Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-01-16
BY THE SEASIDE.
PORTSMOUTH VOTES ON TIE ATLANTIC
AND DAXvrLLE SUBSCRIPTION.
The Ysrriss - The United States Circuit
Csurs-Bank Cases Continued
Coupon Cases.
correspondents of the Richmond DisDasch.i

Correspondents OF the Richmond Dispatch.,
NORFOLK, January Is. 1889.
| To-day the voters OF Portsmouth held the
| election on the subscription OF $4,000 10
the capital stock Of the Atlantic snd Dauyile
railroad, but were not much excited over II.
General Thomas Ewing, OF New York, presi.
dent OF the company, made lengthy speech
| To the people OF Portsmouth last night on the
subscription and the great advantages to sc-
crue ny the roads making Its eastern TERMS
aus in that cItJ.
The canvass OF the Official vote tonight
shows that the subscription TO the Atlantic
and Dauyie railroad was carried by ma
! iority OF 663. The fIeehoders' vote Is close,
but tits thought 10 be 10 favor OF the subscnp-
| tlou.
Up to the LIST OF January 81, 49,, 900 was
pad out in cash on the Atlantic and Dam
vile railroad, s208,0O0 for equipment, and
| the remainder for construction. The road
ia now finished and 10 operation for i02
mlles-from Norfolk 10 Brunswick county
aud will be finished to Danville aud In run
ming order by the LIST OF December next.
The schooner Lady Ellen has arrived here
from New York, having been ashore OH
Hog island and lost part Of Der cargo and
sails blown away. She is loaded With fer
tiizer.
| The new lodge OF Royal Arcanum was IN
stituted in Portsmouth last night.
To-day the three Strawberries OF the bar
Dor, belonging to Portsmouth aud Norfolk
county, were put mp at auction in front OF
| the courthouse and leased out for term Of
ten years. A Portsmouth syndicate, headed
by John l.. Thomas, the ship-bulder, secured
the lease at sl6.250 year. The Income OF
the ferry is $4,000 year and increasing.
Ciyi-Engineer n. 5. G.. White, OF the
navy, arrived here this morning TO supern-
| tend the rebuilding OF the sea-wsll Of the
Naval Hospital, awarded Baltimore firm at
| s1550O.
Surgeon 3. II. Dickinson has been detach.
ed from the flagship Pensacola, at the navy
yard, and ordered 10 the Ataanta.
There have been over 800 conversions un-
| der the preaching OF the tent Evangellsts at
work in Portsmouth.
Judge Hugh l.. Bond arrived here from
Baltimore this morning and II sitting with
| Judge Hughes In hearing the cases set for the
January term in the United states Circuit
| Court. An admiralty case was up-the
schooner Taylor Dickson against the Baker
Salvage Company, an appeal from decision
OF the lower court awarding the Baker
| Company $4,000 for saving the schooner
and cargo-and was postponed. The Tx
| change Bank cases were continued and will
come up during the week, Hon. }. Randolph
Tucker, owing to illness, not being able to
get here to-day. The coupon cases OF Allen
| against Greenbow, Treasurer Of the city Of
Richmond, for $4,000 damages, was heard.
| Judge Bond decided all the cases in favor
Of the State. w. l.. Royal represented the
plaintiff.
Monroe Trice (colorsd) was arrested here
to-day on a telegram from Washington on
the charge OF robbing a businessman OF
that city Of 5000, and sn officer will be here
tomorrow after him. q.