Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-02-02
DOWN BY THE SEA.
A Visit of Inspection-EarIy vegetables
A Big Shipment-Radishes
Killed.
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correspondence Of tho Richmond Dlspatch.l
NoRYFoIK, Va, February /. 1890.
The Natl onal Board of Supervising In
spectors and several Treasury officials, In
Guiding Superintendent kimball, or the
Life-Saving Service, arrived here this
morning from Washington in charge OF
Supervsing-lnspector Marshall Parks, and
soon after went down TO Cape Henry to
witness an exhibition of the life-saving
crew at that station and enjoy luncheon at
Virginia Beach. On their return the vlsi--
tors were taken aboard one of the powerful
tugs of the New York, Philadelphia and
Norfolk railroad and the various points of
interest on the harbor shown them, in
Guiding the maynard and the battle-shlp
Texas. The tug then carried tho party TO
Old Point to dinner, and from there they
left for home tonight.
Mayor X. G. Banks continues in wash
ington looking out for the collectorShip OF
the port.
The overdue British steamship Stanmore
arrived in port last night, having been do
layed by a succession of gales. The Atha-
basca has not been heard from.
Commodore Weaver, of the maynard.
has gone to Washington to try and get an
allowance for more clerks in the general
storekeepers' department of the yard.
BIG SHIPMENT.
Over 5000 barrels of kale and spinach
were shipped from the truck-farms OF this
vicinity on the various outgoing steamers
this afternoon.
The shipments of Pocahontas coal from
Lambert's Point this week amounted to
over twenty-three thousand tons.
The steam-yachts Norma and Shearwater,
of the New York Yacht Club, arrived in
port yesterday, and after taking on sup
plies will leave for southern waters. The
latter yacht will cruise as far as Central
America. The Norma is repairing her ma
chinery. -,
Several new light-draught steamers built
in Wilmington are in port on their way to
run in different sections of Florida.
KILLED.
The whole crop of radishes on the truck
farms was killed by the late freeze. The
farmers of Southampton county are said to
be getting ready to put in larger crop oil
peanuts than ever before.
During the month of January thirty-six
marriages took place in Norfolk, twenty
three in the county, and ten in Ports
mouth.
Hon. J. r. Baird. mayor of Portsmouth,
continues very i'll with the prevailing
malady.
Passed-Assistant-P aymaster w. W. Gait,
of this city, with his clerk, Mr.. Samuel ID.
Cutherell, of Portsmouth, left to-day fol
Alaska to join the United States steamer
Thetis.
Mr.. James Casey. of this city. while
working on the new IRON and steel-shor
in the navy-yard yesterday afternoon, was
caught under falling joist and had his
chest crushed and one leg broken in two
places. His condition is critical.
The contract for the marine barracks
ct the navy-yard has been awarded New
York contractors.
The peanut acknowledgement case was
again before Judges Bond and Hughes in
the United States Circuit Court to-day and
occupied the attention OF the court all day
Judge Bond left for Baltimore this after
noon.
Mrs. Jennie Barnes, of Pungo, Princess
Anne county, on Thursday last was caught
under falling tree which her son was fell
ing in the yard of the residence and III
stantly killed.
Il. Z. Guy, nominated as member Of
the Electoral Board of this city, authorize:
the statement after an interview with Sena
tor ID. j. Turner that he positively declines
to allow his name to be used In that con.
nection.
Judges Bond and Hughes. before court
adjourned this afternoon. rendered the de
cision in the cases against tho English cot
ton firms here charged with bringing con
tract labor from Liverpool. The cases
were dismissed. the Court sustaining thu
question raised by counsel that the defend
ants cannot be sued here, not being resi-
dents of this country.