The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-10-02
The CITY BY THE SEA.
The Battle-ship TeNas-Poiitics I'm the
Norfolk >ayy-sard-suicidc of n Promi-
uent (itireu- Briefs and Personals

NORrOLk, Va. October L.. special. -
Work has already commenced M the Norfolk
nayy-yard for building the new cruiser. No.
:. which Secretary Tracy has decided To
have constructed under the direction oi the
Government. and frames for the vessels Keel
are being laid. The work on the new battle
ship Texas. is rather az stand
still now. on account Of the dispute
over her plans. but ~ the board haNi ing the
examination Of the plans in charge II max
ing rapid hcadway. there j. no reason why
the trouble cannot De settled in couple Of
! weeks. and the work resumed with Nigor.
7 About six hundred men are now az work in
the yard. and the Republicans are increas-
ing the force every day with the hopeof ha,-
! ing the yard full of voters 10y election day.
when Malone managers think they can drive
them to the polls in a horde and make them
vote for the Republican nominees. owing
to Commodore Browns fairness. however.
| there are quite number Of skilled Demo-
cratic workmon who will not be- driven in
any such fashion. aud the Republican man.
ayers will fall considerably short in their
estimate Of their nayy-yard vote.
IIr COTTON SEASON.
The cotton season has opened with rush
and all the Wharycs In the cotton district
are now filled with the beautiful white do
nestle. The cotton presses are all at work
and some are going day and night in order
to keep up with their business. seven biz
ocean steamers are now in port waiting to
be- loaded with cotton for foreign countries
and two have sailed with cargocs. Among
the ships waiting for cargoe-.is the handsome
Port Caroline which was built 10y the Eng
lish Government last year rs an emergency
ironclad in time Of war. She h IS a capac-
iiy for carving II 900 bales Of cotton and
beautiful saloon finished in siciiian marble
with Accommodations for iitty lir-t-class pas
sengers.
NORFOLK SOUTHERN RAILROAD.
The first mortgage bondholdcr- of the
Norfolk Southern road. which runs from
Norfolk tO EdcnfOn. y. G.. having made an
application in the United states Circuit
Court here asking that the road be- placed
in the hands Of a receiver. the owners Of
the New York and Philadelphia and Nor
folk Railroad Company are now making an
effort 10 purchase the first mortgage bonds
from the leaders, and thus secure control
Of the road. II the New York. Philadelphia
and Norfolk people get control of the road.
they will Use il as feeder 10 their line and
extend il into South Carolina. The Penn
>ylNania Railroad i understood tO be- back
ng the New York. Philadelphia and Nor
folk officials.
THE NORFOLK AID CAROLINA ROAD.
the now branch of the Atlantic Coast Line.
will be in working operation by the first of
November, when the COMPANY expects to be
able 10 receive freight. Large Warehouses
have been buili here by the company IN con-
neciion with the Richmond and Danylle |
Company. \ large sum ot money has been |
expended 10 complete the terminus lacii- |
ties. and the road and Norfolk will receive
considerable benefit from the now route
SUICIDE OF 4 Prominent CITIZEN.
Information reached the cit, to-day Of the
suicide in kemp,>lle. Princess Anne |
county, Yesterday of Dr. ". l.. French. a |
prominent resident of that county. DR.. |
French shot himself with pistol in the ah- |
domcn and died several hour, aiterward, |
from the effects OF the wound. Domestic
trouble, are said 10 have caused the rash |
act.
KrN OVER BY srREEr-CAH
Little cight-yoar-old jamie Gresham was
run over boy strcet-car this afternoon and |
had her right leg 80 badly crushed that il /
had 10 be amputalcd.
BRIEFS AND PERSONALS.
Lawson Harrison was badly cui in the len |
breast last night during "a melee in Ryan, /
Lame. Harrison dOo> not know who cut him |
hui two negroes named William Ba-, and j
George Moore have been arrested for COM
IN .ttiug the oncu-e. Harrison il in a very !
prccarl0us condition and not expected to
live.
There We're thiril-0ne marriages in Nor /
folk in september, of which fourteen were /
white and seventeen colored.
\ great revival is going on in the colorod /
churches in Norfolk and over five hundred |
converts have been made since il COM /
mcncemcnt two weeks ago.
The public school building, are greatly /
crowded. and relief will be- asked from the
councils IN the shape Of an appropriation |
for increased facilities.
In the Police Court this morning Justice
Baum hired oui two vagrants 10 oyster
dredg gers. The men have been living at the /
CITY, expense for years. and both being /
drunkard-. they were disposed Of a- directed |
hy the new code.
The outlook for North Carolina cotton this |
year is very good. and the quality of the
staple excellent.
II Is learned that "a committee of we'll
known Republicans from ihi, section visited |
Washington several DAYS ago and had an
interview with lre,iden; Harrison. who
listened 10 them attentNcly. They
asked that Commodore George Brown
be- removed from the Norfolk naNy-sard. hut
he told them quite cmphaiicall, that COM
m0dOre Brown would run the Norfolk yard
until ls90. and probably long after that, as
he was q Nory efficient officer