Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-29
HER THROAT CUT.
A NOToRloUSLY-WCloUS NEGROES
BLOODY WORK-HE ESCAPES.
More Damage to Crops-RepairinC War
ship-steamers Tied Up by n
Galc-Politlcai.
Correspondence Of tho Richmond Displ,ch.l

NORFOLK, Va, August %, 1889.
Probably murder was committed in
Portsmouth shortly after midnight last
night About that hour the residents OF
Court street in the vicinity were startled
by mulstto woman named Julia Wilson
coming ont Of King street yelling
murder and followed Ivy a throng
OF her female companions AS the
woman fell 70 the ground exhausted
the police reached her and carried her
into the station house, where IT was
found that she was q mass OF blood from
head 20 foot. her throat cut from ear to
ear, and her breast and abdomen slashed
With razor in most horrible manner
She had been assaulted in her room by a
notoriously vicious negro named IN
Foreman. who Immediately fed, and so
far has eluded capture. Lrs. vernon
Culpeper and G. l.. Culpeper attended
the woman, who cannot possibly survive
her injuries.
The fall operations Of the truckers arc
entirely interrupted by the contlnue!
rams. and the agricultural community OF
this section is in anything but a pleasant
frame Of mind. In the lower section OF
the county the farmers abandoned work
in the fodder fields several days ago on
account OF the weather. The grape crop
is a complete failure. ,..
The work OF repairing and rehuihg
the United states steamer Alliance com
mencod to-day. over $4,000 VIII be
expended on her, when she will prooa-
bly, be sent to the Asiatc station.
Cnless the necessary material arrives
from the steel-works shortly all work on
the taltle-ship Texas will have to be sus-
pended. Commodore Brown IL writing
constantly to the contractors to hurry
forward the steel plates.
Commodore George Dewey, Chief OF
the Bureau OF Equipment aud Recruit
ing, is here from Washington inspecting
hls department at the yard.
The easterly gale has not yet subsidized,
and the Washington steamers were again
prevented from leaving last night. Near
iv al the soiuurners at the seaside have
hurried 20 their homes, the chilly north
easter being too much for them. The
trains today 70 Virginia Beach went ont
well crowded with people anxious
tosec the fury of Old Oceans angry bill
lows when g full-fedged nor'easter Is
driving along the coast. Business here
is very much affected by the spell OF
"beastiy weather The wires to Cape
Hattera and ali along tie coast below
Cape Henry continue down. Caution
ary signals are still lying.
Coal is now being delivered at Lam
bcrt's Point from the POcahontas mines
fastcr than il can be shipped away, and
there are miles OF cOal-cars sidc'r1ckcd
waiting 10 be unloadcd. Shipments are
considerably over 10000 tons a week,
ami would be larger If vessels could be
obtained.
The political guillotino is now expect
ed 10 commence oporatIOnsin this neigh
lorhood every day. and the Democratic
ms are preparing to move ut moment 6
notice. The horde of Republican
claimants are desperately anxious and
"cu&in right and LEFT at the slowncs'
OF things.
Another campaign Democratic club
was organized IN tie Second Ward last
niaht. aud dubbed "the 2. W. Mciin-
neg Club.
Rev. J.. A. Cutler, Of Richmond, is
hero preaching at the church OF the Dis
cjp'ce. ,-
st the business meeting Of the Nir-
oinia Division, American Wheelmen, Il
committee was appointed to report a
plan of permanent organization at the
neat meeting