Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-08-31
THROUGH THE STATE.
NORFOLK NEWS HAPPENINGS AT
THE CITY BY THE SEA.
A Desperate Captured Democrats Organ
izing-Scgro Leagucs--Scawct's
Point.-oystcr business.
rcorrosnonaoncoO Of tho Richmond Dlspatch.l

The negro desperate Bill Foreman,
who cut the throat Of the mulatto girl
Julia Wilson in Portsmouth, and then
bn.chered her body with razor, was
brought in about midnight last night Ivy
Officers lloofnagle and Cherry. Fore
man had taken refuge in the Dismal
swamp and was captured near Wallace
ton. on the DismaI-Swamp canal. The
prisoner was brought before Mayor Baird
this morning and sent on to court for
trial. His victim is not yet dead.
DEMOCRATS ORGANIZING.
All five Of the wards OF this city have
now organized Democratic clubs, and
The party here is strongly organizing and
getting in good trim for the campaign;
There is great confidence and unusual
enthusiasm in the party, one OF the re-
suits probably of holding the Repuoh-
can State Convention here, and some
effective work may he expected IN the
struggle 10 overwhelm once more the
Malone hosts and save Virginia.
NEGRO LEAGUES.
The Malone heelors continue hard at
work in the county organizing the ne
groes into leagues and clubbing the
leaders captains lioutenants, ana ser
eeantS with all the fluffy paraphernalia
and cheap embellishments 80 dear to the
negro heart Few whites take part IN
the leagues. That part of the machine
u specially intended to keep the dusky
element OF the black belt in line and pre-
vent the possibility OF struggling IN the
direction OF the kickers.
PURCHASE or sEAwELL's POINT.
There is some talk OF the Norfolk and
Western railroad buying Seawells Point,
famous the first year OF the war for It's
Confederate camp and battery, for the
erection of coal. piers and establishing a
second l.ambert's Point coallng-statlon.
Certain II is the facilities at Lambert s
Point are to DO enlarged whether Seawells
Point is purchased or not.
FAREWELL SERVICE.
A farewell service will be held tonight
ut Christ Episcopal church to Rev. James
w. Morris and Rev. LucIen Lee Kin
solving. who sail from Newport News to-
morrow for Brazil, the field of their mis-
sionary labors.
Two carloads of steel-plate arrived at
the navy-yard last night for the battle
ship Texas, which may prevent the sus-
pension of work on the ship.
Clerk-of-the Court William A. Young
was elected president OF the Third ward
Democratic Club, organized last night.
MANY MoRMOys.
A party of one hundred and fifty Nor
mons ~ route 10 Utah were landed here
from the New York steamer last night.
They came principally from Ireland and
Wales. Several Mormon elders were IN
the lot.
The hotel at Virginia Beach has closed
for the season. The Worcester did 1t.
THE OYSTER FLEETS
will all start for the rocks early Monday
morning. the season opening on the list
of September. The handlers OF the bl-
valve on the vessels and mt the shipping
houses have been busy all the week get
Ing everything in order for work. The
outlook is encouraging for a good guam
ttv Of the commodity. as the rainy sea-
son tends to fatten and improve oysters.
Hundreds of Brunswick-cOunty peo-
pie are in Norfolk on an excursion.
THIEF CAUGHT.
For two years there has been com
plant that the freight cars of the Nor
folk and Western railroad after having
been loaded and scaled were broken and
contents distracted To-day the police
arrested notorious negro thief named
Andrew Simpkins with lot OF stolen
goods in his possession just after he had
broken open and robbed car at the
Main-Street depot.
FELL FROM MAST.
To-day while James Robinson, a Scotch
SEAMAN on board of the schooner Ger
trude Trundy, at Lambert's Point, was
at work at the head of one of the masts,
he missed his footing and fell 20 the
deck. lie was seriously injured, and WAS
taken to the hospital
Last night Mrs. Scotia A. Deems,
relict of Rev. Dr. q. w. Deems,
and mother Of Rev. DR.. Charles L.
Deems Of New York. who resides with
her daughter on Charlotte street, was
paralyzed on her entire right side. She
has been speeches. ever since the attack.