Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-06
THE TWIN CITIES.
A Negro's Barbarous Revenge-Norfoik's
Yard Pets--A Schooner and steam


fCorrespondenco Of tho Richmond Dispatch.l
NORFOLK. October 5. 1889.
The Methodist churches OF the NorlolK
district are diligently at work closing up
tLeir var;ous collections and making prepa-
rafions for the annual conference in Rich
mond on the 18th OF next month. Only
one important change is likely to occur
among the pastors Of Norfol TX and Ports
moutb-thnt Of the removal OF the pas
tor of Cumberland-Street church, Rev.
DR.. A. q. Brown. whose -FOUR years
have expired. This is the largest congrega-.
ton in Norfolk, and IS regarded rs one OF
tho good appointments of the conference.
Dir Brown has done q splendid work here
and Greatly increased the strength and
prosperity Of the church. The last OF the
forr years station Of Rev. DIR. Tudor, OF
GranbyStree and Rev. Dr. ". b.. "a,
wards expires next year. Rev. DIR. Sledd
commenced his four years last year.
FOLLOWING cHrcAGo's EXAMPLE.
Norfolk property-holders and business
men are again making strenuous euofts 10
annex Atlantic City. a beautiful SUBURB on
The north waterfront. A meeting was
held over there last night and numerous
addresses were made, but the residents
were divided on the question OF ahnexa-
fion and nothing came OF IT. Inc agita-
Bl1ck bear arc so numerous IN he Dismal
swamp that many persons IN this vicinity
are securing cubs for yard pets.
Joe Newbern q vicious negro IN INC
county iail. reyenged himself on his cell
mate. John Long. by wrapping his ieet IN
RAGS saturated with kerosene whlc ne was
asleep. Yesterday. and setting the rags Oh
fire. Longs feet were horribly burned.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.
DR.. w. Paul Moore and his bride, nfe MSS
Ellen Douglass Lewis, who were marrleo
Thursday at "MOssgiel' IN brunswlck
comfy. arrived last night and left for the
North on their bridal tour.
4 NEGRO named Amos Boston, in jail here
on the charge of robbing the mails IN VIII
mington, n. C., was carried to Wilmington
TO-DAY. He was arrested by United States
Deputy Marshal Malone OF Alexandria, .,
The congregation of WriGht-Menorial
Methodist Episcopal having paid IN full
the debt on their new church building, IN
tend to have iubilee service, ana nave IN
vited Rev. w. II. Atwill, of Richmond, to
be present.
NAVAL AND OTHER Affairs.
Mr.. Otto Bindwall. of Portsmouth, has
been appointed apothecary OF the new
United states ,rui~cr Chicago.
Workmen Mt the naYy-yard VIII COM
mence on Monday laying down the tounda-
ton for the new 3,0O0-;on cruiser Work
men will also commence on Monday on
tho foundation Of the $1,000 IRON and
steel-plating shop. The latter Is con-
tract lob. A considerable force of work
men will 90 in the yard on Monday, most
lv for the laborcrs' gangs. however.
james l.. Grimes. a carpenter. was Scrl-
ouslv injured while nj work IN Berkeley
Yesterday by being thrown from a scatfold.
Grice Commandcrv. Of this city, and
Portsmouth Commandery, knights lem
pars. will leave here on Monday morning
bv tho Chesapeake and Ohio railway for
Washircton. There will be about fifty
Sir IN and a number Of ladies.
The ca. IT'S Of coal rom this port TINS
week ran p to nearly 10000 tons owing to
the good weather.
The new boilers for the United States
steamer Brooklyn were brought - the
nayy-yard to-day on barge from Wash
lngtOn.
VESSELS - COLLISION.
The schooner Frank s. Hall. Captain
Harrison. from Wilmington. Del, 70 Nor
folk with phosphatcs and powder, mas ar
rived in distress. having been IN collision
Yesterday with the Boston steamship Chat
ham. and had her bow stove IN and rigging
and sails carried away
The steamer Fred. f. Brown, from New
Haven to Brunswick, Ga, has arrived with
l.. -. ffr..n .i..t