Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-29
MUCH TRIBULATI0N.
BOSS BlLLYs PORTSMOUTH PARsoN
FRIEND SENT ON.
The Government Wires Being Repaired
A Fatal Fire--yesScls In
Distress. &c.
IspecInl tolecrnm 70 the pI.patch.l


charged against Rev. L. a. Armistoad. pastor OF
Zion Baptist church, Portsmouth, was before
Mayor J. r. Baird to-day, and occupied the en-
tire day The crowd Of colored people belong
ing 70 ;hs Baptis and Methodist churches alled
the courtroom and blocked up Tho street in
front Of the building All the colored preachers
Of the two cities we're present, "a Arfnis'ead i
very popular in the church and among his class.
Captain Il. c. Marshall and ". ". Reed nppesF,
cd :Or the nrru-ed and Judge l. X " ats anu
Colonel r. II. Griuu for the commonwealth
some eighteen or tweuty Witucfse. were "Ahth-
tned. The victim OF ArnisteRi ]. the young uu-
l1tto girl. selma whiting. was nrsi p,ace1 On
e.sisnd and gave q very intelligent account
Of the court,uip oi Armisoad anu heI-
self and his promise 81 marriage, nor rnlN'
ani tho birth o. the child, Wlih tle lt0'-
sure brought 70 bear by Armis'foi friends %
hush tho matter and tho whitrwasniue ihe' loi-
lowed The church Investigation. Inc urleh'H
showed sworn sta'oment oi tha s.si H-l-s.. ,i
tue accused. stating tnst Rev. y. VI. Armi5t'it
was not tie fofher Of her child. when flair-
ment The eirl declared sne maio falsely and I'M
der promise that she should loo supporter ny
Armlsteai and the support hal not hcen pro
vided - promised Tho Argument was con-
ciudo1 about O'Clock and the case was snomit-
ted. when the Mayor decided to send tue case On
10 the November term 81 The Court ~ hus.ihss
and refused bail. Tho counsel Of Armisiehn VII
apply % Judge 4. =. Watt. Of ih" Court oi
Hastings, for a writ 81 hg'eGs corpus tomorrow
THE GOVERNMENT WIRES.
The Government telegraph wires on ihe Goa
proslra'ei by tle late storm werc gotten up yes-
terday a. Tar e. HittyhawG, and a' Io"I "eA'ho'
preva' rs they Wil soon be- uD 10 fn'te. o..
Tho last ono 81 the ;uree 9eaWen .e@h'l IN
tho rigging 81 the New Jersey schooner George
Z. Morris for three days am nights Oh " "-h
Gods persisted yesterday afternoon ana nt"l',,
ped INTO the goa. Tho entire creg perieh'u' ahi
the vessel aud cargo VIII De o total loss.
A. Nag's Head toe storm vas very Destructive
aud every cottage WGs swept through ot -A' s'n
and damaged Opposite ihe loiel r. Ie VIZ
OF the Baltimore schooner Mary 4. Waiter
which lies bottom upwards, and all on poafo
persisted when sLc ctpsizei, ana nor oven any
OF their bodies haro como ashore ID i"r Wa
age washed ashore - q quantity oi teN age "tai-
ing npparc. and q sewiur-machine, showing lhG'
the captain had bis family % board.
MoaE WRECKS.
From Bodies island. near Nag's Head, two
Wrrl e are reuoried-the schooner hlLie =.
Haynes and thc schooner A. D. blacf'nan. mo
Haynes Eas lumber-lad'n, boihi rom NHFA j.
nail i0 Baltimore. rive men ~er' drowned ana
~, bodies were recovered and blricl The cap
tain ora steward were AVOID Tho v"'sel ana
{ cargo are a total loss. 1ho bil kuau rolled over
al sea Two milrs of the island. ihc captain.
Charles Edwards, by tho aid ot cork ia >rt
swan ashore M New Inlet. Five men were jos.
from the Biackman. inc vessel may De l.ctrd
up ami saved. bat the cargo IA i0st. tx ot mo
crew T the schooner Bu,lrIs, ins. ~ tnrriIu'H'
ami four OF IA, schooner t'fnnS Sd. Gear ashore
az Whalo's HeldliEnf, h8ye arrived heff. otht1s
are on tho bcGcn IoOklng AZ or Nro age
FATAL FIRE.
Tarly Yesterday morning tha drugstore OF DIR.
Kiuy on The corner ~ Church street INC fflh-
J ce.. Anne avenue. va SOFT go ire 10y the eNp.O-
sion ~ lamp aud almost wholly destroyed .'-
gether with the cOnfent-. The property wa ii-
sured. soon afterwards four shauuos On nor
rls8 Court. near smith street, o-'npl'd 'l
NEGROES. were iil-oveici on fire an1 were burned
4 eIrF Il /. Al Id 2.
aslacp in cue NJ the shRutie4. WIS o. effO'nr anu
suGocafeI oy suioSc a fryia IS 600 got our oi hrf
room and Iershed. Tue property wa not III
sured.
POLITICAL.
Hon. Gilmore = koudeN viii arrive hero 90
morrow from the Eastern Shore AMI a-i.es3 me
Democrats ~ night
SIR. James uaBthoru. well-buown black
smith col Norfolk, wns run over iy 'It t..ee.-
car on Saturday, night and d.oi nom DIS inll-
rie5 anou' midnight
Crrr'n5 E.s1n. prominent Norfolk county
cclored politician. is I'm .au iol stealing chn''s''
SUICIDE.
Joseph Y. Dunn, deputy clert Of tho totr' VI
Ilu-tng- of th" city oi forsn'n'h' .o. W .''.
/ suicide Tonight by shooting ."-eit .htnhEn iir
head with pistol a. the res.deure of hi' la.htr
| on E-srx -tr. al. lo vas youus rnan' un no -f-
/ rcd AMI thuty years 40 ar'. 40 cause ID H'-
| signed. but as ho hal been dfinhng nara i'- -
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