Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-02
PUSHING THE WORK.
THE oHowAN SOUTHERN RAILROAD
GREAT EXPECTATIONS
General News Notes in Norfolk ana rof's-
mouth-fhe Broken Eoms Bank
Personal.
Correspondence of the Richmond DispatchI

Correspondence OF the Richmond Dispatchl
NORFOLK, February i. 1889.
The Cbowau Southern railroad y NO Iar
COMPLETED that trains are expected 10 run
through from Norfolk TO the Roanoke fiV'n
by the 1st OF March, aud then the WORK WIZ
be concentrated on Chat portion OF me rosu
bet ween the Roanoke and TarborO, ~ u
The bridge across the tbowan river was
finished several days ago, and WORK RoinS
ahead RAPIDLY on the extensive cra"Drluge
ACROSS the Roanoke, with it, five granite
piers and 1900 feet 81 trestle-work. NOT q
day Is lost In the construction OF The rosa,
and the contractors will all get through on
time. The warehouses and wharves mere
will all be ready in time. Great Things are
expected OF this new feeder by the business
men OF Norfolk.
The depositors OF the collapsed lone
Bank have appointed a committee 70 take
LEGAL steps against the officers OF the oahA
for making false statements aud oDtainlnk
money under false pretences. The report OF
the experts stated that the various entries
made in the last published statement OF Tue
officers were Dot justified by the lac's
brought ont In the investigation OF The Doors
Of the bank. The cashier is 10 Boston.
II IL freezing cold here to dav and there
WI. n HlIIIf vi ~IVN Nt0N hN@FR
il 10 q certain extent desirable.
MIR. Jordan Il Blackburn. a popular mer-
chant OF Norfolk. and Mis- Fannie Il. SPIN
die. daughter OF C-ptain Joseph {. splr Ole,
Of Essex county, were married here last eye-
rtng. and LEFT on the Chesapeake and Ohio
line for the West. -.
Commodore A. L. Bateman IS president OF
the new company organized to operate The
Goanort cotton-docks and the SeabOsrd con.
nress-works. In this city. All this property
sold for les. ttan hali OF what ii was valued
at when the Exchange National Bank iailed.
Mr.. Charles II. Johnston. a popular ousi'
ness aud hOtel-msn OF this CITY, has been
IopoInied manager OF the Ocean House. IN
Portsmouth, for the Atlantic and DanvIlle
railroad.
During last month there were t%hirty-one
marriages in this city In Norfolk county
tWenty-six. and in Portsmouth nine.
William Mitchell (cOlored), OF this CITY,
has been arrested and committed TO jail IN
suffolk for a forgery committed here.
rbis morning Detective WIS. Wilbern lett
for Lynchburg with a twelve-year-old run
away naned Harvey Miller, who has been NJ
work in a feed store here for three months.
During last month there were ihlrty-one
deaths in Portsmouth. ,
TIE city Is thrOnged with strangers anu
the hotels are all full.
r.. L. X. Balm and L.. w. Buskey are on
their way to the Albany peuitentiary.
This morning United states Commissioner
G. T. Barry sent on for trial q negro man
named Andrew Wright, charged viii ialsely
representing himself at the posI-oiice ana
obtaining possession OF a letter belonging 10
another party and containing S55, when
money Wright spent IN spreeing.
CAPTAIN MordecAi. otthe police department,
arrived tonight from Wilmington, Ne C.'
with the iOrgcr Barnes.
The captain and crew OF the dlsaoleo
teamer Rescue arrived here to-day IRON
North Carolina. The rescue will be toweC
10 Philadelphia for repairs.