Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-05
NEWS FROM NORFOLK.
Princess Ammo Democrats Organizing for
Active Work.

Active Work.
tCorrespondonco Of .he Richmond Dispat.h.l
NORFOLK, September 4, 1889.
Good news comes from Princess Ammo
county. The Democrats are SAID 10 be
taking n lively interest in the approach
ing campaign in all directions, and are
orpaniZing for active and effective work
during the canvass. They expect TO
carry the county 10y handsome ma
iority, giving the head of the ticket q
good snnd-oT and electing senator and
member OF tho House OF Delegates,
as the county has the senator this term.
The county convention WIS held mt
Princess Anne Courthouse on Monday,
when delegates were elected from all tho
districts to the senatorial convention to
bo held in Norfolk.
rHR NAVAL BOARD,
comrosed of Constructors Taylor. Gate
wood. and Bowles, all graduates Of tho
Greenwich iEngJ schools, meet Mt the
navy-yard on Monday to determine tho
floating capacity of the battio-ship Texas
on the Barrow Ship-Building Company 8
plans.
Fifteen painters, engaged On the Pen
sacola, were discharged from the navy
yard on Labor day because they did not
notify the foreman that they intended
to knock OF. and Naval-Constructor
Bowlcs had received orders to finish the
Pensacola by Saturday. There's q row
among the painters on account OF the
action OF Constructor BOwles, and the
Painters Union may be called upon to
take action.
The Council Of the city Of Portsmouth
elected a new board Of health last night,
with DR.. Charles l.. Culpeper president.
SENT oS FOR MURDER.
Tho negro Bruton Moore was exam
inod before Justice John W. Rutter OF
the county, to-day, and sent on TO court
for trial for shooting and killing Elias
Martin, Of Patecasi, y. c., on an excur-
sion train.
Mr.. Louis lie Page, an old citizen
and retired merchant, died at his home,
on Holt street, last night, il the clghtleth
year OF his age.
Rev. George W. Carter, d. D., IS
again preaching in this section, and
Rev. DIR. Jones, the Christian evangelist
of Ohio, is nox iaboring at the Christian
church in Berklsy,
Major William Charles Cole Cleborne,
of New Orleans, is the guest OF Medical
Director ClebOme at the United States
Naval Hospital.
John c. Cashin, formerly Democratic
foreman of labOrers IN the navy yard,
has been appointed ono of the yard su-
perlntendents at Lambert Point
The two Portsmouth fire companies
have completed all their plans for their
Oriole trip to Baltimore on Monday.
They carry two bands Of music and have
l20 uniformed men, each company
taking its crystal hose-carrlAge for the
parade.
GOOD WEATHER FOR TRUCKING.
The truckers arc taking advantage OF
the good weather now prevailing to get
ahead with the fall work of the truck
fields, sowing kale, turnips, &c.
The Virginia Beach Company have ac-
cepted plans for adding one hundred
rooms 10 the Princess Anne Hotel,
making the capacity of the building two
hundred and forty rooms, which i'm
proyement will be completed by the
spring. The directors have under con-
slderation the altering OF the railroad
line to standard guage aud will deter
mine very shortly IN regard to 1t The
proposed hotel aud grounds OF another
company on Virginia Beach IS under
consideration and will probably take
| form befOre winter u.