Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-08-10
PORTSMOUTH'S PERIL.
SHALL THE TRACKS BE LAID
THROUGH THE STREETS,
An Important Matter to the Prosperity of
the City-One Hundred Thousand Dol.
lars Already Expended.
Correspondence Of the, Richmond Dispatch,

Correspondence Of the' Richmond Dispatch.1
NORFOLK, August 0, 1890.
On Tuesday the injunction granted by
Judge Lacy to restrain tho Seabord Air
Line from running tracks along certain
streets in Portsmouth comes again before
Judge G. W. Hill, of the Circuit Court, on
a motion to dissolve. This is very i'm
portant matter to the future prosperity of
the city OF Portsmouth, as the in
juaction if perpetuated prevents the
road from reaching the new docks
constructed north of the city for the
Atlanta business and the erection Of
union depot for the three roads running
into Portsmouth. Propositions have been
made To the Seaboard Air Line to go to
Lambert's Point and the speedy construc-
ton of the Belt Line may so shape matters
that Portsmouth will cease 20 be the real
terminus OF tho SeaboaTd system. Al
ready over 100000 has been expended on
the proposed improvements in Ports
mouth by the Seaboard road and over
100000 is in contemplation.
TIE UNION DEPOT.
After fifteen months hard work the
Board of Trade got the union depot
started and the City Council granted all
the privileges asked for by the roads, and
ty at the possibility of everything being
stopped by FIVE property holders, who
claim that they own sixty feet in front OF
their residences TO the centre of the public
street and that railroad tracks cannot pass
along the street unless they are sufficiently
compensated.
ALLIANCE BARBEcuKs.
The Farmers Alliance is arranging for
two of the biggest barbecues ever given IN
Underwater, one at Princess Anne Court
house and one at Hickory Ground, Nor
folk county, for the reception Of state
Lecturer j. Bradley Beverly, who will also
speak in Norfolk.
The new steamship Essex. Of the Boston
Steamship Line, VIII reach Norfolk to-
morrow.
Colonel J. F. Bates, Of Washington, was
here yesterday and promises largely m
creased facilities for tho service IN this
city.
About twenty thousand tons Of coal were
shipped from the Lamberts Point piers
this week.
Mr.. II. X. Preston, representative of the
proposed Charleston, Wilmington and
Norfolk railroad. is in Norfolk to transact
business for tho company, and says the
road will certainly be built.
A COMING SOCIETY WEDDING.
Society aud naval circles here are some
what interested in the approaching mar
rage of Mr.. II. NJ. Stuart-M ortley. now
resident of Portsmouth and treasurer OF
the Atlantic and Danville railroad. and
Miss Virginia Schley. daughter of Captain
w. ;. Schley, commanding the new cruiser
| Baltimore. Young NOrtley. a. hels called
| IN Portsmouth, is the son of Sir James
Montague Stuart ortley, and nephew OF
the Earl of Wharnecliile. He u soclable
and pleasant and not very stuck up"
Judge (filmor Kendall, of Northampton,
| n prominent candidate fer Congress IN the
| First district, is in the city.
DIR. W. A. Macy, superintendent OF
Wards Island Asylum, New York, IS the
guest of DR.. Horace L. Taylor on York
| street. m 80,
Chief-Engineer Thomas Kevill will leave
Friday next for Detroit to attend the con-
vention Of chief engineers OF IRE depart
ments in the United States.
ANoTHER IyJUScTIoS.
On Wednesday next Judge q. w. Hill, OF
| the Circuit Court, will sit in the court
room in this city TO hear an Application
| from sundry citizens in Suffolk for an in
junction to prevent the proposed building
! of a handsome market-houso and town hall
| in that place.
| md colored Grand Army posts IN the two
| cities left here this afternoon for the ma
/ tional encampment in Boston. A number
/ of other parties accompanied the dele
| gates. Only four representatives OF the
! colored camps went-oitce-holders under
| the Government.
Tho rains which have been SO copious
and flooding everything in this section Tor
! q week have not been more than sprlnkles
! in Princess Anne county.
| DIR. William S. Wolf, capitalist OF
PHILADELPHIA, is in Portsmouth looking
around with view of establishing cheml-
| cal-works near that CITY.
The crop Of seed-potatOes of the truckers
! have rotted from excessive rain, and they
are replanting.
THE CAR-sHoPs COMMENCED.
| The work on the erection OF the large
car-shops of the Norfolk and Western rail
road at Lambert's Point was commenced
| to-day and fifty hands were employed:
| The shops Will employ several hundred
mechanics and will repair as well as build
| cars.
Parties here from Nansemond county to-
/ day say that all around Whaleysyllle the
! floods are very deep. Several miil-dams
| have washed away, and the farmers fear
! serious results.
! Mr.. Austin Clinton, OF Baltimore, has
/ paid all the money necessary TO settle his
| son Fredis recent escapade in this city and
| the prosecution has been withdrawn.
Purchases of land were ELECTED in the
vicinity Of Lambert's Point to-day amount
\ inc 10 SIS4 600