Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-02-21
NORFOLK NOTES.
LITTLE WORK IN THg G0sPoRT navy
YARD = CONTEMPLATED IN.
PR0vEMEHTs
Cotton Docks slide Into the Rivera Church
Robhs1-Murisr Trisl Postponed
Personal.



NORFOLK, VA, February 90. 1880.
The only work now going on In the navy
yard Ia IN the wards aud docks department
IN Improvements, aud The expense Tor iapor
Is about $1,000 n month. During the sum
mer nunlbe: Of expensive improvement
are contemplated, for which estimates have
sent In by The depaFtmeur. among them adj
ditIonsl residences for ofieers, granite
quay wall the full length OF the Waterfront
o. The yard, new marine barrack-, and
wbsrf At s.. Helena. The Improvements
nov ~ progress are ! street railway, water
works plsDi, new lre-engine house, new
mschioe-shoo and other buildings. md pair
o! lifting OF mating shears costing $4,000.
Work in the other departments is ali at .
stsnd-stil waiting Tor the deficiency bill 10
pass.
About 100 feet Of The whatffTont OF the
GospOIt coton-docks gave way and slid into
the river this mofnlnZ on account Of ths
immense weight Of railr0ad.ir0a piled on y,
There was a good freeze all through TINS
section this morning, but the truckers com
plain Of no damage 10 vegetation. The green
peas sie growing huely. Seed-soUing Ia,
been interrupted by heavy rains.
The .leam-yacht Norma, Of the New ORR
Yacht Club, which put IN here disabled anf
was repaired, is now ashore al Newton Z
bar, about six miles from the cits, and bigf
ard dry. she started tor Florida yesterday
and seems 10 bid run o. lnck.
The Ceulrai Union Mission, branch o.
the Washington Institution. has established
itself firmly here and IL dong a good worl
ia the religious field. Their gospel.wagon'
will start out the IS; OF March. The uniOr
seems 70 have scattered the : ,lva'ion ATmS
Mr.. Walter Burro-, OF Norfolk, hiss beer
appointed chief engineer Of the Norfolk
county and Portsmouth ferries.
Thieves broke into Coliey- Memorial Pres
byterlan church, in Atlantic City, on Mon
day night. robbed the library, aud stole The
collections locked up in the desk
The Elizabeth Boat Club has reorgOnzed
and will purchase several new boats for th'
summer aquatic contests.
A small bouse Oh Newton street was de-
stroyed by fire last night.
Rev. ~. 5. Lacy, Of the Second Presbyte
riau church. has gone North Oh visit.
C0mmsudor Benjamin =. Lamberton
equipment officer 81 the navy yard, returned
this morning from visit North.
Nh. +. Lawrence, engineer OF the Slmp
son drv.dock now building at the navy
yard. left to-day for his home in London
| EnkiaHd.
Tomorrow Justice W. i. Jones and
coroner's Jury from Berkeley. with a phYsi
clan, will visit Great Bridge and hold an in
quest on the body OF Miss Wary Eliza Wood
the young lady who. ii Is said, was eiecteI
from the premises of Farmer 5. B. Taten
and died from exposure on the night OF th'
! 7lh OF February.
The friends OF Mr.. George NJ. Balm. lat
cashier OF the Exchange National Bank
have received news OF his pardon by thu
| President.
Captain James @. Balm is not now expected
| TO hive.
Mrs. w. A. Thorn, we'll known In Rich
mond, IL very III and not expected to live.
The trial OF John T. Lewis for killlul
Joseph 4. Barnes has been postponed to May