Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-09-23
OYSTER TRAFFIC.
Ao,ur1 TRADE OWING TO THE PRE-
vAllNc WARM WEATHER.
co,ored pap,rsts Paying on Their Church
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS oieo'-
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,corros,onaance OF tho Richmond Dispatch.l
NoRroIE, September %, 1890.
The oyster traffic is quiet as yet owing
70 the prevailing warm weather Inc
oystormen are all at work. but the orders
como in dow at the packing-houses and
,he stock Il mostly purchased for planting
nurnoses 4 cool spell North will make
business brisk with the packers, but II VIII
be a month or more before the usuai iarso
Gangs of shuckers get 20 work aud opera
lions are lively at the packins-houses. Inc
b;volves eapeciallv the plants, are IN excel
Icnt condition and flavor, and the fancy
nriced Ivnnhayens shipped North by ine
barrel arc in the usual demand. Very III
lie is done until cold weather sets IN IN
shippinc oysters South IRON tniS PONY
along the railroad lines, Virginia anu
MARYLAND vessels are entirely cuJ on inns tnlS
season from getting oysters from the I'm i' ~
lima sounds. Notwithstanding the calcnSrs
ia thot sec.ion are anxious TO sell 10 the
vessels on account Of the good prices PAID
WALKING ABOUT.
Chief-Engineer T.. ID. Robe, IN charge OF
the steam engineering department. OF nc
navv-vard. returned Yesterday IRON ms
found about dozen men IN ms depart
nent and no work except niue on III, rhe
Nayal-Academv steamer Standish. ne
macbinis,s of the ward are now walking
obout. but the chief expects something
to be done by the first OF the m0ntA.
The colored Baptists Of Bank-Street
church have lust raised ~ 800 10 assist IN
paying of the debt for improving the eur
fee. OF late years the coioreq peoplo %
Norfolk have put good sum Oh iuonI, ~ ~
their church buildings and have Deeh
largely assisted by the white people.
THE INV AGENTS.
The new appointment of agents, on the
Seaboard Airline. IN the Atlanta DIVISION,
went into effect on Saturday. AS iasJ nov
"a the construction corps advances towards
Atlanta the line ia placed IN working order
and connected with the main line. .,
President Warren G.. Elliott, OF the WI;
mington and Weldon railroad, has moved
his family from Norfolk 70 Wilmington.
Lieutenant Frank W. Ellis, in charge OF
the Government telegraph lines, Is here
and will commence in q day or two the IN
spection Of the line from Norfolk TO cape
the North Norfolk Company has been
chartered by the Corporation Court, COM
nosed of Baltimore. Richmond. Peters
DlFU. anu NOIAOAh fNiiAAfii' f--N
pose of buying real estate and erecting
factories. residences, etc, ana authority
TO run the capital stock up 10 S5OO,OOO.
PAYMAsrERs CHANGED.
Pav-Inspector James Hoy was detached
from the United States steamer Rich
mond at the uayy-yaid this morning and
ordered 10 settle accounts. PaymasteI
Theodore 5. Thompson has been ordered
10 the Richmond. -
President H. j. Kimball. Of the Norfolk
and Western railroad. and j. II. Dingee
Esq. OF philadelphia, have accepted the
invitation of the Council Of the city OF
Portsmouth TO visit that city as guests oil
the Council.
OrHER NAVAL NEWS.
The work Of painting the United States
steame, Richmond commenced this morn
ing. and will be finished Wednesday;
Mr. W. A. Young has been reelected
chairman of the Democratic Executive
Committee Of Norfolk.
The United States steamer Atlanta ar
rived at Fort Norfolk this morning from
New York She saluted the flag OF Com
modore Weaver, and the salute was re-
turned by the receiylng-s ship, Franklin
After discharging her powder the Atlanta
urill 90 ia the MAYNARD for repairs.