Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-10-03
NORFOLK'S DONATION.
Collecting the Asscssmrnt-A Prospective
Investment by English Capital
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Correspondence Of tho Richmond Dspatch.l
NoRrOrK. October .. 1889.
The Nahoneites have already commenced col
lccfing the assessments against the Onlce-hold-
or- and The men at work nm the nhNy-yail lot
uurpnae4 The voter IL now called
uDou 10 donate, Instead Of " pay up his assess
uonf," "a formerly lt sounds better ~ view OF
the Law RUYcUaining 20 sgch matters. Inc Ma
houcitcs are hard al Work keeping up ller OF
ganizatinu. Clut-rpJms nfc provided Tor the
rams and file. An! Whoever can wae his tongue,
white or hlatk, is run Ina 20 provide nghuy on
tertAlnment aud prevent The possibility 81 strag-
ghng. Daily they have thelr workers ou' huh-
Inc up voters To SEQ that they are properly re-
l.i-fcred aud transferred. These workers are
maid hy the day for their services IN whocplng
~ TIE lukewarm voters.
There are hnt-hGhone clubs In BON me CITY
ana county among tho colOred people. and they
CLAIM, to be making their Influence felt in oppo-
-ition 10 the Boss. Mr.. Thomas hilpaifick' the
lndcpendaut- Republican candidate toi senator
in TIE county. ~ not encouraged aunl,lehiy SY
tho kickcrs, and will probably drop ont OF the
rnrc leaving e clear field 10 Colonel Martin, The
MahOnCitc.
despite tho formidable opposition tho Demo
Gratis Of Norfolk county are organizing thelt
clubs and enrolling mo Democratic Not'rs.
straug club vas organized In Tie lower part OF
tho county Yesterday at N8lla"etOn, with Mr.
John D. Wnrrou as president. Every Democratic
vote OF the county VIII be poued Tor noVerhoI'
CAPITALISTS COMING.
Commodore Bateman. Of tho Atlantic ana
Dauviilc railroad, has written letter % Judge
L. Il. Watts Stating tnat he will bring party oi
ErrIrh caritalist. from Manchester the later
uaft OF October to this section On an e1clreloh
10 Inspect the advantages OF this port ahd the
country wiki view 70 Investment
frbts nort OF Virginia il undoubtedly attracting
The attention OF capitalists and opening up OPP
pOrtuuities for Investment. The parry OF No"
YorKers who were here Inst month with Com
lpodOre Ba,cman were immensely pleased win
.t,.. .ttfi taking NfRUS 70 Organize a
ear building company here On large scale IA
the facilities at thls point for obtaining the lron'
roal. and woods needed Tor car building are SUI
perior 10 most parts OF he country.
rARMEHs' ALLIANCE.
The Farmers Alliance is spreading all through
the agricultural section IN this portion OF VIZ
girto and bids fair TO wipe out the Grangers
an the bridges along the Atlantic aud Dan
VILE railroad arc loiuc oycrhauled and the
abutn,nts built OF stone and BRICK masonry.
Mr. stephen Bowers, OF Portsmouth, has The con-
tract .,,. ~,
Academy. to-day brought the crew 81 the Con-
steuati0n aud transferred them 10 the receiving
ship Franklin. ..
Mir Ttomas d. HOdsden was appointed assist
ant postmaster ~ Portsmouth to-day.
Information from kcmpsviDe this afternoon
states that Or ". f. French WAS not killed when
be SHOT himself, and yet fingers. lis wife, Tho
Was In Baltimore, was telegraphed Tor ana came
today - ,,, =.
mrs. was married this afternoon to Miss Alice
Geneyievc smith, daughter OF the late Thomas
smith. The marriage took place al the resi-
l4nco Of tho brides mother on Precursor
street The happy pair lot az once Tor their
nome IA Wythevillc.
Tho nftcentn annual meeting Of tho Cotton
Exchange OF Norfolk and Portsmouth was held
Tins afternoon. Tho election Of Officers VIII take
place next Wednesday.