Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-03-31
NORF0LK'S NEWS.
THE FIGHT OF THE PosrAL-TELxGRAfH
CABLE COMPANY.
Successful wrecksrs--Ths Federation OF La
bor-Folded Their Tents-Ths
Trucking Interest

fCcrfespondepce Of the Richmond Dispateh1
NORFOLK. March 80, 1889.
The case Of the PostalTeleRraph CaDle
COMPANY Us. Norfolk and Westcrn Railroad
Company on an amended notice for rignt
OF way, &C.. came up again IN the county
Court OF Norfolk county before Judge
George ID. Parker to-day, and was srgucu
by Msior Robert stiles. OF Richmond, snu
Mir. Charles Sharp for the railroad, ana MI:
J. Samuel Parrish, OF Riehmond' ahu
Messrs II. G. Marshall and Judge Murdougn
for the telegraph company. Mr.. .: -.
Tree, OF Richmond, superintendent OF toe
Western Union Telegraph Company, was 10
court and watching the progress OF the pro-
cecdjngs as involving the interests Oh DIS
company. The court will render its decision
probably on Monday.
The wreckers are at work on the schooner
Belle Hooner, which sunk oil Crsney lsiana
after beirs run into and cut down Oh Hat.
terss. They will soon raise her. The
scbooner was moved out OF the path OF yes
sells yesterday.
There was an improvement IN coal ship
ments this week, and about l7,OVO tons
were shipped. The good weather was fAvoi-
able 10 sailing vessels.
The County Court has ordered an cleo
tion ia Norfolk county TO I'll vacancy
Chistu W eho "O"'" VI
revenue.
Chief. Mate Radford Brown, OF the
schooner Ruth Darling. sunk In collision
with the Wyanoke, has made protest before
q marine notary.
Or. Joseph a. Gale, OF Roanoke, Va, Is
In the city visiting bis brothers.
LABOR.
The Federation OF Labor in Norfolk is
AZ bo In al
OF workingmen, and is organizing to carry
out the movement with the first OF the ap-
preaching year. Meetings will be held
monthly in the interest OF the movement.
RolLcslling will be dispensed with 10 The
hayward on Monday, aud new system by
which the men deposit cheeks In box ne
they pass IN will be substituted. This sys-
tenn has been In vogue for many years IN Tue
large ship-yards Of the North.
The Gospel. Band Tent Eyangelisis, who
have beea conducting revival meetings Ia
Portsmouth for nearly year and have con.
verted several hundred people, have packed
up their baggage aud outfit and leave to-
morrow to commences revival work In Alex
andria. There are six or seven In the
band. The people OF Portsmouth built n
house Of worship for them during the
winter.
MI. JDUU ID. Dale du Oiu mflOuuhp VI AN'A
folk, living In Huntersvile, died yesterday.
STRAWBERRIES.
The outlook for the strawberry crop on
the truck.fsrms is said 10 be unusually good,
aud II the truckers escape a heavy April
freeze the yield will be immense and profita-
bic. There are heavy frosts through this
section daily and the peach.trees in many
places are In full bloom.
There is an improvement in the shipment
OF kse and spinach to the northern markets.
Circuit-Judge G. W. Hill yesterday grant
ed charter TO a hotel company. With DR.. j.
+. BRYANT as president, to build hotel at
Franklin, on the Seaboard and Roanoke
railroad, to cost $40, 900 or $4,000.
This morning the wreckers pumped out
and raised The trucking sloop Annie Clarke.
Captain Il. T.. Cattenhead. which capsized
off SCOTS creek in squsll yesterday after.
noon. d'