join the North Atlantic
squadron. The Ossipee WIS here re-
pairing for three months.
Rev. DIR. II. NJ. Wharton. OF Baltimore,
the well.known Baptist editor and eyange-
list, arrived in Portsmouth yesterday, and
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A. Z. Owen, Of Court.StTeef Baptist church.
Or. Wharton commenced q protracted meet
ing al Or. Owens church last night and
attracted IN immense congregation. Dr.
Wharton l. q powerful preacher, and his
visit 10 Portsmouth will doubtless result In
much good.
Yesterday was stormy, with high winds,
but to-day the weather ~ sunny and lovely.
Incoming vessels yesterday reported 1t very
rough outside.
Yesterday Judge r. W. Hughes left for
Alexandria to bold c0urt.
The new ocCan~g0ing ting POcahOntas LETT
the harbor Saturday afternoon with the
largest tow OF lumber that ever left here. II
consisted OF SIX large harges loaded with
I,1O0,O 900 feet Of kiin.dried boards for lumber
dealers OF Baltimore, and shows to what eX-
tent the lumber business is developing 10
this section.
The negro Thomas Wilson. OF Atlantic
City, who shot the right side OF bis face OF
while cunning, 1t is now thought VIII die
from the injury.
The colored IndeDen1ent order Of Odd-Fel-
lows Of Norfolk have completed arrange
meuts for erecting their So, 0O0 hail on Butte
street and Will commence work IN the spring.
There are three lodges Of the order here,
with about 400 WemUers
Scalet-ieyer has made its appearance on
the subj bs.
The depo.itors OF the collapsed Home
Bank can no longer stand the delay IN set
tlement, and mtny have secured lawyers to
look into the ahllfs.
At the meeting OF the Rosebud Society %
Central church Yesterday HIs, COfTman, OF
Richmond, rendered very swectly q solo en-
titled "Buy the Truth and sell 1t NOi,'
written by captain Joseph J.. Young, well
known in Richmond and foreman 81 the
Richmond Eoqirer Tor a number Of years.
In The Corporation Court to-day about l4O
coupon cases were tried. In every instance
the coupons were proved to be genuine.
Richard J.. NauTy, Of Redmond, qualified
in the Hastings Court OF Portsmouth to-
day to attend 10 coupon litigation on that
side o. The river.
To-day Captain John W. Luck, who has
for years been well known a. a steamboats,
man. died at his residence in this city after Il
long snd painful illness. In honor Of ms
memory the steamboats, and many of the
tugs IN the barb0r displayed their flags at
hail mast.
The steamer Fortune arrived from Wash
ingloa with stores. The steamer Fi>hslIaWk
arrived at the yard from up Chesapeake bay
to-day. II is reported that John ". stevens,
a well.bnOwn Republican Of Norfolk, has
been appointed clerk Of the yard.
Orders were received at the yard to-day
from Washington to 90 on with the work on
The battle.ship Texas without delay. g..