Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-09-18
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g-spcction Of the New DrY-DOck-othor
Norfolk Notes.

Norfolk Notes.
Correspondence Of the Richmond Dispatch
NorroIB, September II, 1889.
Tho board Of naval officers, Of which
Clptsin Francis VI. Bunce Is president,
commenced today The inspection Of the
nov Simpson dry-dOck AT tho nuvy-yard
t,-.u.rat0rv e. it, acceptance 10y the Gov
eminent The dock was pumped out and
cleaned nicely Yesterday, and to-day the
floors and steps were IA clean and smooth
u- lrooms could get them. After inspec-
f.ou IF the dock and the machinery in
every mart the dock was flooded and the
pumps put % work and the time required
4, cmpty the dock was noted. The same
process will Doe gone through tomorrow,
xlca another inspection will be made by
fhe board number Of distinguished
people are expected here on Thursday 70
witness the opening Of the dock.
Tho colprcd mission school OF the Catho-
L. Church opened yesterday on Queen
street and enrolled fifty pupils Father
J.. T. FAhey, of Baltimore ~ supernten-
don't Il the work. and four nuns Of the
order If -. Francis teach IN the schools.
a night school Is to be opened III October.
Tho cotton season has opened here III
earnest and al hands viii soon be "a busy
es hee- in the cotton belt Of the city.
Norfolk's receipts yesterday were l.lfJ
bales. compared with CSC bales the same
day last wear and shows that the cotton
rush will be somewhat earlier than last
year. n
1t Is thought that the wrockage seen of
Cbiucotengue IL that OF the schooner Gas
ION f. Hubbard, which left this port tor
Now York on the 4th instant, as nothing
has since been heard Of her.
Mr. John NJ Reed has resigned his posi-
ton as inspector Of customs ~ TINS port
and gone 90 New York TO take position IN
tho Bank Of New York.
Th~ revival M the Scott's-Crcck Baptist
church has closed, with over forty CONVEX
slous.
The new Democratic Executive Commit
20 Of Portsmouth has organized WITH
Captain X. l. Herbert as chairman. y
primary election will Dc held IN Ports
mouth ON the 30th instant 60 nominate "a
candidate for the House Of Delegates.
Sigual-Oh4Cryer James L. Sherry mas
been trausfWred from this station and
given charge of Cape Henry, and Is sue
c-eled here by Observer A. j. Davis, WHO
has been stationed "a, Southport, \. {.
The cali mnde by General Y. ID. Groncr
for a conference IN Richmond Of the lead
,r- ~ the anti-Mahone movement was at
the solicitation of "a large number OF IN
hucutial Republicans Of Virginia. Inc
conference will be- held mt the Exchansa
Hotel at.s o'clock "a tho evening of OctO-
Der ist. aud doubtless there viii be an i'm
uurtant gathering of the representative
Republicans who oppose Malone and his
methods.
THr DNNK CASES.
In the United States District Court to-
lsy "a. matter If the United States rS. the
directors of the Exchange National Bank
WA brought up by the counsel Tor the III
rtrt0rs. II VIII Dee remembered that at the
.,.t term of the court-Iudge Bona ana
Judge Huehes sitting the law regulating
fhe4e ca-cs, charging the directors with
.ff.,;iue false statements. was announced
|-.m the bench, coupled with the
.lere.tion that unless tho Govern
...nt had other and different testi-
luouy from that already offered
m the caa,. which had been tried 1t
would be the duty Of the Court 10 direct "a
met for the defendants. The law as
announced hv the Court WIS as follows:
s. ~ the cnses of the directors of the
lnR the Court viii az the trial direct "a
verdict for the defendants unless actual
knowledge on their part OF fraud IN
t., bank statement which they at-
tested and intend 10 defraud IN
attostiue the statsnont be aftrmatively
proved by the prosecution. Proof thal IL
Was the duty Of the directors 10 know the
truth If the statement will Ice insuihcioht
The fraudnlcnt intent cannot be presumed,
,on. The ruling might be otherwiseif the
q rectors were such in civil proceeding
The District Attorney stated that he
could not say that the Government was III
possession Of any evidence materially an,
t.r.rt from that which he understood h1d
.lr..d, been heard by the court IN the
t.rmer trials. and in view Of the law being
as announced bv the Court he did not feel
the Government should be subjected TO
flrthfr expense on the matter, and there
fore would move that Mole t'0spn DO
entered IN the cases against the directors,
which was accordingly done
Quite a number Of representative farm
~ of Eastern Virginia and North Caro-
lima were ia the city to-day. The occasion
MAS meeting OF delegates from the Farm
ers' Alliances Of both states, winch we, was
beld nj noon ia the Atlantic Hotel. The
object Of the meeting WAS 10 secure the
more satisfactory disposal Of farmers pro-
ducts.